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Ben Nye Matte Foundations

Matte Foundations provide versatile blend of high pigmentation and natural coloring in a light, smooth texture. Superb color selection for all skin types. .5oz/14gm. Applications:35-60 faces.

Best Results Apply to areas of face as needed to even skin tone. For a lighter finish, apply with a slightly damp sponge. Blend several shades together for a more natural tone.

Matte Foundation

Cine (CE) Series
Neutral shades designed without excessive warmth or "redness" for very fair to tan beige European skin tones.
CAT # Description Price
BN-CE1 Fairest
BN-CE2 Fair
BN-CE3 Light Beige
BN-CE5 Beige
BN-CE7 Light Tan
BN-CE9 Tan

Soft Beige (BE) Series
Soft Beige (BE) Series
An attractive palette ranging from fair to mid-beige with a hint of warmth.

CAT # Description Price
BN-BE1 Cameo
BN-BE3 Natural Beige
BN-BE5 Warm Sand

Beige Natural (BE) Series
Beige Natural (BN) Series
Complimentary beige shades for medium skin tones.

CAT # Description Price
BN-BN1 Beige Natural 1
BN-BN2 Beige Natural 2
BN-BN3 Beige Natural 3
BN-BN4 Beige Natural 4

Olive Beige (OB) Series
Beige shades with a hint of olive.

CAT # Description Price
BN-OB1 Olive Beige1
BN-OB2 Olive Beige 2
BN-OB3 Olive Beige 3
BN-OB4 Olive Beige 4

Special Light Olive (SO) Series
Ideal for fair olive skin tones that need a natural wash of color.

CAT # Description Price
BN-SO1 Special Light Olive 1
BN-SO2 Special Light Olive 2
BN-SO3 Special Light Olive 3
BN-SO4 Special Light Olive 4

Shinsei (SH) Series
One of our most popular series originally designed for Asian and olive complexions, Shinsei shades offer attractive neutrality and subtle color for a variety of skin tones.

CAT # Description Price
BN-SH0 Ivory
BN-SH1 Fairest
BN-SH2 Fair
BN-SH3 Medium
BN-SH4 Deep

Warm Olive (WO) Series

CAT # Description Price
BN-WO1 Warm Olive 1
BN-WO2 Warm Olive 2
BN-WO3 Warm Olive 3

Natural Olive (NO) Series
Golden-olive tones popular for makeup artists and performers who desire a neutral palette. Shades may be used effectively as an underbase to tone down redness.

CAT # Description Price
BN-NO1 Pale Biscotte
BN-NO3 Biscotte
BN-NO5 Bruleé
BN-NO7 Soft Caramel
BN-NO9 Tan Bruleé

Sahara (SA) Series
Natural olive-brown shades for African-American performers. Colors also perform well as a tan alternative for fair skin.

CAT # Description Price
BN-SA1 Au Lait
BN-SA2 Golden Latte
BN-SA3 Latte
BN-SA5 Mocha
BN-SA7 Sumatra
BN-SA9 Java
BN-SA11 Espresso

International (IS) Series
This special series offers a wide range of our most popular natural fair, olive and subtle tan shades.

CAT # Description Price
BN-IS1 Special White
BN-IS10 Bare Olive
BN-IS18 Olive Tan
BN-IS21 Wheat
BN-IS23 Bamboo
BN-IS25 Bamboo Med
BN-IS31 Chinois Light
BN-IS33 Chinois
BN-IS35 Chinois Med
BN-IS38 Burnt Almond
BN-IS41 Soleil
BN-IS44 Tan Suede

Ciniora (CN) Series
Neutral shades suitable for fair to light-olive female skin tones.

CAT # Description Price
BN-CN0 Ultra
BN-CN010 Trés Clair
BN-CN001 Clair
BN-CN002 Barely Beige
BN-CN003 True Beige
BN-CN004 Dune
BN-CN005 Sahara Beige

Euro (EB) Base Series
Subtle beige hues with subdued warmth for fair to medium complexions.

CAT # Description Price
BN-EB1 Naturelle
BN-EB3 Coquille Beige
BN-EB5 Shibui
BN-EB6 Naturelle Buff

Natural (N) Series
This fashion and film ensemble adds classic warmth to fair and olive complexions.

CAT # Description Price
BN-N1 Fair
BN-N2 Creme
BN-N3 Buff

Film & Tape (FT) Series
Subtle colors have become standards for performers with light tan, medium olive, and brown complexions.

CAT # Description Price
BN-FT1 Pale English
BN-FT2 Subtle Tan
BN-FT6 Tawny
BN-FT8 Mocha Creme
BN-FT9 Olive Amber
BN-FT11 Olive Sable
BN-FT13 Golden Ebony

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