The numbers increase with depth and that’s about the easiest part to explain. While most popular brands stick with relatively simple descriptive shade names, MAC, being a pro brand, uses a system that allows them to be precise in their description of a wide selection of shades.
The naming system involves a combination of letters and numbers that denote undertone and depth respectively. The Range Anyone who isn’t a MAC makeup artist is going to be slightly overwhelmed when first faced with the Studio Fix Powder Plus shade range.