This foundation is absolutely horrific for someone with pale skin. I wear NC20 in MAC foundation, and I chose the shade 'Light,' for this foundation, which is the lightest shade you can get (and there are very few shades to chose from). I put it on, first thing I noticed was it had a very weird smell. Not unbearable but just weird/funky. The second thing was that it was very drying. Which should be okay since I have oily skin, but it was to the point that it made me look dull. Third and most horrific thing about this foundation is that it made me look orange. Like an Oompa Loompa. I had to take it off with a makeup wipe right away. Would not recommend.