How to wear foundation that is too light or dark for you

Most of us have done it: We see a foundation, fall in love and impulsively order it without matching the correct shade. Maybe there is no correct shade or maybe your skin color is drastically different throughout the year. Regardless, here are some things you can do with foundation that is not quite your color:

1. Perhaps the easiest thing to do with a foundation that does not match is to mix it with another one. I mix a good majority of my foundations throughout the year. My Bare Escentuals foundation is way too golden for me, so I brush it over a lot of my warmer foundations.

Lancome Colors

I have been really into colored lipsticks lately. It seems that the days of the nudes are over (for now). I picked up two Lancome lipsticks earlier this week and have been love- love- loving them. I grabbed one in Classique Pink from the Spring collection and one in Coquette from the Fall 2010 collection. I also received the Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate and should be posting a review of it soon.

From left to right: Lancome Classique Pink, Lancome Coquette, Dior 512 Bronze Couture, Bobbi Brown 2 Pink Berry, Nvey 351 Eco Lip Color

Le Rouge Absolue Classique Pink is true to its name. It is a lovely vibrant yet natural pink lip color that goes on very smoothly. It is definitely more moisturizing than the Coquette. I like Coquette, but am a little disappointed in its texture. Although not drying, it definitely is not as moisturizing as I had expected it to be. It has a purple red hue while staying true to the pink/berry family. Its metallic highlights add some earthly brown, which I really enjoy.

Two other colors I have been wearing lately are Dior Bronze Couture and Bobbi Brown Pink Berry. Bronze Couture is similar to Coquette in color, but a little more on the bronze orange side. I find it surprisingly drying. Bobbi Brown's Pink Berry, on the other hand, is lovely to work with. It's a beautiful pink that glides right on. I usually don't wear pigmented colors, but I have been wearing more questionable colors:

Nvey Eco Lip Color in 351

It's a dark pinkish purple color. I feel so - grown up wearing this color. It really gives a darker, more mature appeal. The lipstick itself is very soft and easy to apply. The only problem is that it may be a bit too soft: always the first of my lip colors to melt when it gets hot. 

Lancome Classique Pink, Lancome Coquette, Dior 512 Bronze Couture, Bobbi Brown 2 Pink Berry