Is Foundation Suppose To be Lighter Or Darker Than Your Skin Colour?

I bought the Revlon colourstay foundation,


But It didnt match my skin colour, it was too white :S


So, i wanted to know If Your foundation doesnt match your skin colour, is it better to have the foundation Lighter or darker than your skin colour?Is Foundation Suppose To be Lighter Or Darker Than Your Skin Colour?
lighter. That way it doesn't look like your trying to be tan and end up looking ';fake'; with an orange face. That's a great kind of foundation though. Maybe you could fix it by applying a little bronzer and blush.Is Foundation Suppose To be Lighter Or Darker Than Your Skin Colour?
well, I don't wear foundation, but almost all of my friends do. Lighter is the way to go!! If you go darker, it doesn't look like your natural skin tone, and then it looks like you're trying to hard to cover up your skin. I go to school with girl who go with the darker foundation and they're always getting talked about behind their backs about how fake they look. It only works for a handful of girls to wear a darker foundation.
well to be honest its meant to be the same colour as your skin. for coverage. but in my opinion id rather have it lighter because i just recently bought some maybelline foundation and the mirror i was looking in at the shop was really bad and i ended up buying a colour that was orange on my face (: so im going back tommorrow to buy a lighter colour. so you just have to be thorough with it and not just pick any colour (:
well its best to get it the same color but it could be a tad lighter never let it be darker yourwill look like frankenstein just set your makeup with powder and makesure you blend ALOTT it works trust me my mom always buys me the wrong coverup but that doesnt stop me from at leadt trying to look natural but once she bought a really dark color and everyone thought i had a tan so just remember to blend blend blend!! i hope that helps ^_^ toodles ^_^
i buy one lighter and draker than what i think my skin color is, i am a makeup artist and i us the darker for summer and for contoring certain areas like under cheekbones.


lighter for summer and alway could double as a concealer since it is lighter than your skin, and skipping a step is always nice to make it faster:)


hope i helped:)
one that looks good on your tone, but is darker. Set with a Powder that is a bit lighter (but not by much!) .. and VOILA (sp) ... you have your perfect color.





Thats my secret at least. some do it oposite, but i found that the lighter powder looks better... some just use the darker liquid and use a blush thats a light pink...





try it out at the store next time on your wrist is a better place... youll get it after some practice
Well foundation should be your exact skin tone, if you have the right one.


Try switching companies, or buying one thats darker and mixing the 2.


Although if the foundation matched the color of your neck or your inner forearm then its your color
ugh i use to have that problem too, well actually it's hard to find the right shade your own color so i perfer using a darker color but not too dark that you can tottaly see that it's not your color at all :)
definitely lighter, [even though it should really match perfectly]. if it's darker you'll look so fake and it'll look bad :p
Lighter, definitely lighter. If it's too dark, you'll look like someone who has applied too much fake tan to the face.
I usually end up beginning on sale and using tons products. Do what fits your situation and I bet your instinct will be best.
slightly ligher but really you want one that matches your skin tone.
lighter, but just a little.