Are you committing these crimes against foundation?

I am definitely guilty of using foundations that weren't quite my shade. I can't imagine blending my foundation all down my neck and decolletage though, it would get all over my clothes!

Less is more, yes! Only crime I commit against foundation is not wearing it =P

Better to apply less than more, if I do that it looks horrid

I like your 'crimes against....' videos, Samantha! As well as being informative, they are funny and make me smile :) :)

I’ve been using bb cream instead of foundation lately and I find it’s a lot more forgiving.

Good to know I'm mostly doing the right things, only thing I don't do is wet the sponge. I don't like to wear heavy makeup I like to look natural unless I'm going somewhere special then I will go all out. I hate caked on makeup on people they might as well just wear a mask as it looks as obvious as one. I find the brand and shade I like and stick to it.

I get a bit cakey around the hairline. It's so hard to blend!

Yeah me too, Chrystalage. It's a lot better having the right shade.

Best thing I did was to get professionally colour matched. The wrong shade is very unflattering

Okay, I'm going to make a slightly controversial comment here. I will put foundation on my lips, in particular my lip line, if I want to do a high impact lip. My natural lip line is quite dark and can detract from my lip liner and lipstick. I also have pigmentation marks on my upper lip (which makes me feel like I have a 'mo and really annoys me). So if I'm going all out, I really go all out. I find this approach helps my lip game to both pop and increases the longevity of certain lip looks I try to achieve. I don't do this if I'm going for something more natural but if I'm going for bright and powerful, you bet that foundation is going on, I will carve out my lip with some concealer, highlight my cupids bow and put a shadow under my bottom lip. That's just how I roll with high impact.

I was in the cosmetics department of one of the large department stores a couple of weeks ago and couldn't believe the makeup on the sales assistant. Not only was it so white (much lighter than her neck) but it was so caked on it looked as though her face would crack. Nice girl but such a scary look.

Ugh I hate when people have the caked on look!

Some good tips here :) I always use a fairly sheer foundation (you can still see my freckles :) ), and blend it well. I prefer to use my (scrupulously clean) fingers rather than a brush or a sponge, I think it wastes less product.

I have seen many makeup sales assistants wearing foundation that's very dark for them and/or very orange-y (I can see a strong demarcation line on their jaw). I wonder if they don't look in the mirror, or whether they're trying to create a tanned/bronzed look.

Ha ha!!! Good to know...

Oh dear. so many boo boos we can make, I always apply foundation sparingly

Its so incredibly frustrating when you go in a store and the foundations looks right, but when you get home its wrong. Most of the time the colour of their lighting changes the shades.

It's hard to find that right shade. I'm happy with the one i currently use but would love to try different brands but i usually buy the wrong shade, and foundation is costly.

So many people need to learn to not buy shades too dark for them!! It looks ridiculous when there is a clear difference between their neck and face skin tones!

Loving the tip of if you apply your foundation hurriedly in the morning, don’t forget to do a quick check to make sure there’s no residue on your lips. Just great!

Lolz, I'm definitely guilty of getting the wrong shades, totally in error and super sad when u take it home and realise how off you were!

Sometimes I don't blend out haha I look like a fruit cake

I see so many people with the foundation lips haha

This is so on point! Cringe-worthy, especially the foundation on lips.

I have been guilty of these crimes against foundation at one time or another, lol.