Man, I wish I would've gotten these responses before I bought it. I got the 6A. Thing is, I think I need it to be a little darker. My definition of "little" may differ from your own. To use 2-3 shades lighter sounds severe.

Ok, I might go back to the store and get the 7A, and if that's too light I can use the 6A.

On to the actual application. How do you guys go about doing this w/o hurting the base? Any tips. Again, I've never done this.

Thanks for all your help.