From what I've seen, Lemon Pastels are bright yellow with a lot of contrast. That's why I bought Lemons Graziani Pastels usually have tons of blushing, but they can have this brownish color. I have not seen enough VPI Pastels to tell you anything about them. After all, all pastels can be very yellow and have very much blushing. So just buy the most beautifull Pastel you can find. It doesn't matter if it's a Lemon, VPI or Graziani.