Beauty: Perfect Nude Lips and MAC Lipglass in Feeling Dreamy

My red hair and fair skin is a combination I love, but a combination that needs the help of a little make-up. Barefaced and I am pale and non-descript with fair brows and invisible lashes. I have a heart shaped face, and while I love the bold-lip look on others, it does nothing for my petite little mouth. So when it comes to make-up, my rule of thumb has always been to keep my eyes defined and my lips nude.

I seem to be on a constant quest to find the perfect nudey pink or peach lip gloss to discreetly compliment the dramatic eye. I shy away from sparkles, but like a high gloss finish. I want my gloss to taste nice, but stay put. I want my gloss to be moisturising, but not sticky. And I don’t want to pay the earth for it. A lot to ask, you might say - but I feel it always helps to be clear on what you want when you start looking.

The best I’ve found so far has been Glam Shine in Juicy Rose Glow from L'Oreal, which ticks all the above boxes, looks great and feels more like a balm than a gloss. However I can never seem to find it on the high street, and I've been known to resort to eBay in naked lip desperation.

So when my lovely friend S presented me with a big bag of make-up goodies for my birthday last week, I was very happy to see a gorgeous MAC Lipglass nestling in there. S is a make-up artist and has a very skillful habit of always picking the perfect shades for us. And she didn’t let me down with this lipgloss.

Feeling Dreamy is the perfect nudey peach gloss, and as an added bonus smells of chocolate. Had I picked a tube up from a counter myself, I may have been off-put by the subtle pink sparkles – but these actually make the lips look glossier, rather than sparkly. It has a great tone and stays put most of the day.  Less so when drinking wine of course. My only complaint about the product is it’s a little sticky – but the high gloss and fabulous shade more than make up for this. This gloss will certainly be seen on my pout for some time to come now.

MAC Lipglass in Feeling Dreamy is from a 2010 limited edition collection. You can find details of your nearest MAC counter on their website.

So what do you like to wear on your lips? What's your perfect shade?