What's your 'everyday' lipstick shade?

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I normally wear Mac Russian Red or Ruby Woo, but only for nights out. I find it too much effort during the day.

I've been after a more subtle everyday lipstick to lift my look a bit...I need to feel more polished than I do at the moment.

I know shade depends on skin tone and hair colour, but interested to see what the S&B board considers a good starting point. I'm blonde and fair.

TIA

Red all the time for me, with the occasional hot pink. Favourite reds are Mac Scarlet Starlet, Nars Carmen and YSL No 1 at the moment, favourite pinks Nars Luxembourg, Mac Girl About Town. I have hundreds though. I don't do much in terms of eye makeup, and nude lipstick makes me look like a corpse.

Either

Dior Rouge Nudes no459 'Charnelle'
Clinique Pop lipstick in 05 'Melon Pop'
or
Nars Velvet Matt lip pencil in Dolce Vita

I do love and wear bolds too but those are my 'safe' mlbb

Clinique pink goddess or Chubby stick in strawberry

Estée Lauder barely nude

Mac velvet teddy, or Burts bees lip balm in fig.

No 7 pink lemonade. They stopped making it for a little while then it came back, so I stockpiled and have 6 in my drawer!

I have two:

Max Factor Rosewood (pinky-brown, suits a tan)
No 7 Soft Tulip (very soft pinky-red)

My lips are thin and rubbish, so "assertive" colours look bloody awful.

Mac Modest, Brave or Twig
Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple

Mac patisserie is the easiest shade to wear ever. Also love revlon lip butters in pink truffle and fig jam

mac twig

L'oreal 302, called Bois de rose I think. I have the same colouring as you as well and it is perfect on my lips and with my skin tone. It looks great if I have full make up on but also if I just throw on some lipstick, bare faced, on the way to pick up the kids etc, just to feel slightly polished.

I have one in every handbag and a few stockpiled in case they ever discontinue it. Even typing that is making me feel the need to go out and buy more...

Another who uses Revlon pink truffle lip butter. Hate the feel of lip gloss, but feel too done up in strong colours during the day - this one is perfect for me.

Bourjois Orange punch which is actually coral on me or proudly naked - my lips, but better

...they also do a fuschia and a couple of red tints too if you're tempted

Burt's Bees - Fig. I was a Heather Shimmer devotee for years though.

NARS Rikugien is MLBB for me

Not a lipstick as such, but for everyday I wear Clarins lip comfort oil in honey. It's not sticky, lasts for hours, gives a nice subtle colour and has made my lips lovely and soft.

Blimey...so many suggestions. Thanks for all the replies. Going to test some out today.

Maybelline Honey Beige is lovely, or I wear Bourjois lip crayon in Proudly Naked, for a pretty sheen.

Santa Baby by Lush.

It's bright red though but makes me look awake, stains my lips so I don't have to reapply.

I winter it is Nars Cruella

Cien (Lidl) Matt Rose and Strawberry Red. The first is my matt favourite and the other is more dewy, but not too dramatically red.

I bought them on holiday for about 3 euros each- fabulous value.

Fair, slightly sallow.
I have a few nudes:
Mac Syrup
L'Oreal Bois de Rose
Rimmel Vintage Rose

Some nudes make me look seriously unwell. Mac Faux/Twig etc all ugh on me.

Max Factor lip gloss in pristine nude but only for special occasions. Other than that it's Nivea lip salve.

Max factor elixir in raisin and firefly.