M.A.Cximal Matte Lipstick

The only things I'd say is that the stores will have the newish Macximal lipsticks. So hopefully OP runs into a seasoned MAC rep who might be able to lead her in the right direction. Also, a lot of the shades of the same name have been reformulated and may not look the same as they used to.

I hear you, my natural lips are more dusty rose beige colour with a slight two tone going on. That’s where lip liner can really help. I suppose you’d want something more muted but still looks fresh? Some of Mac’s lipsticks after reformulation do seem a bit brighter than before because of the opacity

I also found the formula of dark matte lipsticks from MAC to be soso (I have bare macximal). I got the mac lip primer and it actually really helped with the wear. I recommend trying it out, but check online for sales bc the retail price is too much lol