Yes, have had the stickiness problem with gloss.
I've never used Mac lipsticks. Tried their eyeshadows years ago but found them too strong on the color for my fair complexion- even in the neutral shades of Hot Chocolate and Dew- believe that is what I used.
Sephora has fairly good pictures of the products online if you're comfortable picking colors that way.
Yes, "good help is hard to find". Funny how so many of those expressions ring true.
