Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Lipstick Loopy

I'm going through a lipstick phase right now. Can't get enough of the stuff. A week ago I did a significant purge of ancient, unwanted or otherwise neglected lippies, mentally freeing myself to buy some more. I was also struck with the tremendous urge to reorganise my entire lipstick collection. Not the greatest thing to embark on when it's past midnight and one has work in less than 7 hours.

Last Friday, I popped into Sportsgirl and automatically wandered to the beauty section. I was casually trying on nail polishes and lipsticks without any intention to buy, but once I put Pretty Please on my lips, I knew I couldn't leave without it. I was also reminded of Pink Ladies, the last Sportsgirl lipstick I bought (previously alluded to but never featured in detail). Largely inspired by Amanda, I thought I'd make an updated Sportsgirl lipstick collection post.




l-r: Sportsgirl Pink Ladies, Sportsgirl Pretty Please (faint dark line in the middle from unwashed eyeliner)

l-r: Sportsgirl Pretty Please, Sportsgirl Pink Ladies

Sportsgirl Pretty Please appears fairly unspectacular in the bullet and swatched on the hand, but somehow transforms into a true "my lips but better" shade on the lips. I've worn it over lip balm in the lip swatch, so the colour is a bit lighter and less intense than if I'd applied it to bare lips. It gives a soft, polished pout, bringing the rest of the makeup together and adding that finishing touch to the face. It's such a natural-looking, relatively subdued and versatile shade that I've chucked it into my everyday bag, rather than keeping it with the rest of my lipsticks which are displayed far more than they're used. Pretty Please is a medium, brownish pink that doesn't lean mauve or overly nude, the kind of neutral that I imagine could belong to the same family as MAC Patisserie, NARS Dolce Vita or Chanel Rouge Coco Mademoiselle. While it is dusty and muted on the lips, there is a pleasing touch of brightness and colour to it (perhaps a hint of peach?) that prevents it from being too mature-looking or dull. It's smooth and creamy, but not dense or slippery, with a glossy finish and nice pigmentation, but slightly drying on the lips.

Sportsgirl Pink Ladies was purchased in August last year when I was deeply rooted in my pink lipstick phase (I'm not sure whether I'm safely out of it, even now). It looks spectacularly bright in the tube, but what convinced me to buy it was that it actually applies quite sheer. Because of the glossy formula, it requires a couple of layers to be built up in intensity and can be worn very lightly or layered with other colours. It's a bright, cool pink that to my eyes, is still very much a party/going out colour. Admittedly, it's probably not the most flattering pink for my skin tone, but it's a fun, fashionable shade that at least it isn't too pale (unlike Sportsgirl Beauty Queen).



My Sportsgirl lipstick collection now includes 5 lipsticks, and I could easily acquire more, but I try to be as selective as possible with my lipstick purchases (at least in theory). I was tempted by Berrylicious, and previously the now discontinued Night Owl, but managed to resist. At an affordable $9.95 a pop, Sportsgirl reliably put out a range of trendy, youthful colours with good formulations and cute, functional packaging (though I wish they would bring back the colour-coded sticker labels at the bottom of the lipstick).


A picture of my revamped lipstick storage. The clear box is from Daiso and the lipstick stand behind it is the same one I bought from Target a year ago. I do have more lipsticks that I keep with the rest of my makeup storage, but I figured at least this way, it'll be easier to see the majority of the shades that I reach for the most. The only thing I'm cognisant of is that non-makeup obsessed parents/friends will probably be freaked out by my sheer excess if they saw it, but they should know me by now.

35 comments:

  1. wow I have never heard of the brand before, is it a local australian brand?
    I love how pretty please looks on your lips! it is such a nice flattering shade! Pink ladies might be a tad too purple for my complexion though.

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  2. 'pink ladies' is such a lovely colour xx

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  3. Pretty please is so nice! It does kinda reminds me of Mademoiselle (I think that one's just a tad bit browner)! :)

    (Loooove how you store your lipsticks! Looks so neat!)

    xo runbarbierun.com

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  4. Pretty Please is SO so perfect!! Glad you picked it up because I can just see it as that perfect no-hassle lipstick to have in your repertoire that makes you look naturally polished :) And why is it that it seems the best time to reorganize makeup is late at night when you have obligations early in the morning haha?? I often find myself doing the same thing ^^;

    Cassie
    thriftthick.blogspot.com

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  5. Pretty please looks so lovely, like the kind of lipstick I'd wear if I were into lipsticks haha Your makeup is so clean and organized, it's refreshing to see that, most people don't care about such things anymore ^^

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  6. I'm loving the pink shade! And I really need to buy some lipstick storage soon. My drawer can't handle so many of them anymore. :D

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  7. Pink Ladies is so pretty! I've never heard of the Sportsgirl brand before. The packaging looks really nice too. Now I'm going to have to add these to the list of overseas makeup brands I want to try. Haha

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  8. Pretty Please is gorgeous - I can't enough of MLBB shades. Very envious of your lipstick storage btw! x

    Evelyn @ We Were Raised By Wolves

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  9. Never heard of Sportsgirl before, but these look lovely!

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  10. Your lipstick collection just made me swoon!!!!

    xoxo

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  11. You're very organized :) I need to buy soem of those clear containers from Daiso. I always have the urge to revamp my living space, makeup storage, etc at ungodly hours. I think it's just a female thing! I dont know :p

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  12. I would love somewhere to display my lipsticks but I don't have a dresser at the moment so I keep them in boxes. Not that there are loads, but enough! I've never heard of Sportsgirl before but these are both really lovely colours on you!

    Emma x

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  13. I love the new storage, it's pretty and functional :D

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  14. I want those lipsticks <3 so cute and bright! :)

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  15. I always thought Sportgirl's beauty section was shifty! Some are bad ones and some are great!

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  16. Pretty Please is such a pretty shade, and it's perfect for spring!

    http://ahemitsemme.blogspot.com/

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  17. I need to have a look at the Sportsgirl lipsticks, these are so pretty!

    Rachel x
    rmhlifestyle.blogspot.com

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  18. I've never tried any of the Sportsgirl lippies, but they do seem lovely. They have a lot of really pretty brights!

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  19. Lovely storage and lovely lipsticks too! Sportsgirl isn't here in the UK, what a shame as I really like 'Pretty Please'
    Amy xx
    A Little Boat Sailing

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  20. Haha, I wish I was going through lipstick phase because I've got plenty of lippies that aren't getting any loving! I think most of the time when I do have the chance to put on a lippie I don't because I wouldn't want to leave stains all over my boyfriends face! He doesn't notice but I do! I really like Pretty Please, my perfect nude, which I actually need more of! Hope you get through all your lippies this coming summer!

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  21. Pretty Please looks gorgeous! I only have 2 sportsgirl lipsticks but the formula is very comfortable on the lips :)

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  22. I was swatching Pretty Please the other day! I walked away with a rollerball perfume instead, because I decided I had enough lipsticks. It reminded me of the Bourjois Rouge Edition in 04 Rose Tweed which I passed on because it was too pink imo. MAC Patisserie seems to be the lipstick of the moment, but too pink for me so I bought the Sheen Supreme lipstick in Bare Again from MAC Singapore to settle the nude MLBB void of my collection. :)

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  23. I've always just wandered into the Sportsgirl makeup section and swatch everything on my hand, but I haven't bought any lipsticks purely because they seem kind of drying. Pretty Please looks really nice though!

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  24. These look lovely! I really like pretty please. Such a great everyday/my lips but better shade!

    Leanne @ Leanne-Marie | Beauty, fashion & lifestyle. x x

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  25. Pink Ladies is a very very pretty shade! It looks great more sheered out, but I'm sure it looks really pretty built up. It's just so PINK! x

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  26. I LOVE the way you store your lipsticks! I need to get something like that!

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  27. These lipsticks are SO cute. I just bought a Clear Cube and people who come to my house are bowled over at the sight of it -- even more so when I claim that "it's not THAT much makeup!"

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  28. You always make me want to buy more make-up when I read your blog posts! I've never tried any SG lipsticks before but I kind of feel like I need to now. Definitely checking out SG today before I go into work! x

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  29. Oh I love your new storage, they look so great all lined up like that! I really love the Sportsgirl lipsticks, I have two of the matte ones (one bright pink and one bright red) and the formula is amazing, they do NOT budge!

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  30. ooooh, the shades are so pretty ;)

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  31. pretty please is sooo pretty!!! sucks that it's slightly drying...but pretty nonetheless :D
    wow, such an organized storage! so neat TwT

    alex @ carouselstreet.com">carouselstreet.com

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  32. All such gorgeous colours!

    You have a great blog, its full of lots of interesting things!

    Hope you can check out my blog soon and let me know if you'd like to follow each other!!

    wwww.victoria-emma.blogspot.co.uk

    Vickyy

    XO

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  33. Pretty please is so pretty, I only have Fruit Tingle from Sportsgirl and they seem to be good quality! I love your lipstick/ brush storage, I eventually want to have my lipsticks coordinated by colour but then leave out my most loved ones on show like yours. xx

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  34. That beautiful lipsticks *u* I'd love to try these! :D

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  35. I love it the both lipsticks looks so cute the color I can use that lipsticks everyday.
    The color is more sweet and soft on your lips, because the pink
    look really strong and pop but on your lips is more soft and cute!

    xoxo

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