Sportsgirl Lip Product Swatches

Since Jade asked for it, I'm sharing swatches of my lip products from Sportsgirl! Sportsgirl is a clothing chain here in Australia, and while I don't care for their clothes I love their cosmetics. They're relatively affordable by Australian standards, and are of surprisingly good quality! I will warn you that I'm absolutely rubbish at lip and blush swatches, but unfortunately all the Sportsgirl products I own fall into that category. So you'll be treated to some wonderfully amateur swatches over the next couple of days. ;] I'll also warn you that Sportsgirl discontinue their products at an alarming rate, so many of these shades are no longer available. If you're lucky, you may be able to find them in the bargain bin in your local store.

Left to right: Sportsgirl Give Some Lip Liquid Lip Colours in Nudie Run, Candy Floss, Bohemian, Tutti Frutti, Fuzzy Peach and Dress Up, Sportsgirl Pucker Up Lip Crayon in Coral, and Sportsgirl Pout About It Matte Lipstick in All About You.

Same order as above, natural light. 

Same order as above, with flash. 

I absolutely love the Give Some Lip Liquid Lip Colours, which is pretty obvious since I own quite a few! These are relatively non-sticky glosses that generally offer sheer-to-medium buildable coverage, and are available in a small range of cream and shimmer finishes. I personally prefer cream finishes for my lipgloss, so I haven't yet tried any of the shimmers. They're only the slightest bit sticky to where they aren't magnets for strands of hair on a windy day, but don't immediately slide off my lips either. They're technically creams in the sense that they lack shimmer, but 'jelly' is a more accurate term given their glassy finish. These are $8.95 and you get 3.1mL of product.

I'm absolutely rubbish at lip swatches and exfoliating does jack shit for my lips, so you'll have to bear with me! Here are my bare lips for reference.

Nudie Run 

I am absolutely fucking kicking myself for not getting a backup of this, because it's practically my holy grail when it comes to nude lipgloss. It's a peachy nude that doesn't wash me out, and it goes perfectly with or without a lipstick underneath. I hope to hell Sportsgirl bring this back eventually, because I'm running low on my tube. :(

Candy Floss

LOL this one is absolutely hideous on me on its own. It's a light milky pink that Kim Kardashian would somehow be able to pull off, but makes me look like I have jizz lips. I can occasionally wear this very sheerly over a pinkier nude lipstick, but I generally use it to tone down brighter pink lip colours like my Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint in #2 Pink. Also no longer available, but I won't miss it when I run out.

Bohemian 

Ignore the state of my lips in this one, and that random flake of dry skin. This is a midtone coral with a hint of peachy nude to it, like if NYX Smokey Look Megashine Lipgloss and Nudie Run had a baby. I don't think this one is available near me anymore, so I'm savouring the tube.

Tutti Frutti

Not sure if this one is still available, but probably not. It's a reddened coral that can be built up to almost medium coverage. This is basically the sheer lipgloss version of the Pucker Up Lip Crayon in Coral, and they look beautiful together.

Fuzzy Peach

*gasp* This one is actually available! I picked this up a couple of weeks ago in Byron Bay, so it should still be available in stores. This is another one that doesn't look too great on me alone, but looks much nicer when worn sheerly or over the top of a lipstick. In the tube it looks like an orange peach, but on the lips it's a milky peach.

Dress Up

This one is also still available! It's a beautiful purply pink, and one of the more pigmented shades in the range. I've been wearing this quite sheerly as a wearable pink lip, but it's also beautiful layered over bright pink lipsticks like Geek Chic's Lipstick of the Shifting Sands. I've been getting a lot of compliments on this one :3

Closeup of the Pucker Up Lip Crayon in Coral, Pout About It Matte Lipstick in All About You, and the applicator from the Give Some Lip Liquid Lip Colour in Dress Up. The applicators in the glosses are pretty standard, just a bit longer to account for the longer tube. I could've sharpened the crayon and not been a disgusting lady, but you'll have to deal with it. ;]

All About You, with a bit of balm underneath. 

All About You, without balm. 

The colour is in between both pictures, and see my top lip in the second photo for a more accurate depiction of the finish. It's a lovely everyday peachy nude, and although it's classed as a matte lipstick, I don't find it to be deathly matte like MAC Ruby Woo lipstick. It maintains the slightest bit of sheen on me, and I personally find it comfortable to wear. If you have problems with lipsticks drying out your lips or have issues with matte lipsticks in particular, you might want to add some balm or gloss when you wear this. This is $9.95 for 4g of product.

Coral (such a creative name!)

I'll warn you now that this photo is really inaccurate, I've tried so many times to photograph this and it always comes out bright neon pink on camera. The arm swatch is much more accurate, and it's a bright reddened coral that dries to a completely matte finish. It's actually what I'm wearing in my Twitter profile photo, but it looks bright pink there! As mentioned, it looks beautiful with Tutti Frutti on top. I'm not sure if this is available anymore, but it was under $10 for 2g of product.

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I realise how utterly useless this post is for both international and Aussie followers, but Jade asked for swatches so I delivered! ^__^ Hopefully it gives you an idea of the product quality here, although most of the shades I've showed are no longer available. I've been really impressed with the products I've tried thus far and can't wait to pick up more, but I wish Sportsgirl didn't discontinue their products in the blink of an eye! I'd give my left arm to pick up a few backups of Nudie Run. *sigh*