Sunday 13 July 2014

Sportsgirl's Pout About It! Lip Colours

Bright lips, who doesn’t love them? I for one am a HUGE fan of bold lips. It’s the perfect way to add zing to an otherwise “meh” face of makeup, also known as “I can’t be bothered” or “I needed to be out the door 10 minutes ago”. I was very pleased when I discovered that Sportsgirl had released their very own range of matte lip colours, in fact, their whole beauty range is on my wish list! But first things first, let’s get on to the Pout About It! range. 

The Brand – Sportsgirl

We all know Sportsgirl as the iconic Australian fashion brand but I had no idea they had been around for so long! Sportsgirl was born in Melbourne in 1948 and grew to have 144 stores Australia wide. As well as being on the front line of fashion, they support the Butterfly Foundation which helps out people with eating disorders and negative body image problems. I really like the Sportsgirl brand and while their clothing and accessories are pretty damn cool, it’s almost always the beauty range that I go for. Their beauty products are also cruelty-free, so big old bonus points for them! 

The Product – Pout About It! Lip Colour ($9.95)

The Pout About It! range has been around for a while and Sportsgirl just keeps adding new colours! I currently have (and these names are just fabulous!) Mad About You (bright pink), Almost Famous (cherry red) and Berrylicious (purple berry). They are very vibrantly coloured and have a finish that isn’t too dry, they are meant to be matte but I wouldn’t say they are a true matte lipstick. The colour lasts pretty well (couple of hours if you aren’t eating/drinking) but these don’t claim to have any longwearing superpowers. I also like the packaging, they have a little section at the bottom where you can see the colour (I hate rummaging through handfuls of identical black tubes, looking for the right colour!). 

Mad About You
Almost Famous
Berrylicious

Using the product

I’m sure you all know how to apply lipstick but for clarity’s sake, these apply really well straight from the bullet but I’m sure you could use a brush if you wanted. As I said before, they don’t have a true matte finish but they aren’t super glossy either, maybe a semi-matte finish is a good word? And some seem to have a more matte formula than others, Mad About You is quite matte, but Almost Famous and Berrylicious are less so. I find they do tend to feather a bit, so a lip liner is a good idea. Side note: lip liner always make me feel like a nana! Same goes for pantyhose… but I digress! Back to the lipsticks, these are great and at $9.95 each, you really can’t go wrong!

Overall Score


The Good
Budget friendly
Awesome range of colours
Good finish (but not matte)
Last a good few hours
The Bad
Not extremely long wearing.
Not super matte (if you are going by their sales pitch, you may be disappointed).





KaBOOM! Cosmetics gives the Sportsgirl Pout About It! Lip Colours:
 


Has anyone else tried these yet? I would dearly love to own the whole collection! Comments are always appreciated or you can say hi at kaboom.cosmetics@gmail.com.

Stay beautiful!

Dani xx

8 comments:

Jacquelyn said...

Mad About You looks stunning! I realllllly like them! Especially for the amazing price!

Jacquelyn xx | heytherejacquelyn

dani the girl xo said...

They are all pretty fabulous, I have so much trouble deciding which one I love most! I definitely need the rest of the shades in this range and you're right, they definitely can't be beaten on price!

Holly Vale said...

Wow these are so vibrant I love them!!
I haven't been into Sportsgirl in ages but this is making me want to venture in!!
xo Holly xo

HollyDolly.

dani the girl xo said...

They're such great colours! I love the whole Sportsgirl beauty range, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality

Lisa said...

i love the shades so gorgeous!! sportsgirl makeup is a good affordable brand and their packaging is pretty!

Lisa | Multitasking Damsel

quackyqueenie said...

Oh that Berrylicious lipstick looks really lovely! I think I might go buy that one! I've needed some new lipsticks. Plus its only 10 dollars, I have no excuse. :) xx

dani the girl xo said...

I bought an eyeshadow palette from Sportsgirl recently and I have to agree, the packaging is super pretty!

dani the girl xo said...

It's a beautiful shade and it's something a little different too. You definitely can't beat a $10 lipstick, especially in shades like these!

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