little white truths

I've mentioned before on this blog how much I love Sportsgirl lipsticks. We all have products that we're prepared to pay more for and products that we're not.

For me, I'll happily pay extra for things like decent skincare and base products, but I don't want to fork out a lot for lipstick because I can't really tell the difference between a quality budget product like this one and a decent high-end lippie (aside from the packaging). Also, I tend to change up my lipsticks so much - and I've thrown out so many over the years that I haven't got much use from - that it's not worth it for me.


Anyhoo. Sportsgirl lipsticks have to be one of the best budget options on the market. They cost $9.95 each and they last incredibly well on the lips, plus they're comfortable to wear and come in a broad range of colours that changes seasonally.

I'm happy to pick up a couple of these each season, knowing that it doesn't really matter if I don't wear the product to death because I didn't pay that much for it in the first place. I think if I really loved an expensive, every day shade from another brand I would buy it (and indeed I have), but when it comes to colours I won't wear that often - like crazy purples or neon oranges - I don't want to spend too much on something that I'll only wear when I'm going out.


I bought Birthday Suit because my husband loved this sample lipstick I had from Hourglass (he likes nude shades on me but not brights). It was in the colour Grace, and while I liked it well enough, I felt that it washed me out a bit so I didn't want to go and spend $50 odd dollars on it. As a compromise, I went into Sportsgirl with the Hourglass sample product and found that Birthday Suit was a pretty close match.

Below I've swatched it in sunlight: