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{{Infobox Object
{{Infobox Object
|image      = SonicLipstick.jpg
|image      = SonicLipstick.jpg
|type        = Multi-functional sonic device
|type        = [[Sonic device]]
|origin      =  
|origin      =  
|used by    = [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Maria Jackson]], [[Luke Smith]], [[Clyde Langer]], [[Rani Chandra]], [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|used by    = [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Maria Jackson]], [[Luke Smith]], [[Clyde Langer]], [[Rani Chandra]], [[Eleventh Doctor]]
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|appearances = [[Sonic lipstick - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|appearances = [[Sonic lipstick - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
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The '''sonic lipstick''' was a device similar to the [[sonic screwdriver]] owned by [[the Doctor]], and regularly employed by [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. It resembled a genuine [[21st century|21st-century]] lipstick closely enough not to seem suspicious.
The '''sonic lipstick''' was a [[sonic device]] similar to the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] owned by [[the Doctor]], and regularly employed by [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. It resembled a genuine [[21st century|21st-century]] lipstick closely enough not to seem suspicious.


== History ==
== History ==
The sonic lipstick was given to Sarah Jane by the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shining Man (novel)|The Shining Man]]'') She had obtained the sonic lipstick by the time of the [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]]'s attempted [[Alien invasion|invasion]] of [[Earth]] in [[2008]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'')
The sonic lipstick was given to [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] by [[the Doctor]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shining Man (novel)|The Shining Man]]'') at some point before the [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]]'s attempted [[Alien invasion|invasion]] of [[Earth]] in [[2008]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'')


Following the destruction of one of the devices by [[Sontaran]] Commander [[Kaagh]], Sarah Jane later produced another. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane]]'') Although primarily used by Sarah Jane, it was also used by her companions as well as [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', ''[[The Empty Planet]]'')
Following the destruction of one of the devices by [[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Kaagh]], Sarah Jane later produced another. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]'') Although primarily used by Sarah Jane, it was also used by her companions as well as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', ''[[The Empty Planet (TV story)|The Empty Planet]]'')


== Features ==
== Features ==
The sonic lipstick looked like a normal lipstick on the outside. The lid came off and it twisted to reveal the emitter. When in use, the sonic lipstick generated a pinkish-red light, and produced several sounds. Like the Doctor's sonic screwdriver, it also remained ineffective against deadlock seals. The Slitheen described it as a sonic disruptor, ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') and Sarah Jane once threatened to destroy a [[talisman]] with sonic disruption. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') It ran on some sort of energy which could run out. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'') It was implied{{By whom}} several times that the sonic lipstick could be harmful to humans and other living things. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]'', ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', ''[[The Curse of Clyde Langer]]'') However, it was never used as an offensive weapon. {{fact}}
The sonic lipstick looked like a normal [[lipstick]] on the outside. The lid came off and it twisted to reveal the emitter. When in use, the sonic lipstick generated a pinkish-red light, and produced several sounds. Like [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]], it also remained ineffective against deadlock seals. The [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]] described it as a [[sonic disruptor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') and [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] once threatened to destroy a [[talisman]] with sonic disruption. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') It ran on some sort of energy which could run out. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'') It was implied{{By whom}} several times that the sonic lipstick could be harmful to [[human]]s and other living things. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]'', ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', ''[[The Curse of Clyde Langer (TV story)|The Curse of Clyde Langer]]'') However, it was never used as an offensive [[weapon]]. {{fact}}


== Uses ==
== Uses ==
[[File:37.jpg|thumb|Sarah Jane disabling a cloaking field on a sontaran ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')]]
* Unlocking, locking, opening and closing doors. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'' et al.)
* Unlocking, locking, opening and closing doors. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'' et al.)
* Sending an electrical charge, and cut cables. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'')
* Sending an electrical charge, and cut cables. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'')
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* Disabling the [[Pharos Institute]]'s security lasers. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'')
* Disabling the [[Pharos Institute]]'s security lasers. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'')
* Malfuntioning a motorbike enough for it to spark and slightly disorientate the rider. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'')
* Malfuntioning a motorbike enough for it to spark and slightly disorientate the rider. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'')
[[File:37.jpg|thumb|Sarah Jane disabling a cloaking field on a sontaran ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')]]
* Disabling a cloaking field on a Sontaran ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')
* Disabling a cloaking field on a Sontaran ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')
* Destroying two sphere-shaped drones. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')
* Destroying two sphere-shaped drones. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')
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* Unlocking Sarah Jane's chains. ([[TV]]: ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]'')
* Unlocking Sarah Jane's chains. ([[TV]]: ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]'')
* Activating Ruby White's teleport device. ([[TV]]: ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]'')
* Activating Ruby White's teleport device. ([[TV]]: ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]'')
* Reactivating a radio ([[TV]]: ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]'')
* Reactivating a radio. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]'')
* Threatening Clyde Langer with an unknown, but harmful function. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Clyde Langer]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* According to the BBC website for ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', the sonic lipstick was "a gift from [[the Doctor]]". <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja/sites/alienobjects/?noflash=1 |title= Alien objects |date of source= |website name= BBC - Sarah Jane Adventures |accessdate= 27 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071215232057/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja/sites/alienobjects/?noflash=1 |archivedate= 15 December 2007}}</ref> According to the Data Files on the menu screen of the DVD release of Series 1 of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', Sarah Jane found the sonic lipstick inside K9. The origin of the sonic lipstick is not mentioned on screen. The closest reference occurs in ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'' when Sarah Jane invokes the Doctor's name when using the device. However, on ''[[The Shining Man (novel)|The Shining Man]]'', the [[Twelfth Doctor]] confirms he once owned a sonic lipstick, but gave it to a friend.
* According to the Data Files on the menu screen of the DVD release of [[Series 1 (SJA)|series 1]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', Sarah Jane found the sonic lipstick inside K9. However, on ''[[The Shining Man (novel)|The Shining Man]]'', the [[Twelfth Doctor]] establishes he once owned a sonic lipstick and gave it to a friend.
* [[Character Options]] released a [[Character Options toys#Sonic Lipstick and Watch Set|sonic lipstick replica]] featuring lights and sounds. The toy was slightly different from the original, in that the ridges in the actual prop are less deep and the coat was shiny metal rather than brown plastic ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')
* [[Character Options]] released a [[Character Options toys#Sonic Lipstick and Watch Set|sonic lipstick replica]] featuring lights and sounds. The toy was slightly different from the original, in that the ridges in the actual prop are less deep and the coat was shiny metal rather than brown plastic ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Dwlx|Sarah Janes Sonic Lipstick|Sarah Janes Sonic Lipstick}}
{{Dwlx|Sarah Janes Sonic Lipstick|Sarah Janes Sonic Lipstick}}
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Sonic devices]]
[[Category:Sonic devices]]
[[Category:Sarah Jane Smith's possessions]]
[[Category:Sarah Jane Smith's possessions]]

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The sonic lipstick was a sonic device similar to the sonic screwdriver owned by the Doctor, and regularly employed by Sarah Jane Smith. It resembled a genuine 21st-century lipstick closely enough not to seem suspicious.

History

The sonic lipstick was given to Sarah Jane by the Doctor (PROSE: The Shining Man) at some point before the Bane's attempted invasion of Earth in 2008. (TV: Invasion of the Bane)

Following the destruction of one of the devices by Sontaran Commander Kaagh, Sarah Jane later produced another. (TV: Enemy of the Bane) Although primarily used by Sarah Jane, it was also used by her companions as well as the Eleventh Doctor. (TV: Death of the Doctor, Revenge of the Slitheen, The Empty Planet)

Features

The sonic lipstick looked like a normal lipstick on the outside. The lid came off and it twisted to reveal the emitter. When in use, the sonic lipstick generated a pinkish-red light, and produced several sounds. Like the Doctor's sonic screwdriver, it also remained ineffective against deadlock seals. The Slitheen described it as a sonic disruptor, (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen) and Sarah Jane once threatened to destroy a talisman with sonic disruption. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon) It ran on some sort of energy which could run out. (TV: Death of the Doctor) It was implied[by whom?] several times that the sonic lipstick could be harmful to humans and other living things. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, The Curse of Clyde Langer) However, it was never used as an offensive weapon. [source needed]

Uses

Sarah Jane disabling a cloaking field on a sontaran ship. (TV: The Last Sontaran)
She also claimed to be able to block the frequency the Trickster was using to manifest himself, sending him back, but he claimed those were "empty words". (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)
Sarah Jane disabling the machine the Slitheen built. (TV: The Gift)

Behind the scenes

External links