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{{Infobox Object
|image = [[Image:SonicLipstick.jpg|250px]]
|image       = SonicLipstick.jpg
|Object name = Sonic lipstick
|type        = [[Sonic device]]
|type = Multi-functional sonic device
|origin      =  
|origin = probably [[the Doctor]]
|made by    = [[Tenth Doctor]]
|appearances = throughout ''[[SJA]]''<br>[[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]''
|used by    = [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Maria Jackson]], [[Luke Smith]], [[Clyde Langer]], [[Rani Chandra]], [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]]
|first      = Invasion of the Bane (TV story)
|appearances = {{appears}}
}}
}}
The '''sonic lipstick''' was a device regularly employed by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] after she stopped traveling with [[the Doctor]].  A gift from [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], it presumably had qualities and abilities similar to [[the Doctor]]'s [[sonic screwdriver]].  
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]]. Unlike the Doctor's version, Sarah Jane's resembled a genuine [[21st century]] lipstick closely enough to avoid suspicion from casual observers.


Its shape allowed it to pass unnoticed among the personal effects of a [[21st century]] human woman.  Like [[the Doctor]]'s [[sonic screwdriver]], the sonic lipstick could not open anything with a [[deadlock seal]]; unlike the Doctor's, it emitted a red light instead of a blue one. The device may have been weaker than the Doctor's: it was described by the Slitheen as a ''sonic disruptor''.
After Sarah Jane's death, ([[WC]]: ''[[Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast)|Farewell, Sarah Jane]]'') accounts varied on who inherited the sonic lipstick; according to one account, [[Jo Jones]] inherited it ([[WC]]: ''[[Defenders of Earth (webcast)|Defenders of Earth]]'') however, according to another account, [[Rani Chandra]] inherited it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Here Today (audio story)|Here Today]]'')


Sarah Jane has used it to open and close doors, send an electrical charge, and cut cables.  She claimed she could destroy the Gorgon's portal key with sonic disruptions from the lipstick, but this may have been a bluff.   
== History ==
[[The Doctor]] made ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Super Sonic (feature)|page=37}}) and gave [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] the sonic lipstick ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shining Man (novel)|The Shining Man]]'') in his [[tenth incarnation]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Objects (feature)|page=51}}) at some point prior to the [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]]'s attempted [[Bane invasion of Earth|invasion]] of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'')


During the events of [[DW]]:''[[Journey's End]]'', Sarah Jane used the device to get through a door and escape the testing of the reality bomb.
Following the destruction of one of the devices by [[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Kaagh]], Sarah Jane later produced another though did not explain where she had acquired it. ([[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]] on occasion. ([[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]]'')


Sarah Jane herself rarely wore actual lipstick, and almost used the sonic lipstick on herself instead of a normal one when preparing herself for a date with [[Peter Dalton]]; she remarked that she had to stop doing so. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'')


== Continuity ==
[[Rani Chandra]] borrowed the lipstick whilst investigating unusual weather patterns. Whilst tied up she had [[Jac (The Magician's Apprentice)|Jac]] retrieve it from her pocket to release her. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Turn of the Tides (audio story)|The Turn of the Tides]]'')
It is possible that when [[River Song]] mentions a red setting on the Sonic Screwdriver, she refers to Sarah Jane's Sonic Lipstick. However, no difference in the two devices has been seen so far.


[[Category:Sonic devices]]
According to one account, [[Jo Jones]] inherited it from her. She used it to deactivate [[Sea Devil (Defenders of Earth)|a Sea Devil]]'s weapon. ([[WC]]: ''[[Defenders of Earth (webcast)|Defenders of Earth]]'') Another account suggested that it was Rani Chandra who inherited the lipstick. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Here Today (audio story)|Here Today]]'')
[[Category:Sarah Jane's items]]
 
== 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 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]]'')
 
==Functions==
[[File:37.jpg|thumb|Sarah Jane disabling a cloaking field on a sontaran ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'')]]
Broadly the sonic lipstick could be used for activation or deactivation of a lock, device or system. Interfering or destroying a system or object. Along with general maintenance of an object like the Doctor's teleport device. ([[TV]]:'' [[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'') Or in rare occasions using it to defeat a sentient being. ([[WC]]: ''[[Defenders of Earth (webcast)|Defenders of Earth]]'')
 
===Activation-Deactivation===
The sonic lipstick could be used to open, close, lock and unlock doors. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Invasion of the Bane (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Lost Boy (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Eternity Trap (TV story)}}) Additionally it could open ventilation shafts. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death of the Doctor (TV story)}})
 
It could also be used to open locks, and chains. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Empty Planet (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Vault of Secrets (TV story)}}) And assist in breaking into buildings like [[theme park]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)}})
 
It could be used to activate [[teleport]]s to teleport a [[Slitheen]] back to its home, and activate [[Ruby White]]'s teleport. ([[TV]]: {{cs|From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love (TV story)}}, {{cs|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}})
 
It could also reactivate technology like a [[radio]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Sky (TV story)}}), [[android]]s like [[Mister Dread]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vault of Secrets (TV story)}}),
 
It could be used to manipulate and activate [[Nanoform]]s, releasing them or locking onto them into the genetic system. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)}})
 
It could also be used for the mundane such as spinning a light shade. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Empty Planet (TV story)}})
 
===Interference-Destruction===
The sonic lipstick could be used to interfere with various systems and technologies, and be used to destroy those same systems, technologies and objects.
 
It could interfere with communications devices of [[Mark Grantham]] and UNIT. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)}}, {{cs|Enemy of the Bane (TV story)}})
 
It could disable and deactivate; security lasers at the [[Pharos Institute]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lost Boy (TV story)}}), [[Sontaran]] ship cloaking fields and [[Kaagh]]'s Sontaran control device. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Last Sontaran (TV story)}}), [[Blathereen family|Blathereen's]] teleporters ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Gift (TV story)}}) and [Melvin Minton|Minty]]'s [[alien detector]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vault of Secrets (TV story)}})
 
It could disable road vehicles such as car and motorbike engines (including making the motorbike spark and disorientate the rider) ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Lost Boy (TV story)}}, and causing  [[Mister Dread]]'s car to break down. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vault of Secrets (TV story)}})
[[File:The-gift-6.jpg|thumb|Sarah Jane disabling the machine the [[Slitheen]] built. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'')]]
It could be used as a tool for cutting; to cut a piece of meteorite. ([[TV]]: {{The Day of the Clown (TV story)}} and sending and electrical charge and cutting cables. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)}})
 
It also could be used for destructive methods; destroying sphere-shaped drones ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Last Sontaran (TV story)}}), destroying the [[Tunguska Scroll]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Enemy of the Bane (TV story)}}, and a communication system ([[TV]]: {{cs|Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)}}). Also seizing the joints of robot clowns. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Clown (TV story)}})
 
It could also be used to smash or shatter glass and glass mirrors. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Clown (TV story)}}, {{cs|Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* 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.
* The Sonic Lipstick prop was made using a distinctive brass container from a lipstick made by manufacturer Estée Lauder.<ref>https://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=5576.0</ref>
* [[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 gold plastic.
* The fate of the sonic lipstick after Sarah Jane's death varies between stories. In the [[2023 (releases)|2023]] [[mini-episode]] {{cs|Defenders of Earth! (webcast)}}, [[Jo Jones]] is shown to have inherited the device, but in the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama {{cs|Here Today (audio story)}}, [[Rani Chandra]] is shown to have inherited it. A likely explanation for this discrepancy may be that Sarah Jane owned more than one sonic lipstick, as seen in the TV story {{cs|Enemy of the Bane (TV story)}}.
 
== External links ==
{{Dwlx|Sarah Janes Sonic Lipstick|Sarah Janes Sonic Lipstick}}
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{Sonic devices}}
[[Category:The Doctor's sonic devices]]
[[Category:Sarah Jane Smith's possessions]]
[[Category:Keys and lockpicks]]
[[Category:Cosmetics]]
[[Category:Gifts given by the Doctor]]

Latest revision as of 22:23, 22 September 2024

The sonic lipstick was a sonic device similar to the sonic screwdriver owned by the Doctor, and regularly employed by Sarah Jane Smith. Unlike the Doctor's version, Sarah Jane's resembled a genuine 21st century lipstick closely enough to avoid suspicion from casual observers.

After Sarah Jane's death, (WC: Farewell, Sarah Jane) accounts varied on who inherited the sonic lipstick; according to one account, Jo Jones inherited it (WC: Defenders of Earth) however, according to another account, Rani Chandra inherited it. (AUDIO: Here Today)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor made (PROSE: Super Sonic [+]Loading...{"page":"37","1":"Super Sonic (feature)"}) and gave Sarah Jane the sonic lipstick (PROSE: The Shining Man) in his tenth incarnation (PROSE: Alien Objects [+]Loading...{"page":"51","1":"Alien Objects (feature)"}) at some point prior to the Bane's attempted invasion of Earth. (TV: Invasion of the Bane)

Following the destruction of one of the devices by Sontaran Commander Kaagh, Sarah Jane later produced another though did not explain where she had acquired it. (TV: Enemy of the Bane) Although primarily used by Sarah Jane, it was also used by her companions as well as the Eleventh Doctor on occasion. (TV: Death of the Doctor, Revenge of the Slitheen, The Empty Planet)

Sarah Jane herself rarely wore actual lipstick, and almost used the sonic lipstick on herself instead of a normal one when preparing herself for a date with Peter Dalton; she remarked that she had to stop doing so. (TV: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith)

Rani Chandra borrowed the lipstick whilst investigating unusual weather patterns. Whilst tied up she had Jac retrieve it from her pocket to release her. (AUDIO: The Turn of the Tides)

According to one account, Jo Jones inherited it from her. She used it to deactivate a Sea Devil's weapon. (WC: Defenders of Earth) Another account suggested that it was Rani Chandra who inherited the lipstick. (AUDIO: Here Today)

Features[[edit] | [edit source]]

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)

Functions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sarah Jane disabling a cloaking field on a sontaran ship. (TV: The Last Sontaran)

Broadly the sonic lipstick could be used for activation or deactivation of a lock, device or system. Interfering or destroying a system or object. Along with general maintenance of an object like the Doctor's teleport device. (TV: Death of the Doctor) Or in rare occasions using it to defeat a sentient being. (WC: Defenders of Earth)

Activation-Deactivation[[edit] | [edit source]]

The sonic lipstick could be used to open, close, lock and unlock doors. (TV: Invasion of the Bane [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Bane (TV story)"], The Lost Boy [+]Loading...["The Lost Boy (TV story)"], The Eternity Trap [+]Loading...["The Eternity Trap (TV story)"]) Additionally it could open ventilation shafts. (TV: Death of the Doctor [+]Loading...["Death of the Doctor (TV story)"])

It could also be used to open locks, and chains. (TV: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"], The Empty Planet [+]Loading...["The Empty Planet (TV story)"], The Vault of Secrets [+]Loading...["The Vault of Secrets (TV story)"]) And assist in breaking into buildings like theme parks. (TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic [+]Loading...["The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)"])

It could be used to activate teleports to teleport a Slitheen back to its home, and activate Ruby White's teleport. (TV: From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love [+]Loading...["From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love (TV story)"], Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"])

It could also reactivate technology like a radio (TV: Sky [+]Loading...["Sky (TV story)"]), androids like Mister Dread (TV: The Vault of Secrets [+]Loading...["The Vault of Secrets (TV story)"]),

It could be used to manipulate and activate Nanoforms, releasing them or locking onto them into the genetic system. (TV: Prisoner of the Judoon [+]Loading...["Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)"])

It could also be used for the mundane such as spinning a light shade. (TV: The Empty Planet [+]Loading...["The Empty Planet (TV story)"])

Interference-Destruction[[edit] | [edit source]]

The sonic lipstick could be used to interfere with various systems and technologies, and be used to destroy those same systems, technologies and objects.

It could interfere with communications devices of Mark Grantham and UNIT. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak [+]Loading...["Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)"], Enemy of the Bane [+]Loading...["Enemy of the Bane (TV story)"])

It could disable and deactivate; security lasers at the Pharos Institute (TV: The Lost Boy [+]Loading...["The Lost Boy (TV story)"]), Sontaran ship cloaking fields and Kaagh's Sontaran control device. (TV: The Last Sontaran [+]Loading...["The Last Sontaran (TV story)"]), Blathereen's teleporters (TV: The Gift [+]Loading...["The Gift (TV story)"]) and [Melvin Minton|Minty]]'s alien detector (TV: The Vault of Secrets [+]Loading...["The Vault of Secrets (TV story)"])

It could disable road vehicles such as car and motorbike engines (including making the motorbike spark and disorientate the rider) (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"], The Lost Boy [+]Loading...["The Lost Boy (TV story)"], and causing Mister Dread's car to break down. (TV: The Vault of Secrets [+]Loading...["The Vault of Secrets (TV story)"])

Sarah Jane disabling the machine the Slitheen built. (TV: The Gift)

It could be used as a tool for cutting; to cut a piece of meteorite. (TV: Template:The Day of the Clown (TV story) and sending and electrical charge and cutting cables. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon [+]Loading...["Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)"])

It also could be used for destructive methods; destroying sphere-shaped drones (TV: The Last Sontaran [+]Loading...["The Last Sontaran (TV story)"]), destroying the Tunguska Scroll (TV: Enemy of the Bane [+]Loading...["Enemy of the Bane (TV story)"], and a communication system (TV: Prisoner of the Judoon [+]Loading...["Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)"]). Also seizing the joints of robot clowns. (TV: The Day of the Clown [+]Loading...["The Day of the Clown (TV story)"])

It could also be used to smash or shatter glass and glass mirrors. (TV: The Day of the Clown [+]Loading...["The Day of the Clown (TV story)"], Prisoner of the Judoon [+]Loading...["Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 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 Sonic Lipstick prop was made using a distinctive brass container from a lipstick made by manufacturer Estée Lauder.[1]
  • Character Options released a 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 gold plastic.
  • The fate of the sonic lipstick after Sarah Jane's death varies between stories. In the 2023 mini-episode Defenders of Earth! [+]Loading...["Defenders of Earth! (webcast)"], Jo Jones is shown to have inherited the device, but in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Here Today [+]Loading...["Here Today (audio story)"], Rani Chandra is shown to have inherited it. A likely explanation for this discrepancy may be that Sarah Jane owned more than one sonic lipstick, as seen in the TV story Enemy of the Bane [+]Loading...["Enemy of the Bane (TV story)"].

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ https://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=5576.0
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