
What's the best lip plumper you've ever used?
I'm looking for a good lip plumper, because I have EXTREMELY thin lips & am constantly picked on because of it. I was thinking of trying urban decay big fatty lip plumper, but wasn't too sure.
I don't want to spend anymore than $25, but feel free to list brands more expensive than that.
Many ways to plump lips:
*You need to wear lip balm as much as you can during the day at all times, even when lips arent chapped and at night apply ALOT before bed. i dont mean "chapstick" or "lipsmackers" coz they're not really moisturising, they're just all about smelling good and the cute packaging.
try Carmex, Burts Bees is AMAZING, Palmers CocoaButter Lip Balm, all the Nivea Lip Care lip balms are great too especially Light Kiss. keeping your lips very well moisturised makes them appear alottt fuller. have a lipbalm in your bag, one by your bed, one by ur computer etc. so you have lipbalm on alot of the day, at night try Blistex Intensive Moisuriser.
trust me it really helps im wearin lipbalm constantly an it makes them look moisturised and plumped up
*Twice a week you need to do this in the morning:
mix olive oil or sunflower oil or castor oil with sugar in a bowl, put the gritty mixture onto a toothbrush or you can use your finger and gently scrub your lips, wash this off and apply lots of lip balm. this exfoliating scrub makes lips healthy pink and fuller.
*The best lip plumping gloss i have tried (and ive tried all these before: Urban Decay Big Fatty Lip Plumper, the colored Too Faced Lip Injection Gloss, Lip Injection Extreme, Sally Hansen Lip Inflation, Blistex Lip Restore, Rimmel Volume Boost, Dior Addict Collagen Lip Maximiser, Soap&Glory Sexy Mother Pucker)
the best by far is the original Too Faced Lip Injection>
http://www.toofaced.com/product_template.asp?dept_sub_id=1&dept_id=1&cat_id=2
(although i buy it from ebay as its quite alot cheaper on there)
*Id also recommend Sally Hansen Thin Lip Collagen Boost as a daily lip care product, its part of my everyday skincare routine, i apply it every night as it moisturises while promoting collagen production in your lips, the more you use it the better the results everyday. its pretty cheap too! i love it
heres what it looks like>
http://www.sallyhansen.com/product.cfm?product=20
*Home made lip plumpers:
theres a few ways to make a succesful lip plumper at home using ingredients that are found in many high end lip plumpers!
you need:
Vaseline-preferably the one in the green tin (with aloevera to moisturise)
Cayenne Pepper (this can be found in your supermarket with the spices)
instead of Cayenne Pepper you can also use Cinnamon or Black Pepper.
if possible pick up a lil bottle of Vitamin E oil from your local health shop, but this isnt necessary, it moisturises really well its great for your skin but if you cant find it dont worry u dont reallly need it to make these lip plumpers.
scoop out a small amount of vaseline (just enough to cover your lips!) onto a plate/bowl.
take a tiny pinch of your chosen spice and mix it well with the vaseline
now put 1 tiny drop of vitamin E (if you have it)
apply this to your lips, carefully making sure you dont go outside the lip line. leave it on for 10 minutes, then wash it off and apply balm or gloss. your lips will be soo plump and pink it always works!
or you can just add a few drops of Cinnamon oil to your favourite lipgloss!! add about 5 drops, try the lipgloss, if it doesnt tingle enough add 3 more, try it again, (add bit by bit testing between each few drops to get it right) works so well
*Make up:
Cover the lips with foundation or concealer, just as one would on the rest of the face. Blend well.
you need a lip liner that is the same neutral shade/slightly darker than your lip, apply the liner carefully in a thin line JUST outside your natural lip line, starting in the middle of the top lip and working out toward each corner.
Line the bottom lip in the same fashion, starting in the middle and working toward the ends, stay close to the natural lip line to keep a realistic appearance. on the bottom lip in the middle, make the lipliner slightly darker (i made this pic so you can see whereabouts on the lip you need to make the line darker) this makes your bottom lip look very plump>

use a cotton bud or your finger to drag the liner down into your lip,
Use the same liner to completely fill color in the lips, use fingers to blend. Be sure that there are no obvious lines. Blot the liner with tissue if necessary or blend with a finger.now add your gloss, balm, plumping gloss or lipstick
using white/shimmery highlighter apply a very faint dot above your cupids bow, this will give your lips a poutier look and additional dimension
sorry 2 write so much, i just know ALOT about lip health and plumping, im abit obsessed with it! hope it helps ya x
ALSO many people recommend Lip Fusion ($50), but it was compared with Sally Hansen Lip Inflation Extreme (around $5) and sally hansen's had better results (if u read the ingredients they are basicaly the same)
i use the sally hansen lip inflation extreme and love it x