| Full lips never seem to go out of style. Even in the | | | | technology, as well a few good old fashioned (and |
| eighties, when full lips were not necessarily all the rage, | | | | free) techniques, you can achieve fuller lips for little |
| we saw Hollywood beauties like Kim Basinger and | | | | cost, and end up with something that looks natural, and |
| Kelly LeBrock as the epitome of female beauty, and | | | | fits your face much better. I've listed these techniques |
| guess what, they both had those enviable "pillow lips" | | | | and tips below. |
| that women pay money to achieve in a doctor's office | | | | 1.) First of all the great beauty secrets, a great lip |
| today. We can all probably think of a few Hollywood | | | | plumper is a must. I would not recommend those lip |
| women today who have had these lip augmentation | | | | plumpers which contain harsh, drying ingredients like |
| procedures done and come out looking less than | | | | cinnamon, as my experience with these has only been |
| enviable. Not only that, it's usually obvious when a | | | | temporary fullness, with dryness that inevitably follows. |
| person has had lip injections or lip augmentation | | | | Hydration is key to keeping plump lips, so drying them |
| surgery, and it tends to take away from the natural | | | | out only defeats the purpose. |
| symmetry and beauty of a woman's face, rather than | | | | 2.) Drink lots of water to keep the skin and lips well |
| add to it, which is the obvious goal. | | | | hydrated. This keeps you internally hydrated. Ever |
| However, these types of lip filling procedures really | | | | notice how when you're dehydrated (thirsty), your lips |
| haven't been perfected yet, in my opinion, and many | | | | tend to "shrivel"? |
| times what women come out with are what those in | | | | 3.) When applying your lip plumper, open your mouth as |
| the beauty industry like to call "fish lips". Basically, too | | | | wide as you possibly can. This allows the plumping |
| much collagen or too much of many other fillers on the | | | | agents to get deep in the crevices and cracks and |
| market today will make the upper lip curve up, and look | | | | helps to fill out the lip tissue even more. |
| unnatural, created a look that's more like a clown, than | | | | I especially like to use this technique at night when I |
| feminine and delicate as is it's intended purpose. | | | | apply a generous layers of lip plumping conditioner, so |
| But what if you were not born with pouty, full lips, and | | | | that I wake up with plumper lips. If you want, you can |
| you feel like you were given the short end of the stick | | | | even use your hands to "stretch" your lips out wider, |
| when it comes to this particular beauty asset? Sure, | | | | so you can get deeper penetration. This should also |
| you could go to a plastic surgeon and have your lips | | | | reduce any need or desire to have an injection of |
| injected with any number of available fillers like | | | | Botox. |
| collagen, hyaluronic acid, restylene, and even a newer | | | | 4.) Lip pumps are available, but these are kind of an |
| filler that is derived from cadaver tissue. There is also | | | | awkward device, although they do produce dramatic |
| a newer option of permanent lip augmentation, where | | | | lip plumping for up to a few hours after use. Word to |
| a small implant is put into the lips. This procedure is | | | | the wise on lip pumps : Do not get overzealous with |
| even further from being perfected than lip injectables, | | | | them, as you will most assuredly end up with bruised |
| and often comes out looking very unnatural. Women | | | | lips or blood blisters. |
| complain the implants also do not feel "real", and there | | | | Start out very slow with these if you choose to use |
| are also complaints that the implants feel "hard", by the | | | | one. The way they work is they draw fluid into the lips |
| patients, and by their partners. | | | | by actually forcing it into this localized area through a |
| So, what are your natural options to make your lips | | | | suction mechanism. Rumor has it, these nifty little |
| naturally fuller, without touching them with needles or | | | | devices are used on some photoshoots on models to |
| scalpels? Well, thanks to modern day lip plumping | | | | create an instantly plumper pout. |