Lip plumpers are cosmetic products that you apply to your lips to make them appear fuller. There are three kinds of lip plumpers:
The first kind uses ingredients (like menthol, menthoxypropanediol or camphor) that irritate lips, causing them to swell slightly. The tingly feeling you’re experiencing is your lips reacting to these ingredients. This type of lip plumpers shouldn’t be used frequently as it may damage your lips. Don’t apply it on dry, sensitive or on any open mouth wound as that can be painful.
The second type uses ingredients (like peptides and retinols) that stimulate collagen production and elastin, making lips appear fuller. However, experts are still debating the efficacy of this type of lip plumpers. Some say that using these products repeatedly actually stimulates collagen production, while others don’t think they have any long-term effects.
The third kind, instead, works by adding microspheres to the lip tissue which attracts water molecules to lips, giving them a fuller appearance.
So, do lip plumpers work? Yes, they do, but they’re not miracle products. If you have thin lips and are looking for a dramatic plumped effect, then you’ll be disappointed. Lip plumpers only make lips appear slightly bigger for just a few hours and they need to be reapplied throughout the day to maintain the results.
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yes I would say they work, but I can’t use them! I already got full lips to start with ..lol
I really don’t get the craze over lip plumper! I think the one that started it all is Lip Venom but some people got allergic to it and their speech became slurry. Also, I’ve heard Holywood celebs apply them on their nipples to get the perky look when they’re on red carpet.
I have several lip plumpers. They definitely work! But the quality are all all difference. I guess, there is no particular best one when it comes to this since everyone have difference preferences.
I love lip plumpers!
there is only utterly useless product from Make Up For Ever I have tried. didn’t plump my lips whatsoever.
come to think of it, i didn’t review it on my blog. gotta do it soon.
thanks for the post. i always look up your blog for references!
i love lim plumpers! but the effect of it is only temporary.
Nikki: lucky you!!
Dao: I guess big lips are perceived as sexy and beautiful and therefore most people would try anything to get them. Personally, I’m not crazy about them, I own a couple (although one was a win). But if you’re gonna use them then it’s important to know how they work. Youd don’t wanna use something that contains irritating ingredients on your lips every day, it’s not good for you.
I didn’t know celebs used them on their nipples, that is just WRONG!!
Cinthia: It’s great they work, isn’t it? The quality depends on the ingredients. For example, they highter the quantity of camphor in it, the better they work. Isn’t it weird that they work better when they iritate the most? That’s why I prefer the other two types of lip plumpers, they’re better for the lips.
Lydia: they’re good aren’t they? I’m not crazy about them but it’s nice to use them every once in a while.
jojoba: You’re welcome. And I’m glad you find my posts useful. The thing with lip plumpers is that you have to read the ingredients list carefully before purchasing as some of them contain ingrdients that don’t really work or in such low concentration, the plumping is so slight you won’t even notice.
Sab: I like to use them too, every now and then, but I wish they did more.
I have small, thin lips, but I find that if I just exfoliate them well with a good lip scrub, they look SO much fuller! MAC Lip/lustre/dazzleglasses also give me a much fuller-lip look.
I prefer using old tricks like exfoliating too, you can actually see a difference and avoids you spending lots of money on products that may not work that well. I find that adding lipgloss just at the center of the lips helps too.
I tried my friends’ lip plumper and it worked absolutely amazing!!1 I asked her where she got it from and she wouldn’t tell me. So if ANYBODY can help me please do, I need to know where I can find Plump FX Lip plumpers from. pls let me know if you can. Thanks
Hi Carla, why wouln’t your friend tell you? I tried looking around but I haven’t found any shops that carry it yet. But you can always try ebay, I’m sure you’ll find it there. Hopefully someone else will know where else you could get it from.
She is a snobby little thing that believes that she is part of an exclusive club. But you are the greatest cause I checked ebay and found it. I cant wait to apply it to my lips in front of her.
eheh, thanks Carla, I’m glad you found it