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How to Get Fuller Lips Without Injections

Big luscious lips are the trend that just won’t go away! If you haven’t jumped on board already, now’s the time, and late is better than never, right? We’ve rounded up a few tips and tricks to getting the fuller lips you’ve always wanted, sans lip injections.

Fullips Lip Enhancement Tool

If you’re still traumatized by the Kylie Jenner lip challenge – sucking on various round objects like bottle caps and cups and ending up with bruised, swollen lips – allow the Fullips Lip Enhancement Tool to put your mind at ease.

While the technique of Kylie’s challenge is similar to that of Fullips Lip Enhancement’s, the tools are completely different. Fullips’ tool has a thick outer rim that won’t cause any bruising or injury and was created to increase the size and volume of your lips without any procedures or products and comes in three sizes. Simply exfoliate your lips using a washcloth or toothbrush, then wet the area around your mouth to provide extra suction. (For this step, I like to use a lip balm on my lips and a little over the lip line as well because I use the tool after my face makeup is complete!) Place the enhancer over your mouth and suck in short puffs of air to create suction. Let your lips pull into the enhancer and keep the tool in place for 15-30 seconds at a time, repeating the suction process until your lips are as full as you like. Be sure to start slowly and gently to prevent damage to your lips – small increments are key! The results generally last 1-2 hours.

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Lip Plumping Glosses

Lip plumping glosses have been on the market for years, and now almost every brand, including drugstore and high-end, has their own version. Ingredients like cinnamon oil, menthol, capsaicin (basically hot peppers), caffeine, and niacin all work to make your blood rush to the surface of your lips, making them swell and appear larger. Our favorite lip plumping glosses are Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Lip Booster, Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme, and NYX Pump It Up Lip Plumper.

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Create a DIY Lip Plumper

Did you notice that most of the active ingredients in store-bought lip plumpers can be duplicated at home? By replacing cinnamon oil with the cinnamon powder you have at home, and the menthol with peppermint oil, you can easily create your own DIY lip plumper. Here’s how: start with a base – you can use vitamin E oil, olive oil, almond oil, Vaseline, shea butter, beeswax, or coconut oil. You can also use a lip product that you already own as the base. Next, you’ll need to mix in the active ingredient (the ingredient that will make your lips plump). These could be ground cinnamon or cinnamon oil, crushed cayenne pepper, peppermint essential oil, or black pepper. I’ve experienced best plumping results using cinnamon or cayenne, or both. Be cautious of any allergies you may have and use common sense before creating and using any DIY products.

Contour Your Lips with Makeup

Lip contouring is a great way to get fuller lips because, chances are, you have everything you need to pull off a good lip contour right in your makeup bag already. Start by applying concealer all over your lips; this will blur your natural lip line and will create an even base to work with. Then, slightly overline your lips using your favorite lip liner, and especially focus on the center of both lips. Next, using the same lip liner, create contour lines that mock the natural wrinkles in your lips (see below image). Lastly, blend everything together using your favorite lipstick. If you find the contouring has blended too much, go back in with the lip liner and apply more lines on top of your lipstick and blend it again (you can use your finger).

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Our Favorite Kiss-Proof Lip Gloss Picks

There’s nothing worse than a sloppy, lipstick-smeared-all-over-the-place kiss. Which is why we’ve put together this tried and true list of the most kiss-proof, transfer-proof, and smudge-proof lipsticks on the market that are loved by beauty bloggers, reviewers around the world, and of course, me! Read on to discover your perfect kiss-proof product and get to testing them for yourself! 😉

 

CoverGirl Outlast All-Day LipColor

 

CoverGirl Outlast All-Day LipColor  is a 2-step lip colour that lasts for up to 16 hours with no flaking, feathering, or bleeding. The first step is to apply an even layer of the lip colour and to wait until it dries completely. The second step is to apply the moisturizing topcoat to add shine and to keep the product as comfortable to wear as possible. The most important tip is to wait until the colour dries 100% before applying the topcoat; if those steps are done correctly your lip colour should last all day long with no touch-ups necessary!

One reviewer (HeatherLM from Palmetto, FL) on the CoverGirl website says, “I have been wearing this product everyday for 16 years! It stays on all day. I will never use anything else ever.” The combination of that rave review, the super inexpensive price point of around $9, and the 40+ colours to choose from should have you running to your local drugstore to pick up a tube (or 10) ASAP.

 

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick

 

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick is every beauty bloggers‘ favourite liquid lipstick for a reason! This product is a longwearing, highly pigmented, matte finish, uber comfortable liquid lipstick. The Kat Von D range currently has 42 shades to choose from, including black, turquoise, and a slew of nude and pink shades! The best thing about this product is that you can line and fill in your lips using only the product and it’s applicator. For the most kiss-proof results, apply one coat, let dry, and then apply a second coat.

 

L’Oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Last Lipcolor 

This transfer-resistant Infallible Pro-Last Lipcolor by L’Oreal lasts for up to 24 hours without reapplying. Like a few of the other products mentioned on this list, there’s a 2 step process that includes applying the high intensity lip color to your lips, allowing the product to dry completely (which takes approx. 2 minutes), and applying the pro-seal balm to lock in the colour and staying power. If you follow those instructions perfectly, you shouldn’t experience any flaking, clumping, or colour loss. This product lasts well into the morning hours for those late night shenanigans.

 

LipSense by SeneGence

LipSense is a product that looks like a complete scam, from the old school looking website, promotional content, and packaging, plus all of the independent distributors selling the product, but I can assure you it’s more legit than it looks (and it actually WORKS!)

LipSense products are waterproof and they don’t kiss-off, smear-off, rub-off, or budge-off. LipSense comes in over 50 shades that can be mixed together to create your perfect colour. LipSense wearers absolutely swear by the product and say that they’ll never purchase anything else. While LipSense does require 3 coats of the product to achieve the best results, each coat dries in about 5 seconds, which is must faster than other brands. To create your own custom colour, simply choose a new colour per layer that you apply.

 

Sephora Cream Lip Stain

 

The Sephora Cream Lip Stain has recently become my everyday go-to lip product and I honestly don’t think I’d ever purchase any other brand of lipstick ever again. The colours are amazing, they apply so easily, they smell amazing, they do not transfer and they’re easy to remove. Usually when a product is super transfer-proof, you need a boatload of oil to remove the product, but that’s definitely not the case with this product, I can always get it off flawlessly using just my regular makeup remover. While I don’t currently have a man to kiss up on, I do eat a lot of sushi, so I feel like that’s an equally good test (LOL!) My favorite colour right now is ‘37 Pink Frosting’ because it’s the perfect dusty rose colour, which is super trendy right now. I even dab and blend concealer over top of the product to lighten up the colour and I still have no problem with transfer or fading.

 

TooFaced Lip Insurance Lip Primer

If you’re not into purchasing a bunch of new lip products for your collection, simply pick up this one. Lip Insurance by TooFaced is a primer for your lips that will keep any lip color from feathering, fading, or transferring. The formula contains Vitamin E, which helps to protect your lips from the dryness that kiss-proof lipsticks may cause. Lip Insurance also contains unique pigment binders help to keep any lip product in place. To use, simply apply the product before your fav lip-products and you’re all set!