As you age, the natural reduction in collagen and elastin can lead to changes in the appearance of your lips, causing them to lose their youthful plumpness. However, there’s no need to be disheartened, as beauty experts and makeup artists suggest several natural ways to enhance lip fullness without resorting to fillers or injections. Explore these eight tips to achieve a perfect pout as you age.
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How to Get Fuller-Looking Lips Naturally
1. Lip Exfoliation
Start by exfoliating your lips using a lip scrub or silicone brush. This helps in removing dry skin, promoting moisture penetration, and stimulating collagen production. Margina Dennis recommends Skinn Dermappeal Lip Scrub for smoother and fuller lips.
2. Deep Moisturization
Integrate a well-formulated lip balm with emollients like shea butter, canola, almond, coconut, avocado, or castor oils. Valerie Aparovich emphasizes that deeply moisturized lips appear thicker and plumper, contributing to a more youthful look.
3. Lip Liner Illusion
Create an optical illusion of fuller lips by slightly overdrawing your lips with lip liner. Makeup artists suggest using a lip liner matching your lip color or slightly darker, paired with lipstick and a lighter lip gloss at the center. Brands like Makeup by Mario and Trinny London offer suitable options.
4. Lipstick Shade Selection
Avoid overly dark and matte lipstick shades, as they can draw attention to dryness and accentuate lines around the mouth. Opt for creamy textures or lip glosses with nourishing oils to maintain balanced moisture and achieve plump, fuller lips.
5. Plumping Devices
Non-invasive lip plumping devices, such as PMD’s Kiss Lip Plumping Collagen Boost System, use suction to smooth lines and add volume. This system, recommended by Margina Dennis, combines vacuum suctioning with a lip serum to stimulate collagen production.
6. Lip Plumping Products
Explore lip-plumping products like City Beauty’s City Lips Plumping Lip Gloss and Nakery Beauty’s Plumping & Line-Smoothing Lip Treatment. These products increase blood flow to the lips, creating a fuller-looking pout without the discomfort associated with traditional options.
7. Peppermint or Menthol Lip Products
Lip balms or serums formulated with menthol and peppermint derivatives can provide soothing, cooling, and volumizing effects. Aparovich suggests Novexpert Lip’Up Balm, enriched with hyaluronic acid, natural oils, and menthol for moisturizing and plumping effects.
8. UV Protection:
Don’t overlook UV protection for your lips. Use balms and glosses containing UV filters with at least 15 SPF to shield against free radical damage induced by ultraviolet radiation. Aparovich recommends products enriched with plant-derived, fat-soluble vitamins (E, K, and A) for antioxidant benefits.
By incorporating these natural methods into your beauty routine, you can achieve fuller-looking lips as you gracefully navigate the aging process.
