Did you know that lips are at their peak around the age of 14-16? After that, they slowly start to become thinner, often manifesting in a noticeable difference by the time you’re in your 30s or 40s.
No matter your age, here at Hawaii Blue, we have lots of tricks up our sleeve to get the perfect pout you’re after. We advise to focus on the three main indicators of aging lips:
- Dry lips
- Stress lines around the mouth
- Loss of plumpness
Tips on how to make your Lips fuller.
1. Exfoliate
This is step number one, and it’s so important. Before you try any other hacks, exfoliate your lips first. Flaky lips reflect less light, which means a dry pucker could be making your lips look smaller than they actually are. “Your lips will look healthier,” Dr. DeRosa, who swears by the Sara Happ Lip scrubsays.
2. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate
Have you ever noticed that when you forget your hydro flask at home, your lips look really freaking small by the end of the day? That’s because they’re dehydrated. “When your body is dehydrated, your lips literally shrivel up and disappear,” Dr. DeRosa says. Along with drinking lots of water, Dr. DeRosa suggests incorporating additional hydration with humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin to nourish the lips. The extra moisture helps “increase the amount of water in your lips.” Along with hydrating, these moisturizing properties act as humectants “which helps to soften and strengthen the outer layer of the skin,” and as an “occlusive, “which seal the hydration in,” Dr. DeRosa advises.
3. Over-line your lips.
Before Kylie Jenner surgically enhanced her lips, she used to use this trick to make them appear bigger.
Even though this makeup trick is a beauty vlogger favorite, it’s really easy to do yourself. The trick is to put on concealer before your lip color to blur the line between your lips and your face. This makeup trick is a beauty vlogger favorite, and it’s actually really easy to do yourself. Apply your go-to concealer to your lips, then trace slightly outside your natural lip line using a lip liner. From there, just fill in your lips with the matching lipstick, or just use the liner for your whole pout.
4. Highlight with gloss
This two-second trick will help draw attention to your lips. Grab your favorite clear lip gloss or pick a shade that matches your lipstick color, then apply a dab of the gloss onto the middle of both of your lips. The shimmery product picks up light, making your pout look fuller.
5. Try a plumping treatment or a lip plumping gloss
Lip plumping treatments are a fan-favorite option that provides great results. Dr. DeRosa recommends steering clear of treatments that enhance lips by “increasing inflammation to create extra blood flow to the lips” because “they can dry out lips in the long rung” due to the addition of ingredients like “cinnamon, ginger, chili flaxes/capsaicin, peppermint, and menthol.”
Instead, Dr. DeRosa suggests plumping treatments that “increase immediate hydration and promote collagen production.” Peptides are a good option. “Palmitoyl tripeptides are chains of amino acids that make up collagen. Using peptides on the lips can help to produce more collagen in the lips,” she says. Grande Lips, Dr. Dennis Gross, Buxom, and Lawless all make great options.
6. Don’t skip the lip balm
Your lips are delicate, so they need to be hydrated inside and out. Drink your water (see point 2), and then swipe on a lip balm that will soften your lips. Healthy lips will reach their fullest potential.
7. Use a lip mask
Lip masks are a fun, quick way to give your pout a perfect plump. Masks “that target and treat dry, flakey lips to get them more hydrated and healthier will result in fuller appearing lips, ” Dr derosa says. Some are designed like sheet masks — these are meant to be placed directly on your lips for a few minutes so the collagen (and other beneficial ingredients) can sink into them. If you’re not into the idea of placing a gel mask on your lips, you can opt for an overnight mask that applies like a lip balm.
