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Appetizing lips "bow" - it's sensual and attractive. However, not all nature has awarded such a gift. If you often think about how to make your lips plump at home, without resorting to the services of cosmetologists and surgeons, without injections and surgery, this article is for you. We will learn how to make lips plump ourselves and without harm to health.

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How to make lips plump at home: the basics

Why are plump lips attractive in women? As psychologists say, they are associated among others with the woman's relaxation, her sensuality and softness.

Of course, the shape and volume of the lips depend primarily on genetics. But everything can be corrected. Excellent blood circulation, saturation of tissues with blood and oxygen, hydration - that's what we need.

You have probably noticed that chapped lips look plumper - inflammation increases blood flow. No, a cold is not one of the ways to increase lips.

And what ways will naturally improve blood circulation and help in the fight for volumes:

  1. Competent care. The skin of the lips is very delicate and is more exposed to external aggressors than other parts of the face: high or low temperatures, ultraviolet radiation, wind, dry air - these factors disrupt the nutrition of the upper layers of the skin of the lips, constrict blood vessels, and accelerate cell death. Therefore, our lips need constant protection, regular cleansing, moisturizing and deep nutrition, both with homemade cosmetics and purchased ones.
  2. Massage. Along with exercise, it eliminates blood stasis, helps to remove toxins and saturate all the tissues of the lips with oxygen. You can perform massage during the application of care products, as well as improvised means: a toothbrush, a towel. Or they often use vacuum massage with plumpers or with a glass.
  3. Proper nutrition. With a lack of protein, healthy fats and vitamins, the lips dry, shrink, lose color. The skin around the mouth becomes flabby and wrinkled, which also visually steals volume from the lips.
  4. Exercises. Lips are muscles, and under the influence of the right loads, cellular nutrition and oxygen supply improve in them. There is a special set of exercises for the face, and it works like any fitness: weakened - tightens, necessary - increases, unnecessary - helps to remove. The natural result is tone and a healthy increase in volume. And as a bonus - color improvement.

So the goal is set. Now let's look at the points in more detail.

Home cosmetics for lip augmentation

All recipes for homemade lip volumizing cosmetics are based on the same thing: exfoliating dead skin, moisturizing and nourishing the skin of the lips and around them.

Natural scrubs effectively cope with cleansing and stimulating blood circulation:

  • Coffee scrub mask: mix a third of a teaspoon of natural ground coffee, 1 teaspoon of sugar and olive oil, 3-5 drops of mint oil. Apply to lips for 5 minutes, massage with the same mixture and rinse.
  • Honey: add to 1 tsp. of candied honey, 2 drops of grape seed oil and orange, massage the skin well, rinse.
  • With cinnamon: in a teaspoon of oil (olive, wheat germ or just glycerin), add half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
  • With cocoa: mix natural cocoa powder (half a teaspoon) with a teaspoon of mint oil. You can add some sugar.

And nourish and moisturize masks:

  • Citrus: take 1 tsp. lemon juice (orange, grapefruit), lemon zest and almond oil, squeeze a couple of capsules of vitamins A and E there (you can take Aevit). Apply the mixture on the lips for half an hour, cover with cling film on top. Before rinsing, massage the lips with the same mixture.
  • Starch: mix 1 tsp. potato starch, olive oil, glycerin and honey, heat in a water bath, stirring constantly, so that it is warm, but not hot. Now you need to crush a couple of Aevit capsules into the mixture. We apply a warm mask on the lips for half an hour.
  • Mustard: need 1 tsp. mustard powder, 2 tsp. honey, 1 tsp. mix lemon juice and olive oil, apply on lips and cover with cling film. Keep from 15 minutes to half an hour. Burning is a sign that it's time to wash off.
  • Pepper: mix 2 tsp. honey and 1 tsp. ground chili pepper, add half a teaspoon of flour. We heat the mixture in a water bath almost to a hot state, mix a teaspoon of glycerin into the hot mixture. We apply on the lips in such an almost hot form, keep on the lips from 15 minutes to half an hour. It should sting a little, but not too much. If it doesn't sting, add more pepper.

In the morning, you can wipe your lips with ice cubes. To do this, you can freeze a mixture of oils (pink, grape, mint) with liquid menthol. Another good option is contrasting lip rubs: alternate ice and warm, almost hot water. Or soak cotton pads in hot water and apply them to your lips as a compress between rubbing with ice.

After masks, scrubs and compresses, apply a moisturizing balm or special serums to the lips to increase the volume of the lips.

Adding volume to lips with massage

Daily lip massage increases the effectiveness of cosmetic products. How it can be done:

  • Toothbrush. You will need a soft brush, you can take the one that has already served its purpose for its intended purpose. Massage the lips with gentle circular motions from the middle to the corners. You can alternately dip the brush in hot and cold water.
  • Fingers. Here the meaning is in massage oils. What oils can be used to increase: mint, menthol, almond, avocado, cinnamon, mustard. Relax your lips, lubricate the fingertips with oil and rub the lips with a little pressure, again, in a circular motion from the center to the corners.
  • Vacuum. There are special plumpers - vacuum suction cups. Some use a glass or jars, but not only the mouth is captured in this way, and after such a vacuum massage an ugly rim around the mouth may remain. And in general, it is believed that the vacuum harms the lips - they increase due to edema, and blood circulation is disturbed in the tissues of the muscles of the mouth. It's fast, but harmful.

After the massage, it will be ideal to apply a mask - all the nutrients from it will be better absorbed.

Gymnastics that increases lips

Regular exercise is what “pumps up” the muscles of the lips for a long time. And even forever, if gymnastics is an integral part of your life philosophy. What exercises can be done:

  1. Whistling. Stretch your lips with a tube and whistle something funny for 3 minutes.
  2. Wolf howl. The starting position is the same. Only now we carefully depict a wolf and draw the letter "y". And if you pretend that you are howling at the moon, stretching your face to the ceiling, then the neck muscles are also tightened.
  3. Fish. Again we stretch the lips with a tube and try to smile in this position.
  4. Blowing out a candle. Pull your lips out so they are relaxed and blow like you are blowing out a candle.
  5. Vacuum. With your mouth slightly open, forcefully pull your lips inward.

And of course, do not forget that many problems can be avoided by doing anti-aging exercises for the face. I recommend my set of exercises. It must be done every day, for five or ten minutes. I have tried all the techniques given in it on myself and vouch for the result.

This is a daily facial fitness program that solves several problems at once:

  • Improves blood circulation;
  • Refreshes the complexion;
  • Eliminates age spots, redness, inflammation, bruises under the eyes;
  • Smoothes wrinkles;
  • Tightens the oval of the face;
  • Removes the second chin, sagging cheeks and eyelids;
  • Tightens pores, fights acne and blackheads;
  • Enhances lips naturally.

The course is designed for 5-10 minutes every day, and noticeable results appear after 2 weeks.

Makeup for a visual increase in lips

With the help of cosmetics, you can work miracles, up to a complete reincarnation. And to slightly correct the shape and volume - and even more so.

How can you make up your lips to make them look plump:

  • Highlight the contour with a pencil half a tone darker than lipstick, retreating from the natural edge by 1 mm;
  • With a white pencil, circle the upper lip along the contour, and then shade and apply foundation, and then shine;
  • With a highlighter or white pencil, paint over the center of the lips and blend the line, and apply gloss on top.

There are many videos where such makeup tricks are clearly shown.

Here, perhaps, she said everything about how to make lips plump at home.


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Far from always "Jolie's lips" were the canon of beauty. But in our time, the fashion for plump lips has reached its peak: girls increase them in all possible ways, without worrying about the consequences.

Whether or not the game is worth the candle is a personal matter for every woman, and we will talk about ways to increase female lips without resorting to a plastic surgeon.

Makeup options for a visual increase in lips - how to draw plump lips for yourself?

The main wizards who know this secret for sure are, of course, makeup artists. To correct all the "superfluous", to hide the flaws, to emphasize the existing advantages - this is a task they can handle.

And some miracles are quite within the reach of an ordinary woman.

So, we increase the lips with the help of a personal arsenal of cosmetics:


The choice of cosmetics for lip augmentation - what does the beauty industry offer today?

To add splendor to the lips, it is absolutely not necessary to do plastic surgery. Fortunately, today there are many ways to increase without it.

For example…

  • Lip tattoo. A very popular way to visually enlarge the lips and correct their shape. The meaning of the procedure is to draw a contour according to the “tattoo” principle. It will last for about 3 years. The price of the issue is from 3000 rubles.
  • Electroporation. Injections and "plastics" are not required. The method is considered physiotherapeutic, painless and safe. Cons: Requires about 10 sessions; the effect is short lived. The essence of the method: after peeling the lips, a “mix” of vitamins and hyaluronic acid is applied to them, after which a special device acts on the lips for half an hour so that the mixture penetrates under the skin. The issue price is about 2000 rubles.
  • Vantus for lips. You can laugh, but there is such a method. True, it is very doubtful and has side effects. This miracle pump is used for "super-volume", stretching the lips with a "duck". The consequences are bruises, cracks and even more serious injuries.

Use of professional cosmetics:

  • Lip Gel (for example, LIP FILL) with the effect of deep moisturizing and a slight increase in the lips due to certain components in the composition. The price of the issue is about 600 rubles.
  • Lip care/volumizer (for example, Lip Booster) with capsicum and hyaluronic acid in the composition. The issue price is about 2000 rubles.
  • Lip cream (for example, Love Lips). With constant use, there is no reason to look for products that increase lips. Provides a neat swelling of the lips and their well-groomed. The price of the issue is about 1000 rubles.
  • Special moisturizing lip balm (for example, CREATIVE NATUR COSMETIC) with peptides in the composition. They stimulate the synthesis of collagen and naturally increase the lips, providing a natural luminosity. Issue price: about 1300 rubles.
  • Lip Enlargement Gel with Cinnamon and Amino Acid (e.g. Perfect Pout). Its principle of action is the expansion of capillaries. The price of the issue is from 1300 rubles.


On a note:

All gels, balms and creams that help increase lip volume are based on skin-irritating ingredients. They give only a short-term effect, but the consequences can be very “long-term”. For example, irritation that turns into inflammation and then into edema.

Therefore, before using the funds, think - do you need it?

Or use folk remedies - so at least you will be sure of their composition.

12 best home remedies to plump lips

In fact, there are a lot of folk methods for lip augmentation.

We list the most popular:


And, of course, kisses! They quickly, effectively and safely provide that very sexy lip swelling without any means!

We will be very pleased if you share your experience or the results of your favorite beauty recipes!

In plastic surgery, one of the most requested procedures is lip augmentation. But today we will talk about how to make lips plump at home without injections and operations. Moreover, most of us treat our appearance adequately and do not strive to have incredibly shaped silicone lips.

Lip massage with fingers
Follow this simple procedure every morning and evening before applying makeup to your face. Make light pats along the contour of the lips with the index and middle fingers dipped in mint, menthol, almond, cinnamon or mustard oil. This is a good prevention of the appearance of early wrinkles and a decrease in skin tone in this area.

Cryotherapy
With the help of ice, you can increase blood circulation in the skin and achieve an instant effect of enlargement.
For the procedure, freeze cubes from plain pure water, herbal decoction or fruit juice. Wrap the ice in a tissue and move it over your lips from the center to the edges for about 2 minutes. Do this in the morning as part of your morning facial routine.

Vacuum lip massage
Popular massage with the help of plumpers - special vacuum suction cups-nozzles. Some women use a glass or jar for this. This is a quick way, but not very useful.

Vacuum procedures increase the lips due to swelling, while blood circulation in the tissues around the lips is disturbed. In addition, after such a procedure, a noticeable rim around the mouth remains, which does not decorate the face at all.

How to increase lip volume with exercise

If you regularly perform a set of exercises for 1-2 months, you will be able to “pump up” your lips and this effect persists for a long time, you only need to periodically repeat such complexes. Abroad, such exercises for facial rejuvenation are very popular and their effectiveness has been proven both scientifically and in practice.

Whistle. Puff your lips and whistle for 15 seconds, then pause and whistle again. There should be 10-12 such repetitions.
Ball. Puff out your cheeks by taking air into your mouth. Then release it slowly. Do 10-15 repetitions.
Blow out the candle. Take a full mouthful of air and exhale it sharply, stretching your lips forward with a tube. Blow as if blowing out a candle on a cake.
Howling at the moon. Pull out your lips with a tube, tilt your head back slightly and blow out the air, pronouncing the sounds "woo, woo, woo."
Fish. Pull your lips out with a tube and try to smile in this position. The second option: stretch your lips forward and squeeze and unclench them for 5 minutes.
Vacuum. Open your mouth slightly and forcefully pull your lips inward.
We sing sounds. Sing out the sounds O, A, U, I, clearly articulating with your lips. Do this slowly for 20 seconds.
The tube is a smile. Stretch your mouth in a smile without exposing your teeth, and then make your lips a tube. Repeat 10-15 times.
Wave. Close your lips tightly and, without unclenching, move them from left to right and vice versa. Repeat 12-15 times.
Circle movement. Close your lips tightly and move them in a circle 10 times to the left and 10 times to the right.

A dull "P" sound. Take a breath in your mouth, close your lips and tighten them. Then sharply and quickly say the sound "P" 4 times. Take a break of 20-30 seconds and repeat up to 4 times.
Infinity. Try making an infinity sign or the number 8 with your lips.
And another extremely pleasant way: kiss your partner more often!

Recipes for homemade lip masks

There are many recipes for lip masks that help increase blood circulation in them, and, therefore, help increase volume. All recipes help exfoliate dead skin, moisturize and nourish the skin of the lips themselves and around them. The effect of the application is obtained quickly, but it does not last long. It is best to use regularly and alternate between different recipes to achieve lasting results.

Coffee scrub mask

This composition helps to stimulate blood circulation and perfectly cleanse the top layer of old cells.
Take 1/3 teaspoon of natural ground coffee or coffee grounds, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, sugar. Mix all the ingredients and add 3-4 drops of peppermint oil.
Massage the composition on the lips and leave for 10-15 minutes. Remove with a tissue and follow with moisturizing lip balm.

Scrub mask with cinnamon

Mix ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon with a teaspoon of wheat germ oil (can be replaced with olive oil). Massage the composition on the lips and leave on the lips for 10-15 minutes. Remove with paper towel.

Lemon mask

This procedure is carried out in several stages. Lips are first softened with oils, and then a mask is applied to increase the volume of the lips.
Take a tablespoon of lemon juice and mix it with a small portion of gelatin, add a teaspoon of peach or apricot oil. Leave to infuse for 15 minutes to swell. At this time, lubricate your lips with vitamin A, after a few minutes with vitamin E. Then wipe your lips with lemon zest and apply the infused mask, covering it with cling film on top. The duration of the procedure is 1 hour, give yourself a rest during this time.

Vaseline mask

This mask is very effective, as it contains many useful ingredients that nourish and moisturize the skin of the lips, but its main effect is to improve blood circulation. Starch in masks has the effect of Botox, and this is very important for lips.
Mix a teaspoon of potato starch with a teaspoon of grapefruit juice and olive oil. Dilute in 10 ml of hot water. Combine Vaseline with honey and sugar and put in the microwave for 20 seconds. Then mix all the ingredients together and heat again for 20 seconds. While the mask is warm, apply to lips and hold for 30 minutes. After the procedure, lubricate the skin with balm and blot with a napkin after a few minutes.

mustard mask

The mustard-based mask not only increases the volume of the lips, but also emphasizes the contour of the lips.
Mix honey and vaseline and heat in a water bath. Mustard pour 5 ml of burdock oil and 7 ml of lemon juice and let it brew for 10 minutes. Combine both compositions together and smear your lips with this mixture. Cover with cling film on top and keep for 20-30 minutes.

Honey mask

For the mask, take 1 tablespoon of honey, 1 tablespoon of glycerin, 1.5 tablespoons of gelatin and a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Mix all the ingredients and place in a water bath and heat for half an hour. Apply the composition on the lips for 15 minutes.
At this time, be sure to do exercises, stretching your lips with a tube, and then into a smile. Blot the remains of the mask with a napkin, and then wipe for a few seconds with ice from the infusion of lemon balm and then lightly pinch your lips.

Sour cream mask

Mix 2 tablespoons of lemon juice with a tablespoon and heat in a water bath until liquid. Add 2 tablespoons of fat sour cream, 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese and 3-4 drops of rosemary ether and mix everything well. Apply this composition on the lips for 1 hour.

Mask with coffee grounds and mustard

Grind oatmeal and mix 1 tablespoon with a teaspoon of dry mustard, a tablespoon of coffee grounds and pour 1/5 cup of boiling water and set to swell for half an hour. While the mixture is still hot, add a tablespoon of butter to it and stir. Lastly, add a tablespoon of olive oil.
Lubricate your lips with olive oil first, and then apply the mixture and hold on your lips for about an hour. At the end of the procedure, massage your lips well, and then rinse everything off with very cold water.

Read about the cosmetic benefits of natural coffee and coffee grounds in the article.

Pepper mask for lip augmentation

The composition includes quite a lot of ingredients: chili pepper, honey, grape seed oil, petroleum jelly, lanolin, glycerin, rice flour, olive oil. Take all the ingredients in approximately equal amounts, half the amount of olive oil. Stir and heat in a water bath. When applied to the lips, the mask should be hot, but not burn. Try to hold it for at least 20-30 minutes, although it will sting your skin. Remove with hot water and brush immediately with olive oil.

Menthol mask

You will need fresh mint (25 g) and liquid menthol (20 ml). Grind mint, add menthol, a spoonful of instant coffee and a boat of corn or other vegetable oil. Mix everything thoroughly and apply on the lips, then cover them with plastic wrap. Hold for about an hour, during which time you will feel tingling and cold. Finish the procedure by rubbing with an ice cube for 1-2 minutes.

Vegetable lip mask

You will need vegetables such as radish (1 piece), garlic (1 clove), cucumber (1/4). Grind all this, mix and heat in the microwave. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice and a tablespoon of olive oil to the mixture. This mask should be kept on the lips for 35-40 minutes. The smell of garlic will not be noticeable, it will neutralize the lemon juice.

Mask with beeswax and ginger

Melt beeswax in a water bath, and grind ginger or take ginger powder. In addition, mix a dessert spoon of gelatin with cocoa and pour hot water over it, let it brew for 25 minutes. Mix all the ingredients and add a couple of drops of cosmetic oil (peach, almond). Apply the mask on the lips, hold for half an hour, and then do the massage and lip exercises described above for 10 minutes. Just wipe off the rest with a tissue.

Making lips plump with makeup

To visually enlarge the lips, master the correct makeup. With the help of simple tricks, you can adjust the shape and volume.

The easiest way:
- Circle the contour with a pencil in the tone of lipstick, retreating from the edge of the lips by about 1 mm.
- Circle the upper lip with a white or cream pencil along the contour and blend.
- Apply foundation, and on top of it - gloss.
- Paint the center of the lips with a highlighter or white pencil and blend the line, and apply gloss on top.

Video tutorial on how to plump lips with makeup:

Every third woman dreams of beautiful and voluminous lips. Plump lips appeal to men and make the face look girlish and young and attractive. But what if nature has not so generously endowed you?

Lip massage at home

Practice massaging your lips with a regular soft toothbrush. You can additionally apply a drop of nourishing cream to the bristles. In this way, you will make the lips brighter and plumper, and the lip contour more defined. At the same time, try not to overdo it, the duration of the massage should not exceed 30 seconds, and the brush should not be hard. Give preference to a hypoallergenic nourishing cream, such as a baby cream. After this procedure, blot your lips with a tissue and apply hygienic lipstick.


Ice massage

Ice is a great lip augmentation. It is necessary to massage the sponges with a piece of ice for 10 seconds (for this you can freeze decoctions of herbs or natural juices), then immediately apply a napkin dipped in water at a temperature of at least 60 degrees to them. Repeat the procedure until a slight tingling sensation appears in the lips. It is worth noting that the effect of this procedure lasts up to one hour.

Lip masks

Coffee mask

An excellent natural scrub mask that perfectly stimulates blood flow, perfectly solves several problems at once: exfoliates, nourishes, moisturizes and enhances blood flow to the lips, you can cook it yourself. Take a little candied honey, add half a teaspoon of oil (olive or cocoa butter), 3 drops of peppermint essential oil and a pinch of ground coffee. Stir, apply a warm mixture on the lips for 10 minutes, then massage the lips well with this composition for a couple of minutes and rinse. After such a procedure, the sponges will become tender, juicy, soft and acquire the desired volume.

Cinnamon Mask

Cinnamon powder or as an essential oil is also good for volumizing and plump lips at home. This spice has a warming and stimulating effect on blood circulation. You can prepare such a cinnamon balm in two versions:

The first option (simple): take a teaspoon of petroleum jelly and add 3 drops of cinnamon essential oil or add half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder. To stir thoroughly. Apply this balm as needed. Lips become brighter and plumper.

The second option (more complex): 20 grams of solid cocoa butter + 10 grams of beeswax + 10 grams of almond oil + 5 drops of cinnamon essential oil + 2 drops of ginger essential oil + 2 drops of peppermint essential oil. First, melt cocoa butter and beeswax in a water bath, then add liquid almond oil, mix well and remove from a water bath. Add essential oils and mix. Pour the mixture into a suitable mold and leave to cool in the refrigerator. After cooling, you can use the balm for its intended purpose. It causes a strong rush of blood to the lips, as a result of which they become juicy and plump, the contour becomes clear, and the lips themselves will be soft and tender.

red pepper mask

Mix a teaspoon of honey with a teaspoon of ground red pepper, pour in half a teaspoon of peach oil (can be replaced with any other cosmetic oil). Mix all the components together and smear thickly on the lips. Keep from 20 minutes to 1 hour. Then remove with a damp cotton pad.

Mask with glycerin

In a small container, mix 15 g of sugar, lemon juice, petroleum jelly, honey and 8 g of glycerin. Whisk all the ingredients and put on the stove (5 minutes will be enough). After cooling, apply the mass on the surface of the lips with a dense layer and wait 15 minutes. We remove the frozen product with a cotton pad and rinse the sponges with cool spring or well water.

Mint for lip augmentation

It is necessary to take fresh mint leaves and squeeze the juice out of them (you only need a few drops). Then apply the resulting juice on the lips for 10 minutes. At the end of the procedure, remove the remnants with a cotton pad dipped in chamomile broth.

Lip cosmetics

Pay attention to lip care products. If you want to increase your lips with them, choose those that have menthol in their composition. It is one of the most effective and safe methods for lip augmentation. The secret of menthol is as follows. It increases blood flow to the lips, making them plumper. The modern market is rich in a huge variety of glosses and lipsticks with menthol oil, so you have the opportunity to easily find something suitable for yourself. After applying such a lipstick or gloss, you will feel a slight burning or tingling sensation. You should not be afraid of these sensations, since such a reaction is normal to vasodilation.

Try to visually enlarge your lips with the help of competent makeup. First, use a lip care balm that will moisturize your lips and smooth out fine lines. Apply a light corrector along the contour of the lips to add volume. Then, with a light skin-colored pencil, draw a line just above the lip contour, starting at the corner in the center of the upper lip. Lift the tips of the lips, connecting the outer corners with the center of the upper lip. This will make your face look younger. Starting from the middle of the lips, do not paint over the contour. Use light lipstick and gloss with the effect of wet lips. The more shimmery particles, the fuller the lips look. Dark, bright shades are not for you - it will reduce the lips and emphasize the nasolabial folds.

Lip Trainer

If you want to add volume to your lips, then try using a special simulator. This novelty in the beauty industry is rapidly gaining momentum. Fullips is a specially designed plastic cap. With simple movements, a vacuum is created, which allows you to pump up your lips and significantly increase their volume.

Lip exercises

Be careful when exercising, try not to stretch the skin around the lips so that extra wrinkles do not form.