Not every girl is blessed with a perfect pout like that of Angelina Jolie but sure every girl wants one. Some girls don't mind getting pricked with the needle but most of us are scared of the unknown or harmful effects that might cause. So for those who would like to take the route to natural ways here are some wonderful tips for you.
1. Exfoliation:-
Exfoliation is one of the most effective methods to make your lips look fuller naturally. Exfoliating helps in removing the dead skin cells on the top of the lips to expose the underlying new layer of skin cells. It increases the flow of blood to that area which makes it swell and gives the pinkish feel to the lips. After exfoliation its very important that you seal your lips with a lip balm or petroleum jelly. Here are various ways to exfoliate lips:
Tooth brush method:
Apply some petroleum jelly or vaseline on your lips. Take a toothbrush with soft bristles and rub the it in circular motion on the lips.
Don't be very harsh because the lips are more tender than the facial skin. This method will give instant fullness to your lips.
Sugar and salt method:-
Sugar is one of the most easily available item and a very good exfoliating agent. Just mix sugar with honey or olive oil and rub it on the lips or just rub salt onto them to get super soft lips.
If you have sensitive lips go for brown sugar as that is finer and thus more gentle. Mix a moisturising oil to the above mixtures so that lips stay hydrated.
Coffee powder:-
Mix coffee powder with petroleum jelly and use it to exfoliate the lips.
2. Cinnamon and peppermint oil as a natural lip plumping agent:-
Cinnamon being very strong in flavour can act as a natural lip plummer but has to be used carefully and in very small quantities as it can burn your lips. Use a bit of cinnamon oil or a pinch of cinnamon powder mixed with your regular petroleum jelly and apply it on your lips. Rub it mildly and wash off. It will cause a slight tingling sensation that's because it stimulates the capillaries on the lips and increases the blood flow to the lips thus making them rosier and plumpier. Same goes with peppermint oil.
You can make a lip balm using few drops of peppermint oil with your petroleum jelly to help in emergency.
3. Makeup as a wonder:-
Make up goes a long way in helping our lips to look plump. The best way is to apply concealer one shade lighter than your skin tone on and around your lips. Apply your lip liner a little outside your lips then fill it with the same colour as your liner.
Also using lighter coloured lipsticks makes lips look more plump than darker shades that make lips look narrower.
4. Creating an illusion with gloss:-
Creating an illusion of plumped up lips is equally easy using a gloss. Just apply a bit of gloss on the center portion of top and bottom lip which is the most fuller part of the lips. This looks wonderful with lighter shades of lipsticks and lip glosses and creates a wonderful pout.
5. Some exercises:-
Some say that exercises are a long term but a very useful option as it helps in developing the lip muscles. One of the exercises is to whistle loudly for 2-3 mins at a stretch in a day or whistle to your favourite tune. Another exercise is to smile wide then pout and repeat this over and over for 2 to 3 mins. Extremely helpful but easy.
No comments:
Post a Comment