My Lip Enhancement Experience
I can’t say I have never had my lips done before. Last time I went with a very subtle lip enhancement and skipped the borders. I think I was afraid of the duck face look and just wanted to give it a try anyway. I did love it – it made my lips look fuller but it was so subtle that no one noticed.
This time, I tried the new Belotero lip product – Belotero contour for the borders and Belotero shape for the red of the lips. I had an event the following day which is the WORST time to get a lip enhancement done but I decided to go ahead anyway. I took a risk with swelling and bruising.
When I got to the clinic, I registered and had a consult and then numbing cream was applied to my lips. Word to the wise – refrain from talking once this cream is applied. It is extremely difficult not to get it on your tongue and have the whole back of your throat and inside of your mouth ending up numb! It felt like dental freezing and much much more! At least I knew it was working.
The lip enhancement procedure itself was over in about 20 minutes. The top border was injected in about 10 different places, then the bottom border was done too. The red was filled in after to plump out the lips. Afterwards, I was given an ice pack to take down the swelling. I did swell up quite a bit which is not typical. I saw a few other women who were leaving when I arrived and they had minimal swelling – one of them had great lips but didn’t look like they had just been done. I, on the other hand, started to get worried about my event the next day. I tried to ice as much as possible but I had to be somewhere that evening and couldn’t help worrying that it wouldn’t be enough. When I got home I experimented with a few lipstick techniques. I put on a light matte lipstick and then blended a heavy concealer into the borders. Once that was done I looked more like myself. When I went out that evening I was incredibly self conscious about it but no one even noticed!
The following day the swelling was still pretty bad so I did my makeup trick again and no one did a double take, no one asked, and no one stared. A bit of bruising did start to come out on my bottom lip which has been easily covered with some concealer and again, no one has noticed!
Now three days have gone by and I’m loving the result. I think they look full but very natural. I have to say I stressed a lot about it being horribly obvious to everyone that I had my lips injected. I swelled up more than normal but no one has noticed because they were done so well and do not look overdone or artificial at all. I love them!
My advice to anyone thinking of getting lip enhancement is this:
- Do your research and make sure you are going to a reputable clinic with a skilled injector. Injectors are not created equal.
- Do not skip the numbing cream. The lips are sensitive.
- Do what you can to prevent bruising – avoid Aspirin and alcohol for a few days.
- If you do bruise and swell (like I did), don’t stress too much. That’s what makeup is for! I put on light matte lipstick and blended some concealer into the borders to make them look smaller until the swelling went down.
- Enjoy your new lips! You’re going to love them!
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