Freeze 24/7's Plump Lips and Ice Sticks:
It really does give you fuller lips! It plumps up your lips and makes them redder, which leads me to question how the folks over at Freeze 24/7 can call it non-irritating. It is OBVIOUSLY irritating the skin on your lips and causing blood to come rushing there. While there are other lip plumping ingredients out there that burn your lips (have you ever tried Lip Injection by Too Faced, or DuWops's Lip Venom? Oh lord...burn baby burn - and not in a good way! OUCH: reviewed below) this one feels cooling and refreshing on the mouth. It doesn't feel burny (is that a word?) nor does it feel numbing...just a cool refreshing feel on the mouth.
The ingredient list contains Palmitoyl Oligopeptide which is a peptide that helps encourage collage production; to me this is probably why they claim that it helps mature lips to appear more youthful. However, collagen production in skin is short-lived if the ingredients don't contain Hyaluronic Acid...
A LITTLE SKIN CARE LESSON:
Hyaluronic Acid and Collagen are both naturally found in your skin. They like to "hold hands" in the skin, so having peptides that encourage Collagen production, but NOT having Hyaluronic Acid just makes no sense...
Hyaluronic Acid and Collagen are both naturally found in your skin. They like to "hold hands" in the skin, so having peptides that encourage Collagen production, but NOT having Hyaluronic Acid just makes no sense...
Hyaluronic Acid is also an amazing hydrator, holding 1000 times its own weight in water - so not only does it hydrate very well, but it also plumps up your skin wherever you may apply it.
Ok, I'm rambling.
END OF LESSON!
While this is a good lip plumper, the effects are temporary. If you have an anti-aging serum that contains Hyaluronic Acid, I would recommend you apply that serum to your lips and surrounding lip area morning and night. The hyaluronic Acid in any skincare you use would make this lip plumper even more effective by making the results more long-term. This is what I do, with my Freeze 24/7 lip plumper AND with my LipFusion (even though the LipFusion already has HA in it - what can I say? I'm thorough)
I like the feeling of this treatment on my lips! Morning and night, after I have cleansed my face and applied my serum and moisturizer (and brushed my teeth), I apply Plump Lips to my lips. Sometimes during the day, I will apply the coloured Freeze 24/7 Ice Stick (which is coloured).
Overall, this is not a bad plumper. The results are short-lived, unless you include a serum/moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid in it. At about $40 per bottle, I expect Hyaluronic Acid as well!
DUWOP's LIPVENOM & TOO FACED's LIP INJECTION:
Ouch. These ones burns. They hurts. They works by irritating
the skin on your lips, causing the blood to come rushing, and temporarily increase the volume of your lips. Both are also sticky... I've had my hair get stuck in my lips, and in the process of pulling my hair out I accidentally pulled my lip-glossed-hair-strands over my cheeks. The result? I had swollen and red lines on my cheeks from where it touched my face. SCARY! My verdict? I do not recommend. At about $20 per little bottle, it's not worth it..
the skin on your lips, causing the blood to come rushing, and temporarily increase the volume of your lips. Both are also sticky... I've had my hair get stuck in my lips, and in the process of pulling my hair out I accidentally pulled my lip-glossed-hair-strands over my cheeks. The result? I had swollen and red lines on my cheeks from where it touched my face. SCARY! My verdict? I do not recommend. At about $20 per little bottle, it's not worth it..BENEFIT'S LIP PLUMP:
This one is just a primer, gals... it is a flesh-tone thick lip treatment that is meant to visually erase your lip line so that you can re-draw your lip line back on as you desire. There is ZERO plumping action with this stuff... And another draw back? Really light skinned gals and dark skinned gals can't use this stuff - it only comes in one "flesh tone" which is a medium-light warm (almost olive) tone, effectively rendering itself useless to at least half of the world's female population...if not more.
NEOSTRATA'S ANTI-WRINKLE LIP ENHANCER:
I think this may be the only Lip Plumper that is actually marketed at the anti-aging crowd. While I did notice a plumper pout, it also reddened my lips and anywhere it was applied. This lip treatment is VERY similar to the Freeze 24/7 lip treatment, except instead of a cooling sensation it was hot... very hot! It has retinol which is also a powerful anti-aging ingredient. Even though this one is clear, it makes your lips red - just like the Freeze 24/7 treatment. With the exception of the burning feeling Neostrata's Anti-Wrinkle Lip Enhancer gives, to me it felt like pretty much the exact same product. In Canada, this lip enhancer is MUCH easier to find than the Freeze 24/7 Plump Lips and Ice Sticks. $36 for a tube, but Neostrata REGULARLY has buy-one-get-one-free packages at Shoppers Drug Mart.FUSION BEAUTY's LIPFUSION (and LipFusion XL):
I love this one! The technology behind it is pretty darn amazing and the stuff works; both instantly and long term! Collagen molecules are too large to absorb into the skin, so the good folks over at Fusion Beauty have found a tiny marine collagen that is dehydrated into a microsphere. Combined with Hyaluronic Acid (remember my lesson up above?) it absorbs into your skin where it finds your skin's own hydration. The Collagen micromolecule plumps up and the Hyaluronic Acid not only helps it stick around long term, but the HA also amasses more water/hydration which provides both instant and long-term plumpness. This comes in a clear formula and in tinted formulas. The tinted formulas are sooo sheer. I have one of the darker tones of it and it's barely visible on my lips, so don't be afraid of the red or dark brown tones - they are quite lovely on! The clear formula works by itself AND overtop of any lip colour you may be wearing.
It never feels hot, always cool and refreshing. The only downside is that it makes your lips feel dehydrated, so at least once or twice a day you may feel the need to put a good and proper lip balm on your pout to moisturize.
The LipFusion XL is STELLAR! By far the best lip plumper I have ever tried. This one contains double the active ingredients of the original LipFusion. This one is recommended as a night time lip treatment to put on after you cleanse/tone/treat/moisturize and brush your teeth. With every passing morning you will wake up to subtly fuller lips and reduced wrinkles around your mouth.
Unlike ALL the other lip plumpers I have reviewed, this is the only one that DOES NOT make your mouth red. Which means you can apply it outside your lip line with no fear of looking like you just ate a whole bowl of pasta with red sauce. The best part about applying it outside your lip line is that it plumps your pout thoroughly and reduces the tiny vertical lines that are starting to pop up around your mouth.
If you want a lip plumper that works best (one step) try Fusion Beauty's LipFusion XL. While it's not cheap, each bottle lasts for-bloody-ever and gives you honest to goodness RESULTS! The XL is about $55 or so per bottle...so before you take the dive you can always try the clear (original) LipFusion at $38. But I'm telling ya...this stuff works!
Buy Freeze 24/7 Anti-Aging Eye Serum targets the critical eye area and helps in achieving a youthful skin.
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