Lip Trauma

I try to follow trends and be cool. So, one day while I was browsing, lustfully (I might add), at the shelves in Sephora, I came across a display for lip gloss. I needed some since I had just put on foundation (minerals), eyeshadow, blush, and mascara; all from similar displays. I chose the lip gloss from Urban Decay, because I had always wanted to use their products...and after using it, seeing how adorable I now looked... I started to look around the store, adding more unneeded items to my cart, and my lip started to feel on FIRE!! They were burning and stinging and down right HURT!! I thought I was having an allergic reaction, so I went to the closest mirror and my lips were bright RED and so I went to the lip gloss display and saw the Urban Decay lip gloss was not just ordinary lip gloss, it was this kind...

Yes, lip plumping!!!

I realize my lips are no Angelina Jolie, but seriously, If I have to go through all the pain to get them to look like this...HECK NO!!

I quickly wiped off the gloss, bought some "non-lip-plumping" gloss and as I was talking to the checkout lady, asking if my lips looked freakishly horrid (they were quite red) and she told me this about "lip-plumper's:" They tear/irritate (or something like this) your blood vessels in the lips, so the blood vessels will swell, making your lips look larger! Seriously. Totally not worth it!!!

So, I put on the new gloss (a fruity pina colada from Mr. Knorrs) and I continued my shopping trip. The lip gloss sucked and yes, looked good, but didn't help my poor lips. So, I went to The Body Shop and bought the best CHAPSTICK EVER, And I have vowed to NEVER try to plump my poor lips again!

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