Have you ever watched a movie or flipped through a magazine and pictured yourself with full, luscious lips like Angelina Jolie or Liv Tyler? I’m sure many women have longed for lips like theirs. Fortunately, women who aren’t blessed with this sexy asset no longer need to pout. If you are wondering how to enhance your lips, there are several great options available.

The easiest method of enhancing your lips is to take advantage of a few tricks often used by professional makeup artists; just add a dab of shiny gloss or high-gloss lipstick to the center of your lips. The shine causes light reflection which tricks your eyes into seeing instantly fuller lips. You can also apply foundation around your mouth area and then use a lip liner to contour your lips slightly beyond your natural lip line. Finish off with a lipstick brush to fill in your favorite color – just remember that pale shades always make your lips look fuller.

If you want to take this concept a step further, you can purchase a wide assortment of lip products such as lip enhancers or lip plumpers. For example, Hydroderm offers a product called an “Instant Lip Enhancer”. These products may contain various ingredients such as alpha-lipoic acid which is a powerful antioxidant that occurs naturally in the body, essential oils which mimic the fatty acid in your skin or even capsaicin which is an ingredient in cayenne or red hot peppers. This gives a whole new meaning to the term “hot lips”! Try out different products until you find one that truly does give you the bee-stung look it advertises.

For a longer-lasting solution to thin lips, you can consult a qualified professional for Restalyne or collagen injections. Both materials are injected into the lip and normally require follow-up visits to prolong the effect. Although the results are said to last 4 to 6 months, the injections can be very painful not to mention costly.