To wonder what’s going on with all the big lips

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Are you sure that’s what it’s called? Nothing on google.

No, silly!

We’re not talking about natural features - just artificial ‘enhancements’ to women’s lips. And not the subtle variety - the massive, over-pumped, blubbery ones.

Naturally full lips like my daughter’s are lovely.

Lip fillers done by a professional is made of hydrolic acid, which is a naturally occurring substance in the body. It dissolves naturally, although if you didn't like your lips they can put another chemical in ( Hyaluronidase) to make them go down more quickly. Both are naturally absorbed. I no longer want to spend money on treatments, but my lips used to last around nine months. The lip fillers restored my shape (post menopause) as well as volume and luckily enough, the shape has stayed. In my 30's I had forehead 11's above my nose. Got botox twice and they permanently went.

How can they be going out of fashion, when there a ethnicities born with naturally large lips. Yawnnnn you guys are so obsessed with us if it’s not lips, hips, bums, thick curly hair yawnnn

The inflated lip look is just awful. Some of these women look deformed and ugly as a result.
I'm not sure why they inflict this on themselves really. 🙄

I mentioned it and I think at least one other pp did.

Mumsnet isn't usually prudish so I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned before because it seems pretty obvious. I don’t even think it's effect is necessarily intentional in those who just see it as part of fashion but I'd be interested to know where this 'look' originated.

Thank Christ. My lips are quite thin but I'd rather shoot myself than make a spectacle of myself. It's an awful look on older women - I've seen one or two 60ish women sporting these & they look fucking ridiculous.

The men I know also find it off-putting.

Tbh, I’m suspicious of men who like it!

Agree

Lol when certain actresses have gone OTT then get cast as someone who'd never get stuff done.....down & out, drug addict, Victorian costume drama.
Another thing I can't get my head round is shaving a perfectly decent set of eyebrows just to draw Disney ones on the forehead 👀🙄 Sorry (wonders if there's a word for fakedrawneyebrowphobia)

Big lips, over-done, harsh looking eyebrows, and greasy makeup.

As a man, I can honestly say NO (although I may be in the minority) - I find it a real turnoff.

I find it very helpful, I can instantly tell people I will have nothing in common with, will contribute nothing to meaningful to any conversation, and I can completely ignore.

@Ponoka7

This Hydrolic acid though - does that dissolve the fillers? What do they do - inject it? Does it work on all types or just lip fillers?

What actually are lip fillers?

So many things I didn’t know I didn’t know…

I don’t think everyone dressed the same in the sixties - there were beatniks, mods and rockers, then hippies and skinheads.

Not sure about banning them, but I've never worn high heels for ages and don't see myself ever doing so again.
They are uncomfortable and restrictive and I prefer the look of low heels - I just think they're more elegant and less 'try hard' than stilettos.

If go with banning heels, not worn them since the 90s when I realize I didn't have to. My feet are in great condition.

@PadWife

Whatever floats your boat!

I had my lips done and my hubby loves them, I get so much attention from the young men at the pub when we go for darts. each to their own but they make a world of difference in the bedroom

Hydrolic acid dissolves.

What sort of acid? I've never heard of that one!

And you need acid to dissolve the fillers?. And do things go back as they were? And is it expensive? I think quite wealthy celebrities have had problems with migrating fillers, so it can't be that straightforward.

I'm still not sold on this filler business.

And the 'Abomination of the Hoop Petticoat' and so on. But they didn't affect women's bodies permanently.
However, we know the damage extreme corsets did. So we don't wear them.

I was a heel wearer. I've definitely damaged my knees, but didn't know 20 years ago, that it would come back to haunt me. Heels, really, are ridiculous and probably should be banned.

It's ingrained misogyny
Literally women doing the work of the Patriarchy for them

Hydrolic acid dissolves.
There's as many women getting subtle aesthetics, as there are the exaggerated look. When women involved in the sex industry go exaggerated, they earn more. There's a level of misogyny in who men will wank over and who they'll date in front of their peer group. So stop with the 'men don't like it'.
Growing up my Mum had the same perm as every other woman in the 45-60 age range. In the 60's everyone dressed the same, it was in the 80's that individuality started.
A look has become available and some people are going for it. If you look, there were similar writings in the 17/18th about powdered wigs being ridiculous.

As for doing ourselves harm, heels really should be banned then. What the Princess of Wales is thinking of, I don't know, terrible example to Charlotte. After all William isn't wearing heels.

I think it's for Instagram/ SM
The big lips/ eyelashes photograph differently and the look is in on Insta but in RL it looks exaggerated and bizarre

I agree with this. And I think this goes for lots of work or 'enhancements' - botox, fillers, sonetimes microblading, extensions etc. Great with professional lighting and careful poses, horriffic in rl.

I know several people who look like models on their socials but in rl they look bizarre, especially the way the face moves when talking.

I truly wonder how many women there are who've had fillers and botox and think it looks wonderful because they only see their still face in the mirror or photos - but would be aghast if they saw themselves speaking or laughing.