What is with lip fillers?!? They look so fake and awful

[Fanofan1]

i’m probably showing my age (I’m in my 40s) but am I alone in thinking the lip filler look is just awful?

I see them all over social media and in real life when I’m around people in their 20s. Why? They look so fake.

I know it’s not our fault as women. We’re manipulated into thinking our bodies and faces are never good enough. But lip fillers are so ubiquitous and look so, so bad, I just don’t get it.

Here's mine....no filters/lip gloss etc.

I was thinking about getting my lips done but unsure now! I'm mid 50s & have lost the top & bottom corners of my lips. Lip liner doesn't work, I look like a child playing with their mums make up bag! I wanted just enough to be able to wear red lippy! 💋💋 👄

Right, but you’re also judging other women for their appearance if they have chosen to have filler, so you are also oppressing other women just because they are doing something you don’t personally like.

And your point about affordability, does this mean that we as women should never spend any money on our appearance just because not everybody could afford to do so? I shouldn’t go to the hair dressers because not every woman can afford to? I shouldn’t wear makeup because not every woman can afford to? I shouldn’t buy new clothes because not every woman can afford to? I shouldn’t wax my upper lip because not all women can afford to? The list is endless if you put it that way. EVERY women can and should do whatever she personally likes to make her personally feel more confident and better in herself.

Plus if you look at the vast amount of replies, it’s quite clear that the majority of people responding are not concerned about “other women” or about ethical testing (although that may be your concern and that’s fair enough), or indeed about anything at all OTHER THAN they don’t like how lip filler looks. At that point, it’s plain and simple judging another woman's appearance and as you said yourself- that’s oppression.

My only worry is the overfilled lips being so stretched that when they decide to tone it down they have sagging skin. Is that what happens ?

You could go somewhere reputable for a consultation. I just get the edges defined, including my Cupid's bow. I have very little volume added, and almost nothing in my bottom lip.

I think they resemble The Simpsons lips .

They are horrible, and turning the women who wear them into a homogenous looking tribe of fuglies. However, YABU to absolve women of all guilt. Whichever nefarious males in the beauty/plastic surgery industry came up with these things (if indeed they are male), the vast majority of those promoting their attractiveness, either as influencers or working as beauticians, are females.

Yes I have to agree with you, it looks so false and in my opinion detracts from their natural beauty,

What happens when these young 20 something girls are in say their 40s? Do their lips enter a room 5 minutes before the rest of them does😂

I'd say all except the first. That blistered look to the bottom lip, and in 3 the top lips outline is beyond the lip.

You can easily tell. You have the giveaway of the ridge across your top lip.

Don’t look then. No need to shame folk for their choices, it’s their body. Tad melodramatic!

@BarbiesWorld is the only poster IMO, with nice filled lips.Would never have known.

The rest are so obvious.

I was waiting for someone to say this. I am aware other people’s faces are not there to make me happy, which is why I have voiced my feelings anonymously on an online forum and not in real life.

I also believe that all women in their 20s and 30s are naturally beautiful.

I like mine 🤷‍♀️ judge away, I think they look great.

@MonsteraMama They do look great in this pic but typically in real life and especially from the side, they look really odd.

Hit and miss really.
On the whole I think every just looks the EXACT same nowadays; same huge lashes, cheek fillers and lip fillers.

Though it's MUCH easier to draw the conclusion you have OP, and I for that matter, when you don't suffer with self confidence issues regarding certain facial features. My confidence is in the gutter since the age of 11, however I like my lips so of course I wouldn't think of getting them.

I remember reading about how Faryal Khan (Amir Khan's wife) felt under intense pressure as the wife of a celeb to get them done. And it's quite tragic because she is totally unrecognisable now and her own children don't look like her.

What can we do though? There's aesthetic clinics on every high street now.

They all look rank. Don't do it!

RUBBISH

i think you forgot to prefix your moment with ‘In my opinion…’

Each to their own, but personally I think it’s not a good look.

They look like plumped up duck bills that also end up with the splits at the sides of the mouth getting bigger and bigger. A bit like the Joker in Batman.

What happens when these 20 somethings become 30/40 - do their lips enter a room 5 minutes before the rest of them does 😂

I think it makes a lot of girls look very false and plastic, and it detracts from their natural beauty.

I think definitely the last one, possibly the third one but that might be because you’re pouting in that photo more than the others.

Exactly….I would hate to lose those subtle (or not so subtle in my case!) expressions. A lot of my communication is through those micro-expressions and they really connect people I think. Although a lot of people don’t communicate in this way I’ve noticed….I wonder if it’s an introvert (Asperger’s in my family’s case) thing and it’s because we find talking so exhausting…?

I haven't had my lips done, I have naturally fleshy lips (genetic) but I have a ridge on the top and bottom of my lips, a deep indent above my cupids bow (it actually looks like a fingerprint in playdoh on closer examination) and a blurry left hand side of my top lip which are all apparently signs of fillers?! Is nature screwing with me?? I am so lazy when it comes to beauty, I hate the thought of people thinking I've put filler in!

I can always tell. I assume they are insecure which is sad. I would never insult my face.

This thread prompted me to take a face on picture of my lips and a side on profile view. I am warning you, if you are feeling a bit sensitive about yourself today don't do a side profile. Vile!

Honestly though, this is absolutely true. Subtle aesthetic work can be great. Other people might not be able to tell you've had it done, yet it will change your overall look.

I've seen some absolutely horrific examples of lip fillers though, and the people who've done them should be arrested to be honest as they're crap. Yet you can guarantee you'll have a queue of 'huns' lining up on social media to say how good they look baaaabe.