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To get my lips done even though there's nothing technically work with them?

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nurseyn · 23/11/2019 21:30

I've attached a pic.

I've been so tempted to get lip fillers put in. There's nothing wrong with my lips per se, but I'd like them bigger. DH thinks I'm being stupid as there's nothing 'wrong' with them. Am I? I feel like the balance is off and I'd like them fuller, also a more defined Cupid's bow. TIA.

To get my lips done even though there's nothing technically work with them?
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nurseyn · 23/11/2019 21:53

I doubt it @FrogCat , I'm 12st with long, thick, untamed hair!

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ShinyGiratina · 23/11/2019 21:53

Your lips are lovely and full as they are.
You don't need to change yourself.

Filled lips tend to look awful and ruin people's natural expression, especially on younger women who have no need of them.

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EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard · 23/11/2019 21:54

Here's how to give yourself a completely natural and cost free boost. The next time this family member picks out a totally non existent flaw and tells you how you could 'fix' it, say 'My lips are fine and I like them just the way they are' and then turn away.

Job Done!

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Reallynowdear · 23/11/2019 21:55

Your lips are lovely, don't touch them

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ironickname · 23/11/2019 21:55

In my tiny sphere, lip fillers are regarded as "common". Sorry. But if it works for you...

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MarshaBradyo · 23/11/2019 21:56

Don’t do it

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4DrivetPrive · 23/11/2019 21:57

Don't apologise OP, you are feeling low and for whatever reason this person has decided to pick faults that are not there. You have lots of people telling you you have a perfectly lovely mouth and its true.

I don't know why your family member said that. It could be jealousy/insecurity about their own lips or appearance, you mentioned feeling down and they thought they were being "helpful", maybe they are just being a shit. It isn't right and as hard as it is please try not to let it eat at you.

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Getitwright · 23/11/2019 21:58

Take a look at some of the freaks that abound on the internet, and then leave your lovely lips alone. A bit of carefully applied lipstick/ lip gloss and you will have lips that most will envy. You sound like your confidence is a tad low, but simply lift your chin, walk tall, smile and tell yourself you are beautiful. It really is all you need to do. Honest.Smile

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SilverySurfer · 23/11/2019 21:58

Please look at this link: www.bing.com/images/search?q=bad+lip+fillers&qpvt=bad+lip+fillers&FORM=IGRE and I suggest you show it to the cretin who thinks your lips need fixing when you have perfectly nice lips. If after looking at the link you still want to look like a puffer fish, then it's your choice.

Attached is one example, not the worst.

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ActualHornist · 23/11/2019 21:59

Stop apologising. There isn't a woman alive that doesn't sometimes (or even all the time) feel upset about her appearance.

The boost should be from your DH who thinks you're lovely, not from a beautician who is trying to sell you a service.

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GimmeBread · 23/11/2019 22:00

Honestly your lips are fine - lovely in fact! I've had fillers done so I see the attraction but my lips were thin and droopy ( resting bitch face). If mine were as full as yours I wouldn't have got them done.

Tell your relly to fuck off! 🤨

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carolinelucaseshandbag · 23/11/2019 22:00

It makes me cringe every time I see someone with "done" lips. Ive yet to see a set that look good. And it's usually young women too, who just didn't need it. I'm guessing the "fake" look is the desired look nowadays. It's awful, sorry.

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poorstudent1010 · 23/11/2019 22:02

With SO many places offering fillers now, it’s really difficult to narrow down a worthy practitioner. I know many people who ended up having filler dissolved (at their expense) due to lumps, product migrating in other areas, poor placement etc.

I go to a maxillofacial surgeon who offers fillers on the side of his NHS career, he works out of a plastic surgery clinic rather than a salon. He’s very good and very professional. He also has 0 social media presence.

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Thankssomuch · 23/11/2019 22:05

If only that was all I had to worry about.

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TheHumansAreDefinitelyDead · 23/11/2019 22:07

The person who is telling you this, and who is picking you apart, does not have your best interests at heart.... Hmm who IS it? And why do they get to pick on teeny tiny details of your look? What are they up to here.....

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NameChangedNoImagination · 23/11/2019 22:08

You are being ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. I have nothing against this kind of enhancement but your lips are lovely and NO ONE is noticing the imperfections you mentioned. Why do you think you have to be perfect anyway?

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BumbleBeee69 · 23/11/2019 22:12

Someone keeps telling me the ratio of 'fullness' is off and that my top lip should be fuller

Tell Someone to fuck right off. ... Flowers

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NotTonightJosepheen · 23/11/2019 22:12

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BettysLeftTentacle · 23/11/2019 22:12

You sound lovely OP. Posts like these make me so sad.
This person knows that you’re feeling low at the moment and is playing on it to make you feel worse. It’s one thing doing it because you want to for you but it’s entirely another doing it because of someone else’s irrelevant perceived ‘faults’. I bet of you were show us a picture of yourself (please don’t!) you’d be absolutely stunning.

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81Byerley · 23/11/2019 22:15

I have a relative who has had hers done. It's embarrassing talking to her, it looks awful. Yours are lovely. Don't do it.

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Gemma2019 · 23/11/2019 22:17

If you want a more defined Cupid's bow then you could have semi permanent lip liner done rather than fillers. But your lips do look fine as they are.

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Butchyrestingface · 23/11/2019 22:17

Someone keeps telling me the ratio of 'fullness' is off and that my top lip should be fuller

Mercifully for me, I’m as thick as fuck and wouldn’t have a clue what ‘someone’ was talking about. Grin

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Sparklesocks · 23/11/2019 22:18

Whoever this person telling you that your lips aren’t the correct ratio etc isn’t someone you should have in your life

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Illegally18 · 23/11/2019 22:20

You have gorgeous lips,shapely and well defined. They have a twenties , bee sting, look about them

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nespressowoo · 23/11/2019 22:20

Don't! Your lips are perfect. Please, please don't.

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