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Help for lip lines

Grammyto3 — Sun, 12 May 2019 12:48:17 GMT

I guess it’s time I do something about my lip lines.

I met a rude woman at a baby shower. The conversation somehow went to who smokes and who doesn’t . The woman looked at me and said

”you must be a smoker with those lip lines”!

I was so shocked, I just said , no, I don’t, and walked away from her.

My problem is, I’m a whistler! I whislte all the time. While I cook, clean, shop, garden...I try to notice

and stop, but I find myself whistling songs, commercials, store music.....

I need whistlers anonymous!

Any creams you could recommend?

Re: Help for lip lines

PinkyPetunia — Sun, 12 May 2019 13:07:11 GMT

That was so rude of someone to point out your lip lines!

I doubt if using a cream will do much good. So you have lip lines, it's not the end of the world. If you really want to quit your whistling, substitute something else like chewing gum or sugarless mints.

And if that doesn't work, enjoy your whistling and go on with your life. We love you the way you are. Happy Mother's Day!

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haddon9 — Sun, 12 May 2019 13:14:25 GMT

@Grammyto3 Wow how rude! I would have been shocked too....I probably wuld have been stumped about how to respond and would have said the same thing as you since I'm also not a smoker. Really, why do some people think they can say whatever pops into their heads to someone?!

As for the lines, sorry I can't suggest anything since it's one of the few problems that I don't have.

Re: Help for lip lines

Carol Diane — Sun, 12 May 2019 13:50:34 GMT

What an idiot that woman was! It depends how much they bother you. You can try Botox, fillers or a laser. I doubt creams would be of much help. I was starting to get fine ones from kissing my grandkids so much! My dr. administers a little Botox about 2 times a year and there's nothing there anymore. It isn't very expensive because he uses so little. My sister-in-law uses fillers. Hers were more pronounced because she was a smoker.

Re: Help for lip lines

kaydee50 — Sun, 12 May 2019 13:45:21 GMT

Ignore the comments from a stranger. Stay happy and keep whistling.

Re: Help for lip lines

SilleeMee — Sun, 12 May 2019 13:52:30 GMT

I have really bad lip lines because of a medical condition. I tried to have them treated with a laser but that did not do much. Then my derm suggested fillers but warned me that, with my condition, it would be very painful. So I declined. I have been using a microneedle around my lips for a few years now and I can see much improvement but they are still visible to me. They would be much worse if I don't keep needling them on a regular schedule. BTW, there are no creams or potions that will make them go away.

Re: Help for lip lines

Shelbelle — Sun, 12 May 2019 14:05:45 GMT

You can always give Plexaderm a try.

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Grouchomarx — Sun, 12 May 2019 14:18:10 GMT

I’m so sorry that lady was so rude to you. What an animal. I had some lip lines from being a straw drinker (and age of course). I started using the Algenist liquid collagen lip product and o feel it has really helped a lot, I can hardly see them any more, they’ve smoothed out so much.

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ValuSkr — Sun, 12 May 2019 14:25:41 GMT

Wow, that was rude. I doubt lip lines will be a problem for me - I haven't smoked, can't whistle, and don't use straws - especially plastic ones.

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SXMGirl — Sun, 12 May 2019 15:23:37 GMT

@Grammyto3 She was rude, especially if you had just met. If you are happy with how you look, forget her, continue to whistle, and realize that she should not have any impact on how you view yourself. If you are not happy with how your lips look after her comment, look into some type of injections to help.

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Fressa — Sun, 12 May 2019 15:47:45 GMT

How rude of that person. IMO I would not give up something that you enjoy and make syou happy for the sake of a wrinkle. That said, I if you want to lessen the wrinkle and still whistle then I would give Dr.Denese Wrinkle Defense Duo (face & neck or jus the face) a try. It has lessened my lip lines and I don't smoke or whislte. I hope this works for you like it does for me.

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ECBG — Sun, 12 May 2019 15:53:17 GMT

I'm so sorry you ran into someone who is obviously socially inept.

Sometimes we have to ignore the "idiots"!

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Desertdi — Sun, 12 May 2019 15:59:40 GMT

Talk about RUDE!!!! I had a neighbor who told me my lip wrinkle was a result of TOO MUCH KISSING. (The verticle line on my mouth is a SCAR.)

Re: Help for lip lines

Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 12 May 2019 16:14:36 GMT

You know, when people tell me I don't look 72, I say, "Thanks! But it's because I paint 'it' (moving my hands over my face) up." It's also about facial expressions (as the OP has said (whistler) and those who laugh with their eyes (I don't).

But you know the one thing I'm proud of that I don't tell people and haven't admitted much is I'm proud that I don't have wrinkles around my mouth/lips.

It's just because I guess I have very good exfoliate habits (since I was about 30 years old) and (like above) lack of expressions there.

But the reason I usually hold on tight to my reasons why I think I don't have lines is because I have slight buck teeth. Are you laughing? You should....it's OK.

You see my late husband and I used to tease and joke with each other about our 'flaws'. We got married when we were barely 19, I was 19, he was 18. So we grew up together. We had 'running jokes'.

The one we used the most (against each other was) he called me Bucky Beaver and I called him Hound Dog. My buck teeth and his eyes (he has small bags (barely noticeable) under his eyes. Look! The man was amazing, inside and out! He had muscles where most people don't so, I had to come up with something.

Anyway, back to the lines around the lip. I love red lipstick. I hate pink lipstick. Red lipstick and lines around the lips do not go well together. If I've worked on preventing anything, I'd say it was to prevent those fine lines around my lip. That's not to say it's flawless (I am 72). But I still don't need a lip liner to keep the lipstick inside.

But....keeping the lipstick off of my teeth sometimes prevents a problem. I've been working on that. Those gosh darn teeth...a hindrance and a help!

My late husband would say, "Look out! Here comes Bucky Beaver! She's gonna start gnawing on the furniture. I'd laugh and say, "You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog!" He'd laugh but he was more sensitive than I was.....or was he? I'd always have to go over and give him a kiss afterward....I think he was playing me for a kiss from those red lips.

Re: Help for lip lines

1Snickers — Sun, 12 May 2019 16:24:17 GMT

@Grammyto3 Creams may help it look better but don’t help much. I have been getting filler for years and just went to the Dr for more. After awhile it becomes lumpy so he just did an extra heavy filler on cheekbones for a lift.

He has a product called Lines made by Skinbetter Science and it helps but is drying so then I need more moisturizer.

Drinking with a straw can cause it also but I found out too late.

If you get filler injection they can be lumpy, then it has to be removed. No more for me!

Re: Help for lip lines

Grammyto3 — Sun, 12 May 2019 19:36:49 GMT

Thank you ladies, I am going to try all your suggested creams. I’m not bothered enough by them to try fillers yet 😉

Hubby said I should have opened my blouse and showed her my chest 😂

Always been a side sleeper and the vertical lines coming...🥺

We women have a lot to keep up with 🤷‍♀️!

Re: Help for lip lines

Brisky — Sun, 12 May 2019 20:45:41 GMT

SilleeMee, why wouldn't Retin A work?

Re: Help for lip lines

Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 12 May 2019 20:47:54 GMT

I don't think I'm the only person who, when trying to use a lip pencil ends up with no middle lipstick and the outline of the pencil around my lips.

Now I've used the pencil all over my lips to make sure that doesn't happen but it always still does. So I just don't use one.

With so much coral being used in clothes I've tried to find coral lipstick. I finally found one or two but that's about it.

These people are still making pink lipstick. And I don't want them telling me "it's creamy". Creamy to me means it will last one second and then gone.

I have huge drawers of lipstick all creamy. Ugh!

Re: Help for lip lines

SilleeMee — Sun, 12 May 2019 21:15:59 GMT

@Brisky wrote:
SilleeMee, why wouldn't Retin A work?

@Brisky

Yes, I use that, too. Along with microneedling, I think the RA has helped keep my lip lines from getting worse but the RA won't make them go away completely. I spoke with a woman who, like me, has scleroderma and she had her lip lines filled. She said that after weeks had gone by her mouth area was painful so she never went back. Then another scleroderma woman had her lips filled and she told me that was the worse pain she ever felt and the pain lasted for for many weeks. She said never again. The problem is that my skin and lips do not have enough elasticity so if they get filled the skin is pulled and causes pain until the fillers go away then the pain goes away. Not something I want to go through.

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Brisky — Sun, 12 May 2019 21:30:53 GMT

Thanks SilleeMee, I was just curious. Fillers would probably kill me then. Sounds bad to me. Plus I don't like the puffy look. Some stars look poofy these days.