Beauty

[Etoile308]

You can suddenly develop an allergic reaction to something you've used for years. 

[monicakm]

@NYCLatinaMe 

I thought I mentioned that I don't think they actually do any noticeable plumping.  I don't have thin lips that I would be able to actually SEE a difference.  Mine are full but not lip injection/filler full.  If I had gotten up to see what the Too Faced product did that night, I might have seen some plumping!  Sorry I wasn't able to answer your question.

[Icegoddess]

@monicakm I agree about the lip plumping effect.  I could use a little plumping, but I don't see any effect when using them.  I kinda like the tingle.  I stay away from lip plumpers that claim not to tingle.  Lately, I have been using Lip Venom on top of a lip stain but underneath my lipstick and lip gloss (which often is often a plumping gloss).  I think glosses in general have more of a plumping effect than the lip plumpers themselves, but still, not much for me. 

Speaking of a reaction to eyelash glue, I had a bad reaction to the glue they use for temporary teeth when you're getting crowns.  And I was getting 4 at one time, the front 4 top teeth.  I ended up putting some gauze between my temps and the inside of my lip until it abated.  

[monicakm]

@Icegoddess 

Yeah, lip gloss, just by the nature of the product, have a plumping LOOK from being glossy vs matte that tends to have the opposite effect.  

[NYCLatinaMe]

@monicakm on your question about what could cause a skin care product to be insanely painful one time and not the next, I would look to see what you did before.  Something you ate or drank, a cleanser, a retinol, alcohol,aha, etc., anything can have a reaction.

[monicakm]

@NYCLatinaMe 

Thank you.  I considered that.  Don't know if I have the guts to troubleshoot it or not   I would have had my evening skincare on because I was on my way to bed.  So you are probably right.  I try not to get retinol or glycolic acid on my lips but I know I do a little.  I also use other products at night that could react negatively to a maximizing lip plumper.  

I was listening to old recordings on our landline tonight to erase them.  I came across a long message from my brother that ended in him saying "I love ya sis".  I miss him so much.

[NYCLatinaMe]

so sorry it saddened you @monicakm, but maybe it was nice to hear his voice?

[NYCLatinaMe]

Oh and I do use glycolic acid (in a pad) and retinol on my lips, all over my face really.  I think lips need care too.  And I am currently trying on top of that the Stri-Vectin Double FixTM for Lips Plumping & Vertical Line Treatment that I bought half price as a GMA deal.  Not sure it is doing much but I love Stri-Vectin products and don't have vertical lines, so there is that.  My lips are fine but looking to pump them up.  I am waiting for my order of the Tatcha Kissu Lip Mask, which has many good reviews on Amazon, to arrive.  Maybe you've tried it.  I know you love Tatcha, I think.  And am thinking about trying one of the many Laneige Lip products.  Trying to update my look.  I really stopped wearing make-up during the pandemic and haven't recovered.  Just looking for a youthful glow.   I guess sleeping would help too.  Will try that now... 🛌

[monicakm]

It was such a surprise and a shock to hear his voice.  It was the first time since he died. I was not expecting it.  99% of the calls to our landline are telemarketers so I keep the ringer off. DH is still hanging on to ancient technology and won't let us get rid of it yet.  My brother had a hard time transitioning from our landline to our cell phone numbers so it wasn't unusual to hear an old message from him from time to time.  

[monicakm]

That Strivectin product looks interesting.  

I'm sure I would have lip lines if my lips were ever nekkid but I have something on them all the time and much of that time is the Tatcha

Kissu.  It's nearly 3:00 a.m. and my dear brother's namesake is curled up behind my knees.  I wonder how he would feel knowing I name my new dog after him.  I think he'd be good with it.