If you're looking to quickly boost the volume of your lips with minimal effort, swiping on a lip plumper is the next best thing to scheduling an actual injection with a professional. Each of these volumizing products are applied like your go-to gloss or balm, and as an added bonus, there's zero downtime to recover afterwards. If you're on the fence about getting a lip filler—or in-between appointments—these plumping formulas from top brands like Dior Beauty, Algenist, La Mer, and more can help enhance your lip contours without going overboard. Here, we've rounded up 15 of the very best lip plumpers to shop now that come beauty enthusiast- and editor-approved—whether you're looking for a high-shine finish or supreme, lasting hydration.
Not only does Bella Hadid reach for this plumping and hydrating lip gloss from Dior Beauty on a regular basis, but close to 2,000 Sephora shoppers do, too. One satisfied customer writes that the gloss "is the best. It’s not at all tacky and provides the most beautiful sheer wash of color. Plus it feels so great going on!"
Developed by world-renowned plastic surgeon Lara Devgan, this lip-plumping serum is the next best thing to having the doctor herself take a needle to your lips. You'll notice plumping right away and over time.
This vegan lip treatment is powered by collagen as a main ingredient and aims to restore lip fullness in just 10 days flat.
Dr. Dennis Gross treats this lip product like skincare, using a blend of hyaluronic acid and marine algae to plump your lips while enhancing their overall hydration.
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One of the best-selling lip plumpers at Sephora, Buxom's formula leaves behind a tingly-in-a-good-way feeling that results in a perfectly swollen lip look.
With shades ranging from clear to brown-pink, this hyaluronic acid and collagen-infused gloss makes it easy to make plumped lips a part of your every day look.
Instead of instant plumping results, this serum will give you fuller lips over time, courtesy of collagen boosters that smooth and volumize lips with continued use.
Antioxidant turmeric oil, hydrating omega 3, and vitamin E team up to add plumping moisture and protection against environmental damage (which can make lips appear thinner over time).
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La Mer's lip treatment can almost double as a gloss, since it leaves behind an iridescent sheen without being too shiny. Plus, it's infused with the same Miracle Broth complex that you'll find in the brand's range of best-selling products for ultimate healing and hydration benefits.
The tingling, almost carbonated feel of this plumping gloss comes courtesy of capsicum—the same stuff that makes peppers hot. No need to worry about spice, though, the capsicum here is all about stimulating blood flow to your lips to plump them and add a dose of all-natural color.
This vegan lip plumper uses a combination of AHA and BHA acids to exfoliate, plus volufiline and vitamin C to get lips their fullest.
Hyaluronic acid does the heavy lifting in this lip treatment, deeply moisturizing the lips for a subtly plumped effect. Meanwhile copper and peptides go to work on smoothing lines and signs of aging, so lips look more voluminous over time.
This article originally appeared on Harper's BAZAAR US.
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