by Haute PR

Created on: September 14, 2008   Last Updated: August 07, 2009

I admit it; I was born with skinny lips. I have always envied juicy, plump, kissable lips. So I was thrilled when I saw a slew of new lip-plumping lip glosses out there. But there are so many, how do I choose which one is the best? So I tirelessly tried out the best lip plumpers. I wore them while shopping in Soho, going to a loft party, sipping Bellinis and trying to seduce the crowd with my newly plumper lips. Some lip plumpers made my lips look so huge that I got stopped in the street because I was mistaken for Angelina Jolie. And I'm a blonde. Ok, maybe they didn't think I was Ange, but I can dream about having Brad Pitt's babies, and use lip plumping gloss to get lips as sumptuous as hers.

Do lip plumping lip glosses really work? We got the skinny from the Baron of Botox and Madonna's dermatologist, Dr. Frederic Brandt. He uses lip fillers in his practice and also has a lip plumper in his skin care line. In an exclusive interview with Beauty News, Dr. Brandt said that lip plumping lip gloss works for the short term because it irritates/hydrates the skin. So lip plumping gloss can actually give your lips the seductive fullness that you crave. Read the following reviews on the best lip plumping glosses and see which is right for you.

City lips has fun geographical names for its colors like los angeLIPS, TINSEL town and my favorite, san franKISSco. It feels very comfortable on, not sticky or tacky. It plumped my lips to utter perfection and gave me a very voluptuous pout. I also love their eminently portable gift sets, with four mini City Lips glosses each. Since I am a girly-girl and covet all things pink, my favorite color set is the City Chic Set, which comes with los angeLIPS, a soft pink shimmer, TINSEL town, a flushed pink with fine silver shimmer, monte COSMO, a sheer raspberry, and san franKISSco, a sheer rose with a hint of plum. All of the shades in this kit are sophisticated, wearable pinks that gloss up your lips while making them look luscious. And best of all? City Lips is tested on celebrities, not animals.

DuWop's classic lip venom now comes in fun colors. The Little Stars set, available through QVC, features a trio of Venom Glosses in their most popular shades: tulip, a sheer red, lantana, a super-sheer hot pink, and buttercup, a light shimmery champagne color. They smell good enough to eat and have some serious plumping action. I tried the tulip color because, while I usually shy away from red, I love sheer red gloss. It is such a versatile

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