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12 Of The Best Lip Plumpers For A Naturally Fuller Pout In 2025
One of my best-kept secrets to achieving fuller lips without filler? A swipe of a good lip plumper. The reveal surprises some and provokes full-on protest in others. “But you have big lips!” the sceptics say. The sceptics haven’t seen me without lip plumper. You see, the best lip plumpers I have tried not only noticeably augment my pout, they smooth creases, boost hydration and deliver a lasting flush with juicy shine. My lip combo is incomplete without them.
If the idea of lip plumpers still sound scary, or you’re scarred from a previous experience that left your lips stinging and hot, let us allay your fears. Having undergone a bit of a transformation in the last few years, today’s lip pumper formulas are as much about drawing on the skin’s own moisture to increase fullness as they are using ingredients that plump things up. And while many formulas do include things like menthol and capsicum, they’re also infused with plumping ceramides and hyaluronic acid so the effect tends to be more of a gentle tingle than an unbearable burning. Below, the best lip plumpers and plumping glosses to buy in 2025, as tried and tested by Vogue beauty editors.
The best lip plumpers at a glance:
- Best intensive lip plumper: Too Faced Lip Injection Maximum Plump, £26
- Best for plumping, lip care and colour: Charlotte Tilbury Pillowtalk Big Lip Plumpgasm, £27
- Best affordable lip plumper: Sephora Collection Outrageous Plumping Lip Gloss,
- Best tinted lip plumping gloss: Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Heat Lip Luminizer & Plumper, £22
- Best lip plumper without a tingle: 111Skin Meso Infusion Lip Duo, £42
- Best lip plumper for fine lines: StriVectin Double Fix™ for Lips Plumping & Vertical Line Treatment, £29.50
- Best plumping gloss with lip care ingredients: Gucci Gloss à Lèvres Plumping Lip Gloss, £33
- Key ingredients: white lupine extract, hyauronic acid
Vogue-approved review:
“With its unrivalled wide wand, hydrating formula and comfortable (but maximising) tingle, CT’s tinted plumping gloss has knocked my former favourites off the top spot.” – Tracy Achonwa, beauty writer
- Key ingredients: ginger root extract, capsicum, avocado oil and shea butter
Vogue-approved review:
“MAC’s Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick comes in an array of bright shades, from ‘Violet Beta’ to ‘Simulation’. Non-sticky with a lightweight formula, it's the perfect product to inject some colour into an everyday makeup routine. The plumping ingredients create a slight tingly sensation, with a subtle lift visible instantly.” – Ranyechi Udemezue, associate beauty and wellness writer
- Key ingredients: La Mer Miracle Broth™ complex, antioxidant lime tea concentrate and collagen-supporting marine algae
Why we love it:
“This gloss is pricey, there’s no doubt about it, but bear with me… It is gently volumising (without making your lips feel like they are burning), and a little goes a long way. The tube is incredibly generous in size, too, so I anticipate it lasting a long time. The texture, sheen and glossy finish is as luxurious as it is hydrating, and it hasn’t left my handbag since it arrived on my desk.” – Jessica Diner, global network lead & European beauty and wellness director
- Key ingredients: capsicum, atelocollagen, avacado oil and tripeptides
Why we love it:
Brace yourselves: if it’s lip plumping you’re after, it’s lip plumping you’ll get with Too Faced’s Lip Injection. The most intense iteration of their plumping glosses to date, the Maximum Plump formula garners a substantial swell through a high percentage of capsicum extract – also known as chilli pepper. Needless to say, this one isn’t for the faint-hearted. “I reach for this when I want extreme results and prepare myself mentally for the sting. A trick I’ve found works is applying it just above the vermillion border of the lips, where it stimulates blood flow for an even more voluminous look. I can only compare it to finding you’ve caught the scotch bonnet in a fiery stew – if you’ve ever felt that heat, you’ll have a good handle on what to expect from this plumping gloss. It’s strong stuff, but the most effective lip plumper I’ve used by far. Do with that information what you will, but heed the warning: it’s hot!” – Tracy Achonwa, beauty writer
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