“Did you just get lip filler ?” In my world, this isn’t an absurd question—I’m a beauty writer who regularly tests new aesthetic treatments for work—yet there’s always a look of surprise when I respond “no.” I promise I’m not being sketchy or secretive about the work I’ve gotten done. I’m an open book when it comes to Botox , chemical peels , and other pro treatments. That said, multiple peers and friends have consistently made comments on how full my lips appear, even when they're bare.

At first, I thought they were talking nonsense, but after pulling up old pictures of myself and taking a closer look in the mirror, I realized they were right: My lips sure do look bigger. My lips are, well, the exact opposite of naturally full. My upper lip is basically non-existent. And while I’ve

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