Thin Lips After 50? Makeup Artists Reveal The Surprising Lipstick Do’s And Don’ts For Fuller-Looking Lips

Your lips may be changing with age. If you had full lips when you were younger, you may notice a loss of volume and collagen after age 50 — this is perfectly normal and doesn’t have to be a reason to run and get lip filler, unless this is something you’re interested in doing. Or maybe your lips have always been on the thinner side and you could make them appear poutier with certain lip-plumping glosses, but those aren’t having the same effect either.

The problem isn’t your lips — it’s that our makeup techniques to evolve with the passing time so that our makeup products and the tips we follow works for us, and not against us.

When it comes getting to fuller-looking lips with makeup, here are some tried-and-true do’s and don’ts you need to know.