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(If youre truly curious, we haveeverything you gotta know before getting lip injections.)

As it turns out, the answer might just lie in… your spice drawer.

Editorial Director Faith Xue tests natural lip plumping products

Faith Xue

Cayenne Pepper

I mixed upolive oiland cayenne powder into a spicy plumping scrub.

I was more astounded by the color than the plump, but it definitely did something.

If anything, it was a nice sensation on my lips and probably made my breath smell fresher.

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I mixed a bit of cinnamon with olive oil as the carrier and rubbed the mixture over my lips.

Faith Xue, executive beauty director, Bustle Digital Group

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