Sometimes, you have to wonder how they speak, purse, smile, whistle, or say, “Pretty please.” The Mylar balloons plastered to their faces turn their expressions into perpetual pouts—youthful, yes, but petulant and dissatisfied, as if they can’t wait to lodge a complaint with the manager or pitch a fit and demand more. Maybe that’s the idea.
Big, fat, overstuffed lips are everywhere. Despite all the talk about the move away from injectable fillers, these clown lips are persistent. Statisticians say they’re on the rise. And if you have any doubts, tune in to your favorite Bravo franchise—may I suggest The Real Housewives of Rhode Island?—where the lips strain the limits of physiology and credulity.
