Q&A for How to Get Natural Red Lips

Exfoliation is the best way to get rid of unwanted skin pigment. Massage them lightly with sugar, honey, and lemon for natural brightening. You should also wear a lip balm with SPF to prevent further darkening.

Ingredients like cinnamon, mint, and cayenne pepper irritate the lips slightly, increasing blood flow. This will cause them to flush and plump, looking redder and fuller.

The natural color of your lips may not be red, but you can use natural methods to make them brighter. Try using beet or pomegranate juice for a natural stain.

Exfoliating makes lips look brighter and pinker. Try rubbing them gently with a mixture of brown sugar and olive oil.

Use a lip stain, it usually will last 8 hours.

Try hydrating or moisturizing your lips. They're probably stinging because they have gone dry and flaky in certain areas. After moisturizing, you can try again with the toothbrush method. It's totally normal, don't worry!

Keep it on until the honey and sugar dry, when you move your lips and the scrub will start to crumble off.

Kinda. Lip balm keeps your lips moisturized overnight, so it can help them to keep their natural color. But thin layer of honey works much better. In the morning, your lips will be perfectly moisturized, colorful and shiny.

Better is subjective. Keeping your lips moisturized will keep them healthy and can bring out natural color. Using pigments and dyes will be temporary but will achieve the aesthetic.

Pinching your lips will only make them red temporarily until natural blood flow resumes. Lips get their red color from the blood under the skin of the lips. You can use natural pigments and dyes to color your lips artificially, but if you have naturally pale lips, it's best to just accept it. You can also keep your lips moisturized to promote healthy skin and use pigmented moisturizers to improve the color temporarily.

Any fruit that is red can make your lips appear red. Try watermelons, strawberries and raspberries. Cold fruits and other icy cold drinks or pop-sickles make lips go red, too.

This method will work like a temporary tint or stain and the effects may last for a day. It will not be permanent.

Yes, only do a small layer, though. In the morning, in circular motion, brush lightly with your damp toothbrush. A quick swipe of your favorite (clear) Chapstick locks in the moisture.

No, but it can provide redness for extended periods of time, anywhere from two to five hours.

It honestly depends on how long you've been smoking. Your lips may be permanently dark if you've smoked for a long time. If you didn't smoke for a long time, try changing to a more balanced, healthy diet.

Apply a small amount of concealer to your lips when doing your makeup.

Yes, absolutely.

Take sugar, honey and a small slice of ground beetroot. Mix them together and apply.

No. A lip stain is a temporary cosmetic.

Yes. However, beet juice only makes your lips red for a bit, then fades.

It is a normal reaction for them to sting/burn. You should remove the ginger if you have not done so already, and apply cold water to your lips. Unless you put a lot of ginger on your lips, the stinging should go away after a little while.

They use red lipstick to get that classic red lip. Children in movies use a tinted balm when they want perfect red lips.

Yes. They can be used by anybody.

Unfortunately, there isn't a natural way to permanently make you lips red. You could try a lip stain for longer-lasting effects, but it wouldn't be permanent.

If you drink or smoke, stop doing both, because those can discolor your lips and nails. If your lips are black because they've cracked open and bled, apply some lip balm and keep them moisturized throughout the day. If your lips are black because you wear a lot of dark, pigmented lipsticks, try using a sugar or salt scrub and exfoliate your lips to help remove some of the staining.

Yes. Use it as a sugar scrub. If you want to make your lips red, you can also add red food coloring.

I wouldn't recommend it since it's such a fatty oil, but it won't hurt to try!

Yes, it is just as abrasive as regular sugar. Mix it with some honey and vanilla extract and it will work perfectly.

Food coloring acts as a stain but fades throughout the day, so while your red lips may be perfect when you first apply them, they'll be gone by bedtime. The only way to have permanently red lips is to have them tattooed on with permanent makeup. There's also such a thing as semi-permanent lipstick that can stay on for up to a week, depending on the product.

Use a mix of sugar and olive oil and rub it on your lips. The rubbing will cause more blood circulation, making your lips a bit bigger and redder.