Just recently, when posing in front of cameras, almost all the young ladies in the world, including Hollywood stars, folded their lips into a “ducky” shape. The original meaning of this grimace was that the face in the photograph turned out to be thinner, the cheekbones more defined, and the lips more plump.
Expert comment:
“This kind of antics makes most people simply stupid. But there is no trick against fashion. There are even entire tutorials on how to make duck lips!
However, not everyone can just smile sweetly and become themselves after the photographer’s flash. The reason for this is excess gel in the upper lip area.
For many years, we at Platinental have been correcting the mistakes of others: in one operation, we remove gels and return women to the normal shape of their lips.
Women call and come to us every day for whom duck-shaped lips –
not a funny fashionable grimace, but a real problem that cannot be dealt with without the help of a doctor
.”
Vasiliev Maxim, plastic surgeon.
We can easily correct unsuccessful correction with hyaluronic acid gels using special Spanish enzymes to eliminate excess filler. But permanent fillers require a radical approach.
Reasons for widespread use
Duckface (if translated from English literally) is a duck face, especially common among the female half of the population (it occurs in men, but less often). This is a special facial expression in which the lips protrude significantly outward and turn slightly inside out, as if their owner is saying “pu” or “iron” to the world. At the same time, the mouth sometimes resembles a duck’s beak; because of this similarity, it received a strange animalistic name.
Experts have different opinions about the reasons for such widespread use of the duck face. Some studies by psychologists show even neurological abnormalities in lovers of the “pu” image, but this version has not been 100% proven.
Most psychologists believe that the tendency towards such self-realization, a vivid demonstration of pouting lips, which are folded into a “bow” or imitate a kiss with simultaneously retracted cheeks, signal to the opposite sex about readiness for a relationship and sexual emancipation. In fact, this is a combustible mixture of sexual dissatisfaction, internal hidden dissatisfaction, and a signal sent in all directions about this in such an innocent form. As a reaction to such photos, girls with duckface expect increased attention from members of the opposite sex to their person.
Ordinary Internet users voice more mundane reasons for using this phenomenon:
- lips become fuller and juicier, like Angelina Jolie’s;
- the facial expression resembles a kiss;
- the image in the photo becomes sexier;
- the face appears thinner and the cheekbones become sharper;
- It just looks cool in the photo.
Note that in some angles the duck mouth looks completely organic and does not spoil the girl at all, but not everyone can choose this angle.
Sponges love massage
Exercises are good on their own, but you can get an even greater effect when combining them with massage. You can massage your lips yourself at home, having carefully familiarized yourself with the methodology and techniques. You need to prepare your lips first; this will help:
- steam bath;
- hot compress.
Perform for 10 minutes, then apply moisturizer or massage oil. Use your fingertips to perform acupressure - pressing on the lip tissue for 3-4 seconds. You can massage the skin around your lips.
Historical reference
How did it all begin?
- In 1979, the cover of the album “Down On The Farm” (Little Feat) depicted a duck with red lipstick.
- 1994 became the starting point for the popularity of the duck face. In the film “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” Hugh Grant’s character awarded this nickname to his stupid girlfriend Henrietta, but in the Russian translation the word was interpreted as “platypus.”
- In 2003, duck lips reached a new level, as they became widespread among users of the social network Myspace, because 90% of avatars were made in this style. A new synonym for duck lips, “myspace face,” has emerged.
- In 2006, the concept was included in the Urban Dictionary. And the most prominent fan of duckface is Christina Ray, who enlarged her lips to unreal sizes.
Makeup - an easy way to correct
Let's consider another way to help cope with the phenomenon of drooping corners of the lips.
Correction using cosmetics does not harm health. In addition, it is performed at home and requires a minimum of cosmetics.
For cosmetic correction you will need:
- contour pencils of different shades;
- lip gloss.
Using a pencil of a lighter shade, apply a contour to the lower lip (it is important to learn how to make a thin, neat line). The same contour is drawn along the edge of the upper lip, but a pencil of a darker shade is used. You need to apply the contour without reaching the edges, slightly cutting off the corners of your lips. Apply gloss to the central part of the lips, carefully blending.
Male opinion from the outside
Girls with duck lips believe that their photos are as sexy and stunning as possible. Men have a completely different opinion on this matter.
Ivan: “When I see girls with pursed lips, I immediately remember platypuses.”
Alexander: “Unnatural and vulgar. Looks disgusting."
Oleg: “If such a photo is in a single copy, then fine. And if it’s a system, then doubts arise about the lady’s mental abilities.”
Lip biting
This is a very characteristic and informative facial movement, indicating the interlocutor’s indecision in expressing his thoughts. If at this moment you try to correctly push him to frankness with an appropriate phrase (“I think you want to say something” or “I see that you have your own opinion on this”) or a gesture, then the person with whom you are communicating and others may think that you read minds or that you are an extremely attentive person. And this, you see, will add many advantages to your piggy bank.
However, such a gesture may also indicate that the person is hostile towards you or your ideas. In any case, it is better to first try the option of trying to encourage frankness. If you fail, you can always “let go” of a person if he dislikes you.
Silicone dreams debunked
Nowadays tube lips are rapidly losing popularity, and the reason for this is disappointment in their effect and appropriateness. But some closed-minded ladies still spend huge sums of money to pump up their bulging mouths with fillers, despite the evidence of their absurdity.
- Beauty. It’s strange, but the duck phenomenon seems beautiful to girls, although duck lips are created to attract male attention. As a survey among guys showed, they are extremely skeptical about the “pu” face. To them, this effect is more like a dumpling or swelling.
Many guys are even scared to kiss such ladies. There is a tendency to focus attention on natural female smiles among men.
- Sensitivity. Artificially inflated silicone lips with a bow not only are not more sensitive, but may even, on the contrary, partially lose it, up to complete numbness.
- Consistency. There are no guarantees that the silicone in the lips will not come off. And the modeling gel for enlargement will need to be pinned up systematically.
Plumper: why is this gadget needed and what types of plumpers are there?
Thanks to the use of plumper, girls dreaming of beautiful and sexy-looking lips a la ripe cherries were finally able to fulfill their dreams. Unlike cosmetic procedures or the intervention of plastic surgeons, a small plastic cap gave beauties the same effect, but cheaper and without negative consequences. It should be noted that this funny thing did not appear suddenly and not for the first time. Initially, small pads acted as plumpers, with the help of which aesthetic defects of the jaw were corrected. The pad was placed under the problem area of the lips to visually correct the lack of natural swelling of the lips.
Nowadays, as an express corrector for seductive lips, devices that are already familiar to us are used - cosmetic products or plastic devices:
- Plamper "liquid"
is a special gloss or balm, the composition of which activates blood flow to the tissues and leads to a long-term increase in lip volume. As a rule, plant components act as “enlargers” - red pepper, menthol or mint, or hyaluronic acid. The effect of such conditionally safe irritants lasts from 2 to 8 hours (depending on the component composition).
- Plastic plumper
is a small, stylishly designed cap (also called a lip suction cup). The gadget is made of food-grade plastic and is perfectly adapted to frequent use (pressure). It does not crack or break, and is even easier to disinfect than makeup brushes. During the initial period of using the plumper, the effect lasts from 1.5 to 4 hours. With frequent and regular use, the lip tissue begins to react faster. And the excitingly swollen lips already remain that way for 5 to 8 hours.
The plumper got its current form as a simulator for pumping up plumpness and volume, having been created as a means of combating age-related changes in the shape of the lips. Its special anatomical shape allows you to safely and almost instantly make your lips glamorously desirable. Thanks to the plumper, any lipstick, gloss or “prim” nude will look simply luxurious on you. And evoke a desire to possess such beauty.
So is it worth throwing away all your cosmetic pleasures in favor of a miracle suction cup? Is this device suitable for all ladies and how exactly does it give such an amazing effect? Let's sort things out in order.
Is duckface no longer fashionable?
Today, the legendary duck lips have a lot of competitors. Some of them are already popular and quite harmless, but others are amazing at the sacrifices women make for dubious and fleeting beauty fashions.
- Fish yawn. Hollywood celebrities were among the first to spread the fashion for “fish”. This new trend is posing with your mouth slightly open. A new-fangled grimace allows you to visually make your face narrower. This feature has already been chosen by Russian stars: Vera Brezhneva, Vika Bonya and many others.
- Suturing. While someone dreams of plump lips, someone pumps in gels and silicone, and someone sticks them out, turning them into a duckface, a new fashion for “Cupid lips” is rapidly gaining momentum in Asia. This trend involves surgical modeling of the upper lip in the form of a bow. To do this, an incision is made along the mucous membrane, while the tissue is partially bent inward, forming a bright bend.
- Eternal smile. A new fashion wave has swept the eastern countries; it is also called the “Joker smile”. This trend involves cutting and lifting the corners of the mouth upward to create a comic book smile.
- Tyrannosaurus rex paw. The most fashionable, new type of posing, related to the lips only indirectly. This is a hand with fingers spread out near the face, while one of the fingers may be slightly bitten.
In the whirlpool of changing beauty standards, duck face has already done its job and lost its leading positions.
Fashion changes daily, it is unknown, but we will keep our finger on the pulse of what fashion trends will surprise social networks tomorrow.
Pathological tone: how to deal with it?
Completely different methods of correcting the situation will be required in the case where a person has a pathology of muscle tone that has developed over the years. Naturally, the corners of the lips droop, giving the face a sad, tired look. This means that the muscles responsible for raising the corners become too weak. And their “competitors”, the muscles that lower the corners, on the contrary, are active.
You can restore tone to the muscles, make them work correctly, raise the corners of your lips and keep them in this position using different methods. The fastest and most effective at the moment are botulinum toxin injections. This drug affects the activity of the facial muscles, blocks it, due to which facial expressions are corrected and wrinkles disappear.
Yulia Volkova
The ex-member of the Tatu group also did whatever she did to herself. First, she pumped up her lips to indecent sizes, then she drew on her eyebrows in a vigorous black color. Fans were afraid to guess what Volkova would do to herself next time, but their fears turned out to be in vain.
Apparently, at some point, Julia decided that her lips were a little too big (yay!) and brought them to human size. Fans are delighted with the singer’s new image and are looking forward to when she will fix her unsuccessful eyebrow tattoo.
Look how Yulia and others looked before the interventions: They only made it worse! Stars who ruined their faces with plastic surgery.
Corner lifting – surgery or the path to beauty?
There are various techniques that help stop the drooping of the corners of the lips, and the most popular is the corner lift. This is a cosmetic operation, its duration is about 40 minutes, local anesthesia is used. The essence is excision of the muscles and skin located above the corners, which “forces” them to rise.
Suitable for older people, and the effect lasts for a long time. But there are a number of contraindications - such operations cannot be performed during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, for cancer and allergies.
