Lip Shapes, Explained: How to Identify and Enhance Your Natural Pout

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or , lip shapes provide simple guidelines as to which makeup techniques and will work best with your unique look. This is especially important for anyone ; contrary to popular belief, you really can't (and shouldn't) copy-paste a pair of lips you like onto your own face.

Not everyone is meant to have extremely large lips.“Patients are realizing that you can’t just ‘borrow’ a celebrity’s lips with a quick-fix office treatment,” , MD, a double board-certified facial cosmetic surgeon and the founder of , tells Glamour.As a result, she's seen fewer trend-driven requests and more focus on specific lip features that people like. “Now, the most common requests are to achieve certain lip proportions,” she says. “Typically, people ask for a 1:2, 1:1, or sometimes a 2:1 ratio between the upper and lower lips.”Angelina JolieRihannaThat's where the various lip types come in. “Many are inspired by celebrities like or , who have famously well-defined, voluminous lips,” says , MD, a triple board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and the founder of . “However, enhancing lip shapes with cosmetic procedures is a precise process that varies depending on the type of lips you're starting with.”The truth is, not everyone's face is meant for lips like theirs.

So before you try to emulate your favorite celeb or influencer's pout, it's best to get to know yours first.Ahead, see everything you need to know about lip shapes from how to find yours to the best tips for elevating them, as explained by plastic surgeons and makeup artists.

And remember: Each and every lip shape is beautiful. No set is “better” than another.Angelina JolieLori HarveyAccording to celebrity makeup artist and the founder of , full lips are the best known.