I was perusing the cosmetics section at Target and came across lip plumpers from a few different brands. Ever the skeptic, I thought I'd be tossing my money on lip gloss that claimed to puff up a pretty pout some. I walked away curious still.

Enter Sephora, where scores of makeup abound and you can actually experiment with the products... and I got suckered in. I always do there.

But I didn't mind. I tried the Bare Escentuals Buxom Lips in Charity, a diamond cherry red color that I adored. Maybe my lips did appear more voluminous, I thought, as they tingled from the product.

But it was probably the beautifully bolder color I wasn't used to wearing that probably made my pucker pop. Either way, I was happy with the color and didn't mind much that Angelina Jolie lips weren't in order. But that's probably because I didn't have my heart set on it.

Interested in the $18 Buxom lip plumper? Click here. I'd certainly buy it again. And it's for a good cause: Every purchase of Bare Escentuals' limited-edition Charity Buxom pout plumper helps support Bare Escentuals' donation to the American Heart Association.

Have you tried any other lip plumpers and have they worked for you?

-- Erika "Frugal Fashionista" Pesantes

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