The Return Of The Most ‘Dangerous And Damaging’ Viral Beauty Trend Of All Time

[@bad_bau]

Yes! It drives me nuts when people talk about the "Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge" as if it was meant as a genuine "beauty hack." As someone that was a teenager in my freshman/sophmore year of high school when this challenge was big, it was about making fun of Kylie, not mimicking her.

[@Kiterpuss]

The only "Kylie lip challenge" video I ever liked was Jenna Marbles' because it was such blatant satire.

[@HeleneLogan]

@@KiterpussMan, do I miss Jenna.

[@Princessmimiii]

not for eveyone they sold things that basically did the same thing so girls would take selfies with theyre lips bigger . i personally would do it to make my lips bigger for pictures since i wanted filler but was too poor to get them then when i was like 18

[@bad_bau]

@@Princessmimiii I was referring to the extreme iterations of it that largely made up the online "Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge." The media was acting like everyone participating in the trend and uploading the extreme results were victims of the beauty standard, when really a lot of them were just victims of a stupid online trend more akin to the cinnamon challenge.

[@Princessmimiii]

@@bad_bau true like i didnt know people were doing it to make theyre lip super big as a joke i only did it for a little so they got bigger but it didnt hurt i guess probably bc i didnt do it for long just enough to swell them up abit

[@bekahchu4102]

I literally had to explain to my friend this week that an influencer who eats a very spicy pepper and then rubs it into her lips until they swell to get big lips is doing something very dangerous and no one should be copying her beauty tips or any advice that could impact their health ever.

[@TattooedLuna]

Omg no way! Who does that, so stupid!

[@maryeckel9682]

I hope they have an epi pen handy! Yikes!

[@bekahchu4102]

@@TattooedLuna Apparently a woman in her 40s trying to be a beauty influencer, the friend I was warning about this is a woman in her 50s and, I'm in my 20s. She isn't online much so I have no idea how she even got that in her recommended videos. I won't share who because I don't want this influencer to get more attention but it's sad it's affecting even older generations of women who should know better but haven't been exposed to any of this before.

[@KingOfGaymes]

It’s concerning that your friend had to be told that 💀

[@baby.nay.]

I literally got a burn on my face from a hot sauce accident , lip skin is sooo sensitive, why would she do thissssss 😢

[@christinaandre6286]

Hey there, I'm a nurse practitioner. Just want to say that yes, this lip cupping with a shot glass can cause permanent facial paralysis. The bucchal branch of the facial nerve circles the lips. If the glass gets sucked in and damages this nerve, the damage can be permanent, leading to numbness and paralysis

[@jen7916]

My daughter, now 24, did this stupid “challenge” and walked around with a perfect circle bruise all the way around her mouth….never did it again though. It is still incredibly unbelievable to me that kids are doing these things that clearly aren’t good for you

[@lovelymill]

well kids always do stupid things because they are kids

[@lenaboyer6981]

I would be so incredibly anxious as a parent because no matter how smart you think your kid is and how responsible they are, you can never be sure that they won’t do the most godawfully stupid shit because they literally don’t have the understanding of consequences that more experienced adults do.

[@jen7916]

@@lenaboyer6981 Yeah she didn’t think that one through at all! She was maybe 15, so she was old enough to know it’s stupid and potentially dangerous. I’m so glad she’s grown now and has a very good head on her shoulders. My son on the other hand 🤦🏼‍♀️ and he’s the oldest by 7 years! I’m convinced my kids are the reason I have anxiety over the littlest things

[@jen7916]

@@lovelymill okay but some of these “kids” are well into their teens and I would hope, know better or at least think, “this might not be such a good idea”. I’m so glad mine are grown and I’m no longer responsible for the stupid shit they might do

[@НяшкаОртодокс]

ahah "she's literally me" did that thing when i was about 14(?) intended ironically and out of curiosity, not on camera, using a plastic cap from my face wash. it didn't make my lips big but it had stuck to my face because it was flexible so the suction was strong even when i stopped sucking air in. i managed to rip it off my mouth and ended up with an instant grey bruise around my mouth looking like Homer Simpson. couldn't attend school(to avoid bullying) for two weeks till it disolved.

[@_Laura.Marie_Sierra.Destiny_]

I 100% saw a video at the time of a girl doing it and her lip literally split open (aka exploded) and blood literally came pouring out into the shot glass and her lip was literally busted way open. It was graphic and sick as heck.

[@annthemaam3585]

💀💀💀💀😭😭😭

[@wolvie1618]

I was gonna mention that too. I remember seeing that video as well. I really REALLY wish I didn't remember. 🤢🤮💀

[@mmc1227]

Can you tell who it was?

[@EchelonPandora]

Oh my Lord....

[@eekk6230]

Noooooooooo

[@Curiefeld]

Permanent nerve damage from messing with the lip and jaw area is 100% possible. Getting that from a lip challenge is unlikely but possible - and nerve damage is often permanent. I has surgery to correct an overbite over a decade ago and my nerves were stretched as a result of the procedure. My bottom lip is still partially numb from it today.

[@grapeyard1778]

I'll be getting a similar surgery too. Heard of numbness as a side effect but it's a pretty rare one. I did get a little nervous when I heard about it though, does the numbness still bother you?

[@Curiefeld]

@grapeyard1778 oops, forgot to reply. Specifically I have numbness on my lower lip and jaw. The numbness on my jaw is pretty minor - I've lost about 30% of my sensation there. Not a big deal. The lips are worse. The left side is worse than the right. It's not 100% numb - I can feel it if I touch it - but I have lost about 70% of sensation. Overall, it's not a big deal. I just need to make sure I don't accidentally leave food there during and after eating, as I can't always feel if I have food on my face 🙃. A napkin fixes that issue.

[@grapeyard1778]

@@Curiefeld thanks for answering!

[@gemmamcgall5279]

​@@Curiefeldso strange, I had djs to correct an underbite nearly 10 years ago and the worst of my numbness is in the same place. Completely with you on leaving food there and not feeling it 😅

[@xxmidnight12xx18]

It’s upsetting that a child would have to deal with all that. Like not just getting the filler done at that time, but being constantly asked about her appearance by the media. I just can’t help but think about if it was traumatizing as a child to be given this much attention, being on the show, and such things.

[@nicoledoubleyou]

It was. It always is. Kids aren't built for it. Hell, adults aren't built for it honestly

[@palladium607]

​@Cassandra-xn3un she should sue who, and for what? You're clearly American. You don't understand that you have to have a real, actual, factual, lawful basis to sue. Otherwise , you're wasting thr court's time and everyone else's. That's so stupid and such a self centered take. Grow up.

[@alexisasheep6554]

Yes, child celebrities usually have trauma from the fame and all it comes with. If they don't it's a pretty rare case and they probably had really good and protective adults around them who actually had the child's best interest at heart.

[@jujutrini8412]

Of course it was traumatising for her. Her appearance was constantly talked about. 🤮

[@lolobee313]

​@@alexisasheep6554 I grew up in the entertainment industry and I honestly think children shouldn't be allowed to be a part of the industry. You need to be at least 15 or 16 to have any other job, but with the entertainment industry we're just like "who cares". Child exploitation is child exploitation. If children aren't allowed to work, then they shouldn't be allowed to work period.

[@imberrysandy]

Wow! I thought this video will be a throwback topic. I cannot believe this trend came back to life!!

[@kittygirl593]

I remember when I first heard about this. I was in junior high and I remember panicking if I got my lip stuck in a poweraid bottle while I was drinking it. That challenge horrified me.

[@kosmik8647]

I got a hematoma to my leg when I fell down stairs at work. It happened years ago and I still have a bump there. Imagine having those kind of bumps in your lips. :/

[@jordynnaugustine3951]

This serious is honestly what made me follow you. I love how you tell a story and how every time I click on your video it’s okay for me not to be perfect

[@beatdizzy]

These standards of beauty are made up by the people who buy and sell humans. You are actually perfect.

[@beatdizzy]

If you want a dark rabbit hole google yacht girls.

[@tiffanyh1274]

@@beatdizzy ❤️

[@nadiahassan5307]

……are idiotic trend cycles just getting shorter and shorter? Definitely heading over to Robert’s!

[@msk-qp6fn]

Cuz our attention span is getting shorter

[@baby.nay.]

Ikr? I’m 35 but I feel like teens/kids just don’t pay attention to shit these days . I donno, I feel like I’ve just been a very observant person my whole life , very into fashion, and you are absolutely right . I’m totally understanding the it you don’t learn history, history will repeat itself phrase now

[@dberka210]

I feel like at this point trends are lucky if they stick around a full week lol

[@justine4581]

​@@msk-qp6fnour attention spans have not gotten shorter it's just become easier to satisfy our want for entertainment, this idea that attention spans are getting shorter is a complete myth

[@msk-qp6fn]

​​@@justine4581 i know i was being sarcastic, but a lot of screen time does change how your brain functions apparently

[@baby.nay.]

I literally gasped at the title and clicked right away , this cannot return this soon . I remember being at the hospital for a broken foot watching the aftermath of this on the news and I felt so out of the loop I was so appalled

[@ArwenNanya]

The fact my favorite twins are tag teaming on the Jenner/ Kardashian, I'm loving and living for it 😁. The Kardashian/Jenner were never my cup of tea and they are just cash grabbers to me, always have. Have a wonderful day ☺️ 💕.

[@hiitskaitlyn]

I find it so harmful that Kylie lied for so long about her lips. If you want to get surgeries, whatever thats on you, but when you have so many people (unfortunately) looking up to you, you should be transparent on the work you've had done.. especially if your using your filled lips to sell your makeup.

[@avo5499]

The bigger, even more toxic trend is how much more we attach our own identity to how attractive other people think we are (aka "beauty standards") Our definition of beauty should be that of looking healthy, happy and taken care of; not to look like some partucular overly sexualized real life plastic barbie dolls.

[@GabrielleTollerson]

exactly

[@palladium607]

Not everyone measures beauty the same, regardless of what you personally think it "should" be.

[@aedansilva1114]

I recently got into a car accident and ate the steering wheel..I bit through my lip in several places and my teeth went all the way through in one spot. It healed super quick with stitches but I now have the collagen and scar tissue making it impossible to smile the way I normally have for 33 years! But at least I know what I'd look like with fillers... And honestly sold haha

[@TattooedLuna]

I remember receiving a mains powered lip sucker kit from a subscription beauty box. I never used it but I saw alot of customers saying how shocked they were to receive it and how it bruised their lips badly.

[@20PINKluvr]

Lip injections also bruise lips but temporary

[@RachelTriesHard]

Came over from Robert’s video lol, kind of digging the synchronized topics 😂

[@katyredmond]

The facial paralysis due to the challenge could be entirely plausible. There are major nerves that run just above and below your lips the mandible nerve and the buccal nerve, I believe. I'm not sure how they would become damaged by it, but I could see why it would be brought up as a concern!

[@mariewagnon257]

🖤 I love how I thought we left this behind

[@SparklyPotatoes]

i legit assumed this was a recommended video from like three years ago 😭 😂

[@Sevenlllllllegs]

I love you and Robert plugging each others videos. You guys are the cutest 🥺🥺💕

[@Jade-g6p]

I used to do this challenge before it was one as a kid just because I liked the way it felt. I cannot describe the feeling of seeing how wrong it could’ve gone when it became a challenge.

[@Beeleeteecee]

I love when you mention your brother Robert and his channel. You guys are BOTH my favorites and between your three channels there is always something I want to watch, for every mood and occasion. Documentary-style information like this to tutorials and reviews to reactions and hauls to crafts and cooking. Thank you for all the content 🩷🩷🩷!

[@TheGigergal]

I'm a new subscriber to your channel, and also to your brother's too. I have to say your videos are so refreshing to watch and I do giggle. It's the way you present. You're very good, informative and, without this seeming cringy, you come across as very authentic, which I'm sure you are. So refreshing. Keep up the great work James.

[@user-vp7dk3vj3e]

When this challenge first came out around 2015 I made a PowerPoint presentation on the dangers of this trend for my public speaking class 😂

[@jjandangels]

what was their reactions to it?? im curious!

[@feliciasjoberg9886]

LOOOVE THIS SERIES! Keep going pleeease!

[@pokeydot1975]

Idk why her and so many others deny getting any type of work done. Who cares? Do what you want!!! Love your vids!!!!❤

[@yumi_christina_masaki]

I love the tie-up between James and Robert! Content linked between you guys! I love you guys together and separately, but this is just awesome. Hope more of this kind of content are coming!

[@35thrat]

i feel like the lip thing being a thing again makes me grateful that im unbothered enough to not know about any of this until today... shows how much people just never learned from the past or just never learned about (cuz they werent old enough)

[@lacytaylor1501]

I did this before this challenge was a thing. I was sucking my lip into a milk bottle because I found it amusing, guess what happened. Looked like I had a weird little purplish blue mustache the rest of the school day because I bruised my lip. I was in middle school at the time and the Kylie lip challenge started when after I left high school. Everytime I saw it all I could think about was all the kids who gave me such hell for doing that years prior probably messing up their own faces for this stupid challenge even though I doubted they'd do it. I wanted to smack my head on a table everytime I saw clips of it online because I just knew people were going to mess up their lips.

[@adafihj6439]

MY FAVE SERIES!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 educate me James

[@scribe951]

Hi James! Love these non-skincare focused videos as much as your other ones ❤ Small request: do you think you could very subtly put the names of the products that you use on the screen since you don't name them?

[@samanthajoy5143]

I remember watching the episode of Kardashians and it seems like she was only honest about it AFTER the Kylie lip trend and people had injuries.

[@lindsay419]

Love when beauty turns ugly! Ugg not the lip plumping trend again 🦆 lol

[@purrgundy]

I had the same gut reaction 😂 "What's next, Tide Pods?"

[@lindsay419]

@@purrgundy lol! Right?!

[@sophinguin5371]

just a tip: With ctrl+shift+T or cmd+shift+T on windows/Mac you can open your last closed tabs. This can save your life sometimes ^^

[@lalahanchan]

I did this in like 2013 with a water bottle one night, before it was a thing just because I liked the sensation of a fat lip. I thought it was funny. I didn't really think anything of it until after a bit of messing around I had a bruise above and below my lips. I was so embarrassed and it lasted for a few days, I had to cover it with concealer. I was only like 15 but I haven't done it since because I'm traumatised by the bruise. I work in a nursery and you randomly get 2-3 years old creating vacuums on their lips all the time with cups just because it's a funny thing to do. I'm constantly removing the cups from their faces because I'm terrified about what marks they're gonna leave on their faces, but some trends just don't die no matter the age.

[@Lizzypoohxo]

1:35 ill never understand these style of tops. I found a couple of really cute tops yesterday and i never go colthes shopping or try stuff on so i was excited to see the material and color of the tanks. They weren't this extreme in the chest area but weird enough that i couldnt possibly be comfortable wearing them in public.

[@DMoz13]

Love the themed videos between you and Robert. Great idea! He can do the make up angle and send us over to you for the rest. 🙂

[@lookslikerheyn]

I did this in 1991 at age 8 with a juice bottle, just because I thought it was funny. What wasn't funny was that this happened on vacation, so in all the photos from the trip, I tragically have a purple suction bruise mustache. Fwiw, enough time has passed that it has circled back to being funny again, but in the moment, I was mortified. I'm LITERALLY smdh that this has been an actual trend.

[@SuperUmizoomi]

i did the cup thing as a kid, it was just a 'look ma no hands' thing to me (i already have plump lips from just genetics anyway) and my mother mother promptly told me to never do it because "what if the cup breaks and you hurt yourself"

[@harpers1niter]

I hesitated watching this all day. It was excellent! Very entertaining and perfectly edited.

[@herboilingpoint]

Yes! Let’s get Robert to the million!

[@shilodaisy]

love this iconic collab between you and @Robert xx

[@aprilrich807]

Great piece, James - thank you!

[@italia_Irish_Applachia]

Yay!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Helllloooo James !!!! Here you are making my Wednesday brighten up !!! 😊😊😊😊

[@GODSLITTLEMEOWMEOW]

This trend happen when I was in 5th grade some girl in a grade under me did this challenge until her lips were blue and bruised, it wasnt just teens and adults it was kids

[@ghoulishtoad]

I mean everyone can do them and i see it as no different than body mods but lip filler is often dangerous and i personally think just overlining your natual lips or contouring them is way better, at least until your 21. I dont think people my age (19) or younger should get them, hell your brain and body is still somewhat developing until ur 25 ish. Im glad ur talking about this trend, i remember doing it with my friends at sleepovers in middle school but taking it off early so my lips didnt get too crazy, we were all too scared to do it too long LOL. thank goodness we didnt too it too long

[@horrorveronica724]

Great video theme! Love the new background by the way.

[@Darcee.Says.Stuff.]

I will never not hit like on one of these videos, simply because James' intro is something that we all need to hear.

[@wahjeebee]

Hi @JamesWelsh Great video. Blood clots are very serious if they are absorbed into your body, they may travel to your lung causing it to collapse, this puts stress on your heart, you could have a heart attack. If it moves to your heart, it can cause blockage & a heart attack. If it moves to your brain, you could have a stroke. These all can be fatal. Clots need to be dissolved. It takes months to recover, with daily injections at first, with blood thinners & constant blood tests to check your levels. I really appreciate you showing how dangerous these stupid challenges are. Big lips are not worth dying for. Thank you, James. 👏

[@gracied.3599]

It’s so funny, I was in my early teens in this era, and I remember people on vine were eating tide pods. The idiocy of the internet shouldn’t be undersold

[@itstia552]

Loved this upload you always cheers me up hon ❤❤❤❤

[@denaemichele]

OMG. Every time I see someone with a shot glass or one of those lip plumper things on thier mouth I get so nervous. Lol. I want to shout at them "you're going to damage your lips - It's not worth it!" 😨

[@Micas7920]

I love this series!

[@ajd8558]

This is one reason why these influencers' lies about having cosmetic procedures is so wrong. Kylie clearly had work done (filler or whatever) and then inspires people to do stupid things like this, which can really hurt them when the only way to get the look is with the cosmetic procedures she claims not to have had done. We don't care if they get fillers or lifts - you do you. Just be honest about it!

[@newcarlton]

ctrl/cmd + shift + t will reopen tabs after you close them! very useful!!

[@matchamichelle]

Another excellent video, James! I remember how viral this trend was 😬

[@EeveeBoi777]

These videos help fill the illuminaughtii-shaped hole in my heart

[@ashdash4475]

List of products please , that skin looks so lush 😍

[@brunette3cookie]

Man, I remember when Kandee Johnson talked about this YEARS ago before Kylie even thought of it. I did it but she never told people to go nuts and I did notice a difference but seeing what can happen, not worth the risk

[@rflo162]

STILL love just hearing you talk about whatever. But thankfully, it's all STILL things I'm interested in.

[@maggiebeanbell4211]

I got bored once and did the kylie lip challenge with a juice glass that shifted down to my chin and I just left it there for like an hour. It was a few days before I got my driver’s license and I couldn’t cover the bruise well enough with my makeup so if you look closely in the picture you can see a faint purple ring on my chin 😂

[@angelsatnam]

I love your voice

[@SapnaAhuja-nt7uk]

Yes I love his voice ❤

[@RedDeadReverie]

We should all learn to embrace our own unique beauty. Life is too short to hate yourself over superficial things.

[@Olia-ch-ka]

I wish it were that simple. People treat those who are conventionally beautiful much better. I'm ugly and people treat me like shit for no reason other than my face. I've seen people get promoted when they were horrible at their jobs, simply because they had a pretty face. If I had money, I would definitely get as much plastic surgery as possible, simply because I'm tired of being treated poorly because of my looks instead of my actions/behaviour.

[@chkingvictim]

@@Olia-ch-kaplastic surgery is a slippery slope. it can go from “oh, just this one thing will improve my face” to “oh, this is the last one, then i SWEAR i’ll be happy” real quickly. lots of people have thin lips and are still considered conventionally attractive. but being conventionally attractive isn’t everything. the size of your lips isn’t nearly as important as the size of your heart..

[@Olia-ch-ka]

@@chkingvictim Rich people say money doesn’t matter. Skinny people say weight doesn’t matter. Pretty people say looks don’t matter. It doesn’t matter to them because they don’t have to think about it. To people who don’t have those “luxuries” well, they get treated vastly different in society which is a constant reminder of what they don’t have… so yes, it does matter. No one cares about the size of your heart if you're not beautiful.

[@absolutelyridiculous6743]

I remember wanting the chocolaty lip kits so badly, but they were never in stock nor were they affordable for me then. That trend destroyed many people's appearances for a while, and created infections in others. Not ok.

[@SapnaAhuja-nt7uk]

I love you and your content ❤

[@MyJudaBear]

honestly if people are STILL stupid enough to try this AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, with all the photo/video proof of the disastrous effects… they deserve what they get 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@kikichelo7449]

Hi James!❤❤❤

[@shakilaoliver2542]

She told girls who use a shot glass. Maybe that video was deleted. But I remember her saying she does that as well for her lips and anyone can do it

[@JamesWelsh]

if you find it let me know becuase i couldnt find evidence anywhere!

[@cassystars]

I miss when you used to talk us through your skincare as you did these videos!

[@SorarikoMotone]

.....that cup thing i used to do when i was a dumb, little child, before times of social media being what it is today, and not for long times either. luckily i didnt hurt myself, but man.

[@annthemaam3585]

I legit prayed to God that my daughter would come out looking like her Dad. I was gifted with sharp features and little lips. Awkward nose. But, I am confident and comfortable in my skin. Took me years to get this way. Im proud!!! My daughter, I did not want her to have my struggles. Thankfully, someone heard… Perfect lips/pout. Perfect little doll face. She’s gorgeous and fits the standards of “beauty” for this generation. I’m doing everything to boost her confidence now, and praising her for her brain and talents… just praying she doesn’t ever feel the need to resort to stupid crap like this. Cause; wtf 😢😭

[@legzfalloffgirl5148]

I used the Candylipz lip plumbing device 😢I had to get rid of it because I had terrible bruising. It lasted so long I thought it would be permanent

[@dreamcaught3876]

i was 15 when the kylie lip challenge blew up, im so glad i saw the warnings first and never did it myself

[@candacebarlow9296]

I remember doing that in the 80s. It wasn't a lip challenge or anything, i was just a dumb kid suctioning a cup on my mouth. My mom got so angry and i got in trouble

[@manifestationsofasort]

The crazy thing is, we know what the Kylie Jenner challenge is?? As a younger zoomer, I remember the Kylie lip challenge, as do most people my age that I've talked to. We SHOULD know better, but apparently we don't.

[@GenXfrom75]

Oh boy! I can't wrap my head around the appeal of this challenge. I can't imagine it feels good to suction your lips 👄

[@raerohan4241]

I use to do it with juice bottles for fun as a kid (not for the challenge, and not for more than a couple of seconds because it would start to get painful). It was just something amusing. I've never done it to the point of bruising or even noticeable swelling, and I'm horrified there were people out there who did

[@bobbobbo5278]

​@@raerohan4241same here. But even as a kid when this became a trend I didn't do it (even tho I did it before for fun like you) because I knew this was too harmful and dumb

[@bubblegumcrab]

Kind of wild we let people bully a 16 year old into getting lip filler

[@Olia-ch-ka]

It's so bad. I have really thin lips. Like REALLY thin, they type that get made fun of. And every week I think, that's it, I'm going to go get lip fillers!!! But I'm poor so I end up talking myself out of it. But it's so hard to not internalize what is constantly seen as beautiful and feeling like shit when you don't have certain features. I had really hoped things would get better with time but due to tiktok, instagram, and social media in general, it really does seem to be getting so much worse.

[@chip2389]

​@@Olia-ch-ka Remember many so called influencers have no real fashion sense or art degree. Really the kind of person I would not trust with my garderobe or makeup. Btw thin lips actually look very delicate which is why gradient lips are so popular in asia. I predict it will eventually come to the west with everyone consuming so much korean content.

[@Olia-ch-ka]

​@@chip2389 Koreans generally have very plump lips and their make up emphasizes large lips the majority of the time. I dont think you understand just how thin my lips are, or just how small and thin lips can be. There physically isnt room on my lips to do gradient make-up.

[@eepinwillow]

When I was in my early teens, I heard a story about someone getting a near-fatal blood clot from a hickey. I've been terrified of suction/vacuum pressure anywhere on my body ever since (I'm getting better about it, I know a little window suction cup won't hurt me). I don't think I would have tried it anyways, but hooray for odd fears saving me from a risky trend.

[@JessieHTX]

My friends and I were doing the shot glass lips thing in the ‘90s for laughs. I don’t like her, but I don’t think anyone can blame Kylie Jenner just because that generation’s version was named after her.

[@jocelia4622]

Hello. Good Afternoon James 💜 Happy Wednesday 💜

[@necroticdemonart]

I did this when I was younger cause I thought I was harmless but I ended up causing my lips to deflate and left them sensitive to everything

[@sebrinadickerson3341]

Hey, what did you use on your face? A few I can make out, a few I can't. Thanks!

[@karak962]

gosh, I remember when this was going on, i had a bizarre allergic reaction where my lips swelled to like 3x their size. the hospital kept trying to get me to admit to doing the challenge and i had to keep insisting it was an allergic reaction. happened a few more times so i carry an epipen!! im all good now it was just hilarious

[@kaitvox]

Literally watched this entire video with my hand slapped over my mouth. My god, that's frightening!

[@pickledginger4574]

I didn't see the list of products you used- specifically interested in the compact. Am i looking in the wrong spot?🤔

[@hannahbradshaw2186]

God I'm so sick of the Kardashians 😑

[@jessica1587]

I sort of agree that it wasn't necessarily a beauty trend, except for the fact that several brands sold devices that you either create suction with to create larger lips OR electric devices that create suction for larger lips.

[@prettygirl___]

could you post a list of what you are using? unless you did and i just cant find it lol

[@jojomarch]

Just an FYI, Kylie sold the majority stake to Coty later on, she didn't partner with them when she launched, sorry to correct you 💜. I love that Curel stuff!

[@TattooedLuna]

Seed beauty who also own Colourpop were first right? Hence why the lip kits were the same formula for a long while. Then the rebrand was due to the coty sale and new formulas and hidden by the ‘clean beauty’ claim!

[@Thefarunlitunknown]

Anyone remember that episode of Ren & Stimpy where Ren loses all his teeth and his lips were just drooping and hanging off his face? That’s how I imagine all these Kylie lip challenge people looking now.

[@erinklein776]

I don't see the items you used in the description 😢

[@jazwhoaskedforthis]

I used to do it for like a minute or two with a plastic little cap and always check it every like 20 seconds. But then I realized I just simply do not care enough to waste time looking silly. I don’t even bother with lip plumper glosses. I got what I got, I’m not worrying about it. If I want to get filler someday I will do that, but I really don’t feel like I want it bad enough to deal with the cost or potential dissatisfaction.

[@Look_look_at_my_cats]

My daughter did something similar once with a bottle cap that she was randomly sucking on when she was like 8 or 9 (didn't have anything to do with the challenge, she was just being silly like kids do), but it was a big enough bottle cap that when she sucked on it, it covered her chin as well and she came crying to me about it, with a HUGE purple hickey on her chin. It wasn't too dark, I don't think she did much damage, but you could totally see it. It was kind of funny, kind of horrifying. Glad she didn't use something small enough to get stuck on her lips! Don't think she ever did that again either! (She's 13 now and too cool for dumb stuff, apparently)

[@kiansnow6591]

Where are the products in the descrition box :(

[@o3brk_]

I had a non-cosmetic lip surgery done around the time when the Kylie lip challenge was big and my lips were extremely bruised and swollen for a few weeks after. Early highschool age, I went to school and people genuinely thought that I'd done the challenge and it 'went wrong' and wanted to know what I did to get my lips like that so they could replicate it and post it to facebook.... it definitely was a trend driven by shock value instead of beauty standards imo.

[@diamondinmyeye6160]

You're mistaken about the brand's founding company. Coty acquired Kylie Cosmetics in late 2019. I believe Seed beauty helped start the brand.

[@lynettekeyser1513]

did the twins dip into a hat and pick...Kardash/Jenner topics! Love it gentleman xox

[@allison_may]

You and Robert today 🙌🏻