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Plumping lip gloss. Read what customers say, with 2,247 original reviews and ratings collected on CityBeauty.com.

Updated September 2026 · About these reviews

4.3out of 5

2,247 customer reviews

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103 reviews · Featured order starts with positive reviews and includes four- and three-star experiences where available. Detail and verified purchases help determine the order. All ratings remain available.

Very ordinary. Nothing special

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Donna B. Verified buyer

I love the shine, but it doesnt really plump my lips.

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Samantha M. Verified buyer

Just ok,not great!

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Kathy B. Verified buyer

Just sorta is an expensive lip gloss.. my lips don't look fuller or anything..

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Jaclyn A. Verified buyer

Its very hydrating but smells bad. It does nothing to plump lips

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Robyn G. Verified buyer

Not for me, irritated my skin

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Phyllis Q. Verified buyer

Long lasting lip gloss but not a plumper

Pros: very long lasting lip gloss that does keep your lips hydrated. Once once it wears off your lips feel and look the same as it always did Cons: not a lip plumper, no visual difference just a long lasting gloss. A bit upsetting given how it's being advertised

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Saddia

No, it doesn't…

No, this lip plumper has not given me plumper lips at all. I've used it religiously for just over two weeks. It does feel good on my lips, better than a typical lip gloss, though it is a bit heavy. I purchased this product in clear and like it as a gloss over my lip color. It lasts fairly well if not eating or drinking. It will transfer to a glass as most color/gloss can. I really wanted this product to work as advertised. My lips are on the thinner side, not already full as most photos show. I expected to see a little improvement which would have been noticeable. Nope.

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Rita

Disappointed

First, they discontinued the matte finishes which were my absolute favorite. I try the gloss and it's not for me. It comes on thick and my hair keeps getting stuck to it. And I'm stuck with 3 tubes of this stuff.

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Ari

Smells Dreadful

While I believe it is very glossy and makes my lips tingle, I do not feel like they looked any fuller. The smell is absolutely horrendous. It smells very chemical and not in a good way.

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Jennifer

Slight improvement

I've been using city lips for a month and a half, my lips have not transformed into the lovely line-less lips of the woman advertising…it is a nice gloss though. I think it has plumped my lips a little, similar to "too faced" product I had been using but without the stinging. It is a good lip moisturizer and helps prevent chapped lips as much as my burts bees go-to product. It's very sticky though, which is fine, but my hair gets stuck to it frequently and leaves greasy streaks on my glasses/sunglasses. Overall, I am satisfied with the product and will keep using it, if for no other reason than staying out of Sephora.

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Lindsey

Great product with unhealthy dyes

I ordered your product and used it for a while and really liked it. Then, I got on to reorder and checked the ingredients and was so disappointed to see that the City Lips formulas contain several dyes that are considered unhealthy. I was very sad indeed as I really liked the way the product performed.

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Cynthia

Clear Lip Gloss Plumping

I don't know that I would purchase this product again. It didn't burn like other products that claim to plump, but I wasn't overly impressed. Especially at the price point. I probably won't purchase it again.

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Dana

Sticky Lips

Im 59, purchased a clear, and 3 colored lipgloss, and I have used one of them everyday & night. It does seem to moisturize well. I don't see any plumping effect. The biggest difference I have noticed is my long hair is pasted across my mouth in the morning, and my cats fur gets attached to my sticky lips. The city beauty models must already have full lips or fillers. I won't be purchasing this product again.

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Lois

Tingling Lip Gloss

Did not realize this was just simply a lipgloss. I thought it was an actual overnight treatment which helped to plump your lips while you were sleeping. Because the ad I saw had someone with white foamy stuff all over their lips and covered with plastic. So I'm definitely confused by the time you pay for shipping and the product you're spending $41 for lip gloss. I was anxious to try their other products but now I'm a little skeptic.

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ElizaBeth

city lips

This did not do anything for my thin lips. I really thought it was going to a least plump them up some. It is really thick and sticky which I also did not like. I would not buy it again. Sorry but this is my honest opinion.

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Sandra H.

City Lips Doesn't Plump Lips

This is a nice long-lasting lip gloss but I have used for over a month now and have seen no difference in the size of my small, thin lips. Bummer...

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Lisa

great lip moisturizer

I purchased this a few months ago. I have about a 1/4 of it left. I seriously have not seen any improvement on my 60 yr old lips. It's a great moisturizer but that's it for me. I'm going to give the matte a try even tho it won't improve the lines around my lips. I'm hoping it will hydrate as it says because at my age I don't like the shiny.

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shelly N.

City Lips review

I like the product, though not sure it's actually making a difference. It feels nice when it's on. I don't really need plumping but hoping it will smooth out the lines. Can't tell yet. I would buy some colors but it's way too expensive.

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Lynn H.

City lips

This product stays on for a very long time, but did not see any reduction in lines on or around the lips or any plumping effect. Expensive for a lip gloss or lip moisturizer.

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Gay

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