When I was in undergrad, someone brought a bee venom infused lip gloss to a party for everyone to try. Apparently, the appeal was that it made your lips look bigger. My curiosity won out, and long story short I could have warned Syvie to stay away from cosmetic shortcuts!

In the 1920's, the craze was a look called "bee stung lips"!

that looks MUCH better than any of the results I saw from anyone who tried it

Omg

I have never been particularly interested in having larger lips, despite current trends, but I was 18 and just thought 'hmm, I wonder if it does anything at all'. It burned! It definitely did that!

I hope that was not the day you found out you're allergic?

It wasn't quite that bad, but it was not pleasant! Also, swelling from an allergic reaction isn't all that cosmetically appealing anyway

Def not. Usually the area gets quite sensitive, too. What an idea...