(02-09-2013, 18:01)rateset Wrote: I don't really understand why you glorify jolie lips like that, its not bad, but as I said it has its disadvantages,listening to you it would be the most perfect device on earth, no disadvantages at all. And the pump is around the size of a tennis ball plus the mouth piece, I don't find that small for a purse when I go out to disco.
By "glorify" you mean, share their positive experiences and joy upon discovering the product, I suppose. I don't glorify it any more than any other person who glorifies a product which they share that worked for them, as that is for what this forum is meant: to share experiences. I am excited about my JL because, if you give it time to discover how to play with it just right to work for you, then it really can be a great product... because, I did just that and it is great for me. It is just difficult when you start out (as you have experienced), as I have already not denied earlier in our other thread (in this way, it is very comparable to the NB). I really have no complaints, honestly, except for (of course) all things that are unreasonable to expect anyway: like, fitting a pump for your lips in your small purse for the disco (heck, I'd love to fit it in my pocket, but that is completely unreasonable! I mentioned that it fits in my every-day purse, which I think is an added bonus that I did not expect!). All of your disadvantages I have experienced, and they all improve over time as you
learn to play with it and come to know what works for you (I would love it if someone would count how many times I have said that between this thread and the last thread... I have probably said it maybe 10 times, haha, but it's so TRUE and I am trying to make a point here, obviously).
(02-09-2013, 18:01)rateset Wrote: The size of the hole really does matter, you get different result with smaller/bigger hole, you pump only the centre of your mouth if its too small, it is also logical that there are smaller and bigger mouths like every other part of the body and you need the right size for it. See no sense in arguing if that was true.
I apologize, as you must have misunderstood me, because the point you made above^^ seems to completely avoid addressing the point that I made in my last post regarding this issue. I will re-explain for you. I do not disagree that mouths all fluctuate in their sizes. I do not disagree that the JL hole is too small for your mouth or for others' mouths. You know why? Because it is too small for ALL adults' mouths. So, unless it was made for children only (which it obviously is not), there must be a reason for it to be deliberately smaller than EVERY adult mouth (instead of coming out to the average size of an adult mouth like the LL is). Of course, the other products get their kicks off of faster and easier (faster and easier in the sense of: you don't need to take time to play with it to get it to work best for you) results. But, this is at a cost. YES the LL more likely fits a person's entire set of lips in the hole. But, with it, the delicate skin around the mouth will also be pulled. The JL does not fit anyone's entire lips in the hole, but this GUARANTEES that the delicate skin around the lip WILL NOT be pulled. To me, that is a +1 for JL, and a -1 for LL, because of my personal priorities. Now, a person may state this concern: "well, even though a bigger hole results in pulling at the skin around the mouth, at least our entire lips will be pumped! With the JL, only a portion of the lips is pumped." This is semi-true. With holes that are "too small" for a set of lips (like the JL), only a large portion of the lips makes it into the hole experiencing the suction directly, while the REST of the lips experience the pumping INDIRECTLY. I know this from EXPERIENCE. Not only is the part of my lips (that do not make it into the hole) more plump after I am done pumping than before I started pumping, but they are also red all over. Do you know why lips are red? Because it is blood that you are seeing through a very thin 3-5 cellular layers of skin (as opposed to the typical 16 cellular layers of skin on other parts of our bodies). My lips are typically redder than the average joe's, but after I pump, my ENTIRE set of lips are BRIGHT red. Not just the portion sucked into the hole of the JL mouthpiece, but the entire set of my lips. This means that the blood is drawn--not only to the tissues inside of the vacuum--but also to the tissues surrounding the vacuum. This eliminates the perception behind the notion that a hole "too small" for a set of lips will not treat the entirety of the lips (in other words, it DOES treat the entire set of lips even when the entire set of lips does not make it into the vacuum). Therefore, there is nothing to lose from getting a hole that is smaller than one's lips, and you can avoid the possibility of advancing the aging process of the skin around your lips.
In summary, the only "disadvantage" that I know of with the JL is that it is not a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am product (again, I have to repeat myself! ha) and the LL is, because you can just stick your whole mouth in there, suck, and go without having to play with it too much. Although I am sure there are plenty of people who prioritize such a feature, I am not about that kind of convenience. I am about getting the best results with no side effects, even if it means playing with a product for months until I found out what method works best for me. In the end, both the LL and JL get the same great results (as does the shotglass method, haha) with pumping up the lips, but the JL guarantees that one will not pull on the skin around the mouth (which is a negative side effect of the LL and the shotglass method, and any other lip pump with a hole that fits the whole mouth). I hope now that you can understand what I am saying.
(02-09-2013, 18:01)rateset Wrote: I didn't say that its bad, but its not perfect, also in the first couple of months its too hard to press it only with one hand, actually I still find it hard need both hands, maybe you are strong.
I actually AM strong but I don't have strong hands. I cannot give even a pathetic massage for more than 5 minutes without taking a break and shake out my hands! haha. This is also the reason why I avoid dumbells for my heavy weights and stick to barbells, because my hands are remarkably weak. When asked why I never use heavy dumbells at the gym, I just tell people that I have baby hands, lol. The fact is that I have broken it in, because mine used to require two hands to compress for a while as well. If you use it enough, you will break yours in and yours will be easier to use, too. And honestly, the smallest squeeze goes a LOOONG way! Also, no one ever came out and said that anything was perfect. Perfection belongs to God.
(02-09-2013, 18:01)rateset Wrote: Wow you managed to sleep with it!?! I cannot imagine that, I don't know if I dare to try, I don't want to wake up with purple lips or whatever else could happen. Anyways pumps work on the long term, and I mentioned the nose clip as well as the breast pumps in the context of mechanical methods, the way they work, just to compare and point smth out from my experience with time lines-actually how long it takes and how intensively you should do it, as a side note, shouldn't be that bad.
My lips are definitely not the same as they were, whatever pump you choose just be persistent,it works folks! But slowly..
And yes, I would not recommend it for you to try to sleep with until you are
experienced with it. That goes for everyone!! I used to be slightly intimidated by the JL because of its overwhelming and sometimes hard-to-control suction, but now that I have a lot of experience with it, I know that I am completely in control so sleeping with it does not scare me and does not result in anything but great results!! I am kinda in love with it
I completely understand why you brought up the nose clip, although changing the size/shape of a nose and the time involved is probably no where near comparable to changing the size/shape of a set of lips. But, your point was understood from the beginning so you did not need to explain your reasoning for bringing it up. I gotcha
I just asked what I asked because I honestly wanted to know... the answer to my questions! haha. As simple as that. So, I would still appreciate a response to my questions about it, as it is another mutual interest. And as for why you brought up the comparison of the length of time you can keep on a breast pump on compared to the lip pumps, that is why I said I was able to sleep with it on. Of course, I cannot sleep in it for as long as I sleep in my NB (and this is only because it usually loses suction and falls off earlier than the NB, as you know the JL is smaller yet more top-heavy!), but I can leave it on for the length of time that many leave on their NBs, so I was just saying that there is hope! At least if you become experienced with the JL, you can
If I made some kind of harnessing device to keep the JL anchored to my face while I sleep, I could keep it on all night long.