Like her half-sister Kim Kardashian before her, Kylie Jenner has blossomed before our reality-TV-watching eyes — and gained a great deal of fans and haters alike. Her ever-changing pout has led to a surprising amount of social media fallout as well as a legion of Instagram imitators. Now that we know the truth about Kylie and her puzzling pucker, we're even more obsessed with tracking its ascension to stardom. Read on to see the evolution of her lovely lips, from sweetly slim to gorgeously gargantuan.
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2009
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Kylie made her first solo appearance at KIIS FM's Wango Tango. The focal point of her beauty look was her kohl-rimmed eyes, so she kept her youthful pout completely au naturel — she didn't even seem to be wearing lip balm.
2009
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At the release party for her then-friend Selena Gomez's new album, Kylie wore a light layer of shimmering pink gloss that made her lips look a little bit fuller. Could this have been her first foray into plumping products?
2010
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Zoom in! At KIIS FM's Wango Tango in 2010, Kylie accented her retro waves with an equally vintage overdrawn pout à la Marlene Dietrich. This was definitely a pivotal point for Kylie's lips.
2010
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Extra blush was clearly Kylie's favorite beauty accent at the premiere of Easy A, but she seemed to be wearing a clear-to-pink transforming gloss like Smashbox's O-Gloss ($24) to give her pout a little something extra.
2011
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Kylie's soft rose lip stain was a refreshing addition of color to her otherwise monochromatic bronze beauty look at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards.
2011
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At the Abbey Dawn by Avril Lavigne fashion show, Kylie started dabbling in the world of rainbow hair hues and coordinated her lips to her strands with a matte, fluorescent pink hue.
2011
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Kylie's sweet beauty look at the Hollywood Style Awards came courtesy of her rose lip, which (if you look closely) you can see is slightly overdrawn with a nude pencil. She's still three years away from her lip legacy!
2012
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Kylie's amber eyes looked especially stunning thanks to those famously long Kardashian-Jenner lashes at the Teen Choice Awards. Could this be foreshadowing her future dramatic lash look at the 2014 AMAs?
2013
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Kylie broke out of her beige-lip comfort zone with a creamy red pucker at the Kids' Choice Awards. This lip was definitely overdrawn, though not to the degree of intensity that she would come to love — but it is proof that she can get bigger lips without resorting to more-serious measures.
2013
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Kylie attended her third Wango Tango (where she received a lip-plumping device in her gift bag) with a glossy red pucker. Even with darker lip hues, a glossy finish always makes a pout look fuller.
2013
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Big sister Kendall might get all the modeling credit, but she shared Evening Sherri Hill's Spring 2013 catwalk with Kylie, who sported extra concealer under her glossy lower lip. Was she was hiding the bruises from a CandyLipz plumper?
2013
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Kylie's matte red lipstick gave off a rocker vibe at the iHeartRadio Music Festival — it's clear that she used a pencil to exaggerate her upper and lower lips by several millimeters, and it looked fabulous!
2013
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Kylie dressed her pout in a brooding shade of oxblood for the premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The slight overdrawing on her upper lip appeared natural, keeping her pucker the focus of her look without being too overwhelming.
2013
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For the premiere of Justin Bieber's Believe, Kylie appeared wearing makeup that would become her signature look: contoured brown eye shadow, subtle cat eyeliner, and eyebrows on fleek. A slightly pursed pink pout revealed her future penchant for a plump pucker.
2014
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Kylie was early to ride the wave of the lob-haircut trend, but we can't help but focus on her carefully exaggerated coral pout at an Aquafina FlavorSplash concert in New York City.
2014
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With sister Kendall, Kylie launched her Madden Girl shoe-and-handbag collection — and this would be the last time we'd ever see her without a plump pucker in 2014.
2014
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Kylie attended the Billboard Music Awards with new turquoise tresses, but her freshly plumped pout stole the spotlight.
2014
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A few weeks later, Kylie signed copies of the book she coauthored with Kendall (Rebels: City of Indra) with her lips looking noticeably smaller than they did at her Billboard Music Awards appearance.
2014
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Kylie was back to her enhanced pout with a monochromatic tan makeup look at the MuchMusic Video Awards.
2014
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Kylie's lush lashes and inky black lob were almost as mesmerizing as her amped-up pout at the Imagine Ball.
2014
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Kylie was all attitude at the MTV Video Music Awards, arching her perfectly groomed brows and giving the camera some of that lip.
2014
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At the American Music Awards, Kylie shocked us all with her most dramatic lip look yet.
2014
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At the Los Angeles Mission's Thanksgiving Meal For the Homeless event, Kylie served up dinner with larger-than-life lips and long teal strands.
2015
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Kylie attended the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2015 show with a pumped mauve pucker that coordinated well with her dusty pink blazer.
2015
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Nip+Fab ambassador Kylie appeared at a London event for the brand with a dramatic red, pillowy pout.
2015
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Kylie attended a Calvin Klein Jeans and Opening Ceremony party with her sisters sporting a very '90s, brown lipstick-lacquered pucker.
2016
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Kylie attended Coachella rocking mauve lip color and rainbow hair.