I'm not much of a girly-girl, but every once in a while I go crazy and buy something girly. I have very thin lips and thought this might help. After over a week, I can't really say my lips are any fuller, but they are definitely much softer. My lips were often chapped and splitting prior to using City Lips, but now they are incredibly soft. It's also very long-lasting. I would use other glosses or chapsticks again and again throughout the day, but I find that City Lips will last most of the day - and when I put it on before bed, it is still there in the morning. In all, I really like the product, but I'm not so sure about the plumping.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
