The Cupid’s bow is the upper lip that dips so perfectly at the centre that it forms the shape of the bow attributed Cupid, the Roman god of love. Rihanna and Taylor Swift apparently carry on them the best examples of this feature.

You can be born with it or you can acquire it. Two London-based doctors claim to have perfected the art of shaping Cupid’s bow lips, taking into account the particularities of a face. They felt encouraged after clients wanted their lips to be like Rihanna’s and Swift’s.

The advent of the lipstick contributed a lot to the Cupid’s bow. In early Hollywood, actress Clara Bow used lipstick with great effect to get hers. Maybe her surname could have something to do with the style? Later the popularity of the red lipstick defined it further.

As with so much else, it is one thing on women and another on men. The most famous man with a Cupid’s bow is Joker. Who was obviously inspired by clowns.