The Lips

I didn’t realize the lips had their own Unilocal review lol. I live in Lemon Grove and pass these everyday. I never thought they were anything special. Someone certainly maintains the color of the lips as they always look retouched. My favorite was for a Fourth of July years ago, the lips were painted in Stars and Stripes. Too cute

Grew up seeing this everyday ! We used to say when we passed it that we had to make a wish and blow a kiss !

These lips are sealed. I absolutely love that this exists! I wish that there were more installations like this around San Diego and La Mesa. I see a lot of street art in north park but it’s all so regulated, therefor it’s not actually street art, it’s just city approved murals curated by the neighborhood officials. These lips were just randomly and defiantly placed here. I love that someone just took it upon themselves to paint them the perfect shade of Chanel #19 red lipstick.

The lips are red, made of rocks, and still there.
A++ art work but don’t expect a gift shop or nothing.

This isn’t a park and doesn’t have any benches or a parking lot. Its on the side of a hill but now someone painted around the lips which looks a lot better. I kind of wish there were more art like this in San Diego county. These lips have been here for a few years and I’m surprised the city have painted over the lips.

My grandfather told me the lips were already painted as far back as 1919 when he was a little kid. Whoever started it is no longer with us.

They’re lips painted on a rock.
Maybe I’m just not artsy like that because I don’t get it. However, they have been there forevz and have been through a makeover recently. (lip injections perhaps) Definitely not anything to drive out for or even bother reading about… and certainly not worth writing about… oh wait.

We drove to San Diego from LA for this bit of artist local flavor. It’s meh at best. Nice site to see, but doesn’t stand out or cry «stop to witness my wonder». I’d have more fun rolling my minivan into a ditch.

The Lips are not really anything to drive out of the way for. Worth seeing once, at least.
We came from downtown to see them, while down for the day. I had no idea what we were going to see.
On getting off the 8 onto Lemon Grove, you see them straight ahead at the 3-​way intersection, painted on a jagged rock at ground level (photo:
).
If you drove out there just to see them, you’re bound to go, «That’s it?»
Eh. It’s a quirky, little landmark that’s endeared itself to the locals like the Fish Head Rocks in the Mojave Desert (
) or the woman’s face carved in the boulder in Simi Valley.

Whenever I see the Lips I always think of how clever some artists can be.
I remember when they changed the lips and it was all over the news.
Just like Paul said. the lips are a landmark of Lemon Grove!