Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose lip it is
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive
Посмотри на румяные губы этого ребёнка! Look at the rosy lips on that child!
Мне не нравятся её накрашенные губы. I don't like her painted lips.
NB When the word губа functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction губа у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
Губы у неё слишком накрашены! She's wearing too much lipstick.

Restrictive modifiers

(a) adjectival modifier
верхняя/нижняя губа the upper/lower lip
Верхняя губа у неё была слишком накрашена. She was wearing too much lipstick on her upper lip.