Tip of the Day - 07/17/2010 (Smiles) (ideas, the best, how to, strange)

[GloryB]

• Begin your smile with your eyes. If you find that every time you try to smile with your mouth, you look like you're faking it or, worse, like you're in pain, you may find it useful to look in a mirror and smile only with your eyes. Once your eyes are smiling, they tend to pull your whole face (including your mouth) into a natural, beautiful smile.
• You've probably heard of "contagious" or "infectious" smiles. There's a reason for this. When you smile, it does tend to make others around you smile. Even in the most stressful times, a roomful of smiles can brighten everybody's mood. Either that or make someone seriously angry at you, just because you are smiling when they are talking about someones funeral...
• Ever laugh hysterically about something you've just seen? Now,laugh slightly and now you have a natural pretty smile.
• A lot of men feel uncomfortable about smiling at strangers, especially at other males. If that is the case, then just offer a casual "Hi", or "Hey man!", or "What's goin' on?". It works just as well, and feels less awkward for a lot of guys.
• Try a light smile: don't show as much teeth as you would when you would be laughing. It's the best smile for flirting - light and seductive.
• If you have a tooth that pokes out a bit at the side, as many people sometimes do, try to get your lip to go above it so your lip doesn't catch on the tooth when you smile.

Lots of other stuff about Smiling:
How to Smile - wikiHow

[Sweetie Pie]

Thanks for that tip Glory!!! Lately, I've been trying to keep my eyes open wide when getting my picture taken. So it looks as if I'm caught by suprise. I will try looking a little more natural, by smiling with my eyes from now on!!!

[sabbytabby]

I love smiles.

[tijlover]

Now if you go to China or "The Land of Smiles"/Thailand you might think differently about smiling, being the great face savers that they are.

What do the Travel Guides tell you about smiling in Asia?

When happy, they smile, when not happy, they smile, when they have to go to the bathroom really bad, and they can't find one and end up soiling their pants, they smile, when angry, they smile, and oh the smiles on their faces when they're holding a gun!
And, the angrier they become, the more they smile.

Oofta! My last ten days in Bangkok, I had enough smiles to last me a lifetime, and was ready to go to the "Land of Tears".

Generally, the smiles I sport have a devious quality to them!

[sun queen]

Originally Posted by sabbytabby

I love smiles.

I totally agree

[Caladium]

Interesting thread. I might try putting a few of these ideas into practice, especially the one abou smiling with your eyes. I wonder if smiling is one of those things that if you think about it too much it ends up looking weird? Sort of like thinking too much about how you walk.

[Gue]

These sound like tips from Americas Top Model!

Tyra always says smile with your eyes!

[Dbl-r]

yeah and its so much fun to just lose

control and not even know it

[normie]

LOL I'm such a suggestible person. Just reading the title of this thread and I automatically smiled!

[wertyuru]

Originally Posted by Gue

These sound like tips from Americas Top Model!

Tyra always says smile with your eyes!

I was going to say the same LOL, future contestants should read this before going into America's Next Top Model

And smile is the best think everyone can do