Practicing my closed mouth smile

[christine55]

Just have to work on it. The trick is to expose more of your inner lips. I just kind of kissy face to expose more inner lip and then consciously relax into the desired expression. Switched my shots to a much faster format to process, but am having a hard time getting the colors right.

Hugs, Christine
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[Karren H]

Yeah! I've found out that darker lipsticks give me a better looking smile... And over drawing them especially on top really helps with more feminie looking lips ( a lot of GGs over draw theyr lips too). And you may want to tone the flash down a bit, tape a coffee filter over the flash if you don't have a setting.

[linnea]

I've been working on my smile--open and closed--and with practice it seems to be better, i.e., more feminine.

[MargaretJ]

I've got a thin upper lip, and find it difficult to get that full lip look. One thing I have tried for photographs, is to pull the lower lip back under the upper lip and then push forward on the upper lip. This exposes a bit more of the upper lip. One day I'll hopefully master the art of creating a fuller upper lip.

[Persephone]

You look good, girl! Your smile (and your nails) are great. Lovely!