Smile with your eyes

A wholehearted smile will naturally draw in the eyes. This natural smile is called a Duchenne smile. Its not something you can fake; when youre forced to smile for photos, your eyes dont smile. Its only when you truly feel like smiling that you flash a Duchenne. The eyes are essential for a genuine, warm smile.To get a feel for how to make your eyes smile, stand in front of a mirror and practice smiling, but concentrate only on your eyes. You may find it helpful to cover the lower part of your face with a piece of paper. Play around with it a bit, and youll find that you can make your mouth smile when your eyes arent smiling, and you can also smile only with your eyes.When your eyes do smile, remember how it feels, which muscles are working and how. With practice, you may discover how to smile with your eyes at will by relying on your feelings and muscle memory.