What is the difference between duck face and kissy face

Photo: Aria Gmitter. I had no idea there was a right direction Photo: Maryn Liles. Posing for pics is undeniably awkward, so making this face is better than straight-up cheesin', right? Plus, it kinda looks like a nonchalant kiss from the right angle maybe? Photo: Shannon Ullman. It shows that I was in a playful mood and having fun with the other person in the photo.

Also, it made my lips look plumper, my eyelashes longer, and my jaw bone more defined. That's what I thought back then anyway. I think that the face has many versions and the one in this photo isn't so bad. I still think that it's kinda cute. When it started: "Smize" first entered the vernacular around , when Tyra Banks introduced the term on cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.

While that was technically before social media really took off, the smize was a starting point for the average, non-model person to suddenly become aware of controlling the way her face looks in pictures.

What it is: The classic pouted lips pose, also known as a "kissy face. When it started: While you could argue that the dawn of Myspace profile pictures and digital cameras in the first half of the s spawned the pose, it really picked up around just as Instagram started getting popular. Despite being the butt of many jokes, it still hasn't disappeared. What it is: Something in between a smize and duck face—your lips pursed but slightly parted open.

When it started: —it was a phenomenon in Japan's popular photo booths before making its way onto celebrity Instagram feeds. The squinch is all about the eyes and brings a little sun-kissed beauty to any pic. Just squint your eyes slightly, like you're looking into the sun.

My only advice is to just kind of hold your hand somewhere near your face and go with it. To nail the look, just channel a baby bird, any species will do.

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