Our guide for being a super smoocher on International Kissing Day
PUCKER UP – it’s International Kissing Day. We didn’t just want to pay it lip service so we asked psychosexual therapist Cate Mackenzie for smooching advice.
She says: “Pressing lips with someone else stimulates nerve endings with a direct path to the pleasure centre of the brain.
“The perfect kiss is like the story of Goldilocks – not too wet, not too dry, not too soft or too hard. It should be confident, gentle and attuned to the other person.”
Cate – with willing models Joe and Yasmin – prepared this guide to being a super smoocher . . .
The first kiss
TOUCH the other person lightly on their upper arm, in a flirty, friendly way. A warm smile or a flush of the cheeks is a signal to continue.
Position yourself in front of the other and pay them a compliment. With one arm, hold the other person on their upper arm and lean in for a soft but confident, lingering kiss.
No tongues at this point. Your bodies shouldn’t be touching but should be close enough to feel that electricity.
Pull away, leaving your partner wanting more. Then go in for a more confident, erotic kiss, holding both arms and moving in closer. You may wish to include tongues, too.
The couples' kiss
WHILE on the sofa, close to each other, stroke the other person on the leg or bum, then the hair or side of their face.
Position your face in front of theirs – up on your knees if necessary – and give them a soft peck on the lips.
Pull away slightly, then go in for 20 seconds to build up the eroticism. Try kissing different areas – the bottom lip, the top lip, around the face.
Kissing for 20 seconds every day builds sexual warmth. It doesn’t always have to lead to sex, but be ready take your partner by the hand to lead them to the bedroom.
Or why not stay on the sofa for a change of scene?
A feast of delights
USING props such as a blindfold and delicious fruit or chocolates can add to the excitement.
One of you could lie down on the sofa, wearing the blindfold with the other kneeling at the side with the food.
Take the fruit or chocolate and tease it round the person’s mouth, not letting them have it at first, then allowing them to try it.
Take the food away and kiss them fully on the lips. Their mouth has already been warmed up and they’ll be receptive to your kiss. Repeat.
The Rhett Butler
THINK of the film Gone With The Wind, and Rhett Butler telling Scarlett O’Hara: “You need kissing badly.”
It’s the classic pose from the poster for the movie. Take her by both arms and bring your face close to hers.
Her face will be naturally upturned to yours. Tilt her chin up with one finger and tell her something erotic about what you want to do to her.
In the film, Rhett and Scarlett don’t actually kiss at this point, but holding her like this and talking in such a way produces a sexual charge.
If you are both feeling the charge, go in for a confident kiss, one that says: “I want you . . . NOW.”
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