How to Kiss Like a Pro

Not every kiss can be as hot as Westley and Buttercup's Princess Bride finale embrace, but it's fun to aim high. A hot lip lock is easy to achieve, as long as both partners are on-board with turning up the heat. From the anatomy of the lips to the motion of the mouth, a kiss is more than skin deep.

Kissing is immortalized in art, music and history. Many people forget their anniversary but always recall the first kiss with a lover or spouse. According to Cosmopolitan writer Christie Griffin, kissing was so important that a buss was used to sign contracts in the Middle Ages, along with a written “XX”. Learn how to kiss like a true Casanova, or Cleopatra, with some sexy kissing tips from "Cosmopolitan Magazine."

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Go into a kiss with lips conditioned for peak performance. Exfoliate lips with a dry toothbrush, and use lip balm on a regular basis. Breath mints are also good after eating strong foods; barring those, share the dish with your partner to reduce the impact of the flavors. Finally, scrape the tongue to get rid of nasty bad breath causing bacteria before a passionate lip-lock.

2. Make the most of the lips, since they're teeming with nerve endings. Besides the fingers and the genitals, the lips contain a huge amount of sensors that react intensely to stimulation. When aroused, the lips swell and the nerves become sensitized, making touch a pleasure. That means that even the softest surface brush can send shivers up the spine.

3. Pay attention to how and where your lover is kissing you. Cheek kisses can signal shyness or reluctance to open up in a relationship, according to body language expert Tony Reiman. Further down the road, however, a change in kissing style means something is up. Communication is often the best lubricant, so it might be time to start talking.

4. Keep mirroring in mind to heat up your kisses. Mirroring is a type of body language that subconsciously shows attentiveness to the other partner's movements. By matching breaths, turning heads, and moving hands in the same fashion, all motions in the kiss become shared. This ratchets up the sexual tension immensely.

5. Don't think that kissing is just for the lips. Blow a guy's mind by running the tip of your tongue over the edge of his ear, followed by a soft kiss. Naughty whispers are optional. Men can melt a lady's heart by kissing her palm or inner wrist, but keep the tongue out of the equation.

6. Graduate to open-mouthed kissing when you're ready to share everything – including testosterone. A University at Albany study says that men move on to open-mouthed kissing to spread more of the “libido-boosting” hormone to their partner. Says Cosmo: “It's not just about his desire – he wants you to be more amorous, too.”

7. Let your passion loose in order to start a chain reaction that can lead to better climaxes during sex. Dr. Ava Cadell, Ph.D, tells Cosmo that a passionate kiss raises blood pressure and increases heart rate, making it easier to have a mind-blowing orgasm.

Tips & Warnings

• Ben van Heuvelen of Your Tango deals with bad kissers by “[awakening] their creativity.” Teach your bad kisser by indirect methods; if possible, make it seem like they're teaching you. Never suggest directly that they're doing something wrong, because that will turn them off of kissing you altogether.

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on 11/5/2009 Is this 'How to' a reprint from Cosmo?