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[freaklip]

Could someone please define a couple of terms for me? What do you mean when you talk about lips curling and/or rolling in and out?

[_Don Herman]

To take it to extremes, think of a monkey or goldfish puckering kiss, pushing and pursing your lips out in front of your nose like you're going to give ol' Aunt Ida a peck, the dear gal who has put seven husbands in the grave through toxic makeup and perfume overdose, so you want to keep her cheek as far from your face as possible... That's rolling out, waaay out!

Now, open your mouth and pull your lips inside your mouth, behind your teeth, making like toothless ol' Uncle Harry. Put your lips together while holding this position so purty much no red of the lips shows at all. This is about as curled as you can get.

In practice, the range of motion is quite small, just a slight roll out or curl in, but can make a big difference (good or bad!) in tone, range, and endurance.

HTH - Don

p.s. To maintain the illusion of political sensitivity, ladies may switch Aunt Ida and Uncle Harry if they wish. Also, the names were chosen at random; any relation to real people named "Ida" or "Harry" is strictly inintentional and without malice. You may insert you own relatives, friends, TV comics, or what have you in place of those names.
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