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"   With the holidays quickly approaching, that means we&amp;#039;ll all soon be posing for *loads* of Christmas party photos. Thankfully, the latest craze is here to help us perfect our photo-ready face: squinching. While Tyra Banks had previously popularised &amp;#039;smizing&amp;#039; - the act of smiling with your eyes - as the must-try technique to make yourself look better in photographs, the trend to try for the new year seems to be squinching. Yes, squinching. What does this consist of exactly?  Invented by portraitist Peter Hurley, the squinch, as he&amp;#039;s calling it, is basically like squinting your eyes - with a slight difference - which thereby makes your look more confident and, as such, makes you that much more photogenic. The slight difference between squinching and squinting is vital, says Peter Hurley in his video tutorial. When you squint, your top and bottom eyelids close. When you squinch, you lift and tighten the lower eyelid and allow the top eyelid to just come down slightly. And a *major* photo faux-pas, according to Hurley? Staring straight ahead, wide-eyed into the camera; it portrays fear and uncertainty. STREWTH.      What do you think? Will the squinch be the latest photo-taking trend? Tell us in the comments box or tweet us at @CosmopolitanUK More photography news 10 TOTES INAPPROPRIATE SELFIES SEE: DAVID GANDY IN *ALL* HIS GLORY TIPS FOR A FAB FACEBOOK PIC THIS CHRISTMAS "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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