Instructions
- Step 1: Think of something sad Before relying on any gimmicks, test your acting skills by thinking of something really, really sad. Any tears?
- Step 2: Stop blinking OK, so you’re no Laurence Olivier or Meryl Streep. Try this–moments before you need to cry, open your eyes just a bit wider than usual and stop blinking. Soon the tears that hydrate your eyes when you blink should start trickling out.
- Step 3: Stare into a bright light You could irritate your eyes further by staring into a bright light for a few seconds.
- Step 4: Get minty Here’s a trick you can prepare ahead. Put a little peppermint oil on a finger and, when the time comes to cry, discreetly rub it just below your eye. The fumes will get the tears flowing–just wipe off the oil when you’re done!
- : Test a little oil on your skin to make sure you’re not allergic–and avoid getting it into your eyes!
- Step 5: Try Olbas oil Another tearjerker is oil of Olbas. Pour some on a handkerchief and inhale deeply before you need to bawl. Find it at health food stores.
- Step 6: Stick it Steal Hollywood’s trick–buy a professional ‘tear stick.’ It’s a piece of menthol with a hole in the middle; have someone blow it right into your eyeballs when you need a good cry.
- FACT: Ilker Yilmaz of Turkey holds a world record for being able to snort milk up his nose and squirt it from a tear duct in his eye.
You Will Need
- A sad memory
- Discipline not to blink
- A bright light
- Peppermint oil
- Oil of Olbas
- A tear stick
