How to Blow Smoke Rings

Inhale the smoke halfway. Don't keep the smoke in your mouth; instead, hold it in your throat. This can be a bit tricky if you're not accustomed to it, and the smoke might make you feel like coughing.

Move your tongue to the back of your throat. Close your mouth, curl your tongue backward, with the tip pointing down, allowing the smoke to travel away from your lips.

Shape your mouth into an "O". As you open your lips, make a sound like "ooo". The smoke ring will be larger if you form the letter O comfortably. Don't be too tense – let your movements flow. People might find it strange at first, but they'll soon be fascinated.

Push a small puff of smoke out. The simplest way to describe this is similar to the sound of slight choking, where you tighten your throat and force air through your lips. You’ll feel pressure build up, and then a puff of smoke will escape quickly, but don’t use your vocal cords. The only sound when exhaling should be a whisper from your throat.

• Try to push air out from your lower throat without inhaling or moving your lower jaw. Once you master the technique, releasing the smoke ring will become easier.
• Keep your lips steady as you push the small puff of air out of your mouth.
• This is the hardest part of blowing a smoke ring. Ensure your tongue is far back in your mouth, you have enough smoke to form a ring, and your breath is strong enough to push the smoke out.

Once you've mastered the basic technique, try advancing with the reverse spin technique. As soon as you feel the smoke leaving your lips, push your tongue forward while keeping it pointed down. Don’t extend the tip of your tongue outside your teeth, as it will block the smoke ring. Think of your tongue as a conveyor belt.

• At the same time, quickly raise your lower jaw. Tighten your lips inward, but remember to do it quickly.
• This will create a "reverse spin" smoke ring, making the ring tighter. The rings will look beautiful and dense.

To make the smoke ring travel faster and further, try combining a quick push of the tongue with an outward movement of your lower jaw. These two actions should be done last when blowing the smoke ring. The difference between this technique and adding a ring is that this technique requires you to push your jaw forward, while adding a ring involves lifting the jaw.

• Keep the tip of your tongue flat and close to the bottom of your mouth at all times, only pushing the smoke out with the middle part of the tongue.
• The hardest part of this technique is moving the jaw. You will need a lot of practice to master it.
• This technique requires a lot of practice, but once perfected, you can not only shoot smoke rings but also blow them continuously without interruption.

Use your lips to influence the distance of the smoke ring. If you curl your lips quickly after closing and opening your glottis, the smoke ring will come out faster.

• The further you curl your lips, the faster and farther the smoke ring will travel.
• However, don't curl your lips too much or too soon. Timing is crucial. If you close your lips too early, the smoke ring will be smaller than expected.

Blow a smoke ring by gently tapping your cheek. This method is considered "cheating" because it’s so easy and effective at producing small smoke rings without much throat technique.

• Keep the smoke in your mouth but don’t inhale.
• Form your lips into a small "ooo" shape.
• Use your tongue and mouth to slowly push out a small amount of smoke, then tap or gently flick your cheek. Each time you tap your cheek, a mini smoke ring will form!
• Tap your cheek consistently, or take breaks as you like.

Use the tongue-push method to blow smoke rings. Essentially, you are still using your tongue to push the smoke rings out without actually "blowing".

• Curl your tongue backward toward your throat, with the tip pointing down, forming an inverted "U" shape.
• Use the flat part of your tongue to quickly push the smoke out of your mouth. Just drag the tip of your tongue over the roof of your mouth while maintaining the inverted "U" shape.
• Smoke rings created this way are small and don’t last long, but they are very easy to do.

Use cellophane from a cigarette pack. This is a substitute method (also considered almost like cheating). Burn a hole in the cellophane wrapping the cigarette pack. After inhaling the smoke, blow it through the hole. Gently tap the other side of the cellophane. The smoke ring will appear.