How To Look At A Face: Basic Guidelines

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THE HOW TO LOOK SERIES™ HOW TO LOOK AT A FACE: BASIC GUIDELINES

Compiled by Chuka & Dubem Okonkwo

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Voluntary Attention

Train your mind to observe and record the details of people's faces; paying close attention to the shape, colour and size. Try first with the faces of family members, friends and work colleagues, then progress to strangers, public figures, e.g. actors, musicians, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians, scientists, etc. BASIC GUIDELINES FOR OBSERVING FACES

1. The shape

2. The forehead

3. The eyebrows

4. The eyes

5. The nose

6. The mouth 7. The lips

8. The teeth

9. The ears 10. The eyelashes

11. The chin

12. The jaw 13. The cheeks

14. Beards & Moustaches 15. Moles

16. Hair

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THE ZONES OF THE FACE Divide the face into three parts A. Upper zone, B. Middle zone, and C. Lower zone. A.) Upper zone starts from the top of the hairline (unless the person is bald) to eyebrow level. B.) Middle zone starts from the eyebrows to the tip of the nose. C.) Lower zone starts from the tip of the nose to the end of chin.

1. THE SHAPE

1. Round

2. Square

3. Diamond

4. Triangle

5. Rectangle

6. Long

7. Short

8. Narrow

9. Wide 10. Are both sides of the face the same length?

11. Are both sides of the face the same width?

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2. THE FOREHEAD

1. Wide

2. Narrow

3. Deep

4. Shallow

5. Domed

6. Flat

7. Indented

8. Smooth

9. Rugged

10. Furrowed or lined

3. THE EYEBROWS

1. Colour: black, brown, red, auburn, blonde, grey, white

2. Size: thick, thin, long, short

3. Shape: bushy, curly, straight, curved, triangle

4. Are the eyebrows the same height?

5. Are the eyebrows the same shape?

6. Are they close together or wide apart? 7. Do they meet in the middle?

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4. THE EYES 1. Size: large, small, medium

2. Colour: blue, green, brown, hazel

3. Shape: almond, round, triangle

4. Do they slant up or down? 5. Are the eyes the same size?

6. Do the eyes bulge?

7. Does one eye squint?

8. Is one eye lazy? 9. Are the eyes the same shape?

10. Are the eyes the same colour?

11. Are they cross-eyed, wide apart, or close together? 12. Are the eyes at different heights?

5. THE NOSE 1. Long or short?

2. Plump or thin?

3. Flat or high?

4. Pointed or round?

5. Broken, squashed or turned up?

6. Narrow or wide bridge?

7. Hooked, crooked or straight?

8. Flared nostrils

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6. THE MOUTH 1. Large or small?

2. Off centre

3. Crooked

4. Sloping up or down?

7. THE LIPS 1. Size: large, small, thick, thin

2. Are both lips the same size and shape?

3. Cleft lip

4. Receding upper or lower lip?

5. Protruding upper or lower lip?

8. THE TEETH 1. Large or small?

2. Gold tooth or teeth?

3. Gaps

4. Crooked

5. Buck teeth

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9. THE EARS 1. Large or small?

2. Do the ears stick out?

3. Pointed, square or round?

4.. Have the ears been pierced?

5. Thick or thin earlobes?

6. Lobeless ears

6. Are the ears the same level?

8. Are the top of the ears above or below the eyebrows?

9. Are the bottom of the ears above or below the tip of the nose?

10. THE EYELASHES 1. Long or short?

2. Thick or thin?

3. Plucked

4. False

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11. THE CHIN 1. Wide

2. Narrow

3. Pointed

4. Round

5. Square

6. Double chin

7. Clean-shaven

8. Cleft

12. THE JAWWide or narrow?

13. THE CHEEKS Plump or flat? High cheekbones Dimples

14. BEARDS & MOUSTACHES

1. Long or short?

2. Thick?

3. Stubble?

4. Neat?

5. Shaggy?

6. Grey

7. Goatee?

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15. MOLES 1. Large or small?

2. One or several?

3. Near the mouth?

4. On the cheek?

16. THE HAIR 1. Is the hair long or short?

2. Does the hair fall over the forehead?

3. Does the hair cover the eyebrows?

4. Does the hair cover the ears?

5. Does the hair look dry or greasy? 6. Completely bald or partially bald? 7. Is the colour: dark or light brown, black, ginger, red, blonde, white, grey? 8. Is the hair thick, thin, curly?

9. Is the hair shiny or dull?

10. Has the hair been cut recently?

11. Is the hair behind the ears?

12. Is the hair combed back, forwards or to one side? 13. Is the parting on the left side, right side, or in the middle of the head?

Hairstyle:

1. Crew cut 2. dreadlocks 3. pigtail 4. plaited 5. ponytail 6. quiff 7. skinhead

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How To Look At A Face: Basic Guidelines