facial profiles and head shapes

What is a facial profile?

silhouette of the face from a side view

What is convex

receding and most common

What is concave?

protruding and least common

What is the order when describing facial profiles?

forehead description and then chin description

What is the ovel head shaoe?

ideal, most common; cheekbones are wider than lower jaw, soft rounded corners

What is a round shape?

shor full cheeks, founded fuller jawline/cranium

What is square shape?

short in overall appearance, composed of straight lines

What is a triangle shape?

significantly wider at the jawline, narrower a cheeks /forehead, eyes close set, least common

What is an inverted triangle shape?

narrowest at jawline, slightly wider at cheeks, widest at forehead

What is a diamond shape?

widest at cheekbone, narrow at jaw and forehead

What is an oblong shape?

head and face will be long and narrow, typically longer nose