Physiognomy and Face-reading: What does your face say about you?

Has anyone ever pointed out a physical feature and assume something about you? I remember being told never to trust a man with thin lips because they are cunning and manipulative – is that ridiculous or does it actually hold some truth?

Physiognomy (I can’t say it either), or face reading is pretty popular here – there are centers where you can get your face read to discover your ‘inner self’ or something along those lines. I’m pretty curious so I did my research and it’s extremely interesting… Let me know what you think!

Where this study came from is unknown (some say Greece, India, and China), and in the 19th Century Victorian times, face reading was practiced by criminologists with the assumption that certain facial features on someone may make them more prone to breaking the law! According to physiognomy, different parts of your face reveal different aspects of your character and personality. Some also believe any ‘complications’ that you are having on the face could show what’s going on internally, like the image above.

• Forehead: Your way of thinking
• Eyes: Shows insight on how open you are to life experiences
• Nose: Work and how you deal with money
• Mouth: How expressive you are
• Lips: How sensual you are
• Chin: Your level of assertiveness
• Ears: How you interact with others

Believe it or not – those with cosmetic surgery can count their ‘new’ feature as their own, as cosmetic surgery is believed to change your luck.

If I’m being very honest, with all due respect, I find this a bit silly, but none the less it is quite interesting and some are eerily correct! Grab a photo of yourself that is a frontal face shot (or look in the mirror as you read this) and see what your features tell you about yourself. They differ for men and women, so I have also added face reading for men so you can go an analyze your boyfriends too. :-P

Hair

• Said to be the measure of physical insulation and strength.
• Delicate, thin, silky hair shows a person who is sensitive in nature.
• Thick, coarse, wild hair shows a person who has physical and mental strength, and great resilience in life.

Head

• If the front part is straight, you are lucky.
• If it’s curved, you are lucky and will lead a very comfortable life.
• A round head shows a very unlucky person.

Forehead

• A wide forehead shows intelligence and practicality.
• A narrow forehead usually belongs to a worrier who needs to think things through many times over before coming to a conclusion.
• A high, rounded and deep forehead shows someone who places emphasis on friendships.
• A flat forehead shows a person who’s pragmatic by nature.
• An exagerrated forehead shows a dreamer.
• A long, broad forehead shows unluckiness.
• A high forehead shows good luck.

Ears

• Long, soft ears shows someone who will have a good, lucky, and comfortable life.
• Crooked, big, unequal and thin in size show unluckiness.

Eyebrows

• Bow-shaped brows with hair that is dark yet neither thin nor bushy shows a person of good luck and strong character.
• Straight eyebrows shows a person who is unlucky.
• Dark eyebrows that are curved over the eyelids shows a person who is lucky in life.

Eyes

• Large, extended eyes that shine show a woman who is lucky, domineering in nature, highly respected, and a leader.
• Small eyes that are dull, glommy, gray colore, round and slightly bent shows a woman who is shrewd and is not likely to rise in life.
• Dark and round shows a sexy woman.
• Drowsy, sleepy eyes shows a woman who loves men and has loose morals.

Mouth

• Lips tell us how we deal with relationships too.
• A mouth with a thinner upper lip than her lower lip shows an inability to reciprocate in relationships.
• A thinner lower lip than the upper lip shows someone who tends to give too much in a relationship.
• Small, tightly pursued lips are telling of a mean, self-centered person.
• Narrow lips shows an unemotional character.
• Large, full lips shows a person who is expressive, generous, and has a taste for all things rich and luxurious.

Nose

• A straight nose indicates a woman who is wise, witty and diligent.
• A small nose shows a cunning, shrewd, mischeivious and lustful.
• Wide, flaring nostrils show a woman who is lazy, strong headed, proud and found of a life of pleasure.
• A hook nose indicates a person of good nature who will enjoy some fame in life.

Height

• A tall man shows good personality that will lead to a lucky and comfortable life.
• A short man shows a sexy nature, often clever but also cunning.

Head

• Round and big heads shows a man who will lead a good position in life.
• If the head is more broad than long, this shows a person who is unlucky and devoid of wealth.
• A small head shows a man with no intelligence and a not so lucky life.

Hair

• A full head of hair shows an intelligent man with a witty nature and good qualities.
• Hair that is thick and rough may be poor.

Forehead

• Foreheads that are high and broad will be generous and intelligent.
• A short forehead shows a person who will be poor and live a short life.
• A curved and broad forehead shows a man who is wealthy and spiritually inclined.

Eyes

• When the ends of the eyes are red, it shows a man who is popular with women.
• Eyes that are deep sunk and deep set shows a man who is wicked and unfaithful.
• Round eyes show that a person is brave or a thief!

Ears

• Small ears show a foolish nature.
• Long ears show an intelligent man.
• Ears that are thin shows a man who will either be a king or a scholar.
• Thick ears shows a man who will cheat, commit evil acts and be unreliable.

Nose

• Long noses shows that the person will be wealthly, lucky, and enjoy power.
• Very long noses shows someone who is shamless.
• Small noses shows a man who is religious-minded and kind-hearted.
• Noses that are depressed in the center shows a man who is shrewd and wicked.
• Noses that are turned upwards from the center will be a mature thinker, rich and a good planner.

Chin

• Long chins means he will be talkative.
• When there is hair on the chin, it shows a man who is selfish and quick to anger.
• When there is no hair on the chin, the man is unlucky and cowardly.

Mouth

• Short mouths shows a man who is greedy, quarrelsom and wicked.
• Big mouths indicates a bold nature.
• Thin lips show intelligence.
• If the lower lip is big and protruding, it shows a hardworking man who is unfaithful.

What do you think about face reading? From my face reading, I am sensitive, a worrier, very lucky, leading a comfortable life, a strong character, and apparently I’m sexy! I have an inability to reciprocate in relationships, yet I am generous and expressive and has a taste for all the rich and luxurious. I am also lazy, strong headed and proud. A bit contradictory, so I’m not so sure, but I do agree with some of them! :-P What does your face say about you?

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