Let’s Face It
Basics of Reading Faces
Kristina Powell, CHA, CFR
www.smarterdating.org

One of the best reasons to learn face reading is not only to “get” where someone is coming from, or to predict how they might act. It’s also smart to respect their talents, peculiarities and mannerisms, which can be so different from our own, and as a result avoid conflict and resentment while encouraging diplomacy.

This is great fodder for business people. In a nutshell, understanding and patience often are required to do bigger and better business. Plus, knowing what to look for in new employees or partners can turn a floundering company around.

Personal facial profiling can be a miracle for romantic partners who aim to get along with each other for the rest of their lives. If we can appreciate the other’s sensitivities – or lack of them – we can downplay the annoyance we feel for the seemingly senseless emotions and actions of our partner.

Single and dating? Learning face reading is a superior way to save the time, money and heartache that can go along with dating - or even being married to - the wrong person for months or years.

For instance, think of the person who is quick to respond, who sees the big picture, who doesn’t like loud noises or extremes of temperature, and who is generally physically sensitive. Will this person match well with someone who is boisterous, rough, somewhat insensitive, that isn’t bothered by discomfort, pressure, cold, turbulence and noise?

If the sensitive person doesn’t understand the less sensitive one, they may not tolerate their hijinx for long.

Examples: My fiancé takes his time thinking, talking, responding. On occasion I can’t help but finish his sentences for him.

I would probably die of hypothermia if I tried to live in Alaska in summer. He would barely notice that it’s 10 below.

He thinks burps and other loud bodily expressions are cute. Nowadays I smirk and roll my eyes every time. I even catch myself responding in kind once in awhile. Whoops.

That’s a big difference from stuffy old me BFR (before face reading). And tact and playfulness are two types of glue that hold us together.

Because I know his personal outlay thanks to handwriting and facial analysis, I can be much more patient with the differences between the two of us. He doesn’t have to work quite as hard on being easy-going; he naturally has plenty of that already.

Now and then I’ll mention to him traits that I have in my handwriting or face and say “isn’t it interesting how accurate that is?” He’s smart and open-minded, so he gets my hints. As a result he takes my little trespasses less seriously. He’s more obliging when, say, I start to talk for him or ask him to go get firewood because it’s too darn frigid outside for me.

Even though he doesn’t directly study personality profiling, my little hints have helped him know me better. I think he relishes using it on the guys at work, too.

Without the basic understanding of how very different we are, thanks to the work I’ve done with personality profiling, as a couple we wouldn’t have made it this far or had so much fun together.

Here, in alphabetical order, are the most obvious human facial features and the basic personality traits associated with each one.

Beards
Covering up softer side

Cheeks
Personal power

Chin
Ability to rebound, take criticism

Ears
Listening style, view of reality

Eyes, width between
Tolerance, detail orientation

Eyebrows
Discrimination, emotional selectivity and acceptance

Eyelids
Ability to trust, intimacy, world view

Eyes
Mental state

Face width and shape
Confidence, attitude

Facial symmetry
Mood

Facial hairs (in females)
Sensitivity

Forehead
Thinking style, information processing

Jaw
Determination, stamina, power

Lines
Life responsiveness

Lips
Giving, expression

Lip size and shape
Upper lip – internal, feminine
Lower lip – external, masculine

Mouth angle
Processing of life’s experiences

Mouth size
Expression

Nose
Handling of details, financial attitude

Nose tip angle
Ability to trust

Nostril width
Reliance, support

Smile
External expression of true inner character

Teeth
Decision making, inner strength, poise, survival

Texture, overall (fine, medium, rough)
Responsiveness

Zones
Upper zone (brow to hairline) – thinking
Middle zone (upper lip to brow) – feeling
Lower zone (chin to upper lip) – action

Luckily you don’t have to learn the nuances of every nose size or eye shape to do a little face reading just for fun. You could simply pick a few favorites and learn them well. Are you interested in spotting honest people, a giving nature, or a certain type of intelligence? Specializing is certainly allowed.

Knowing the basic meanings behind a few individual features will offer the low-down on anyone you meet. Just remember, being able to combine a cluster of facial features and how they work together will give you the best insight.

** For an ongoing education in face reading, handwriting analysis and personality profiling, visit www.smarterdating.org.