Typical masculine characteristics of the top half of the face: The hairline sits further back on the skull and makes the forehead appear higher– a receding hairline further enhances this effect. The forehead frontal bones protrude more and create a sense of deeper set eyes – female foreheads are more rounded or convex.
Findings: On average, female faces are smaller, have larger cheeks, and have smaller and less prominent brows, noses, and chins compared with male faces. Meaning: Alterations of the mandible, brow, lip, nose, and cheeks are important in gender-affirming surgery of the face.
In an application of these methods to a set of human facial photographs, we found that shape features typically perceived as masculine are wide faces with a wide inter-orbital distance, a wide nose, thin lips, and a large and massive lower face.
The width of a masculine face is the same across the cheekbones as it is across the angle of the jaw (with the jawline sometimes slightly larger). The masseter muscle (the muscles around the jaw used for chewing) are bulkier and the chin is wider. Facial features are crisp and angular; cheeks are 'chiselled'.
In particular, the nose should be straight and balanced, the eyes should stand out, the lips and smile should draw you in, and the cheekbones should round out your face nicely. When facial features are well balanced, the face appears harmoniously beautiful.
Rounder Cheeks and Jaw
Just as men have a more pronounced browbone that protrudes further from the forehead, they also have longer jawbone and flatter cheeks. Women, on the other hand, have soft, curved jawlines and high cheekbones that add curves and symmetry to their faces.
Square Face Shape
The angle of the jaw is sharp rather than rounded. This is the most classically masculine face shape.
More studies report an overall preference for 'feminine' male faces than for 'masculine' ones. It seems that women vary in how attractive they find masculine faces. Women at the fertile peak of their cycle favour more masculine faces, or at least less-feminine ones, than women not at the fertile peak or on the pill.
Facial feminization surgery may involve solutions such as an eyelid lift, brow lift, neck lift, nose surgery, chin surgery, ear surgery, lip augmentation and dermal fillers.
Holzleitner found that, generally, women most preferred male faces that were moderately masculine. Very masculine or feminine faces were less appealing. However, the degree of masculinity a woman preferred in a man's face depended somewhat on her own characteristics.
Masculine energy is characterized by DOING and achieving and is molded by logic and reason. The feminine is more intuitive, oriented towards receiving and allowing, and characterized by BEING. When these energies are balanced, we experience a greater sense of harmony and fulfillment.
In Western cultures, the ideal of feminine appearance has traditionally included long, flowing hair, clear skin, a narrow waist, and little or no body hair or facial hair. In other cultures, however, some expectations are different. For example, in many parts of the world, underarm hair is not considered unfeminine.
Oval: Your face is often longer than wide, with the forehead standing out as the largest area of your face. According to Papanikolas, this form is typically regarded as the most attractive facial shape.
Square and oblong face shapes are often considered quite beautiful and popular because they have a wide jawline which makes the distance between the eyes quite wide. This makes the eye quite prominent and also emphasizes the smile of the person.
Diamond. The diamond shaped face is the rarest of face shapes, and is defined by a narrow forehead, wide cheekbones and a narrow chin. Diamond shaped faces are usually narrower at the eye line and jaw line, with high and often dramatic cheekbones.
Compared to feminine faces, men classically have more prominent and angular facial features. Testosterone is the driving force behind masculine facial features. Genetics also influence the way a person's facial bone structure develops.
/ˈtɒmbɔɪ/ Other forms: tomboys. A girl who dresses or acts in a stereotypically boyish way is often called a tomboy.
(ˈʃɑːpˌfiːtʃəd ) or sharp-faced (ˈʃɑːpˌfeɪst ) adjective. having very clearly defined facial features. Her sharp-featured face was just beginning to blur around the jawline. He was a sharp-featured, dark-haired and immaculately cleanshaven man.