Jawline, Forehead & Cheekbones
Forehead to Chin: One Continuous Contour
Forehead to Chin: One Continuous Contour starts with the outer line of the face, not with one feature in the middle of it. Treat forehead, cheek, jaw, and chin as one continuous contour.
Forehead, cheeks, and jaw are three widths. Read them as widths, not as compliments. The picture above is the pin for this guide. The same page is the link on the pins that belong with it.
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How to read the outline
If you searched for “one continuous contour”, stay with the contour. Name the shape only after you can see where the face is long and where it is wide.
A gap usually means the photo hid part of the line. A smooth contour usually means round or oval.
The next question is only length: close to equal is round, a little longer is oval. An angular contour usually means square, or a long angular oblong.
The corners are the clue, and length chooses between them. At the cheeks, notice whether the outline is wider than it was at the forehead and will be at the jaw.
When two names both seem possible
That middle peak is the diamond clue. At the jaw, notice corners, width, and how fast the line reaches the chin.
Wide and low leans triangle. Even and cornered leans square.
At the forehead, compare the width with the jaw. Wider on top leans heart.
Narrower on top leans triangle. You can sketch the contour in your mind: top corners, cheeks, jaw, chin.
The seven names are just labels for that sketch. The deciding contour is the outer one.
Inner lines can be interesting and still not vote. Face shape and outer contour are the same idea.
Learning the contour is learning the shape. Match the whole contour.
A notable jaw, chin, or cheek is only one piece of it.
This check should describe the same face as the section above it. If it does not, the photo is the thing to fix. If two outlines both seem close, look again at the chin and the jaw corners. That is usually where they split.
Take the photo straight
Use one photo, taken straight on, with the camera at eye level. Hair only needs to be clear of the hairline and the jaw. A tilt, a shadow on one cheek, or a chin that is lifted will change the outline before you have even started.
Look at the forehead, the cheeks, and the jaw as three widths. Then compare the length of the face with the width. That is the whole reading.
Common questions
How do I use “Forehead to Chin: One Continuous Contour”?
Treat forehead, cheek, jaw, and chin as one continuous contour. If two outlines both seem close, look again at the chin and the jaw corners. That is usually where they split.
How do I use “Your Outline at the Jaw”?
At the jaw, notice corners, width, and how fast the line reaches the chin. Decide which area is widest before you say a shape name. The widest point is what starts the name.
How do I use “Match the Contour, Not a Single Feature”?
Match the whole contour. Clear the hairline only enough to see where the forehead ends. You are tracing a contour.
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