All face guides
186 face guides so far, best known first. 24 more are on the list to be written.
WorldChinstrap beard
A narrow line of hair tracing the jaw from ear to ear.Beard · Most faces
WorldHandlebar moustache
A moustache with long ends curled upwards like bicycle bars.Moustache · Most faces
WorldUnibrow
A single eyebrow formed by hair meeting above the nose bridge.Brows · Most faces
WorldVan Dyke beard
A moustache and goatee with shaved cheeks.Beard · Most faces
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreThreading
Hair removal using twisted cotton threadAdornment · Most faces
WorldDesigner stubble
Short beard growth trimmed to 1–3 mm for a rugged look.Beard · Most faces
🇵🇱 Poland and 1 moreWalrus moustache
Thick, bushy facial hair that covers the upper lip.Moustache · Most faces
WorldVellus hair
Fine, short body hair present from childhood.Skin · Most faces
WorldVermilion border
The sharp line where lip colour meets facial skin.Lips · Most faces
WorldFull lips
A lip shape with equal volume on top and bottom.Lips · Most faces
🇲🇽 MexicoDía de los Muertos face paint
Skull-style makeup worn during Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations to honour ancestors.Makeup · Most faces · 1913
WorldThin lips
A lip shape with less volume and definition.Lips · Most faces
WorldAlmond eyes
Oval eyes with tapered corners and a natural lift.Eyes · Most faces
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKajal
Traditional eye darkener used across cultures for adornment and protection.Makeup · Most faces
WorldOblong face shape
A face shape that is longer than it is wide with angular features.Face shape · Most faces
WorldHooded eyes
An eye shape where excess skin from the brow bone folds over the eyelid crease.Eyes · Most faces
WorldCleft chin
A natural indentation in the centre of the chin.Jaw and cheeks · Most faces
WorldRound glasses
Circular eyewear frames that soften angular facial features.Frame · Square faces
🇮🇳 IndiaRajasthani moustache
A curled upper-lip style linked to Indian heritage.Moustache · Most faces
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreNath
Traditional nose ornament worn in South Asia and the Middle East.Adornment · Most faces
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreButton nose
A small, rounded nose with an upturned tip.Nose · Most faces
🇺🇸 United StatesSeminole face paint
Traditional Seminole facial markings for ceremony and war.Makeup · Most faces
🇨🇳 ChinaPeking opera face paint
Symbolic oil-based makeup for Chinese opera characters.Makeup · Most faces
WorldWraparound sunglasses
Curved frames that wrap around the face for full coverage.Frame · Most faces
🇮🇹 ItalyVerdi beard
A full beard paired with a distinct moustache.Beard · Most faces
WorldDownturned eyes
An eye shape where the outer corners angle downward toward the temples.Eyes · Most faces
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- White roll: Original: Genusfotografen (Tomas Gunnarsson) Modified: Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chinstrap beard: B. D. Maxham, Public domain, source
- Handlebar moustache: unattributed, Public domain, source
- Unibrow: Z11o22, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Van Dyke beard: Didier Descouens, Public domain, source
- Threading: butterbeeee, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Designer stubble: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Walrus moustache: Friedrich Hermann Hartmann, Public domain, source
- Vellus hair: Kubek15/Slave, CC BY-SA 4.0, source