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WorldFreckles
Small clusters of concentrated melanin on the skin.Skin · Most faces
WorldBridge piercing
A surface piercing placed on the nasal bridge between the eyes.Adornment · Most faces · 1980
WorldNose piercing
A facial adornment involving jewelry inserted into the nose skin or cartilage.Adornment
🇲🇲 MyanmarThanaka
Ground bark paste used as face makeup and sun protection in Myanmar.Makeup · Most faces
🇩🇿 Algeria and 4 moreAfrican scarification
Traditional skin marking practices across Africa for identity and status.Marking
WorldMicroblading
A semi-permanent technique for enhancing eyebrow shape and colour using fine hand-drawn strokes.Makeup · 2007
WorldBlushing
The involuntary reddening of the face caused by emotional stress.Skin
WorldLip piercing
A body modification that penetrates the lip tissue or surrounding area using jewellery.Adornment
WorldEyebrow piercing
A vertical surface piercing through the eyebrow skin.Adornment
WorldScarification
Permanent skin markings created by cutting or burning for cultural identity.Marking
WorldBeauty mark
A dark facial mark, natural or applied, worn for adornment.Skin · Most faces
WorldFace tattoo
Ink designs on the face or head from traditional customsMarking
WorldPrayer callus
A forehead mark from repeated ritual prostration in prayer.Marking
WorldEpicanthic fold
A vertical skin fold at the inner corner of the eye.Eyes · Most faces
WorldEyelid
A thin fold of skin that covers the eye and keeps it moist.Eyes · Most faces
WorldGlabella
The smooth skin area between the eyebrows and above the nose.Nose
WorldNasolabial fold
Skin folds running from the nose to the mouth corners.Face shape
WorldVermilion border
The sharp line where lip colour meets facial skin.Lips · Most faces
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreThreading
Hair removal using twisted cotton threadAdornment · Most faces
🇯🇵 JapanAinu lip tattoos
Traditional facial markings worn by Ainu women to mark maturity and protect the spirit.Marking
🇨🇳 ChinaPeking opera face paint
Symbolic oil-based makeup for Chinese opera characters.Makeup · Most faces
🇩🇿 Algeria and 3 moreAmazigh facial tattoos
Traditional geometric skin markings of North African Amazigh women.Marking
WorldHooded eyes
An eye shape where excess skin from the brow bone folds over the eyelid crease.Eyes · Most faces
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Epicanthic fold: Sarang, Public domain, source
- Beauty mark: Ian Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Face tattoo: Gottfried Lindauer, Public domain, source
- Nose piercing: Marie Richie, CC BY 2.0, source
- African scarification: Kathy Gerber (kathleen.gerber), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Blushing: Valerie Hinojosa, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lip piercing: Daisy Romwall, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Eyebrow piercing: Jonny, CC BY 3.0, source
- Scarification: John Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Freckles: Loyna, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Bridge piercing: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Thanaka: Garonzi Stefania, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nasolabial fold: Mikael Häggström ,, Public domain, source
- White roll: Original: Genusfotografen (Tomas Gunnarsson) Modified: Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Eyelid: Micky Zlimen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Prayer callus: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Threading: butterbeeee, CC BY-SA 2.0, source