Face Reading Secrets - Rose Rosetree - 1994 - Anna's Archive

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INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAULA STONE
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10 Church Lane, Baltimore, Maryland 21208
Face Reading Secrets? is a term used by the author for her unique
method of facial analysis. It is not meant to be a fortune-telling tech-
nique. Any analyses of individuals mentioned in this book are strictly
the authors and do not reflect the opinion of the publisher.
© 1994 Rose Rosetree

Interior illustrations € 1988 by Paula Stone
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE SKEPTICS SPEAK
FACE READING BASICS
EYEBROWS
EARS
. EYES
NOSES
CHEEKS
MOUTHS
JAWS
CHINS
SEX APPEAL 101
DIMPLES, PIMPLES, AND WRINKLES 115
PROBLEM SOLVING 123
FACE READING IN ACTION 135
15. FIVE FAMOUS FACES 140
BIBLIOGRAPHY 164
INDEX 1: FAMOUS FACES 165
INDEX 2: FACE TRAITS 175
INDEX 3: BEHAVIOR TRAITS 179
SUMMARY OF FACE READING SECRETS 184

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INTRODUCTION
SEEK OUT THE SECRETS
Have you ever considered how you look at faces? What do

you usually notice?
If you are like most people, you're Sherlock Holmes when it
comes to reading expression. Your deductions may be so bril-
liant that you figure youre already seeing the deepest part of
the face. But there's far more to character than expression.
How about attractiveness? Is that a good clue to character?
The fnore TV and movies we watch, the more we expect the
good guys to look good. Well, I’ve studied the face traits of the
world's greatest creative geniuses, political leaders, and other
major movers and shakers. (You'll read about hundreds of them
in this book.) Guess how many of them are gorgeous? So much
for basing first impressions on looks!
But looks can be incredibly revealing if you use them for
face reading. True face reading means in-depth interpretation
of specific physical features, such as ear shape and chin angle.
Once you learn your face reading ABCs, you can read any
face in the world. In China, face reading is as traditional as
acupuncture. It is called Siang Mien (pronounced SEE-ahng
MEE-un), which means “investigating spirit.”
In Western culture, the tradition of reading face traits for in-
sight goes back to Plato and Aristotle. Victorian writers, like
Dickens, were superb physiognomists. And medically, facial
observation has been used for centuries as part of homeopathy,
an alternative form of medicine. Even some mainstream physi-
cians recognize such facial information as the notorious diago-
nal earlobe crease, which can predict heart attacks.
FACE READING SECRETS
I started to study face reading in 1976, when my own face

was read with startling accuracy by the late Timothy Mar, one
of the foremost practitioners of Siang Mien. After that, I read
everything I could find on Siang Mien.
During this research, my feelings got hurt on a pretty regu-
lar basis. Siang Mien is full of judgments about people who do
not have “the best” features. When facial traits you cant do a
thing about carry names like “chicken eyes,” perhaps it isnt
surprising that Siang Mien isnt wildly popular. The lowest
point, for me, came on the day I recognized my eyebrows from
an illustration and read, “а person with eyebrows like this will
never amount to much in life."
Undaunted, I persisted in studying faces, researching every
system I could find. Crazy? Maybe. But I had fallen in love
with the premise of Siang Mien—that face traits have meaning.
What was missing, I gradually realized, was a second premise—
“God don't make no junk."
To develop a kinder, gentler system of face reading, I used
what I had learned in order to create new questions. Then I
asked my intuition to supply an answer. For instance, Siang
Mien had taught me to identify the physical characteristic you'll
read about later called “high ears." (That's where ears are posi-
tioned so high up, relative to the rest of the face, that they stick
out above the eyebrows.) Once I saw this trait, I couldn't ignore
it. But I wasn’t satisfied with Siang Mien's interpretation:
"Greatest success comes early in life." What on earth is a per-
son supposed to do with that? Besides, I saw many exceptions.
(A contemporary one would be Bill Clinton, whose ears are
low. Personally, I consider the presidency a step up from
Arkansas politics.)
Accordingly, I meditated on what a more valid significance
for high ears might be. When I got an answer, I tried it out on
friends with high ears. "True!" they said. In this way I kept on
developing interpretations of facial characteristics. People
INTRODUCTION
found them so consistently accurate that, in 1986, I began to

give classes and readings professionally. I love to learn by re-
ceiving feedback from the people whose faces I read. And that
includes your reaction to what this book says about you and
the people you know.
You see, this book is a face reading manual that will enable
you to easily master my system of Face Reading Secrets. You'll
be able to look at any face and find the inside information I call
reading the "Secrets." These Secrets will show in everyone, even
total strangers.
Talk about practicing random acts of kindness! Imagine
when you can find talents in everyone you meet, just for the
looking. Peoples problems will be more apparent too, deepen-
ing your compassion. Face reading is a level of knowledge you'll
be ablé to switch on or off at will.
Think what that could mean for your long-term relation-
ships, especially the ones in a rut. That mother-in-law, that kid,
that next-door neighbor, that boss—everyday annoyances can
melt away when you see deeper.
And, hey, how about your new date, the one you secretly
hope might be the one? Whether a relationship is old or new,
distant or highly intimate, you will be at a distinct advantage
when you can read the Secrets.
LEARN TO LOVE THE ONE IN

YOUR MIRROR
No question about it, the most important face for you to

learn to read is your own. Many of the discoveries you make
about yourself could be compared to what you might learn
from a psychological test, handwriting analysis, or even psy-
chotherapy. But there's one significant difference. Unlike these
other methods for gaining insight, Васе Reading Secrets will link
your talents directly to your own face.
Think back to your childhood and those seemingly endless
teenage years, critical times for shaping your self-image. Did
kids ever make fun of your nose or your chin? According to a
survey in Psychology Today, 30 million Americans dislike their
chins and 60 million hate their noses. The sad truth is that so-
ciety teaches us to undervalue our appearances, and all too
often that teaching succeeds. As a result, when you look at faces
now, youre responding to social programming which is often
unfair to the other person.
My clients, for example, often complain about features they
were taught to denigrate with names like “pug nose,” “Dumbo
ears,” and “chipmunk cheeks.” But in face reading terms, these
traits go with such positive traits as industriousness, enterprise,
and leadership.
Isnt it ironic that the features people dislike the most may
be linked to exceptional talents? And even a so-called “ordi-
пагу” face reveals wonders.
Just for starters, when you study face traits, you'll observe
some physical characteristics you never noticed before. When I
give an hour-long face consultation, it’s rare for me not to iden-
tify at least one trait my client had never noticed before. Even
more significantly, people leave these sessions glowing with
a new awareness that "My face is perfect, just the way it is
right now."
GET THE INSIDE SCOOP

ON OTHERS
By the time you finish this book, you will know about your-
self in detail and in depth. You'll also have a new ability to look
deeper into the hearts and minds of others. Unlike other ap-
proaches to face reading, Face Reading Secrets will provide you
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INTRODUCTION
with unique and highly detailed information, as fascinating as

it is practical.
Once you know how to read the Secrets, inside information
will come to you in seconds, before anyone utters a word. You
wont have to say: “Lers skip the stuff about the weather. Tell
me about your romantic preferences, your financial habits, and
how you make decisions."
Few people could answer such questions objectively, even if
they wanted to. Sure, each of us has our own routine approach
to love, money, and decision-making. But most of us think
that's the way everyone operates.
Not necessarily! I remember a compatibility reading I gave
for a couple named Howard and Kathy. Compatibility readings
highlight how couples can learn from—and maximize—their
differefices. Personal styles for this couple differed in many re-
spects, which isn't unusual. But Howard's reaction certainly
was. Аг every point of dissimilarity, he preened and declared,
"You see, Kathy, you ought to be more like me in that way."
His comments shocked me even more than they did Kathy.
Most of us are willing to live and let live, if only out of self-in-
terest. To win friends or influence people, we must accept them
as they are. Even more spiritually powerful is to accept others
because of their individuality, rather than merely on principle.
If you do, be prepared to fall in love many times a day, because
understanding the Secrets will bring out an inner beauty in
every face you see. In fact, whether you look at yourself or oth-
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[CHAPTER 1]
THE SKEPTICS
SPEAK
Since I began to teach my system of Face Reading Secrets in
1986, I’ve read thousands of faces. At the end of each reading,
I ask for feedback about my accuracy. About 99 percent of the
time the response is positive. But even my most enthusiastic
clients are full of questions about this new system of face read-
ing. Five questions in particular often arise.
1. HOW DOES HEREDITY INFLUENCE

OUR FACES?
Genetics is part of the truth about life, not the whole truth.
Consider the sight of your hand under a microscope. It looks
different from the hand you extend to greet a friend, doesnt it?
Yet both realities are true.
Similarly, heredity deals with microscopic reality. For many
of us, heredity doesn’t offer a satisfying answer to real-life ques-
tions like: “Is it a coincidence that one of my brothers,
the rebel, has a face that’s completely different from the other
four kids?” “How did my sister and I, who were born identi-
cal twins, develop into adults who look distinctly different?”
And how about happily married spouses who gradually
come to look alike—where did they “inherit” that?
My system makes it possible to give detailed answers to

questions like these. In the case of the identical twins, I identi-
fied the physical traits that distinguished their faces, then ex-
plained these traits in terms of personality differences. “Yes!”
the twins gasped.
Holistic medicine has established the connection between
mind and body. Unlike the determinism of heredity, Face
Reading Secrets celebrates your free will. As your choices shape
your beliefs, values, and actions, they will also alter the shape of
your face. Beliefs and interests run in families, don't they? Why
be surprised if people who think or act alike also look alike?
Your genes don’t determine your face any more than they de-
termine other aspects of your life.
Anyone who looks carefully at how faces change, from birth
on, will agree that a face is going to change throughout ones
life. Every healthy human face changes. And the more dedi-
cated one is to personal growth, the faster that person will
change inside 274 outside.
In fact, because of your willingness to read this book,
you are probably one of life's quick-change artists. Self-
actualizing people routinely surprise friends who haven't
seen them for a while. “What have you done? You look differ-
ent, somehow."
Handwriting analysts say that copybook handwriting in an
adult could be a sign of arrested development. By the same
token, an adult whose face hasn't changed since grammar
school may not have changed much emotionally, either. More
likely, though, the face and person have both changed. It just
takes some in-depth reading to see it.
2. DOES RACE AFFECT HOW OUR FACES

CAN BE READ?
Do the members of any ethnic group look identical? Sure, if
the viewer latches onto a stereotype. An equally regrettable ap-
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proach is to try to ignore color or ethnicity, as though denying

they exist would help improve human interactions.
Obviously, when you see a new person, youre free to form
any opinion you want based on coloring, hair, race, or sex, age,
tattoos or tee-shirts. None of that has anything to do with read-
ing the Secrets. For that you must look, really look, at the facial
traits of each individual. And if you believe that certain noses
or lips always go with one ethnic group, you're going to be in
for quite a shock.
Take the example of the trait I call the "nose bonus." Some
people have an extra chunk of nose that hangs down below the
nosetip between the nostrils. You'll see one real-life example in
my photo. Ethnically, I’m of Jewish extraction, via Germany
and Russia. My parents, sister, and cousins don't have this
trait—nor did I, until well into my adult years. But look who else
has had it, among others:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil rights leader

Albert Schweitzer German medical missionary
Anwar Sadat Egyptian leader
Leo Esaki Japanese physicist
Henri Bergson French philosopher
Jacinto Benavente Martinez Spanish playwright
Odysseus Elytis Greek poet
Yuan T. Lee Chinese-American chemist
Aung San Suu Kyi Burmese human rights activist
Mairéad Corrigan Irish pacifist
Har Gobind Khorana Indian-American biochemist
Camillo Golgi Italian pathologist
Dag Hammarskjöld Swedish, U.N. secretary general
Ivan Pavlov Russian psychologist
So what does this nose bonus mean? For those of us with

this physical trait, our work must include service, or we cant
stick with it. And what does this have to do with race? Nothing.
3. ISN'T FACE READING SUPERFICIAL?
“In next year's election for D.C. mayor, you can study the
records of the candidates, or you can study their faces." Thats
how an article in The Washingtonian Magazine prefaced an in-
terview where I read the faces of the major political contenders.
I was appalled. Never would I recommend voting for someone,
hiring someone, or marrying someone based on looks alone.
What I do advocate is that you supplement information
from the usual sources by reading the Secrets. Take hiring, for
example. As a job candidate, you're evaluated on your qualifi-
cations. But your character is also judged, both during the in-
terview and via a reference check. Similarly, as a job seeker, you
seek every bit of information about prospective employers you
can find.
What would you say if your friend, George Smith, offered
to give you firsthand information about a potential boss char-
acter? Would you hesitate? Not likely. Before clinching a busi-
ness deal, it's smart to find out all you can about the players.
The inside scoop on personality might show you the differ-
ence between a choice that looks great on the surface, and a po-
tential big mistake. That's why 85 percent of the businesses in
Western Europe rely on handwriting analyses in their hiring
procedures! Face Reading Secrets can provide similar informa-
tion—and best of all, it’s easier to learn.
4. ISN’T IT CHEATING IF YOU HAVE

COSMETIC SURGERY?
“Doesn't it change how you were supposed to look?” Some of

my clients have had cosmetic surgery. Actually, it made reading
their faces more fun than ever. They told me how their faces
looked before their surgery. Then I told them what I thought
about their personalities before, and how they had changed.
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They were amazed. I wasn't, because the premise of reading

faces is that the physical characteristics you have right now ге-
flect your inner qualities right now.
Most commonly, the outer physical traits change gradually
over time, reflecting your inner development. However, you
can also work change from the outside in, through surgery, ac-
cidents, eyebrow plucking, or whatever. The inner traits will
change in a corresponding manner. I've actually been hired by
cosmetic surgeons to teach them how their operations would
affect the inner person.
Skeptical? Ask people who have had plastic surgery how
their feelings about themselves changed. Self-perception is
more than a reaction to how one is seen by others. Personal
style can be directly related to the physical changes of cosmetic
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5. ISN'T FACE READING LIKE

FORTUNE-TELLING?
“Face reading, isn’t that just like palm reading? I dont want
my fortune told."
Nor would I want to tell it! Fortunes are a prominent fea-
ture of Siang Mien, but not of my system of Face Reading
Secrets.
What's the most valuable thing I could tell about your fu-
ture, anyway? А prediction could mislead you or be outright
wrong. But what if I could help you understand more about
yourself as a person? You wouldn't have to wait twenty years to
tell if my words rang true.
What do you wish your future would hold? Well, make it
happen by using the talents that show in your face! Too many
people compromise their dreams because they are so busy try-
ing to live up to others' values and expectations.
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And guess what? Face Reading Secrets may show you, as they
have shown me, how your deepest frustrations in life are actu-
ally linked to your most precious gifts. How could that be true?
I'll show you how to read your face and find out.
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[CHAPTER 2]
FACE READING
BASICS
You cant wait to get into the how-tos? Good—but just a
moment, please. Let’s establish some important ground rules
for interpreting faces, first.
STRENGTHS, PROBLEMS, AND

LIFE LESSONS
I designed my system of Face Reading Secrets to show a bal-

anced truth. Each person’s face trait goes with a talent related to
his or her personal style. But just as the bitter goes with the
sweet, a problem accompanies each strength. And here's how I
view talents and problems:
Once you discover a talent, it’s yours forever. Education,
persistence, and praise can only refine that talent. But a charac-
ter problem is more like a lesson unlearned. Once you find out
what is “broke,” you can fix it. Thus, your problem was more
like a potential challenge.
Incidentally, I chose the term “potential” to help people save
face—or even improve it. Suppose, for instance, that Ross' ears
stick way out from his head. That’s a trait that shows great
strength of nonconformity—an independent way of setting
one’s own agenda. Potentially, though, Ross may come across
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like the proverbial bull in a china shop. Will he ever learn to

use his independence tactfully?
Siang Mien would write off this trait as a lost cause. My sys-
tem reframes most "faults" by linking them to strengths. Often,
I've found, the best way to fix what doesn't work is to acknowl-
edge a related aspect of personal style that does work.
With ears like his, Ross may be a great entrepreneur and a
strong leader. I'd prefer to acknowledge the advantages of his
independence, then suggest that it would get him further if he
tempered it with consideration for others. A challenge need not
be a problem forever.
HOW TO LOOK AT FACES
As you prepare to study your own face in the mirror, de-

velop the habit of checking first to make sure you are ap-
proaching your face from a straight angle. The same applies
when you read others: Dont look up to people. And дот? look
down on them. The best way to see the truth is to be on the level.
It takes a bit of effort to change old ways of seeing people.
For face reading purposes, it wont be enough to glance at a face
quickly and dismiss it as having “a big nose." Ask “How is it
big?" and look again. Which nose trait gives that first impres-
sion—the tip, nostrils, or bridge? Is the nose long in propor-
tion to the other features? Wide at the bridge? Wide all the way
down?
Any one of these traits could make a nose look big, but they
all signify totally different meanings.
You think you're not observant? No problem. Until face
traits meant something, there was no reason to notice them.
Before you were taught to read, the letters b, d, р, and q were
just lollipops. If you've developed your powers of discrimina-
tion well enough to read this page, you'll have no problem sort-
ing out the alphabet of face traits.
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FACE READING BASICS
VERY - VERY
Life isn't black and white. Even black-and-white photos

show various shades of gray, or halftones. It's the same with
physical traits, so remember this rule when you size up a face:
A VERY extreme face trait = a VERY extreme inner charac-
ter trait.
(A slightly recognizable trait = a trait that is only slightly
important.)
SHAPE
When you compare one face to another, you will start to

notice contrasting shape characteristics. To identify one of
these, you will choose from two or more possibilities in that
categoty (like curved, straight, or angled versions of eyebrow
shape). Refer to the illustrations to get you started.
The next step is to recognize shape traits on real faces. Begin
by comparing one trait on two or more people. For instance,
look at Jane’s eyebrow contours, then Fred’s. Maybe hers are
straighter while his are more curved. Once you see the differ-
ence between their contrasting traits, you'll notice that some
curved eyebrows are very curved, while others curve only
slightly.
Curved eyebrows go with emotion-oriented thinking. So in-
terpret a VERY curved eyebrow as a VERY strong interest in
the emotional dynamics of a conversation. For a slightly curved
eyebrow, the concern with feelings is not so intense. That par-
ticular eyebrow characteristic won't be so important for your
reading.
SIZE
Other VERYs involve relative size. At first it may seem a bit

confusing that you wont just be looking for big versus small,
but focusing on very big versus big, and very small versus small.
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For size characteristics, follow the proportions within a face.

Dont decide if Fred's earlobes are large by comparing his ear-
lobe size to Jane's. She may actually have larger features all
around. Instead, compare the size of his earlobes to the other
proportions of his ear. Earlobes of a VERY large size go with
being acutely aware of physical reality. They also indicate the
potential challenge of being overly detail-oriented. Earlobes
of a VERY small size signal a potential challenge of appearing
to be "spaced out." But the corresponding talent to spaciness
is an unusually strong motivation to learn intellectually or
spiritually.
The merely largish and smallish earlobes needn't concern
you.
At first you may want to comment only on the VERYs, be-
cause you'll be surest of them. But practice will develop your
eye to spot even the subtlest nuances and asymmetries. In time,
these will add depth to your interpretations.
PERFECT SYMMETRY IS FOR

ARCHITECTURE, NOT FOR FACES
Few faces are truly symmetrical. Take your own! Look in a

mirror. Cover one side of your face with a sheet of white paper.
Take a look. Then, move the paper to cover the other side. The
right and left sides could belong to two different people!
As you start scrutinizing features, you're bound to notice
uneven or asymmetrical features more and more often. During
all the years that Jimmy Carter was president, did you ever no-
tice how differently his ears were positioned? Once you spot a
trait like this, you're not likely to miss it again, no matter how
clever the camera angle or makeup job.
Keep looking at faces, and soon you'll notice mismatched
nostrils, cheeks, sides of chins, and so forth.
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Is asymmetry a goof of nature? No, it’s a process of evolu-

tion. The faces of babies usually start out symmetrical. They
change gradually. And there's a reason for these changes.
The right side of the face represents your “public” self —how
you strike others at first impression, and the way you come
across on the job. The left side reveals your private self, and
how you function in personal relationships.
People usually have different styles for public and private
living. Where your styles differ is where your face shows asym-
metry. Generally, this relates to the challenges of dealing with a
variety of responsibilities. But asymmetries in politicians’ faces
take on a special fascination; citizens may have genuine reason
for concern when an elected official rapidly becomes, facially
speaking, crooked.
For instance, during George Bush’s administration, both he
and Vice-president Dan Quayle developed significantly greater
facial asymmetries. For both men, the right side of the mouth
became markedly higher than the left, signifying a growing gap
between public utterances and personal beliefs.
Vice-president Al Gore has changed in the opposite direc-
tion. Since his earlier years in politics, his mouth angle and
other face traits have actually become more symmetrical. In his
book, Earth in the Balance, he described going through a period
of soul searching after the near-fatal injury of his son. He re-
solved to align his politics with his personal integrity. His facial
symmetry suggests that he has, in fact, done so.
How about Bill Clinton? Despite nearly nonstop assaults on
his character since his presidential campaign, Clinton's symme-
try has changed little. The only significant alteration is dramat-
ically higher wariness.
You'll find more discussion of asymmetry in the five detailed
readings at the end of this book. As a novice at face reading,
however, you may find it simplest at first to stick to the VERY
traits. Hold off on the complex nuances until your skills have
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developed to the extent that asymmetries practically jump out

at you.
LISTENING TO YOUR
INNER VOICE
Can face reading strengthen your intuition? Absolutely—

even if your intuition’s already pretty darned good. One way to
help it along is to avoid fussing over physical traits. Trust your
perception. You needn't whip out your ruler to score extra
points for precision. And, of course, intuition plays a role in
how you will interpret what you see. Intuition can also help
you communicate your insights to the person whose face you
are reading.
How would I describe the use of intuition for reading the
Secrets? Contrary to popular myth, extrasensory perception
doesnt usually announce itself in a flashy way. In fact, ESP is
simply applied “intuition,” which means being “taught or
guided from within.”
So don't wait to see a nose with the word “WOW?” attached,
cartoon style, in a little balloon. Intuition usually speaks to us
through subtle feelings. I recommend three steps to help you
recognize it:
1. Choose to listen to that voice within.

All of us receive inner guidance constantly. We usually just
don’t pay much attention to it.
2. Act on what you receive.
Thats a way to demonstrate your good faith. Sometimes in-
tuition puts you in the tough position of having to choose be-
tween your reasoning mind and your feelings. To strengthen
intuition, make the choice that feels right.
3. When your intuition pays off, give thanks.
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Thank God or yourself—whoever you believe is in charge.

What we acknowledge tends to grow stronger in our lives.
Face Reading Secrets can be the most powerful tool you have
ever used to develop and support your intuition. It connects
down-to-earth physical reality with inner emotions and very
subtle spiritual aspects. You would have to work very hard not
to have your intuition improve as you read the Secrets.
WHO CAN'T BE *READ"
Is it wise to read everyones face or are there cases where it

wont be helpful?
It’s best not to openly analyze children’s faces, which change
so much in the early years. Besides, younger people are more
impressionable. Let those wonderful faces and psychologies de-
velop at their own pace before slapping labels on them. After
age seventeen, they're fair game.
Sure, youll probably read kids’ faces anyway—my husband
and I began on our son when he was a newborn—but keep
those observations to yourself. What if you, the reader, are
younger than seventeen? I recommend that you dont try to
read your own face but look for others’ Secrets. You can never
start reading too early.
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[CHAPTER 3]
EYEBROWS
Ever wish you could climb into someone’s mind to figure
out how they think? Learn to read eyebrows instead.
To read an eyebrow, start at the center of the face and follow
the brow pattern out to the end. Different eyebrow characteris-
tics will clue you in to different thinking patterns.
DISTRIBUTION OF
EYEBROW HAIR
Eyebrow Hair Distribution
Even brows Starter brows Ender brows
Even brows show about the same thickness, or amount of

hair, from start to end. This is rarer than you might expect.
An even-browed person's thought process flows smoothly.
He gets an idea, follows it through, and works out all related
details. This gift may be taken for granted by the eyebrow
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EYEBROWS
wearer, but it shouldn't be. It’s definitely an advantage for get-

ting things done.
In fact, the only potential challenge with this eyebrow trait
is lack of tolerance for others when it comes to details. “How
can others be so sloppy, or so bogged down?” these people may
wonder, impatiently.
Even brows, which are very thick, are a mark of unusual in-
tellectual power. In the case of illusionist David Copperfield,
these thick brows may be downright magical.
Starter brows come on strong at the start, then fade out.
The end of the brow may have scanty hair or none at all. The
more contrasting the thickness between start and end, the
harder it may be for a person to follow through with the prac-
tical details of daily life.
Starter brows can be read very specifically, by the way. A
man whose brows thin out halfway through will typically lose
interest halfway through a project. Should his brows thin out
three-quarters of the way through, three-quarters of his project
will usually be completed before he starts to regard dealing with
details as a nuisance. And brows that fade out a quarter of the
way through reflect a major potential challenge with follow-
through.
On the positive side, people with starter brows generate
more new creative ideas than the other eyebrow types. Why do
these folks lose interest in details before ending a project?
Because so many other ideas for new projects have rushed in.
Maybe the folks with these visionary brows aren't the best to
depend on for details, but turn to them when you need a bril-
liant inspiration.
Three innovators with starter eyebrows were Thomas
Edison, Florence Nightingale, and Louis Pasteur. And although
Siang Mien disparages people with starter brows, saying they
won't accomplish much in life, Herbert Wexner hasn't done
badly. He’s the retailing whiz who created The Limited.
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FACE READING SECRITS
Subsequently he acquired a few other little businesses, includ-

ing Victoria's Secret, Lane Bryant, and Henri Bendel.
Explorer Matthew Henson's starter brows may have given
him the initiative to put on all that cold-weather gear and head
out on his polar treks. And, speaking of ice, let's not forget
starter-browed Bonnie Blair, the greatest speed skater yet pro-
duced by the United States.
Strong starters can definitely be winners. They just have to
try extra hard on their follow-through. They might also con-
sider collaborating with the folks who have. . . ender brows.
These brows become increasingly thick as they travel across the
forehead. This signifies a talent for following up on details, no
matter how numerous or insignificant they may be. Read each
of those extra hairs as a detail masterfully handled!
The potential challenge of ender brow-bearers are perfec-
tionism and inertia, especially when brows start off skimpy.
Now, I'm not talking about everyday procrastination, which
can strike all eyebrow types. Ender inertia is more like a deep-
down dread of starting.
Perhaps it's because these perfectionists know what they're
in for once they begin. What they start, they will finish, and
finish magnificently. The quick and dirty jobs are not for
them—they go for methodical and tidy, very tidy. (Their bed-
room closets may be another story. One ender man I know
took three years to straighten his. Then it took six hours, and
resulted in a perfect job, of course.)
Enders, once they hit their stride, are dynamite. Almost lit-
erally. Siang Mien notes that they make excellent soldiers—
they're just the extra ammunition to have around during a
drawn-out battle. This holds especially true if the eyebrows are
set in a diamond-shaped face with leader-like cheeks.
Fortunately, these eyebrows can be helpful in peaceful forms
of work, too. Witness the craftsmanship of cellist Yo-Yo Ma
and of Kenzo Tange, the dean of contemporary Japanese
architecture.
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EYEBROWS
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is the owner of strikingly thick en-

ders. They riveted my attention when I saw a feature story
about him in the Washington Post. Sure enough, the caption
next to his face said this: “The Novelist Has Spent a Lifetime
Describing the Big Picture. And All His Days Getting Down
the Details.”
Incidentally, even if the only face part you ever learn to read
is eyebrows, I can guarantee that from now on youre going to
enjoy reading your newspaper a lot more.
WHICH WAY DO THEY GO?
The person whose eyebrows unfold lavishly is a detail spe-

cialist. But will those details help or hinder? For a clue, pay at-
tention to the DIRECTION OF THE BROW HAIRS. The
disciplined hairs grow in the same direction, with some flying
upward like sparks, you might give a mental salute. Wild hairs
symbolize outrageous creativity, as in the case of Warren Buffet,
named by Forbes magazine in 1993 as the richest person in
America. Beware of a potential challenge, though, when some
of the abundant hairs grow at angles to each other and tangle
up. Contradictory hairs have punctuated the life of Donald
Trump.
Some eyebrow have scattered hairs. These represent scat-
tered thoughts, a challenge to consistent follow-up. But the
extra, unrelated afterthoughts symbolized by unconnected eye-
brow hairs may actually be valuable. President Monroe may
have used these afterthoughts to win his second term.
Do you know anyone whose starter hairs show? You know,
the Brooke Shields look. At the part of the eyebrows closest to
the nose, a clump of hair grows straight up—rather than across
the forehead like other eyebrow hair. Perhaps most brows begin
this way, but seldom do most people’s show as a noticeable
clump.
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What's so special about these naked, straggly eyebrow be-

ginnings? Why have they become so popular in America that
you can see cover girls openly flaunting their roots? They sym-
bolize intelligence. (Shields is, after all, a Princeton graduate.)
Specifically, visible roots symbolize conscious access to
thoughts and feelings at an early stage. Before embarking on a
new project, the rooted one will anticipate potential problems
that would escape most people.
As for eyebrows that grow straight across the forehead to
form a unibrow, your subject is probably a nonstop thinker.
Typically, the mind doesn’t turn off and insomnia may even Бе
a problem.
A unibrow is the one facial trait Irecommend altering. If you
have one, tweeze, or try electrolysis to get rid of the hairs above
the nose. Traits of face and behavior are interconnected. So calm-
ing down nonstop brows may help their intense owners to relax.
Unusual Eyebrow Features
THE SHAPE OF THE BROWS
The EYEBROW SHAPE represents how a person ap-

proaches life’s details. These mental spectacles come in three
basic models:
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EYEBROWS
e Curved for feeling-oriented people

• Straight for concept-oriented people
* Angled for control-oriented people
Curved eyebrows mean your subject sees reality mostly in

terms of people. This shape is one of several facial tip-offs for
emotional sensitivity (others are round chins, curved lower eye-
lids, and large or deep inner ear circles).
Owners of VERY curved brows are easily hurt in relation-
ships since they pick up on emotional nuances. Siang Mien ob-
serves that such brows, when also very thin, denote passion.
This makes sense, since ultra-thin brows, with any eyebrow
shape, denote a one-track mind (i.e., people who are most ef-
fective when they deal with one project at a time). Combine
that thih-brow intensity with a deep concern for relationships,
and you have definite potential for passion.
VERY curved brows are not oz/y found on women nor are
they necessarily thin. Dancer/actor Gregory Hines, for in-
stance, has brows that are both curved and full. His incredible
Eyebrow Shape EN
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tap dancing expresses both the sensitivity and the complexity

you would expect from his brows.
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A person with straight eyebrows, by contrast, usually fo-

cuses on ideas rather than on people. It could be devotion to a
cause, intellectual curiosity, or a "passion" for logic—as in the
case of Star Treks inimitable Mr. Spock. In real life, actor
Leonard Nimoy’s brows are curved. Three cheers for the
makeup artist who gave him those perfectly Vulcan-logical,
straight eyebrows.
Angled eyebrows are the hardest of the three brow shapes
for a beginner to recognize. Look for a hinge place. Sometimes
youll find one where the shape of the brow changes direction.
Other times, extra hair fills in a triangle toward the end of the
brow. In either case, the deeper the angle, the more prominent
the character trait. (Remember VERY - VERY.)
People with angled brows have an inner detachment. They
don't get as involved in social situations as the folks with the
other brow shapes. Detachment means constantly questioning:
“15 this conversation working for me?" “Am I wasting my time?”
“What do I really want from this situation and how can I get it?"
No wonder this eyebrow trait is a big advantage for execu-
tives. But the profession where Americans seem to value angled
brows most is in broadcast news. I thank face reading teacher
R. Neville Johnson for pointing this out to me. I invite you, as
he invited me, to take a good look at your favorite TV anchor
team. No doubt you'll find that the heavy hitter is the person
with at least one VERY angled eyebrow.
I guess we enjoy watching the Peter Jennings and Sam
Donaldson types because people with full, angled eyebrows
revel in confrontation. They love to take charge, interrupting
and otherwise dominating an interview.
In any walk of life, too much controlling can be interpreted
by others as manipulation, or even coercion. That’s the chal-
lenge with angled brows.
You'll find more examples of all three brow shapes in the
chapter on chins, since brow and chin shapes are related in an
interesting way.
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EYEBROWS
One final point to note here is that some people have a sec-
ond, hidden eyebrow shape. So watch how the brow moves at
least as carefully as you would look for a smile. Then you'll no-
tice how much eyebrow raising can change eyebrow shape. This
reveals a second level to your subject’s thinking. For example,
Mike Wallace starts off most interviews with people-oriented
curved eyebrows, but when he zeroes in for the kill—which, of
course, he does frequently—out pop his famous angles.
Angles are the most common hidden shape, but all combi-
nations are possible. It’s just as revealing to observe when the
switch happens as what it is. With relaxation, with laughter,
with anger? Look and learn.
THE HEIGHT OF THE BROWS
When you are reading the Secrets, you'll certainly want to

watch for highbrows and lowbrows. But these terms dont carry
the usual meaning that pits the Bach-loving violinist against
the country-and-western fiddler.
Facewise, EYEBROW HEIGHT tells you about verbal
spontaneity. How long do we hold an idea inside before ex-
pressing it to others? Look to the brow for your answer.
Most of us are middlebrows, with a flexible approach to tim-
ing. Highbrows, on the other hand, always do better if they
wait a while. They have a natural reserve about sharing ideas-in-
progress, and they gain from advance planning, role playing, or
rehearsing. Lowbrows are just the opposite. Forget the advice,
"Think before you speak." To a lowbrow, that's a formula for
failure. Their ideas are like bread that pops out of the toaster—
best when fresh and hot. Spontaneity puts them in their power.
Highbrows are often seen on business executives. For in-
stance, Dr. An Wang, founder of Wang Laboratories, strate-
gized privately before going public with a computer empire
that, at its peak, was valued at $3 billion. Dr. Martin Luther
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Eyebrow Height
King, Jr. created huge political momentum before telling the

world, “Т have a dream."
A lowbrow would have talked about his dreams right from
Day One. These blunt speakers are generally happiest in occu-
pations that value spontaneity, such as talk-show hosting. Take
the example of Merv Griffin, who capitalized on his quick wits
to rev up his personal “wheel of fortune." Before making mil-
lions as a TV personality, Griffin worked as an actor. In his au-
tobiography, he recounts how he would inadvertently make his
fellow actors miss their cues when he spontaneously improvised
new lines. It's not surprising that Merv couldnt play a show the
same way twice! The man's eyebrows are so wonderfully low,
they practically dip down into his eyes.
Lowbrow boxing champ Muhammad Ali made a point of
selling himself. His spontaneous timing suggests that he didn't
think twice before proclaiming, "I am the greatest!"
One notorious TV lowbrow is talk-show host Geraldo
Rivera. He has described his approach to reporting in this way:
“I just try to react and put it on the air.” By capitalizing on his
personal style as a thinker, Rivera has the right idea (however
questionable his taste may be). Lowbrows of all tastes will suc-
ceed most when they specialize in immediacy, personal involve-
ment, and expressiveness.
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[CHAPTER 4]
EARS
When was the last time you looked a stranger squarely in
the ears?
Chances are, after this chapter you will be doing it considerably
more often, for ears are a treasure trove of Secrets.
^A SENSE FOR SURPRISE
Hearing may be the most vital of all the senses for gathering
information. For one thing, most of us think in words, rather
than in pictures or fragrances. Seeing may convey information
faster (“а picture is worth a thousand words"). Yet, we use our
vision in a limited way. We must choose what we see by direct-
ing our gaze, and then we generally see only what we are will-
ing to look at. By contrast, ears pick up sound willy-nilly, often
taking us by surprise when we overhear.
Thus, listening has a unique way of stretching our knowl-
edge into unexpected realms. Appropriately, ear traits reveal
how people learn unconsciously—their deep patterns of taking
in knowledge. By contrast, eye traits reveal how people con-
sciously pay attention.
THE SIZE OF EARS
The first secret that ears can tell you is that, generally, EAR
SIZE equals the degree of willingness to listen to others. Large
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ears go with great receptivity, small ears go with less.

Remember, VERY - VERY.
Large-eared people make excellent listeners. Examples are
Lyndon Johnson, the “wheeler-dealer” president, humanitarian
Albert Schweitzer, and multi-level marketing kings Richard
DeVos and Jay Van Andel, who started Amway in their base-
ments. (The company is now worth over $3.5 billion.)
That doesn’t mean folks with small ears are uninterested in
others. Often, small-eared people are also large-eyed, suggesting
an inner preference for learning by seeing, rather than hearing.
Large-eared people are often deluged with input, whether
they like it or not. Even after they're overloaded, they cant stop
listening. Even worse, they may become confused about what
they personally think—as opposed to all the information that
has seeped in from others.
But people with small ears have the opposite challenge. Each
new item of information is taken seriously, even personally. A
person with this trait prefers to deal with one item at a time.
Once he overloads, hell shut down—whether he admits that
he does, or not.
The overriding talent with small ears, however, is the in-
tense way these people gather and use information. Charlie
Chaplin never missed a trick that might be used by his Little
Tramp, and Peter Sellers’ comedic ear has yet to be equalled.
Michael Jordan has made excellent use of each bit of informa-
tion he received on the basketball court.
THE POSITION OF EARS
Here's a trait I'll bet you never noticed before you started
this book: EAR POSITION. Non-face-readers seldom notice
much about ears so long as the ears stay attached without visi-
ble fasteners, number two per head, and aren't too close to-
gether. But once you learn to see ear position, and find out
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Ear Position
what it means, you're sure to do a lot more ear-peeking . . . es-

pecially if you're in sales, management, teaching, or other lines
of work where your success depends on communication.
Its common knowledge that the brightness of eyes signals
amount of intelligence. Less well known is the fact that you can
reliably tell about learning speed from ear position.
First, the physical part: ears usually are positioned between
the highest part of the eyebrows and the bottom of the nose.
Most peoples ears are in this position.
Take a good look, though, and you'll be surprised. Ear posi-
tion can vary greatly. Plenty of folks earlobes droop below their
noses, while others' ear tops are hoisted high, peeking up above
their brows. Incidentally, the easiest way to identify this trait is
to inspect your subject in profile. If she tilts her head up or
down slightly she will distort the ear position as seen from the
front. This is one of the few traits I recommend reading in
profile.
High ears, positioned with tops above eyebrows, indicate
quicker-than-average information processing. Such people
learn quickly and decide quickly. High ears belong to the leg-
endary computer entrepreneur Steve Jobs, as to many who are
comfortable working at the rapid speed required of computer
software designers.
Sir Charles Drew, pioneer in preservation and storage of
blood, had high ears and large fangs (just kidding about the
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fangs). Other innovative high-eared types are geneticist James

Watson, town planner Sir Patrick Geddes, and composer
Edgard Varése. John Steinbeck used his high-speed intelligence
for prolific novel writing; Wilt Chamberlain used his for bas-
ketball; Midori used hers to become a violin prodigy.
А man with the highest-placed ears I've yet seen caught my
attention once at a party. When I commented on his quick-
learner ears, he laughed and said, without missing a beat, ^Well,
I do speak eighteen languages."
Low ears, with lobes showing beneath the nose, are the tip-
off for slow-but-steady decision making. Please understand, in
this case slow refers to speed, not amount, of intelligence. Some
of these guys and gals are super smart.
Brilliant or mediocre, low-eared folks process information
with a slow thoroughness that can infuriate others. And if you
want to infuriate them back, just insist on a snap decision.
Low-eared people have enough ego strength to make deci-
sions deliberately. Typically they will do extensive research and
evaluate thoroughly. Once they decide, that’s it! (In other
words, they're about as flexible with their decisions as the rock
of Gibraltar.)
As you high-eared readers may have guessed by now, many
astute political survivors come equipped with low ears, includ-
ing presidents Bush and Reagan. Clinton's high ears helped
him earn his Rhodes scholarship; for him as president, the ears
signal more intellectual ambitiousness than his predecessors in
office . . . and more vulnerability to criticism.
After all, a slow pace for making decisions works to the ad-
vantage of a politician. Just think: all decisions and new ideas
will be criticized. A slower thinker, who makes maybe half as
many decisions, will be at a statistical advantage.
More seriously, a low-eared politician's greatest challenge
will be slowness whereas a high-eared person may make impul-
sive decisions based on insufficient information. The latter
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EARS
wants to get closure, the former wants to get it right.

Ultimately, we need both styles to keep society on track.
Middle ear types tend toward easy listening—regardless of
how often they tune into a radio station that specializes in ele-
vator music. The pace of thinking meshes with that of the
masses. Unlike a high-eared listeners, there is little temptation
to interrupt. Nor do they suffer from the nagging feeling that
something's missing, which can haunt folks with low ears.
Middle-position ears thus give their owners the gift of flexi-
ble timing. Interestingly, they are very common among profes-
sional baseball players. Great ones like Willie Mays, Rickey
Henderson, and Orel Hershiser come to mind. And ear posi-
tion helped billionaire Marvin Harold Davis to earn his
reputation for uncanny timing when it came to selling invest-
ments," whether in oil, Los Angeles real estate, or Twentieth
Century Fox.
I've also noticed that people with these ears can have a knack
for tuning in to the average person on the street. Ears of this
type belonged to Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis,
and Erasmus, the great humanist.
To communicate best with any new acquaintance, it's vital
to check out ear position and pace yourself accordingly. Begin,
of course, by getting a fix on your own ear placement. Use two
mirrors, if you can, for a side view. Remember to keep your
head straight when you look in the mirror or you will skew
the angle.
Are your ears placed high? Then show mercy and slow down
the lightning speed with which you leap from one context of
thought to the next, possibly leaving in your wake the rubble
from a marathon of mixed metaphors.
Are your ears placed low? Try giving some friendly reassur-
ance that you are, indeed, awake and listening. Take a tip from
Siggie Freud: A few head nods and *hmm"s may do the trick
nicely.
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STICK-OUT EARS—WHAT,
ME WORRY?
How far do your ears stick out? It's the clue to another secret.
To gauge EAR ANGLE, the first step is to move fancy hair-
styles out of the way. Now slide a pencil between the ear and the
head (either physically or, if need be, just with your imagination).
Ear Angle
In-angled conformist
Out-angled nonconformist
Now, what does all this mean?

The pencil doesnt fit? It makes the ear bulge out? That's an
in-angled ear.
What? You could fit in several of your favorite crayons, side
by side, and the ear wouldnt pop out any further than it al-
ready does? That's more than an out-angled ear, it’s far out!
Imagine that the airwaves are filled with messages from so-
ciety. “Dress like this.” “Sit like that.” “Don’t speak until you're
spoken to.” The programming goes on and on. And each
member of the audience has been issued a catcher's mitt to pick
up these messages. Two catcher's mitts, in fact.
When people have in-angled ears, it's as though all messages
are caught at once and tossed, splat, into the brain. Picture that
person's head nodding, “Yes, I get it. And ГИ obey.” The flatter
the ears lay against the head, the stronger the desire to fit in
with society.
Such ear angles thus reveal people who feel most comfort-
able when going along with the crowd. Their gift is tact; they
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EARS
notice the subtlest nuances of manners, dress codes, and other

standards of behavior in every social group to which they be-
long. And belonging matters a great deal to them. If they wind
up breaking a convention, the choice may be agonizing. . . un-
less the rebellion occurs in fiction.
Has any writer done a better job than in-angled Charles
Dickens at depicting outlandish eccentricity? He did this by
magnifying the absurdity around him, describing nuances that
a less ardent conformist might never have noticed. Sure
enough, in the end Dickens' heroes followed the conventions
of Victorian mores.
What other in-angled ear types stand to benefit, earwise, ca-
reerwise? With Arthur Ochs Sulzberger as publisher of Тре New
York Times, his in-angled ears allow for a rather conservative de-
finition of “All the news that’s fit to print.” Matt Groening, cre-
ator of “The Simpsons," and writer José Ortega y Gasset have
made brilliant use, in different ways, of their perceptions of so-
ciety. Let's not forget Charlton Heston, known for his epic roles
on film and his Republican politics off-screen. In his day, Boss
Tweed, of Tammany Hall, made skillful (1f corrupt) use of the
political system. One of my all-time favorite social observers is
in-angled, conformist-eared W. S. Gilbert, whose vast appreci-
ation of absurdity resulted in the wittiest comic operas in the
English language.
Of course, the staunchest conservatives find little to laugh
about in nonconformity. I suspect that traditional Siang Mien
came from conformists without a whole lot of humor. Its take
on out-angled ears is typically judgmental: “People whose ears
stick out have emotional problems. The closer ears stay to the
head, the better.”
In American culture, though, out-angled ears represent a
great advantage for entrepreneurs. Aside from the extreme ex-
ample of Ross Perot, we can find many instances of self-made
men and women whose ears symbolize a reluctance to conform
to society's rules.
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Don't expect a person with out-angled ears to worry about

nonconformity. Even if they appear to fit in, they only do it as
an expedient conscious choice. If they aim to flaunt conven-
tion, they'll do that even better, and if others dont like it, they
wouldn't mind any more than Alfred E. Newman would (Mad
Magazine's hero was drawn with perfect out-angled ears).
In more-or-less real life, James M. Barrie had perfect out-an-
gled ears, too, for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to
grow up and conform to expectations of an adult. (Commonly,
youngsters do have ears that angle out like Barrie’s. The ears
flatten out as they age, depending on the inner choice about
conformity. Of course, ears can—and do—shift in the opposite
direction as well.)
Influential adult rebels have included Mahatma Gandhi, the
Indian revolutionary leader, and Robert Goddard, pioneer of
American rocketry. Would Ollie North have given the same
shredding instructions if his ears stuck out less outrageously? If
ever there was a man with Contra ears, it was North!
Fast food is a way of life in our country today, and it started
with McDonald's, courtesy of Ray Kroc’s maverick ears. Long
before he put up his first golden arch, Kroc had some notions
that seemed wacky for his day. While trying to earn a living as
a salesman of paper plates and cups, he came up with the con-
cept of carry-out. Restaurant owners scoffed at his nutty idea.
Who would want to pay good money for restaurant food, then
not stick around to eat it?
And speaking of food, where would we be without Perdue
chickens (thanks to the out-angled enterprising ears of Frank
Perdue) or Carvel ice cream (courtesy of spunky-eared Thomas
Carvel)?
Fannie Farmer, whom today’s chefs may not consider terribly
trendy, still needed plenty of nerve to found her cooking school
back when Boston was a casserole of conservatism. Could she
have done it without those independent out-angled ears?
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EARS
Even this brief introduction to ear angles should suffice to

make a point. We need both kinds, in-angled and out-angled
ear types to make our world. Folks with the more far-flung
nonconformity may be challenged with learning how to con-
form enough to fit in without feeling squelched. They can learn
from their flat-eared counterparts and teach them something,
too, because the potential challenge with flat ears is being judg-
mental of seemingly outrageous behavior. You know what I'm
talking about here if your ears angle out a lot. When was the
last time you became seriously concerned because a person
seemed to be flaunting convention?
What if someone has both ear angles together in one face.
With combination-angled ears, the tops stick out and bottoms
lie flat against the head. Or vice versa. Or left and right ears
take the opposite tack. Each of these characteristics has а dif-
ferent interpretation, and space doesnt permit me to go into
great detail except to say that all chose with combination ears
gain a priceless tolerance and empathy for others’ behavior
around conformity issues. This trait may have been instrumen-
tal in earning Sally Jessy Raphaél her reputation as a sympa-
thetic talk show host. And combination ears help cartoonist
Gary Larson create a wild world that is, at once, bizarre and
uncannily familiar.
Before we finish our discussion of ears let's not forget to
peek at EAR TILT. Like ear position, this is best seen at the
side. Most ears hang parallel to the forehead without tilting.
Pay attention to the relatively rare ears that tilt backward. They
reveal an outsider’s perspective on society. The detachment of
moderate ear tilt helped historian Edward Gibbon assemble
his definitive Тре Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
Madonna to make a shtick out of wearing underwear, and
Mike Tyson to fight his way to fame. The most drastically
tilted ears I've seen belonged to Nazi propagandist Joseph
Goebbels.
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EAR CIRCLES
Above the earlobe, every human ear contains an outer circle

and an inner circle, divided by a raised border of flesh.
Proportions of INNER AND OUTER EAR CIRCLES signify
how much your subject pays attention to subjective versus ob-
jective experiences in life. Do feelings dominate, or do facts?
Ear Circle Sizec

d
Big inner ear д C Big outer circle
If inner circles are VERY large, outer ones will be small, and
vice versa, because there is only so much ear space to go around.
Folks with VERY big inner ear circles are the world’s poets and
philosophers, deeply sensitive people for whom events tend to
be metaphors suffused with emotional and spiritual meaning.
So youd rightly expect huge inner ear circles on a W. B. Yeats
or a Bertrand Russell, not a George Washington. Our only
President yet with larger inner circles than outer was Franklin
Delano Roosevelt. When he created programs like a New Deal
and Social Security his language was, fittingly, symbolic.
At the opposite extreme, VERY big outer ear circles reveal a
practical focus. Emotions may not be significant for self or oth-
ers. Remember when presidential hopeful Michael Dukakis de-
bated George Bush? When questioned about how he would
react if his wife were raped, Dukakis stunned the nation with
his unemotional response. But nobody would have been
shocked if they had looked first at his ears to gauge his emo-
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EARS
tionality. His outer ear circles completely overwhelmed his

inner ear circles.
People with big outer circles may have a challenge with sen-
sitivity, but they can enjoy tremendous career success because
they are exceptionally practical, scientific, and organized. Still,
if youre looking for a lover, beware. Whether you are male or
female, you may be considered too emotionally demanding by
a partner with this trait. Unless it’s a trait you both share!
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[CHAPTER 5]
EYES
Eyes are the mirror of the soul. Anyone thoughtful enough
to be reading this book already knows that, and I wont pre-
sume to tell you how to improve your soul reading. But the
physical traits around the eyes are another matter.
Beneath that kindly expression, is your subject a thousand
miles away? As open as this book? Reserved? Suspicious?
Demanding a degree of intimacy you would find excessive?
Read on.
Wariness Index
On а scale from 1 - 10
THE WARINESS INDEX
For starters, how open is your subject to strangers? One part

of the eyes reveals a big secret about a person's willingness to
meet others, as opposed to judging them.
Look at the shape of the lower eyelids—that's the part a per-
son seldom notices unless shes a woman out to make a killer
impression by swabbing each tiny lash with mascara. Generally
we don't bother with lower eyelids, which is a shame because of
all they reveal about wariness. Grab a mirror and see for your-
self by acting in two short movies.
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MOVIE #1, THE MELODRAMA

The final showdown has arrived. Glare at the villain as you
scream, “You beast! How dare you tie me to the railroad tracks
and confiscate my diary?”
Work yourself into a state of total indignation and rage.
Now, freeze. Quick, stare into your mirror and observe how
your lower lids have straightened out.
MOVIE #2, THE LOVE STORY
The plot climbs to its greatest romantic heights. An incred-

ibly sexy actor is reaching out to you, the other amazing star of
this movie. Open up your face and receive a supremely flatter-
ing declaration of love.
But it isnt quite good enough. You want more.
“Oh, you really think I’m the most gorgeous, talented, irre-
sistible person you've ever met? Why? When did you first begin
to notice?"
Freeze. Check out your lower lids in the mirror. Get a load of
those curves. (They dont call them goo-goo eyes for nothing.)
As you just saw, the muscles you use to round or narrow
your eyes relate to emotions. Well, over time the patterns used
most often dictate the habitual LOWER EYELID $НАГЕ.
Round lower eyelids look more appealing, dont they? But
they may be the more difficult to have. Emotional openness in-
creases the likelihood of getting hurt. The more curve, the more
openness, the greater the emotional risk.
What is it like to live inside a set of VERY straight lower
eyelids? You may often feel shy or suspicious, anxious, angry—
emotions that distance you from others. Unless you have the
serene self-assurance of an Audrey Hepburn, you probably
straighten your eyelids somewhat whenever you smile. (For that
reason, you'll get a more accurate reading of lower eyelids when
your subject isn't smiling.)
Wariness is a form of self-protection. My wariness index
rates lower eyelids on a scale from 1—10. No score is bad, but
each score has a definite plus and a minus.
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The highest scores, for maximum eyelid curve, go from

8-10. Those without wariness have the greatest willingness to
*be here now" with other people, even total strangers. Everyone
is a potential friend, learned from as much as possible.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt exemplifies this openness.
He is said to have known 5,000 people on a first-name basis.
If you look farther back in history, you'll find equal openness
in gravity man Isaac Newton; Heaven and Hell expert, the
poet Dante; and Noah Webster, America's first dictionary
maker.
More contemporary examples of people with a maximum
eyelid curve and little wariness are choreographer Jerome
Robbins, gossip columnist Liz Smith, and the multi-talented
star of the opera world, Beverly Sills. To his enduring credit,
Argentine human rights activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, has kept
himself wide open despite the suffering he's witnessed.
So what's the catch with curved lower eyelids? Gullibility,
sometimes. Vulnerability, always. Childlike sensitivity can
hurt, which is why most of us have chosen to grow out of it.
Conservative spokesman William F. Buckley, Jr. has re-
mained a 10, which helps account for his charm. Even when
he wittily dispatches an opponent, one has the sense he has
taken a gentlemanly appraisal prior to starting the verbal
onslaught.
Those with high wariness (1—3) manage their time with
others very efficiently because they evaluate strangers within
seconds (usually giving them the gong). The challenge, of
course, is that the habit of being judgmental can limit a person
spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually. On the plus side,
you'll never have a more loyal friend than a 1. They require you
to pass a tough test; once you pass it, you're set for life. Just for
fun, ask the next 1 you meet, “How long have you had your
best friend?" This friendship was probably formed at a surpris-
ingly early age.
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Ultra-conservative Rush Limbaugh (1 on the wariness

index) attracts his following by displaying the style and charm
of a pit bull. Other politicians with VERY high wariness are
former President George Bush, Vice-president Dan Quayle,
and the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Since politicians are criticized so routinely and brutally, it’s
not surprising that they have high wariness. More of a surprise
is how many celebrities, known for projecting an image of sex-
iness, are similarly unapproachable. Kim Basinger, Madonna,
and Cher all follow the wary example of Marilyn Monroe. As
for men, you might expect to see “1s” on tough guys like Clint
Eastwood and Jack Nicholson, but you may have to look twice
to find it in singer Harry Connick, Jr., actors Tom Cruise,
Steven Seagal, and Luke Perry—just the latest heart throbs in
the Douglas Fairbanks tradition.
People with mid-range wariness scores (4—7) have managed
to close themselves off enough for self-protection, but remain
open enough to accept new friends.
Wariness is one of my favorite trait secrets to read for two
reasons. First, facial wariness is far more revealing than man-
ners, expression, and body language—and often in direct con-
tradiction. Say you meet a woman who acts preoccupied or
distant. If her eyelids are curved, she has put on a big act to
protect her wide-open heart. By contrast, that gabby woman
with the big grin and straight eyelids may act like she adored
you from the instant you met, but dont believe it. I have yet to
meet a person with wary eyelids who makes genuine friends
that fast.
The other interesting thing about wariness is how com-
pletely it can change. When you read my descriptions of the
different wariness scores, did you envy something other than
what you have now? Not to worry, your face trait may well fol-
low. I'm living proof, having gone from a 1 to a 9. All it took
was a mere 20 years plus a lot of emotional work.
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PUFFS THAT DO NOT BRING

MAGIC
Remember Puff, the Magic Dragon? Despite the upbeat

theme of this song, dragons aren't famous for happy magic.
That certainly holds true for the dragon-like PUFFS of skin
that emerge over some eyes.
These extra folds of skin start beneath the eyebrow and may
hang down as low as the eyelid. In extreme cases, they extend
even farther, covering part of the eye.
The typical cause is self-neglect due to focusing hard on
other people (pleasing them, helping them, earning money
from them, etc.). The person does not pay attention to mes-
sages from the physical body, such as “I’m sleepy,” or "Let me
out of this office. I need to play."
If the personal neglect continues, puffs expand. The whop-
pers that cover part of the eyes symbolize a blindness to personal
health. And puffs of all sizes should warn you about irritability.
There is good news, though. Puffs also reveal drive. It’s no
coincidence that the pages of Forbes are peppered with photos
of puffed-up millionaires. For the reader of puffs, they are a
most valuable secret. During a job interview, a potential em-
ployer may go to great lengths to show that they are a nice per-
son. Once you are on the payroll, the boss’s temper will emerge
more often than you have been led to expect—unless you had
prepared yourself psychologically by acknowledging the puffs.
For the low-level puffs, read low-level fussiness. Small mis-
takes meet with low tolerance. This can actually be helpful for
certain types of work and certain management styles because
critics balance out the airy-fairies. So thank goodness for peo-
ple like Nancy Austin and Tom Peters, coauthors of A Passion
for Excellence and co-wearers of modest puffs. Perhaps a some-
what larger version of low-level fussiness helped John Wayne
bluster his rugged way into our hearts.
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A more mixed blessing comes in the form of those with in-

dustrial-strength puffs, so huge that wads of flesh hang down
over the eyeball. Taken in context with the rest of the face, you
may read chronic cantankerousness, defensiveness, even selfish-
ness and dishonesty—or all of them in the case of Rasputin,
the sinister monk from Russian history.
In American history, some of our least popular presidents
were notable for their imperial puffs: Andrew Johnson, Ulysses
S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, William Howard Taft, Benjamin
Harrison, Martin Van Buren, and Millard Fillmore.
Admittedly, some folks wear even the most extravagant puffs
with style. The puff point of view may be essential to their
charm. Would Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have created the same
Sherlock Holmes if he hadnt been so darned persnickety? Pat
Buchanan has his fans. And imagine that rascal W. C. Fields
not complaining! During World War II, Winston Churchill’s
puff-powered rage was a source of comfort to millions. Today
the puffs of shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr., also bring comfort to his
fans. In any contest, Cal will give his all.
SET OF THE EYES
While our attention is still riveted to the upper portion of

eyes, let’s not neglect some of the basic characteristics of this
feature.
How deep-set are your subject's eyes?
Perhaps a more basic question is, how can you tell?
EYE SET isn’t marked as plainly as the setup features of
your VCR. Most of us, however, will find it easier to deal with.
To develop an eye for this trait, look at your subject in profile.
Find the eyebrow, then the eyebone. Now, notice how deeply
the eye beneath it fits into the socket. After looking at a few
faces you'll get the knack. At one extreme you'll find deep-set
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eyes, and at the other, protruding eye set. (Most eyes have av-
erage set, a trait not worth reading.)
Eye Set: Depth C Protruding
X 3
& Flown out of socket completely
The owner of deep-set eyes enters into conversation casu-

ally, as though she’s leaning back in her chair as she listens to
you. By contrast, a woman with a protruding eye set becomes
so caught up in the conversation, it’s as though she sits on the
edge of her seat.
When the latter type speaks, do not interrupt. Because they
are so involved when they talk, these intense people will inter-
pret your interruption as an Archie Bunker-like command to
“stifle yourself.” Yes, with her protruding eyes, actress Jean
Stapleton was perfectly cast as Archie’s wife, Edith, in the clas-
sic TV sitcom.
An even more famous wife, former first lady Barbara Bush,
showed a high degree of personal involvement during television
interviews. Granted that a thyroid condition was involved in
creating this trait, health doesn’t explain away the significance
of a physical characteristic for face reading purposes. Besides,
there’s nothing wrong with protruding eye set. Mrs. Bush’s
great popularity while in office may have hinged on her intense
involvement; the eyeset trait was one of many that helped her
come across as genuine and down-to-earth.
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As for those with deep-set eyes, interruption isnt the prob-

lem. It’s getting these people to talk in the first place. Reserved
in appearance, they seem to be drinking in your words with
great interest. Don't be fooled, though. Their personal reaction
Is anyone's guess.
But dont be surprised if behind her polite smile, your poker
player of a listener is secretly rolling her eyes. The typical deep-
set stance ranges from cautious skepticism to silent ridicule. If you
want your opinions to get their best hearing, don’t ramble on.
Get to the point and back it up with as many facts as possible.
Certainly you wouldnt have wanted to get on the wrong
side of that perceptive anthropologist with the deep-set eyes,
Margaret Mead . . . or for that matter, Edward T. Hall (the ex-
pert on physical space needs for people of different cultures).
Notorious for his distancing (in life as well as art), J.D. Salinger
may hold America’s record for reclusiveness in a best-selling au-
thor, but hes more famous for giving rebellious teenagers a sat-
isfying role model in Holden Caulfield, hero of The Catcher in
the Rye.
The strength of deep-set eyes is professional reserve. Being
able to withhold personal opinion at will can be especially help-
ful in the business world. I love this comment from Samuel
Curtis Johnson, a man of deep-set eyes and personality who
was instrumental in diversifying the products of his family busi-
ness beyond Johnson's Wax: ^We are polishing the floors and
furniture, cleaning the rugs, killing the bugs, sweetening the air
and waxing the old man's car. And whenever you get bit by a
mosquito, remember, I'm smiling."
TUNNEL VISION
Here's your chance to figure out a face trait. Which eyes do

you think would be more likely to have tunnel vision, those
that are far-set or close-set?
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If you guessed close, you're right. The closer together а per-

son's eyes, the more detail-oriented they'll be. The worst possi-
ble case is being like a food critic who specializes in classifying
the holes in swiss cheese. Whew! Not to worry if you have that
trait; more likely your biggest potential challenge is becoming
overly critical about details, unable to see the forest for the trees.
How about the ability to notice individual trees? That's sure
to be superb.
“Enough!” you may say, if you're one of these people.
“Precisely how do I measure my eye set?”
Eye Set: Distance
Far-cet Close-cet
First, keep in mind that most people’s eyes have average-set.

Both close- and far-set eyes are relatively uncommon.
VERY close-set is when your subject’s eyes are as close to the
nose as they could be. Caution: avoid squinting, mumbling,
and measuring with your fingers to get a fix on closeness. If
youre tempted to try that hard, go on to a different trait (also
a different subject, if the person you've been assessing has by
now fled the room in fear for her life).
Similarly, for eyes that are genuinely far-set, you won't have
to force the perception.
When you do find someone with close-set eyes, he may be a
terrific golfer, such as Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus, Amy Alcott,
and Tommy Armour. This trait is so common among topnotch
golfers that I would advise any sports-minded, close-set-eyed
person to try golf.
Or crafts—any medium where discriminating focus is re-
quired for success. Examples are silversmith Paul Revere, word-
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smith William Safire, the wonderfully imaginative creator of

children’s books, Dr. Seuss, or the unrelentingly gorgeous-
voiced Kiri Te Kanawa.
As for their far-set counterparts, don’t expect every “t”
crossed and every “i” precisely dotted. If anything, far-sets space
out (especially if they also have starter eyebrows). Their special
excellence is a broad perspective.
Here are the rangers who see the whole forest. Think of far-
set farsighted William Fulbright. When Chairman of the U.S.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he took the lead in criti-
cizing foreign military intervention. Margaret Sanger was ahead
of her time when she saw the need to make birth control avail-
able to all women. Author Marilyn Ferguson is the premier
philosopher of the New Age.
Some people with far-set eyes set trends by their personal
example. Composer Ellen Zwilich set a precedent by being the
first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for music. Paul Laurence
Dunbar became the first African-American author to gain na-
tional recognition.
Far-set farsighted imagination has also guided science fic-
tion writer Arthur C. Clarke, most famous for 2001: A Space
Odyssey. Kurt Gédel is a cult hero for some mathematicians.
Editor Grace Mirabella created America’s most graphically cre-
ative fashion magazine.
And let’s not leave out the far-set eyes belonging to the su-
perstar who had the vision to realize Һе be better off wearing
only one glove—Michael Jackson.
If I had to pick one pair of far-set eyes to represent what
makes the people who own them so special, Га choose Doug
Henning. This delightful magician uses his art to remind adults
of the childlike emotion of wonder.
The more open we are to the broad picture, the more we find
life wonderful. Still, it’s also necessary to dwell on the small pic-
ture. Those of us with average-set eyes can do both. But we can
learn from those with the special gifts of close- and far-set eyes.
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EYELID GAZING
The first thing to look at is EYELID STRUCTURE. You

can observe eyelid structure where the skin of the eyelid folds
down from the brow bone to create either a double-layered eye-
lid or a single fold called “single eyelids.” Single eyelids are а
common but not universal Asian trait (often mistaken for so-
called “slanted” eyes). But even if the eyelids are thin, the single
lids are the more important trait, and override it.
Single eyelids go with an expectation from that individual
of being closely connected to others. This assumption can lead
to this person's profound spiritual learning.
Still, living with single eyelids doesnt necessarily mean hav-
ing the enlightened consciousness of living in total spiritual
unity with others. A person with this trait may be clear about
his or her identity in society, but far less sure about personal
worth. There may be such concerns as: “Can too much com-
promising result in getting less than I deserve?”
All human beings must balance issues of individual self-ex-
pression verses social belonging. Most people who have double
eyelids think of themselves first, which isn’t necessarily a bad
thing. And that’s why it is revealing to see how much eyelid
shows from the front.
Notice that eyelid structure is not the same thing as eyelid
thickness. Toddlers take a perverse exploratory pleasure in turn-
ing their eyelids inside out. I’m not going to ask you to do any-
thing that strange. Even so, you may find it upends your usual
perspective a bit to look for this next trait, EYELID THICK-
NESS. It reveals highly personal information about how your
subject defines intimacy.
Let’s take a moment to help you find this seldom-noticed
trait. Anatomists have an official name for it, tarsal plate, but I
prefer a more technical term, “eyelid thickness.” It refers to the
fold of skin directly above your eyelashes. And the best definition
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of all is cosmetic: Say you slather your eyelids with bright blue
eye shadow. How much will show when you open your eyes? If
you get your money's worth from the paint, you've got thick
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eyelids. If the blue glop disappears апа you ask, “Why

bother?", that's thin eyelids.
Have you ever heard the expression "bedroom eyes"?
Sometimes (though not always) that refers to thick eyelids.
Used in that way, the term is devastatingly accurate. Once you
establish a relationship to that person, you will always remain
in the bedroom—where things are close and personal. No es-
cape to the formal living room for you, let alone retreat to the
private bathroom.
The closer to full a man’s eyelids, the more he gives and de-
mands closeness. Depending on his partner's needs, that could
signal a glorious relationship—or a nightmare.
And what does it mean to be on the giving, rather than re-
ceiving, end of such eyelids? By giving to your significant oth-
ers, you learn profound lessons about compassion and
kindness. The trap to avoid is co-dependence.
The opposite challenge accompanies thin eyelids. Non-de-
pendence? Non-relationship! Even if educated to share intimate
pil
matters, getting close takes great effort. Such a woman is inde-

pendent, taking responsibility for her own choices rather than
blaming others. This is a great strength, but to exercise it she
needs a lot of personal space.
To find out how much, read one eyelid at a time. The left
eyelid will reveal how an individual relates to a spouse, a child,
or other family members. The right eyelid shows emotional
closeness to important people in the workplace.
Now, read that eyelid in question from the center of the face
outward (that's the same direction as reading eyebrows or other
horizontal face traits). The progress of eyelid thickness is a tem-
plate for that person's typical intimacy pattern in a relationship.
For instance, romance novelist Danielle Steel has intriguing
eyelids. Each one starts out incredibly thick, then dwindles to
almost nothing by the end. This symbolizes a passionate close-
ness at the start of relationships, followed by increased distanc-
ing. Author Laura Esquivel has a similar, but less extreme,
eyelid pattern.
A different type of combination eyelids shows in business-
man John Kluge, one of Americas richest men and most gen-
erous philanthropists. He's also thrice divorced. Sure enough,
his left eyelid is small and contains a large ^withhold" area with
no eyelid showing. His right eyelid? It's large all across.
Most eyelids, however, are a matched set. Generous eyelids,
with intimacy styles to match, show in the faces of president
Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. King's best
friend, the Rev. Robert Abernathy, has them, too. So does
Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services under
President Clinton.
Showbiz personalities, Eva and Zsa Zsa Gabor, are well-en-
dowed with eyelids. Through the years both have remained en-
thusiastic re-marriers.
In the arts, uniformly thick eyelids show in the styles of nov-
elist Boris Pasternak and composer Giacomo Puccini.
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By contrast, another operatic composer, Richard Wagner,

had VERY thin eyelids. Mystery writer Agatha Christie had
these, too—no doubt it helped her avoid excessive attachment
to her fictional victims. Incidentally, the joy in living that
sparkles from her novels serves as a reminder that eyelid thick-
ness is not a symbol of happiness, just of intimacy style.
In fact, you will want to check for eyelid thickness in any
potential friend with double eyelids, especially before making a
first date. That's because eyelid thickness reveals so much about
the need for personal space in relationships. People at either ex-
treme may attract at first, but in the long run they're likely to
encounter a great deal of frustration.
FORTY LASHES
One final eye feature—have you ever wondered about EYE-

LASHES? I mean, why men often have such thick, beautiful
ones while women often don't, despite the promises lavished
upon us from the mascara industry?
Sorry, I have no answer to that one.
But here's an insight which may provide some consolation.
VERY fine eyelashes denote extreme sensitivity. Watch out for
a hair-trigger temper, though. Thick eyelashes proclaim a more
easygoing temperament.
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[CHAPTER 6]
NOSES
Are we prying when we read faces? Considering how inter-
connected people truly are, I dont think so. Of course many
people would be shocked if they guessed their secrets were
being scrutinized. And what would they cover up first, if they
knew what it meant? Their noses.
Yes, among all forms of face reading, schnozz snooping
could be considered the nosiest. For one thing, it shows money
habits. That's right. Saving and spending styles are right
there—and that’s just the tip of the noseberg.
Nose traits also show how your subject approaches a job
most effectively, handles a routine, and relates to teamwork.
The face is a living résumé, no doubt about it.
THE TIPOFF ABOUT MONEY
You want to hear about the money part first, right? Okay,
for this you must learn to read three nose traits at once: nose tip
size plus nostril size plus shape. NOSE TIP SIZE symbolizes
how your subject relates to financial security. When you browse
through your newspaper’s business section or watch “The
MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour,” you'll find plenty of big позе
tips—including those of Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer.
Bearing in mind that VERY = VERY, it should be apparent
that the bigger the nose tip, the more often your subject thinks
(or gloats or worries) about personal savings.
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NOSES
Nose Tip Size
Small
How much money is actually in the bank? Sorry, the nose

doesnt tell. The desire for material security doesn’t necessarily
match the size of your subject's nest egg.
Karl Malden was perfectly cast for the TV commercials
about American Express travelers checks. He sports a schnozz
that says, "Dont leave home without money, plenty of it."
At the other extreme of believable nose casting, remember
Meryl Streep’s role in Out ofAfrica? She played a heroine, mod-
eled after Danish novelist Isak Dinesen, whose material posses-
sions weighed her down. Exquisite though her belongings were,
she paid too much for them.
Meryl played the role with her usual brilliance. All except
her nose, whose tiny nose tip told any competent face reader a
rather startling secret. Though she might not choose to admit
this in public, I'm willing to bet that holding onto money is
way down the list of Meryl Streep’s personal concerns. That’s
what a small nose tip usually signifies.
How about the real Dinesen? Now that’s a nose tip! And one
with shallow nostrils. (You'll read about nostrils next, but can
you guess in advance what they mean?)
Who thinks about money most often? People who are very
poor—also people who are ambitious, greedy, philanthropic,
art collectors. . . . You name it. When you read the Secrets,
you'll find that money-conscious people come from every in-
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come bracket and ethnicity. TV's biggest expert on the subject

of spending has the perfect nose tip. Of course I'm referring to
Robin Leach, host of *Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous."
And who doesn't make much of money? It's a matter of
inner attitude. Outrageous wealth can coexist with tiny nos-
trils. Consider the modest tip of Dina Merrill. Her acting ca-
reer is notable for how long it has lasted ... and for how little
she's needed the money. Her father founded E. E. Hutton. Her
mother, Marjorie Merriweather Post, brought another fortune
to the family coffers. No doubt Ms. Merrill is one of the
wealthiest women to ever choose an acting career.
NOSTRILS LIKE A PiGGY BANK
Remember piggy banks? They have narrow slits to hold the

coins you deposit. Most of us throw our loose change into a
container with easier access—like a pocket.
NOSTRIL SIZE can be compared to the withdrawal сарас-
ity of any bank. Some of us choose a slot that makes the money
easy to reach. Others feel more secure when the cash flows out
more slowly. We may not own piggy banks, but we still make
every penny count.
Well, to put it bluntly, bigger spenders have bigger nostrils.
Those of us who spend less have smaller nostrils.
How do you measure this? Easily, and don't worry, you wont
need anything as conspicuous as a ruler. Just eyeball the nostril
from the front, on a level angle. When you can see the whole
shape, count that as a large nostril. Air holes you can barely see
should count as small nostrils.
Does comfort with spending, shown in nostril size, match
the amount of concern with financial security? Anything goes.
Actually, some of the world's richest people have huge nose tips
with teeny nostrils.
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NOSES
Alexander Hamilton, America’s first secretary of the

Treasury, had such a nose. The tradition carried on with entre-
preneur Andrew Carnegie, banker J. P. Morgan, railway mag-
nate James J. Hill. Today we have Aldo Gucci, manufacturer of
the famous status accessories.
Yet John D. Rockefeller, perhaps the most famous rich guy
around, was just the opposite. Though his nose tip was sub-
stantial, its proportions were rivaled by some of the largest nos-
trils I have ever seen. Wouldnt you know it, this steel tycoon
wasnt just famous for bringing in the loot. He was a passionate
philanthropist.
Nostril size, of course, doesnt predict which people choose
to help others with money. Its a matter of how they help.
People with big nose tips and small nostrils sometimes build
their careers around advising others how to save money. Ralph
Nader-has fought for consumerism. Arthur Frommer has
guided travelers to see the world for less. Jane Bryant Quinn
has shared financial advice with millions.
Even personal vows of poverty do not imply lack of interest
in helping others solve their money problems. Witness the
noses of Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi.
By the way, anyone tempted to accuse President Clinton of
a "tax and spend" style should take another look at his nose.
His nostrils are reassuringly small, and his chunky nose tip
should be a relief to all Americans.
DELVING INTO NOSTRILS
Now, if you aren't squeamish, let's continue our probe into

nostrils.
NOSTRIL SHADE should be read in conjunction with size.
Just as size shows amount of spending, shape shows the charac-
teristic quality of spending style.
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If the Lord really loves a cheerful giver, folks with round

nostrils must have front-row pews in heaven. Their money
management is resourceful. Presidents Kennedy, Carter, and
Jefferson are the only ones we've had with this characteristic.
The larger the nostrils, the bigger the spending and the more
creative the ways to keep the money flowing. One example is
rock star Elton John, known for his flamboyant style.
When a woman with VERY large, round nostrils attended
one of my workshops, I suggested gently that she might be a
lavish spender with a knack for juggling her debts. She ex-
ploded with laughter. Eventually she calmed down, gasping, "I
have 22 credit cards and every one of them is charged up to the
limit."
The next time I had a client with similar nostrils, I told her
this story. She, too, had 22 charged-up credit cards.
Salespeople, take note. . . .
More common, though, are flared nostrils—the ones that
start smallish toward the center of the face, then widen. The
physical flares symbolize spending flair. l'his means adventur-
ousness, throwing caution to the winds when they find some-
thing they really like. People with this spending style seem to
derive the greatest pleasure from their purchases.
How do you read the combination of small, flared nostrils?
These folks usually live within their means. But when they
choose to spend, expect the unexpected. Presidential examples
are Iruman, Johnson, and both president Roosevelts.
Rectangular nostrils are almost always small. Their owners
are disciplined spenders who take pride in how well they can
stick to a budget. Republican presidents have had more than
their share in this category: Bush (both George and Barbara
who, appropriately, preferred to wear her sensible fake pearls),
Reagan, Nixon, Eisenhower. And let's not forget the greatest
Republican yet, Abe Lincoln.
The most controlled spenders of all have triangular nostrils.
These pinched outlets for air parallel pinched spending pat-
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terns. Stinginess. That may be how the spending style looks to

an outsider. However, a more compassionate view for an in-
sider (a Secret-reader like you) is that there has been a history
of financial scarcity. It marks the habit of not being a have-it.
The inquiries I have made among people with this karmic char-
acteristic have always turned up financial difficulties that fig-
ured traumatically in that person’s past.
But every face trait has its positive side, and triangular nos-
trils symbolize good money control. Witness the success of
economist Paul Samuelson and banker John Heimann. Feisty
congressman Claude Pepper used his sense of financial scarcity
to protect his fellow senior citizens.
So far, Americans have never elected a president with this
trait, but some first ladies have had it: Pat Nixon (remember
her cloth coats?), Helen Taft, Lucy Webb Hayes, and Abigail
Fillmore.
Do nose tips and nostril shapes ever change? Yes, but noses
are among the least likely traits to change—except with plastic
surgery, of course. The exception is nose tips that often (and
appropriately) grow as a person ages, reflecting greater concern
with financial security.
But other nose traits do, sometimes, change. I remember
my shock when I looked in the mirror after my honeymoon
with Mitch. My nostrils were noticeably bigger. So far, Mitch’s
financial assets have been unremarkably middle-class, but his
support has been princely. Though I hadn’t thought about this
consciously until I saw my nose, I had to laugh. On reflection
I realized that, during our Hawaiian honeymoon, I had broken
my lifetime record for shopping.
NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE
Quick quiz: Which kind of nose does your stereotype of

“Aristocrat” have, long or short?
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Long, of course. But did you ever wonder why?

Are noses transmitted like a family name, along with write-
ups in the Social Register and silver spoons? Can you tell an “old
money" nose at a glance? Not necessarily. Faces arent that simple.
But guess what. Much about work style is just about as plain
as the LENGTH OF NOSE on your face.
Nose Length
I look at it this way. Breathing is a basic human job.

Everyone has to draw the same amount of breath through the
nose—enough to live. Some noses are designed to do this work
directly, no frills. These are the get-down-to-business short
noses.
As the accompanying illustration shows, noses of every
length can bicker.
Personally, I'd love to see an end to the ways that people
from different social groups look down their noses at each
other. Maybe it will help to spell out the special qualities, irre-
spective of class, that go with each nose length.
The special excellence of short noses is a talent for good,
old-fashioned hard work. Think about the people you know
with this trait. Don't they excel at productivity on a routine
basis? Search any organization. Regardless of job title, the ones
who work hardest, day in and day out, have the shortest noses.
What's the potential challenge? Being taken for granted. “Of
course Susan will do it. That’s her job.” “No need to thank Ed
for all that overtime. He's so dependable, he always works hard."
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Should you be one of those habitually hardworking short-

nosed folks, here’s my advice: prompt others to recognize your
accomplishments. Expect it. Drop little hints, if necessary. And
when others give you compliments, accept them. Otherwise
how are you going to get them trained?
As for the myth that short-nosed hard workers are necessar-
ily overworked and underpaid, think about “Gordo” Getty, son
of legendary oilman Jean Paul Getty. Gordo has doubled the
family fortune to $3 billion. And Joan Kroc, widow of entre-
preneur Ray, works hard at philanthropy. She recently set up a
$1 million scholarship fund for low-income minority students.
Superstar athlete Michael Jordan may have worked hard,
but he has earned his due in recognition of every kind. He's
short on nose and long on talent.
Many advocates for working-class people are notable for
their short noses: Jacob Riis, author of How the Other Half
Lives, William Jennings Bryan, known as “The Commoner”;
attorney Clarence Darrow, who first won fame as a labor
lawyer; and labor organizers Samuel Gompers and Mother
Jones.
Artist Norman Rockwell, prolific portrayer of everyday situ-
ations, was also a member of the short-nose society.
One of my favorites is Chief Justice Earl Warren, whose
short nose was as cute as a button. He oversaw the Supreme
Court's landmark decision in favor of school desegregation.
Warren once said that he wanted to be remembered as Justice
of “the people's court."
Other breathing machines are designed to do the same job
more decoratively. These are the more ornamental long noses.
Work habits correspond: less rush, more style.
What is the special excellence of the long-nosed worker?
Quite frankly, routine work it's probably not. The longer your
nose, the more you are likely to suffer in the kind of job at
which short-nosed workers excel. Your forte is planning and
strategy, not routine work. Unlike the creative expediting of
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work, at which shorter noses excel, the specialty of longer noses

is long-term original projects.
Witness the long-range achievements of these long-nosers:
naturalist pioneer John James Audubon; Renaissance man Sir
Francis Bacon; Chief Joseph, one of the greatest Native
American strategists; and Walter Bagehot, the founder of
British political sociology.
Because the typical long-nosed style is to enjoy the theoret-
ical aspects of work at least as much as the practical part, it is
not surprising that so many outstanding physicists have long
noses. Examples include Louis de Broglie, P. M. S. Blackett,
and Nicolaas Bloembergen.
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
NOSE SHAPE is fully as significant as size. It shows per-

sonal style in the workplace—the way a person will work most
effectively. Reading a nose shape in profile is like peeking at
someone's business ID card. A straight nose says, “Logic at
work."
Sure enough, people with a straight nose are in their ele-
ment when they can analyze the steps of a project and work
through them systematically. They love to cross each item off of
a checklist. In fact, I suspect that the American workplace, with
its emphasis on procedures, was designed by people with
straight noses for people with straight noses.
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What's the challenge with this trait? Merely a lack of toler-

ance for the rest of humanity—the usual difficulty people have
when talent or good luck have served to protect them from
problems with a particular aspect of life. VERY straight-nosed
workers may become impatient with “the slobs” who share the
office, for example.
When a nose is both straight and long, expect a certain ruth-
lessness in the pursuit of logic. Frankly, these people work bril-
liantly. Such noses have helped these workers bushwhack
through dense intellectual thickets: Francis Crick, pioneer
reader of the genetic code; Ernest Hemingway, premier stylist
of contemporary prose; Charles Lindbergh, whose nose may
have helped him steer straight during the first solo transatlantic
flight; Sequoyah, who single-handedly developed the Cherokee
alphabet; Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee
Institate; physicist Isaac Newton.
Finally, guess what shape nose designed the relentlessly per-
pendicular, soaring skyscrapers known as the New York World
Trade Center? You get one point if you can guess straight. Add
a couple of extra points if you named the architect, Minoru
Yamasaki.
Definition first: when seen in profile, a scooped nose has a
shape that scoops inward. (Don’t confuse this with upturned
nose tip, a separate trait to be discussed later.) This inner-directed
nose angle tells you: “Valentine at work. Feelings count here.”
These noses signal a need to check in with feelings and in-
tuition. Having to follow procedures mechanically makes these
people miserable. Instead of coffee breaks, they need official
tune-in time:
“How is this going for me? What inner messages am I get-
ting about the work I’m doing? If something about it doesnt
feel right, how should I fix it?"
The scoop can appear anywhere along the length of the
nose. Say the scoop occurs in the middle, as is most common.
That suggests intuitive insights will become especially impor-
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tant during the middle of a job. A scoop right at the end corre-
sponds to the need to check in with intuition right before fin-
ishing any task. It’s a natural talent for ensuring quality control;
until the person who has it learns to use it, that person will be
plagued by trouble finishing tasks.
Incidentally, if you've picked up an extra measure of inten-
sity in my detailed description of nose scoops, it may be due to
your recognizing yourself in the description. Or it may be due
to your recognizing me, because I’m definitely in the scooped
nose club.
One of my mentors has a similar nose. New Age healer
Louise Hay, author of Heal Your Body, has helped millions in-
terpret illness rather than simply diagnose it.
Like the body itself, scooped-nosed workers need praise to
function best; criticism is particularly damaging. That’s the
challenge. But emotional sensitivity about work also helps these
workers, making them powerful transmitters of emotion. It’s
no coincidence that infants start with this nose trait. The adults
who retain it are especially good at moving an audience’s emo-
tions. Examples are actors Tom Hanks and Mary Tyler Moore,
perennial puppeteer Shari Lewis, guitarist Andrés Segovia, nov-
elist Willa Cather.
Heres how scooped-nose singer John Denver has described
what makes his work unique: “I am singing about how good it
is [feels] to be alive.” Norman Cousins owed his health, as well
as his greatest fame, to the discovery that laughter can challenge
the grim logic of disease. And the Disney cartoonists did a per-
fect job when they forged a scooped nose for Peter Pan, whose
contagious joy has spread far beyond Never-Never-Land.
Arched noses symbolize art. Before going into more detail,
though, let’s get one thing straight—or at least, appropriately
curved. Arches are not bumps. Refer to the previous illustration
of nose shapes to see the difference.
So, regardless of how many times you may have broken your
nose, and despite all the insulting terminology possibly heaped
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upon it, it is nearly a certainty that an outward-curving nose is

arched. Some arches are VERYs, others are graded. Wherever
the arch appears, it symbolizes creativity when working—a tal-
ent and also a need. Without license to create, the worker feels
stifled. The more dramatic the shape, the more intense is the
creative drive, whereas a very graded arch means that the nose
wearer might pass for a “normal” worker. Even in this case,
however, a person's greatest career success won't develop unless
creativity on the job is valued.
What kind of creativity? It need not take a conspicuous form,
like jumping atop your computer and playing the accordion.
Creativity means finding unique solutions to problems. Physicists
call this elegance. Economists call it economy. For artists, this
nose shape is associated with a deep love of beauty. I think of
cellist Pablo Casals, American composer Aaron Copland,
choreographer Agnes de Mille, poet Pablo Neruda, novelist
Mikhail Sholokhov, and singer/songwriter Aretha Franklin.
Fans of singer Barbra Streisand will be quick to point out all
the art in her nose, to be discussed in more detail later. Then
there’s Gordon Parks, a versatile creator of beauty who has
excelled not only as a musician but also as a poet and
photographer.
THE NOSE IN QUESTION
Even after reading about the special excellence of all three

major nose shapes, some of you are still grumbling and groan-
ing. I know. It’s inevitable—not because there is anything
wrong with your nose but because Americans have been trained
from childhood to despise noses unless they're short and
straight. Disney movies, for instance, consistently portray a
character’s amount of nose character as inversely proportional
to her virtue. Sweet Snow White and Cinderella barely have
any breathing equipment at all.
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Just in case you're still not thrilled with your nose in profile,
here are answers to some questions that may still be standing
between you and love of nose:
*WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF YOUR NOSE REALLY

DOES HAVE A BUMP?"
Then your work style flows in fits and starts. With each pro-
ject you take on, you will have at least one burst of outrageous
creativity. The challenge is that you may come on too strong
for others to accept easily. On the other hand, you could be-
come another Duke Ellington.
*DOES IT MATTER WHERE, ALONG THE LENGTH

OF THE NOSE, THE BUMP OR ARCH
OR SCOOP OCCURS?"
You bet. Read nose shape from the bridge downward to find
a template for a person's most effective work style. Let's take the
example of an arch. When the nose curves most at the top, the
person needs to find a creative “way in" before starting a pro-
ject. An arch at the middle signifies that creativity typically
kicks in about halfway through a project. People with arches
right before the nose tip do their best work when given license
to end projects by creatively tying loose ends together.
*HOW ABOUT A COMBINATION NOSE LIKE

BARBRA STREISAND'S?"
Whatever the sequence of nose shapes in profile, read them

in order, from the bridge down. Then you will see the *dance"
your subject goes through to work most effectively.
Physically, Barbra Streisand's nose is more than the simple
long arch that many people associate with her. Her nose actu-
ally starts with a deep inward scoop at the bridge; then it begins
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its first arch in a very defined way, shifting next into a long,
graded arch. Right before the tip, the nose scoops inward
slightly once again.
Heres how I'd interpret this complex shape in terms of her
singing a song: She begins with an intense inner focus, then
starts to sing by putting her distinctive spin on the music. As
she proceeds, she continues to shape the sound and words with
sustained (but no longer outrageous) creativity. For her musical
endings, she again dips into her inner wellspring of emotions,
conveying this before she lets a song go.
“15 IT AN ADVANTAGE TO HAVE A NOSE SHAPE

THAT IS SIMPLY STRAIGHT?"
It can be. Commonly, other nose shapes are perceived as

being ethnic (a curious attitude for the greatest melting-pot na-
tion in the history of the world). This is common knowledge.
Less obvious is another fact about how Americans are social-
ized. We value a work style that is straight-arrow logical (i.e.,
the kind that goes with a straight nose shape).
Therefore, if you have the inner and outer attributes of
straightness, your way of working is, by and large, considered
the "right" way. The work patterns symbolized by different nose
shapes may take more introspection to appreciate. Still, when
their special excellence is understood, both arches and scoops
can signal highly individualistic work styles of great value.
CLOSE TO THE BONE
NOSE PADDING refers to the amount of flesh around the

nose, from bridge to tip, in a front view.
An unpadded nose, with the bone showing down the cen-
ter, reveals a streak of independence. Close supervision is coun-
terproductive for people with this trait. They drive themselves
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so hard, once they commit to a job, that external prodding only

adds insult to injury. The thinner the nose, the more the per-
son is a self-starter who should avoid bossy bosses at all costs.
Padded noses, however, mark the sociable worker. It's a trait
that shows a person's comfort level with sharing work responsi-
bilities. The potential challenge is what happens if the nose-
padded one is asked to work completely alone. Maybe nothing.
While you're scrutinizing nose width for interpersonal com-
fort, start at the bridge and keep reading right down to where
the tip bulges out. And prepare for surprises. You'll find
tremendous variety, independent of the nose' shape in profile,
length, or ethnicity.
It is somewhat rare to find a nose that is padded at the bridge,
as in the case of Maria von Trapp (on whose story “The Sound
of Music" was based). These people like business meetings. In
fact, they're so profoundly sociable they actually like to start a
project in a committee.
At the opposite extreme comes a nose that is uzpadded at the
bridge, as in the case of poet Gwendolyn Brooks. For these nose
owners, projects are best begun in solitude.
When the nose remains unpadded throughout its length, ex-
pect the worker to prefer working on projects in solitude—
from start to finish. Narrow-nosed Greta Garbo, the reclusive
actress, no doubt expressed her nasal instincts when delivering
her famous line, “I want to be alone.”
The more a nose widens on the way down, the more a
worker likes to delegate projects in progress. If you look care-
fully, though, you'll also find some noses that do just the oppo-
site: they narrow from the bridge down to the tip. Read this as
a strong desire to exercise creative control over work projects.
Heres a worker who feels dissatisfied unless she has the oppor-
tunity to personally oversee the completion of a task before let-
ting it go. And speaking of endings. . . .
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AN ANGLE ON NOSE TIPS
Noses, to me, are forever fascinating. (Did you know, by the

way, that nosology is the name for the classification of diseases?
I prefer more positive derivative words, like nosetalgia.)
If you're game, let's go back to nose tips and look at angle
rather than size—starting off with some clarification. What on
earth is NOSE TIP ANGLE anyway?
Well, the tip is where a nose comes to its point. Compare
that location to the bottom of the nose, at the base of the nos-
trils, directly between them. Relative to the bottom, is the tip
higher, even, or lower? That comparison gives you nose tip
angle.
Nose Tip Angle
: Turned
p into a dog.
Up-turned Straight Down-turned
Remember the turned-up nose celebrated in the song “Has

Anybody Seen My Gal?” This up-turned nose tip shape goes
with impetuous speech, impulsive career moves, and an all-
around good time. Oops, I meant to say: potential difficulty
keeping secrets. (Guess what kind of nose tip I’ve got.)
The strength with this trait is intense curiosity. VERY up-
turned signifies very inquisitive. If you have a friend with this
trait, place him high in the gossip chain and he'll stay your
friend for life.
What if the up-turned nose tip is also pointed in shape? The
owner has a high level of sensitivity to the work environment.
Shabby furniture, clutter and, especially, garbage (in either
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physical or emotional form) will take a deep inner toll. That's

the potential challenge, at least. The good news is that pointy-
tipped workers also tend to uplift their work environment be-
cause their high standards can be contagious.
Siang Mien is right on the nose when it pegs the pointed,
upturned nose as the proverbial nose for news. You'll find one
on irrepressible TV reporter Sam Donaldson, another on the
indefatigable consumer advocate Ralph Nader. Anne Morrow
Lindbergh hunted for a Gift from the Sea and for poetry wher-
ever she could find it.
Come with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, if
not all the way back to “The Lone Ranger,” at least as far as
Doris Day and her movies of the Lover Come Back era (the late
1950s and early 1960s). In these films, a womans career con-
sisted of getting and keeping a man, and you may remember
the style of the Day character in action: impetuous, indepen-
dent, and possessing the enduring toughness of a well-roasted
marshmallow.
Day’s short, narrow, up-turned nose was typecast. I find it
intriguing that virtually every major early feminist’s nose had a
straight forward, straight nose tip angle. It figures that these
feminists defined their careers as women in a deliberate, stead-
fast way. This group of women includes Susan B. Anthony,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Carrie Chapman Catt,
Frances Perkins, Emmeline Parkhurst, Mary Church Terrell,
and—from our era—Betty Friedan.
From time to time you'll meet a down-turned nose tip
angle. This denotes the strength of deliberateness in making ca-
reer choices. Once these people define their career plans, dont
expect them to deviate.
For a great political leader like Lech Walesa, the interest of a
group of people may be treated as a personal concern. Richard
M. Nixon, the only U.S. president ever forced to resign to es-
cape impeachment, also displayed tenacity of career purpose all
the more extreme in his case when you consider another nose
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trait of his, the scoop. The emotional orientation to work sig-

nified by this nose shape suggests that Nixon was always
painfully sensitive to criticism of his work. (Remember his
short-lived retreat from politics, when he told the press that
they wouldnt have him to “kick around anymore"?)
In general, downturned nose tips indicate emotional de-
tachment, shrewdness, even calculation about fulfilling one's
ambitions. You could call it “The Machiavelli Advantage,” (yes,
the scheming Italian had it, too). The potential challenge with
this trait is to guard against behavior that others would inter-
pret as selfish or calculating.
Evidently Henry Ford bumped up against this challenge.
With his long, straight nose, he had the perfect profile to make
a fortune building cars by the assembly line method. But his
downturned nose tip didnt help his popularity with workers.
Eventually he collided with the forces of organized labor. What
happened to his carefully constructed reputation for gener-
osity? Totalled.
As for a VERY down-turned tip that is also pointed in
shape, self-interest in career choices 15 acute. Not an easy trait
for others to live with. Basil Rathbone’s nose tip, for instance,
helped make him convincing as Sherlock Holmes, the role of
an intellectual bloodhound.
Remember the nose tip of the Wicked Witch of the West in
The Wizard of Oz or that of the poisoned-apple-toting step-
mother in Disney's Snow White Long, drooping nose tips rep-
resent selfishness to our collective consciousness. For the rare
real-life person who has such a nose, the challenge may not be
wickedness so much as the need to constantly disprove this ex-
pectation of selfishness.
That's why my favorite example of a down-turned tip be-
longs to author Ayn Rand, who preached the virtue of selfish-
ness. Perfect!
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[CHAPTER 7]
CHEEKS
Does your face show that you are powerful? Dont sweat it.
The answer is sure to be yes. The interesting question will not
be ifbut ow. When it comes to determining how people go
about getting what they want from others, the single most
telling feature is cheeks. After this chapter, you'll be able to an-
ticipate power ploys at a glance.
BONING UP
Most often, people mistakenly use the term "high cheek-

bones" to mean big cheeks that bulge out like apples or peaches.
Actually, these are PROMINENT CHEEKS, the mark of a
bold leader. We'll look at high cheekbones later.
Cheek Prominence
ies
Prominent mm Incognito
Is it a coincidence that so many actors have the kind of

cheeks that stick out in a crowd? These people love the lime-
light. By contrast, if you walk into a setting where people are
rewarded for less conspicuous power styles—your anonymous
T2
CHEEKS
fellow travelers on the Internet computer system, for in-

stance—youll find folks with the incognito cheeks that most of
us wear.
VERY prominent cheeks call tremendous attention to their
wearer. It’s not easy to deal with this gracefully, especially over
a long period of time. One exception is actor Katharine
Hepburn. Famous for her on-screen portrayals of indomitable
heroines, she is equally remarkable for her personal battle with
a palsy condition.
For years, Hepburn has lived with a shaky voice and body,
steadying them by force of will in most of her films, letting go only
when the trembling will show to dramatic effect. That’s courage.
Now how about politicians. Do we elect our presidents
based on conspicuous courage? Ha ha. There’s good reason why
Americans havent yet elected Robert Redford. Even former
vice-president Dan Quayle, alleged by some to look like
Redford, bears no resemblance around the cheeks.
Actually, prominent cheeks are a disadvantage for high-level
politics. Except for Honest Abe, we have never elected a cheeky
president. Why? Probably it comes down to padding.
THE PADDED CHEEK
The difference between prominant cheeks and the incon-

spicuous kind is part bone and mostly CHEEK PADDING
(flesh beneath and around the bones). Well-padded cheeks may
not convey the social clout of prominent cheeks, but are highly
useful. Those wads of flesh indicate the ability to marshal com-
munity support—the more padding, the more support.
Padding marks a conciliatory leadership style, one that helps
each participant to feel good about their contribution. Such
padding contributed to the success of Ken Burns, the youthful
film maker who gathered immense support for his documen-
tary, The Civil War.
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Cheek Padding
Unpadded
You could call cheek padding “power cushions.” The softer

and fluffier these cushions, the less threatened others feel.
Pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson softened her lead-
ership style with padding, as did Helen Keller, whose unthreat-
ening approach helped to win recognition for all physically
challenged persons.
When padding falls away from the cheeks to form jowls,
that symbolizes how former support from others is, likewise,
falling away. Perhaps you noticed the progressive jowlization of
George Bush from his days as vice-president to his defeat as a
one-termer.
Unpadded cheeks show a completely different challenge
with power. Here a person thrives on going it alone. They may
have difficulty with delegation, may even (frankly) be conceited
about their abilities to accomplish things better than anyone
else. Of course, a champion fighter like Mike Tyson may not
mind who takes offense at his absence of cheek padding .
Incidentally, how about fat? Is it true that cheeks become
padded as a result of overall chunkiness? Not necessarily. Even
at her highest weight, Roseanne Barr's cheeks were padded only
over the cheekbones, never beneath them. Thus, weight makes
her cheeks more prominent, never padded. Correspondingly,
the public has felt the impact of her "in your face" style of in-
terpersonal dynamics. In Roseanne's case, the unmistakable
force of her power style also shows in a related trait, the high-
ness of her cheeks.
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THE POWER OF CHEEKBONES
So what are high cheekbones already? To identify the phys-

ical trait, search both of your subject’s cheeks for the spot with
the greatest fullness (1.е., where do the cheeks stick out most?).
The closer that spot is to the eyes, the higher the cheeks. This
trait may show in a rounded cheek shape, as in the case of
Roseanne, or what sticks out may look more like an actual
bone, as in the case of former first lady Barbara Bush.
What you are reading, in either case, is the premium a person
puts on being “right.” Every family and workplace has its conflicts
over values. The one with the highest cheekbones is the one who
will feel most strongly that he must prevail. And the bonier the
cheek structure, the more bluntly his views will be expressed.
Can power struggles ensue? Sure, but hey—as I tell subjects
for my readings who have been graced with high cheekbones—
being right is a tough job but somebody has to do it. And dur-
ing times of conflict, these cheeky types may draw comfort
from the success of John Calvin, that awesomely bony, high-
cheeked pillar of Protestantism.
As long as you're reading how people deal with interpersonal
ethics, you'll also want to recognize the trait at the opposite fa-
cial extreme. Some cheeks bulge out amazingly far down the
face, closer to the mouth than to the eyes. I call them low-
slung cheeks. People with this trait display great tolerance for
the choices of others. For them, moral choices are personal, not
to be thrust upon anyone.
For example, remember Dr. Antonia Novello? It is said that
former President Bush named her surgeon general largely be-
cause of her strong distaste for abortion. But once appointed,
Novello preferred not to discuss the issue publicly, saying
*women have to move a little bit away from abortion as the
only important issue to tackle."
An even better-known Bush appointee, Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas, shows no noticeable bulge in his
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cheekbones, north or south, east or west. Since his confirma-

tion, the man's opinions have been most conspicuous by their
absence.
Thomas’ style of cheek is, actually, the most common. Dont
scrutinize faces too closely for high or low cheekbones, any more
than you should grope visually for the next set of cheek traits,
close-set versus far-set. Only the VERYs count and, remember,
all chat a cheek trait shows is a persons style of getting what she
wants from others. There is no good or bad here; it takes all
kinds of face to make a world. Should you, however, find your-
self in the delicate position of hiring a supreme court justice (or
other public employee not required to reveal his true inten-
tions) you would do well to read more of his face than his lips.
PROFILES IN COURAGE—FROM
THE FRONT
Once you start staring at cheeks, you will be struck by how

some of them gather their greatest oomph close to the nose,
whereas others pack their wallop over by the ears. Welcome to
the study of CHEEK SET. Where this trait shows clearly, you
can learn something fascinating about power style.
Let's start with far-set cheeks. Fittingly, they show most
clearly when the cheeks are also prominent and unpadded.
Expect enduring courage that only grows stronger over an ex-
tended period of time. Examples are President Nelson
Mandela, who spent most of his adult life in prison for oppos-
ing apartheid; Geronimo, the great Apache warrior; Clara
Barton, the loner who founded the Red Cross; singer and prej-
udice-eroder Marion Anderson; and Mother Teresa, another
modern-day saint.
A present-day warrior with magnificent cheeks is Dr.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Her pioneering studies on *death aware-
ness" have helped millions.
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CHEEKS
Cheek Set
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Very close-get
As for close-set cheeks, they go with a knack for handling

short-term crises. These are the people who perform magnifi-
cently under pressure. (Their corresponding challenge is to
avoid situations where they will have to use this ability.)
Give folks with close-set cheeks a project to complete in
three days or three hours. Leave the three-year or thirty-year as-
signments to the Nelson Mandelas.
You may have noticed the oomph of close-set cheeks on out-
standing athletes such as quarterback John Elway, linebacker
Lawrence Taylor, basketball players Shaquille O’Neal and Bill
Walton, swimmer Mary T. Meagher and golfer Sam Snead.
No doubt Thomas Gallaudet used the go power in his
cheeks to leap over hurdles when he founded America’s first
free school for the deaf. And Wayne Huizenga applied his close-
set timing to make a killing in short-term video rentals of
Blockbuster caliber.
CHECK OUT YOUR CHEEK STYLE
Have you found yourself yet in the cheek traits we've read so
far? The height and set of your cheeks may not be extreme
enough to read. Your cheek padding may not be chunky
enough to tempt а pincher. But don’t despair. The most vital
trait is to come, and youre sure to have it: OVERALL CHEEK
PROPORTIONS.
This reveals a person’s overall power style, which sets the
pattern for that persons relationships with others. Worthwhile
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though this trait is to read, don't expect it to be easy. First

you must develop an eye for actual cheek traits, as opposed to
some of the misleading stereotypes I’ve attempted to demolish
earlier in the chapter, such as calling prominent cheeks “high
cheekbones.”
Overall Cheek Proportions Leader-like
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What matters, you see, isnt highness or bones, but where a

face is widest. The four most common possibilities follow.
Leader-like cheeks are widest at the cheekbones. People will
probably fall in this category if their cheeks are far-set, promi-
nent, or unpadded— but not necessarily. You must take into
consideration the whole face, from forehead to jaws. The more
cheeks predominate in overall face width, the more conspicu-
ous that persons style of leadership.
I've chosen the term “leader-like” to convey a small measure
of irony. In America's individualistic culture, we often equate
personal charisma with leadership. Actually, no single face
shape can lay exclusive claim to strong or effective leadership.
Each style has its special excellence. Still, leader-like faces make
the strongest first impressions. Potentially they attract the most
jealousy, too.
Although, as mentioned earlier, American presidents haven't
generally been leader-like, it would be interesting to survey
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their speechwriters. Usually we don’t see much of them, but I

recently got quite a chuckle when I chanced upon a photo of
Peggy Noonan. She’s the one who helped Reagan and Bush
with their images, giving them such phrases as “kinder, gentler
nation.” Noonan’s face is VERY leader-like.
If you want to recognize an even more intense power style,
look for the rarer breed I call passionate. Faces that are widest
at the forehead are even less common than the leader-like faces,
and much more intense. Driven by ideas, passion people
plow through obstacles that stop the rest of us. And they have
the energy to keep going long after others quit. Great accom-
plishers, they risk burning out their friends and co-workers.
This is a leadership style you won't forget if you have had to
deal with it!
Arsenio Hall accentuated this face shape with his haircut,
which brought a correspondingly unforgettable, manic glee to
his late-night ТУ capers. Alan Alda brought a similar brand of
intensity to his role as Hawkeye in “M*A*S*H.” The most pas-
sionate performer I’ve seen yet is Fred Astaire. Beneath his un-
derstated charm burned a perfectionism so intense he could
coax brilliant dancing out of a coat rack.
Other unstoppable passionate power styles have belonged to
Alexander Fleming, who gave humanity a shot in the arm when
he discovered penicillin; James Watson, ruthless unraveller of
the double helix; the constantly amazing physicist Max Planck;
and the most opinionated playwright in the English language,
George Bernard Shaw.
For the extreme opposite power style, seek out people whose
faces are widest right under the cheeks. І call this the pacifist
power style. Their talent is to defuse tension. While others fuss
and fume, the pacifists smooth things over, often by joking.
This style of leadership gains respect over time. Unlike the hit-
'em-over-the-head styles that show with faces widest at or above
the cheeks, this style is more like hit ‘em with a hug. It’s the
Barney approach.
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Leo Buscaglia, who wrote the self-help book Love, comes

across as a human “Мг. Hug," and makes all that hugging look
easy. And genuine.
Other pacifists may have a harder time sorting out the need
to please others from their real feelings. The challenge is being
so good at holding down negativity that they may stuff their
own anger—until enough is enough and they explode. Two of
my favorite exploders with pacifist faces are Barbara Mikulski,
my personal candidate for sainthood from the U.S. Senate; and
Jackie Gleason, who exploded with comforting regularity in
“The Honeymooners.”
How about the faces whose cheeks are a struggle to fathom?
You look for the cheeks, look above, look below, and dont find
great fullness anywhere. Those are polite cheeks, and it goes
with a power style that is similarly inconspicuous. But dont sell
it short. These are people who don't, generally, have big ego
trips with power. More assertive than the pacifists, they know
how to share, they display good manners. Their talent is work-
ing the system; their challenge, being so good at this, is that
they remain unrecognized.
You don't, after all, associate a stunning personality with
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice,
or behavioral psychologist Dr. B. E. Skinner.
Which of the four power styles is best? Admittedly, the
leader-like style receives a disproportionate share of recogni-
tion. Actor Michael Landons career didn’t really take off until
after his cheek implants. That, by the way, is the cosmetic
surgery to ask for—not a nose job—when you want greater so-
cial clout. If, however, you simply want to get things done,
you'll be just as well off with one of the less conspicuous power
styles.
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[CHAPTER 8]
MOUTHS
Did you ever wonder why we eagerly stare at eyes, which al-
legedly mirror something as intimate as the soul, yet avert our
glance when it comes to eyes? Why do we avoid lingering over
lips, except for a quick yes/no check to decide if they are smiling?
Two factors explain the hesitation over mouth-gazing.
Partly, a mouth that’s not smiling can reveal more vulnerability
than any other part of the face—more than most people want
to see
The other obstacle to mouth reading is that lips have been
invested with much more social symbolism than any other part
of the body. In this chapter I'll discuss this, then go on to ex-
plore with you a whole new level of mouth lore. No part of the
face is a better predictor of how a person will communicate.
Lip Fullnese
Full lips mean sensuality. But only as a social symbol, some-

thing many of us have been taught since childhood. Does that
make it true?
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Before you run out to buy that red lipstick—or a collagen

shot—let me tell you about the real meaning of LIP FULL-
NESS in my system of Face Reading Secrets.
Let's start with a lips-on experiment. Anyone can change the
relative thickness of her lips. When you do it this time, I want
you to pay attention to how it makes you feel. Grab a mirror
and let's go:
1. Pucker up. Stare at that kisser in the mirror and say, “I’m
[fill in your name] and I'm going to tell you
all about myself." Keeping your lips pouffed out as far as
you can, begin to babble.
How do you feel?
2. Draw in your lips. Turn them against your teeth until

nearly no lips show from the front. Then say, "I'm
[your name] and I'm going to tell you all
about myself." Start to babble.
See if you can babble under that kind of lip pressure!
The truth is, lip fullness has to do with style of self-disclo-

sure. How much personal information can you comfortably re-
veal? The fuller your lips, the more willing you will be to talk
about your sensuality. You'll freely share your political views,
your religion, and the current ups and downs of your social
life—all this even if you don't come from California!
This style is great for breaking a conversation wide open.
The challenge is avoiding embarrassing others, particularly in
the workplace. Remember when full-lipped president Jimmy
Carter disclosed that he had “lusted in his heart"?
When a woman pushes herself to come across with the
fullest lips possible, because of the social symbolism that full
lips are sexy, she could damage the alignment of her personal-
ity. I believe this was a problem for Marilyn Monroe, whose
personal reserve was in direct conflict with her professional
pouty-lipped pose.
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People with relatively thin lips are far happier with a more
tight-lipped style. Their challenge is to comfortably divulge
personal information. Even a spouse or mother may not be able
to pry out many juicy details. Nonetheless, thinner-lipped folks
have a valuable strength. Being adept at small talk, they may
show much greater ease at conversations that are strictly busi-
ness. Can you imagine going up to businessman Lee Iacocca
and demanding details about his social life? Garrison Keillor
has joked about taking up the cause of “Shy Rights.” (Actually,
it's useful to make a distinction between Keillor's shyness about
personal communication versus shyness about meeting new
people, which shows more in the eye trait of high wariness.)
Like wariness, lip traits can change drastically during a person's
lifetime. One of my clients told me how she started therapy
with lips.so thin they were hardly visible. By the time Melanie
opened up enough to express her needs and desires, surprise,
she had lips. *You're ready to graduate," her therapist said.
DO BIG MOUTHS HAVE MORE FUN?
Its true. People whose mouths are generously proportioned

do seem to have more fun socially. The ones with full lips self-
disclose more. And the ones with long lips draw in the largest
audience.
Lip Length
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LIP LENGTH relates to a persons most comfortable audi-

ence size. Maybe you've read that peoples number one fear is
public speaking. On Americas list of collective phobias, this
ranks even higher than fear of death itself. And appropriately,
most people have short lips.
Sincerity and truthfulness are the gifts that come with this
trait. Also, the shorter the mouth, the more comfortable a per-
son feels talking one on one. Learning to speak to groups can
be a great challenge. I have this trait, and it took me many years
of practice to overcome my terror of talking. When I gave my
first speech, I delivered it by hiding behind my notes. After I
finished, I finally dared to look at my classmates. Everyone in
the room was visibly shaking.
Two short-lipped speakers who have mastered the challenge
of public speaking are Supreme Court Justices Thurgood
Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And Barbara Walters hasn't
done badly. Sincerity helps her coax out answers to unbeliev-
ably personal questions.
Long lips are more often the norm in broadcasting and on
talk shows: David Letterman, Phil Donahue, Kathie Lee
Gifford, Charlie Rose, Maury Povich. (If the host’s lips aren't
long, he’s sure to compensate with one of the distinctive mouth
talents discussed later in this chapter.)
READ HIS LIPS
The message behind the lips of George Bush—or anyone—

isnt expression, which can be temporary. A more lasting truth
shows in how physical mouth traits reveal personal style of self-
expression. You are now familiar with the two most important
mouth concepts, lip length and lip fullness. Let's put the most
striking combinations together.
"Millionaire Mouth," that's the George Bush style, charac-
terized by VERY thin, long lips. They are so thin they show
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virtually no upper lip at all. This is a great mouth for business

or politics, for people who have it can talk to anyone about
anything. Their words need not be, strictly speaking, true. And
you already know, they must not be personal.
By not embarrassing potential clients or voters with self-dis-
closure, millionaire mouths can discretely amass their fortunes,
as did candyman Forrest Mars, Sr. or Sam Walton, founder of
Wal-Mart—at the time of his death the richest man in
America. Cordell Hull used his diplomatic speech in service to
humanity, as father of the United Nations.
The most exuberant way with words goes with long, full
lips, which I call a “Born Talker Mouth.” Think of author Amy
Tan, whose idea of a relaxing hobby is to perform in a rock 'n'
roll band. Or feminist fitness guru Susan Powter. It’s hard to
find someone with this trait who doesn't have a wacky sense of
humor, just as it would be unimaginable for a short, thin
mouth to belong to an Eddie Murphy.
Born talkers are the life of the party. Their challenge is what
to do with themselves after the party guests leave. Who is
home? Being gifted social chameleons, they may be hard put to
find their true convictions, their core identity. Box office su-
perstar Julia Roberts may have had difficulty with this in her
personal life.
A different challenge occurs for those with “Privacy Lips.”
With short and thin lips, these people may bottle up feelings,
nurse old insults, and brood over the words that do come out.
But when they do speak, they get each point across, fastidious
about speaking the truth. Examples are songwriter Bob Dylan,
cosmetics magnate Mary Kay Ash, visual-minded conductor
Sarah Caldwell, actor Sean Penn, and Giorgio Armani, designer
of minimalist fashions. Oh yes, let’s not forget President
Coolidge, known as “Silent Cal.”
The related gift of “Best Friend Lips” is a willingness to tell
the truth, the whole truth, without restriction. There’s just one
catch: the juicy stuff will only be shared one on one. The tan-
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talizing promise of these short, full lips may help explain the
popularity of actors Richard Gere and Michael Keaton.
“What about me?,” you're asking, if you have moderate
lips—medium fullness, medium width. Actually, your chal-
lenge may involve being overlooked. With this most moderate
of speech styles, you're adaptable. Depending on the situation,
you'll disclose or not, talk one-on-one or stretch your limits to
address a large group. Flexibility is nothing to sneeze at, however.
Johnny Carson, for instance, hasn't done badly. Neither has
newsman WAlter Cronkite or the actor's actor, Dustin Hoffman.
Now it's time to start homing in on special talents that show
in the mouth. The most important one is what Stang Mien ex-
pert Lailan Young calls *Blarney Lips." The physical identifier
is a VERY large lower lip (at least twice as full as the upper lip).
And the meaning is clear if you've ever heard of the Blarney
Stone. According to Irish folklore, this is the rock to kiss, for it
conveys the gift of gab. From that moment on, your speech will
convince and charm the listener—no matter what you're talk-
ing about.
Knowledge of this trait, alone, should be worth the price of
this book. As a consumer, youll now know to beware when
someone with these lips tries to sell you anything, be it designer
ice for Eskimos, the neatest gadget since bread slicers, or an
easy job making lots of friends while you earn gobs of money
газа telemarketer.
Muster up your skepticism as soon as you eyeball those lips.
Not that the folks who have them are necessarily dishonest. It's
just that they are such powerful convincers. Here's a random
assortment of people with Blarney Lips. Some you may admire,
others not. All they share is special oomph in their lip propor-
tions and, with that, a knack for persuasiveness:
Elvis Presley Singer

Jerry Falwell Televangelist
Margaret Thatcher Longtime British prime minister
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Judy Garland Outrageously beloved entertainer

Keokuk Tribal ruler
Alfred Taubman Shopping mall developer
Andy Warhol The Pop artist pops up again!
Marlon Brando Professional rebel
James Dean Rebel without a cause
Harrison Ford Raider of the Lost Ark
Gloria Estefan Singer
Placido Domingo Singer
Mary McFadden Fashion designer
Mary Wells Lawrence Advertising executive
A] Capone Crime organizer
Pablo Picasso Artist
Connie Chung TV anchor
Russell Baker Satirist
Dave Barry Humorist
Fran Liebowitz Another satirist
Rush Limbaugh Self-appointed authority
Roger Horchow The catalog king
Larry King Talk show host
РТ. Barnum Circus impresario
If you are the one with Blarney Lips, your persuasiveness

may come so easily that you haven't thought much about it.
But pay attention to this talent if you have it. More than any
other single face trait, it spells potential success.
MORE LIP LORE
While you're hunting for Blarney Lips, you will find that
most people have a lower lip somewhat more full than the
upper one, although not of true Blarney proportions. But what
are you to make of people whose upper lip is as full as the
lower one? These are “Outspoken Lips.”
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This trait marks the gift of perceptiveness about what is re-

ally going on with people. And the challenge of wanting to tell.
This last part is tricky because, as you well know if you have
outspoken lips, the only thanks you get may be an outburst
of defensiveness. Even before you say a word, people may be
suspicious.
Courageous wearers of this lip trait have been rewarded for
speaking their truth. Chief Seattle is the only Native American
to have had a major U.S. city named after him. Physicist Chen
Ning Yang won the Nobel Prize; essayist Susan Sontag has had
to settle for a loyal following. Marian Wright Edelman has
guided the Children's Defense Fund. Roberta Flack has sung
with outspoken intensity.
Finally, broadcaster Diane Sawyer has earned outrageous
sums of money for asking interviewees the unaskable. (Tabloid
show producers, take note. All your interviewers lips ought to
be fuller on the top than on the bottom.)
Lips that look like Cupid's bows are one of the most com-
monly recognized special mouth traits. Haven't you kept a
lookout for those chiseled upper lips with triangles at the cen-
ter? But their meaning has been misnamed. These lips aren't
about winning love so much as earning a social following. For
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that reason, I prefer to call them “Trendsetter Lips.” Celebrities

with these lips have crystallized social movements to match
their beliefs:
Thelonious Monk The Beatnik era

Joan Baez The Hippie era
John Е Kennedy | The Kennedy years
Elvis Presley The craze of rock 'n' roll
John Lennon, Paul McCartney,
George Harrison, and Ringo Starr The Beatles era
Bruce Springsteen Blue-collar rock ‘п’ roll
Ice-T | Gangsta Rap
Shirley MacLaine New Age spirituality
(The) Donald Trump The greed of the 80s
Other wearers of Trendsetter Lips have talked their way into

setting important precedents. Satchell Paige persuaded the all-
white world of professional baseball to give him a chance. And
perhaps the upper lip of Yuri Gagarin is what helped him real-
ize the dream of every red-blooded earthling, to be selected as
the first person to orbit the globe.
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[CHAPTER 9]
JAWS
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.
... Its no coincidence that sharks have big jaws. On humans,
JAW SIZE reveals considerable physical stamina and a degree
of determination to prevail.
Just how wide are wide jaws? Wide enough to stash away
several wads of chewing gum and still not have it show. A bet-
ter guideline is this: If you can look at someone's head from the
back and see the corners of the jaws sticking out, that's wide.
This trait is a prerequisite for a professional he-man, be he
an actor or football player. Stars of either type who lack huge
jaws must make up for it with other facial signs of strength or
sexiness. Take Supermen, for instance. The original cartoon
character had huge jaws and so has Christopher Reeve, the big
screens most successful Superman yet. TV's Dean Cain makes
up for jaws of average size with a left cheek peek-a-boo dimple
(described later in more detail in the chapter on sexiness)—not
to mention a body with convincing musculature.
Rocky, Rambo-like Sylvester Stallone keeps finding new
roles to flex his rippling jaws. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the op-
posite—he has surprisingly narrow jaws. They are, for instance,
of smaller proportions than those belonging to his wife, Maria
Schriver. But the next time you see his face, notice that pas-
sionate power style plus eyebrows, that suggest a massive intel-
lect. With narrow jaws, the accompanying talent (and potential
challenge, as well) is finding a nonphysical way to throw your
weight around. It's no accident, given Schwarzenegger's jaws,
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that he has positioned himself as an authority on physical fit-

ness, rather than just an extremely fit specimen.
Most top football players have awesome jaws. For instance,
theres Walter Payton, the National Football League' all-time
leading rusher. But how about quarterback Jim Kelly? His rela-
tive jawlessness seems shocking until you check out those close-
set cheeks, which show where he gets his oomph.
A dramatic example of jaw power is author Louis LAmour.
Can you imagine the sheer physical stamina needed to knock
out 86 western novels in one lifetime?
Aside from physical stick-to-itiveness, wide-jawed people
are gifted with fierce loyalty to causes. Expect them to be slow
to make commitments, stubborn once they've made them.
World War II heroes Sir Winston Churchill and President
Dwight D. Eisenhower lived the promise of their jaws, as did
the author of Profiles in Courage, President John Е Kennedy.
Of course, men arent the only ones whose careers can ben-
efit from the determination that shows in wide jaws. Some out-
standing specimens belong to Sally Ride, Americas first woman
astronaut; choreographer Paula Abdul; yoga teacher Lilias
Folan; Sally Field, one of the screen's actors with the greatest
staying power; and Attorney General Janet Reno.
No reading of jaws would be complete without a quick
check for tension. Are the jaws clenched? Here's where you see
anger ready to burst forth (whereas chronically stored-up anger
shows in vertical forehead furrows that start beside one or both
eyebrows and move upwards).
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[CHAPTER 10]
CHINS
Okay, chins may not seem as soulful as eyes. But they are
the face’s bottom line. Actions speak louder than words, so
youll want to pay attention below the mouth. Read the traits
that tell you about aggression and principles, the true bottom
line of the face.
TAKING ON THE CHIN
Look first at CHIN ANGLE. Watch the face in profile, and

look at the overall sweep of face. Compared to the forehead,
the chin will angle in or out, or lie even. “But what about the
angle at which people hold their head?," you may ask. “Won't
this affect what you see as much as the physical structure?” Yes,
and that’s how it should be. Thrusting the chin forward is a
well-known act of defiance, and should be given equal consid-
eration with the chin’s slope.
Chin Angle 5)
In-angled
Very out-angled
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Its common knowledge that a VERY out-angled chin re-

lates to competitiveness. During presidential campaigns, it’s al-
ways fun to watch the contenders—and their spouses. So far,
I've yet to see anyone beat Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Feisty
chin angles also show in the faces of social work pioneer Jane
Addams, composer Sergei Prokofiev, and General John Pershing.
If уоште involved in yacht racing, you can appreciate how
Dennis Соплег$ style of aggression made him a winner. Or if
racing cars is more your speed, how about the way Cale
Yarborough has made his impression in the Daytona 500!
The most out-angled chin I’ve seen in the world of enter-
tainment (or anywhere else, actually) belongs to Jay Leno. His
rapid-fire, nonstop delivery as a comedian perfectly expresses
his aggressive style. The man does not want to stop for breath
until he has made his audience breathless with laughter.
The potential challenge with out-angled chins is excessive
and unnecessary aggression. Which people can appreciate this
drawback best? Those with an in-angled chin.
What a mistake to call these chins “weak.” After all, was
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt weak? This terminology is reveal-
ing, however. It shows how people can undervalue an honor-
able trait. In-angled chins show a valuing of community. Rather
than tear apart relationships through conflict, these people
choose to conciliate and compromise whenever possible. They
will take on extra work more readily than they'll grab extra
credit. Their challenge is obtaining respect, from others and
self, in a society that undervalues community. Philosopher
Henri Bergson had such a chin, as does angelologist Janie
Howard. Joni Mitchell and Aaron Copland have expressed in-
angled community in a musical way.
As for an even-angled chin, it goes with a natural perspec-
tive about compromise and aggression. These folks won't take
advantage. They also won't allow themselves to be trampled on.
Lucky souls—their only challenge is the usual lack of tolerance
for the rest of humanity. Examples are Laura D’Andrea Tyson,
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the star communicator as well as chair of Clinton's Council of

Economic Advisors; U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-
Ghali; and ballerina Gelsey Kirkland.
FACING ADVERSITY CHIN-ON
At this point we could expect the Chris Everts of the sports

world to interrupt:
“What about those who play a defensive game? Offensive
attack isn’t the only way to win.”
Quite true, and to see who specializes in staying power, look
at a chin head-on. As with mouths, there are two main sets of
traits, horizontal and vertical.
LENGTH OF CHIN relates to speed at bouncing back
from adversity. The long chin of May Kunin helped her over-
come hardship resulting from Nazi persecution. She survived
confrontation after confrontation, winning the governorship of
the State of Vermont. And Patricia Neal's immense prestige as
an actress was dwarfed by her courage in recovering from a
stroke that left her unable to speak, walk, or read. Singer Ray
Charles has fought the major physical challenge of blindness
even longer.
What if you dont have much chin for taking life's blows? A
short chin suggests potential challenge with lifes hard knocks.
On the positive side, you probably take relatively few risks to
your reputation. You may be a superb team player, like Joe
DiMaggio. Short-chinned interviewer Barbara Walters has a re-
markably unobtrusive style, given the questions she asks.
CHIN WIDTH indicates how much one person includes
others when recovering from adversity. As for narrow chins,
the challenge is difficulty in handling criticism from others.
The reason relates to the strength that accompanies this trait,
moral uprightness. Because people with narrow chins live by
intensely strong ethical and moral standards, they are wired for
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Short Long |! Broad Narrow
guilt. Even a venial sin sets off an inner alarm. Prone to self-
criticism, they tend to believe the criticism of others as well.
But need that make them wimps? Nah. Look at Dr. Chien-
shiung Wu. Diminutive chin and all, she has earned a reputa-
tion as “the queen of nuclear physics.” Then there’s astronaut
Mae C. Jemison. Psychologist Joyce Brothers has been giving
hard-hitting but tactful advice for years; Phylicia Rashad has
acted in an utterly convincing manner as the persnickety Clair
Huxtable on “The Cosby Show.”
Much as narrow-chinned people dislike criticism, their in-
stinct is to handle it alone. Think of actor Humphrey Bogart or
songwriter Marvin Hamlisch, who has called writing “such a
lonely life.”
Broad chins, like long ones, serve as a form of catastrophic
insurance. The broader the chin, the greater the support from
others in responding to challenges. Examples are Polish
Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa; Supreme Court Justice Warren
Burger; and Betty Ford, founder of the famous rehabilitation
center.
Long, broad chins are an amazing natural defense against
adversity. The challenge is putting oneself in a position where
this defense must be used. Just look at the varied kinds of risk
taking involved in the careers of comedian Victor Borge, dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Tony Brown—he’s the host of the
longest-running national public affairs program for African
Americans.
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DECISIVE CHINS
Do the Secrets show whose chin is really decisive? Yes, and the
surprise is that the answer is everyone. The interesting aspect is
how a person makes decisions and which causes she chooses to
fight for. You can get a good idea by focusing on CHIN SHAPE.
As with eyebrows, there are three main shapes. The same
three shapes, in fact: curved, straight (sometimes popularly re-
ferred to as “square”) and angled (“pointed”).
The curved chin shape reflects an affinity for people-ori-
ented causes. Among the ranks of round-chinners are some of
the world’s greatest humanitarians. The greater the curve, the
greater the sympathy for the problems of others, and the higher
the degree of generosity and hospitality.
Tipper Gore risked ridicule by taking on the unpopular
cause of Raising PG Kids in an X-Rated Society. Other curved
chins belong to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who try to
satisfy both their ice cream customers and their environmental
consciences, and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall,
who championed the cause of civil rights.
And have you ever seen a photo of Laurel Robertson? She's
the guiding force behind the wonderful cookbook Laurel’s
Kitchen. In keeping with her very curved chin, the book in-
spires the reader with friendliness and kindheartedness.
People with straight chins may speak just as boldly for the
causes they favor, but they fight for ideas and ideals—not for
peoples feelings.
Does it sound abstract to imagine someone caring passion-
ately about an idea? Just think of straight-chinner George
Washington. Hardly an armchair philosopher. Nor was Mitch
Snyder, advocate for the homeless. You'll see this straight chin
shape on Russian human rights activist Andrei Sakharov and
on comedian turned telethon host, Jerry Lewis.
Angled chins go with an emphasis on personally taking con-
trol. No doubt such a chin helped Jim Bakker build his follow-
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ing as a televangelist. Then again, you could look at Alexander

Haig, Jr., the controversial hawk who rose to power as White
House chief of staff under Nixon.
My favorite activist with an angled chin is the Duke of
Wellington, famous for taking control of Napoleon (at the bat-
tle of Waterloo) and who was also good at conquering excessive
weather of all sorts (thanks to Wellington boots).
Astute angled-chin tennis player Jimmy Connors has har-
nessed his urge for control to become a champion. So did leg-
endary female athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
Folks with VERY angled, short chins may have the sneaki-
est chins going. Appearing delicate and vulnerable, they mask a
will of iron. These people (nearly always women) may make
choices just to spite others, because what matters most about
any decision is making it for herself. La Toya Jackson has thus
earned her reputation as the “bad girl” of the Jackson family.
And how about silent film star Mary Pickford, who won fame
with her winsome manner and golden curls. Among financial
experts she is recognizedas the shrewdest businesswoman ever
to come out of Hollywood.
A more recent star, Elizabeth Taylor, has shown the mettle
in her chin by insisting on frequent marriages, some of them to
unlikely candidates. Her decision, thank you!
Men, of course, have a secret weapon when it comes to chin
shape. As you'll read later in more detail, beards can be grown
to change or accentuate any chin shape. So any man who
wishes to show the world his intention of dominance just needs
to whip up a goatee. That’s how the Marquis de Sade earned his
place in the angled chin club.
CHINS PLUS BROWS
As mentioned earlier, eyebrows and chins come in three

basic shapes. For both, the significance is identical:
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e Curved for people-oriented

• Straight for idea-oriented
• Angled for control-oriented
Well, what happens when chins and eyebrows are of differ-

ent shapes? For a summary, see the following chart of Brow-Chin
Combinations, but the general guideline for interpretation is this:
A person will think and talk in a manner symbolized by his
eyebrows. But he will decide and act in a manner symbolized
by his chin.
BROW-CHIN COMBINATIONS
CURVED EYEBROWS +
A CURVED CHIN
Puts people first, in principle, practice, and performance.
e President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
* First Lady Pat Nixon
e Oksana Baiul
A STRAIGHT CHIN
Notices feelings but focuses efforts on abstract ideas and
principles.
* President Abraham Lincoln
* First Lady Rosalynn Carter
* Charles Revson
AN ANGLED CHIN
Observes feelings. Stages events to profit from knowledge of
how people react.
* President Franklin Pierce
* First Lady Helen Taft
* Jane Austen
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STRAIGHT EYEBROWS +
A CURVED CHIN
Fascinated by abstract ideas, but accomplishes goals by ap-
pealing to people’s feelings.
* President Harry Truman
* First Lady Martha Washington
* Johnny Cash
A STRAIGHT CHIN
Uses concepts to flesh out principles.
* President George Bush
* First Lady Frances Cleveland
* Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
AN ANGLED CHIN
Intellectually captivated by ideas, uses them in service of
need to dominate.
* President William Taft
* First Lady Louisa Adams
* Billy the Kid
ANGLED EYEBROWS +
A CURVED CHIN
Needs to shape details into a pattern that feels harmonious.
* President Martin Van Buren
* First Lady Betty Ford
* Johann Sebastian Bach
A STRAIGHT CHIN
Finds the angles needed to create the desired result (which
involves a concept).
* President Woodrow Wilson
* First Lady Nancy Reagan
* Jimmy the Greek
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AN ANGLED CHIN
Detached from feelings. Can be ruthless in pursuit of need
to stay in control.
* President John Quincy Adams
* First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
* The Marquis de Sade
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SEX APPEAL
Does your face show that уоште sexy? Dont expect a simple
yes-or-no answer. To read sexiness, you have to look at individ-
ual traits. Which is the sexiest trait in your face? Which traits in
others will complement your needs?
One facet of sexuality is self-presentation. This means the
extent to which a woman chooses to come across as ultra-fem-
inine, a man as macho, and so forth, depending on how a per-
son defines sexuality. We're used to reading this through social
cues in body language, dress, and hairstyle. Still, you may find
it amusing to discover how much of these other behaviors you
can predict after singling out one face part.
According to the masters of Siang Mien, sexual drive shows
in a very short, broad chin. My research has never revealed pre-
cisely what methods the Siang Mien masters used to find this
out, but their interpretation makes intuitive sense. After all,
chin shape relates to how a person bounces back from adversity.
A short chin goes with sensitivity to criticism; chin width re-
veals the need to console oneself with others.
And women with short, broad chins have certainly been
outspoken about sex. Think of sexologist Ruth Westheimer;
professional sexpot Jean Harlow; Marabel Morgan, who gained
both fans and foes by encouraging wives to become The Total
Woman; and Sydney Biddle Barrows, the Mayflower Madam.
Actor Charles Bronson has profited from this form of sex ap-
peal as has, in a different way, novelist Judith Krantz.
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Still, if I were to single out one trait beyond others for raw
sexual drive, it would be a different chin trait entirely. . .
Once I tell you about this feature, you'll never miss it again.
Some chins (usually male) include a raised, circular wad of
flesh. That's а MACHO KNOB. Dont ignore it, especially the
VERY version, which is punctuated by a dimple.
The knob proclaims pride in being a man, and “man” is de-
fined the old-fashioned way as an authority figure, someone
who expects to rule the roost, have his word be law, and win his
way physically if gentler means should fail. Some women like
their men to be masterful. Particularly women who, themselves,
have a macho knob. The challenge with this trait is fighting
а perpetual battle of the sexes and other related struggles.
The largest macho knob I've ever seen belongs to Saddam
Hussein.
Smaller, cuter versions have empowered President John F.
Kennedy, Generals John M. Shalikashvili and Colin Powell.
Civilian knobs have undoubtedly contributed to the careers of
Joe Montana, the legendary football star; comedian Jerry
Seinfeld; actor Edward James Olmos; and Ted Turner, owner of
the Atlanta Braves and Hawks in addition to Turner
Broadcasting.
Knowing about the knob can solve mysteries, such as the
huge female following of the otherwise androgynous-looking
model Fabio, whom novelist Judith Krantz has called “а human
version of Barney the dinosaur with long hair."
In The Franchise Affair, novelist Josephine Tey had several
characters comment on a particular EYE COLOR. Slate-blue
eyes, they agreed, are an infallible clue to a person’s being over-
sexed. Make that knock-your-socks-off-blue and Tey may be
onto something. Think of the eye color of certain celebrities
whose sex appeal won't quit: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman,
and Frank Sinatra.
Ordinarily I avoid commenting on people based on color-
ing, but Tey's observation rings true for me. The first boy to
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kiss me had eyes this color. Think about the people you have
known with this attribute and see if you, too, agree.
The space between nose and upper lip is an area of the face
youre most likely to notice if you're a man and have to shave it.
Within this space are two vertical lines that I call the OVER-
LIP. The more defined this feature, the greater your subject's
fascination with sexual self-presentation. Often, too, others are
fascinated by those who have VERY well-defined overlips.
Certainly there is little ambiguity in the sex role expressed by
these guys:
LEADING MAN OVERLIPS
Kevin Costner
Ted Danson
Errol Flynn
Michael Keaton
Elvis Presley
Anthony Quinn Е
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Swayze
For women, a short and well-defined overlip creates the im-

pression of a reserved but, frankly, hot woman. This special
magnetism shows in two women whose faces have launched a
thousand ships—or at least their cover photos have sold mil-
lions of magazines: Elizabeth Taylor and Lady Diana, Princess
of Wales. Other celebrities with this trait are Meg Ryan, Jodie
Foster, and Demi Moore.
Cher and Susan Sarandon have long and well-defined
overlips, suggesting a perpetual fascination with sexual self-
presentation.
As for an undefined overlip, don't underestimate the pas-
sion of the one who has it. But neither should you expect rep-
utations to hinge on coming across as sexy. With Laurel and
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Hardy, for instance, humor didn’t revolve around sex. Nor does
it today with Whoopi Goldberg. Outside the entertainment
world, you'll find many whose work far transcends traditional
sex roles: psychiatrist Jean Bolen; healer Ilana Rubenfeld; near-
death experiencer Betty Eadie.
EARLOBES are another key feature. Who is most likely to
notice any sexual trait, face-wise or otherwise? Someone with
VERY large earlobes, which indicate keen powers of observa-
tion. Acutely aware of the world around him, a man with this
trait wont only notice obvious physicality, such as how a date
dresses. The more endowed with earlobe, the more likely he is
to probe for details, such as how his date’s clothing fits.
The earthy humor of Roseanne Barr shows most in her
chunky earlobes. The same trait helped director Alfred
Hitchcock scare people silly, in convincing detail. Ethologist
Konrad Lorenz exemplifies scientists who have gained their
reputations through being highly observant.
But do small earlobes therefore mean a person is unsexy?
No, it's just a different style of allure. Expect the person to be
oblivious to physical getup, and more attracted to the soul
within the body. Psychiatrist and self-help author M. Scott Peck
fits into this category. Another aspect of his ear proportions—
huge inner ear circles—highlights his exceptionally sensitive
style of relating to others. (Read more about ear circles in the
chapter EARS.)
VERY small earlobes belong to choreographer Tommy
Tune. Given the rest of his ear proportions, I suspect he hears
the message of dance in a nonphysical way. The importance of
physical movements for him is how they express intangible
feelings.
Vice-president Al Gore's earlobes are extraordinary because
he has not only small but long and straight earlobes. This ex-
tremely unusual earlobe setup suggests an abstract, intellectual
way of relating to the beauties of nature. Does this orientation
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make Gore a great dancer? I think so, but I've got small ear-
lobes myself, plus an undefined overlip.
Regardless of where you are coming from, as a sexual per-
son, reading ear traits takes practice. If I were you, I'd seek out
a friendly ear right now!
LIFE PRIORITIES
Opposites attract long enough for a quick fling, but if you're

looking for long-term compatibility, youd do well to read
about the faces three LIFE PRIORITY AREAS. They reveal
which area of life people pour their energy into. The bigger the
area, the more important that aspect of life will be for your sub-
ject. The way a person relates to life translates into sexual interest.
Priority Area 1 reaches from the hairline to the highest part
of the eyebrows (basically, that's foreheads).
Priority Area 2 extends from the highest point of the eye-
brows to the lowest part of the nose, either the nostrils or the
nose tip (basically, thats eyes and nose).
Priority Area 3 stretches from below the nose down to the
bottom of the chin (basically, that’s from the mouth down).
The best way to measure these Priority Areas is "The Two-
finger Method.” Span the distance from hairline to eyebrow
with your thumb and forefinger. That’s Priority Area 1, re-
member. Hold these two fingers in place. Freeze! There’s your
measuring stick.
Now move your thumb and forefinger to Priority Area 2. Is
it bigger or smaller? How about Priority Area 3? If 2 or 3 is big-
ger than 1, expand the gap between thumb and forefinger to
make a new measuring stick. Use that measure to compare to
the smaller regions.
Remember, as for all face reading, your measurements need
not be precise. Let intuition help you size up proportion. Faces
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vary more than youd assume. As one example, consider two of

the physical traits commonly associated with old age: receding
hairlines and multiple chins. You won't often meet a person
who has both. The latter trait goes with a dominance of Area 3,
the former with a dominance of Area 1. Here's what the pre-
dominance of each different area means.
Priority Examples =a
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Thinker
Tw . Earthy
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People with large Priority Area 1 are Thinkers. They revel

in abstract ideas, imagination, theories, and planning. Expect
them to excel at occupations like science, philosophy, acade-
mics, and writing.
Some famous Thinkers whose largest priorities are Area 1
are Pope John Paul II, composer Walter Piston, physicist Enrico
Fermi, linguist Noam Chomsky, and psychologist Carl Rogers.
Malcolm Forbes has chronicled the exploits of America's wealth-
iest achievers—not done them—though he is clearly no slouch.
Writing is a natural for people in this category, including
thriller writer John Grisham and cartoonist Charles Schulz, the
creator of Peanuts.
Adoring long words and unusual sentence constructions,
they find ideas sexy. Their challenge is seeming overly theoreti-
cal, be it airy-fairy or pedantic. Or, in the case of one of my fa-
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vorite entertainers, Robin Williams, beyond the laws of this

planet altogether.
People with small Priority Area 1 may have the opposite
problem. They don’t get criticized for excessive subtlety. In fact,
their strength is to go like gangbusters after what they want.
Filmmaker Spike Lee, “Battling Bella" Abzug, and political ac-
tivist Cesar Chavez all have this strength/challenge.
The second Priority Area represents action. People who fill
up most of their facial real estate with a large Priority Area 2
are unabashed go-getters. They care about money, status, pres-
tige, and owning the best. (By contrast, Area 3 people care
about enjoying the best, savoring creature comforts.)
When large Priority Area 2 Henry Kissinger said that “power
is the great aphrodisiac” he was speaking for people like him-
self. Likewise, perhaps George and Martha Washington
found this to be the case. Ditto Alexander the Great and
Napoleon Bonaparte. And let’s not forget “Blonde ambition,”
Madonna.
А large Area 2 doesn’t hurt one’s ability to make financial
conquests, of course. Ask Kissinger’s fellow Ambition faces Tom
Hopkins, who has been described as the nation’s top sales
trainer, and Joe Girard, the “World’s Greatest Salesman” ac-
cording to the Guiness Book of World Records.
Ambition people may be just as smart as the Thinkers, but
their emphasis is different. Once they understand something in
theory, they yearn and burn to do something with it. Not no-
torious for their mellowness, Area 2 people must sometimes be
reminded to schedule time for play. Potential lovers, beware:
early in the relationship, you'll be impressed; later on, you may
be inadvertently ignored.
Those with small Priority Area 2 aren't likely to overlook
their partners. They work hard at everything, out of commit-
ment rather than ambitiousness. Their potential challenge is
being taken for granted, a challenge presumably overcome by
Nobel prize-winners Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Пуа Prigogine.
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How about the sexiness of folks with faces dominated by a

large Priority Area 3? They are likely to think about earthy
matters more than people with predominant Areas 1 or 2.
Presented with new ideas, they prefer sharing them with
friends. When chewing over new ideas, they may also pace or
fidget. Their learning doesnt take place only in the head; it's a
whole-body activity.
As an earthy person, you may be brilliant at understanding
and accomplishing. The difference between you and folks with
the other kinds of face priorities is that you dont need to spend
as much time dwelling on theory. Whatever you think about, you
take that extra step to bring down to earth. Maybe that's why
Priority 3 people tend to have such strong credibility with others.
Let's face it, pop culture is earthy. And the all-American
look we find appealing often comes from predominant Area
35. Although this face proportion isnt the most common one
around, you will find it well represented in fashion magazines
and on the sports pages.
Maybe Area 3 groundedness helps explain Darryl
Strawberry's way with home runs. Magic Johnson has wisely
chosen to use his credibility as an Area 3 person (oh yes, and
also as a basketball great) to crusade for AIDS prevention.
Hugh Hefner made his career out of appealing to earthier
instincts. In different ways, so did playwright Tennessee
Williams and actor Mae West. Exercise gurus Jane Fonda and
Richard Simmons have used their earthiness to rehabilitate
countless couch potatoes. No-nonsense advice columnist Ann
Landers is famous for urging her readers to “wake up and smell
the coffee.”
Given their street smarts, given their credibility, given their
eagerness to dwell on physical matters, it seems obvious that
Earthy faces come across as the sexiest. Before you run out and
grab one for a mate, though, remember this. For your relation-
ship to last longer than a quick fling, you might need to share
the same Life Priority Area. Otherwise your relationship could
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be done in by this trait’s potential challenge, a lack of respect

for other life priorities. You don’t want that to mean yours.
As for faces with a small Priority Area 3, their challenge is
lack of interest in physicality. Compensating for this can be-
come part of their life work, as in the case of Mary Baker Eddy,
founder of Christian Science.
Generations of English students have read William Words-
worth’s "Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey.”
The poem is brilliant, to be sure. But what I find amusing is
that, given his lack of Area 3, I suspect Wordsworth wrote the
poem while getting lost on his way to the Abbey. The man was
definitely a great poet, but I wouldnt trust him to follow a map.
Jules Feiffer, cartoonist extraordinaire, has perfectly ex-
pressed how much fascination with physical grounding is typi-
cal for a person with VERY small Priority Area 3: “One of my
great desires to grow up was that, as I understood it, adults did
not have to take gym.”
What if you, or your crush, have no dominant Priority Area?
Does that put you in sexual limbo? Not to worry, read on.
When Areas 1 and 2 tie for first place, expect that person to
fall in love with ideas, then add a creative, practical spin. Sexual
performance is not in the reference books, at least those I’ve
been privy to, but you will find that the annals of business show
perpetual success stories about people with this innovative com-
bination, such as Harvey Firestone, who set up the Firestone
Tire & Rubber Co.; investment strategist Kirk Kerkorian; or
Ned Johnson, arguably the nation’s top marketer of financial
services. Harold Geneen, as president of the International
Telephone and Telegraph Company, kept expanding the scope
of operations and building financial profits.
When Areas 1 and 3 tie, expect a down-to-earth personality
that's strong on imagination (and ГИ leave the sexual transla-
tion of that to your imagination).
James Underwood Crockett has grounded his ideas, quite
literally, as a gardener. Jeff Smith, the Frugal Gourmet, has a
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thoughtful way with food. And Robert Frost had the facial pri-
orities to invest a road not taken with a life of its own.
When Areas 2 and 3 tie, expect a go-getter who cares as
much about physical pleasures as for lifes more monetary forms
of success. Julia Child, like many other professionals in the
food industry, is strong in the earthiness of Area 3. Although
her love life has not been televised, it's interesting to compare
her cooking style to that of chef Jeff Smith, with the aforemen-
tioned equal Areas 1 and 3.
Julia’s a whirlwind of activity, Jeff a torrent of conversation.
I imagine that at his house, the physical act of dining would
fuel an impassioned discussion. Chez Julia, youd savor the food
as much, but briskly. Afterwards everyone would jump up and
do something active, like dash out to a concert.
How about the face where all three Priority Areas are equal?
When you find the relatively rare person with this gift, learn
from him. More than the rest of us living in this frenzied age,
he tends to keep his life in balance. Some famous people whom
I suspect have benefited from this ability are psychologist Erik
Erikson; social forecaster John Naisbitt; Richard Scarry, author
of frighteningly detailed children's books; and Dr. Benjamin
Spock, the child-care expert whose views on balanced upbring-
ing have affected the lives of millions of baby-boomers.
Aside from personal balance, folks with Equal Priority Areas
have another advantage over the rest of us. They intuitively un-
derstand people of every Priority dominance, and they shift
wavelengths relatively easily. So a woman with this attribute
could simultaneously date a fanatic about exercise, an ambi-
tious workaholic, and the most ivory-towerish of intellectuals.
And, other factors being equal, she could be happy with any
one of them. Or, she could represent her state in the Senate,
like Dianne Feinstein.
The rest of us, in the long run, will find life easier when our life
partner has similar Priority Areas. Certainly, if you have one Area
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that is especially small, look twice before making any long-term

commitments to a mate for whom that Area is by far the largest.
RELATIONSHIPS
Which single feature, in the long run, predicts compatibil-

ity? If I knew of one, I wouldn't have waited this long to tell
you. Faces, like people, aren't so simple they can be reduced to
a one-word formula. Still, after giving many compatibility read-
ings to couples, I have reached one conclusion that may help
you. Avoid choosing а mate with extreme contrasts regarding
certain critical traits—or else resign yourself to learning a lot
about how your other half lives.
One such trait involves communication. If you have a VERY
short mouth, you may have trouble with a VERY long-
mouthed partner. Every couple must make the shift from being
alone to functioning in front of others. As communicators,
your style will diverge wildly from that of your partner, provid-
ing ample opportunity for your relationship to be torn apart by
envy, boredom, or criticism of each other's behavior.
In front of others, how will you and your mate handle issues
of conformity? Look at your partner's ear angles. Unless both of
you are prepared to dramatically stretch your sense of humor, a
partner with VERY in-angled ears will live in a state of perpet-
ual mortification over the antics of someone with VERY out-
angled ears. And if the latter chooses to squelch his
nonconformist instincts, that will probably make for more ten-
sion, not less.
Money, of course, is a major source of conflict when couples
have moved from the courting phase into the less glamorous
expenses of feathering a nest (also maintaining and repairing
it). While any woman who lets her date pay will enjoy
courtship when a mate has VERY large, round nostrils, how
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should she plan for her future if her nostrils are VERY small or
her nose tip huge? She might wish—at the very least—to take
the precaution of a strongly worded prenuptial agreement.
Whatever your spending style, you'll find financial decisions
easier if your spouse has a similar style. Of course, you'll prob-
ably have even more fun if your mate is, quite simply, filthy
rich. But that won't show in the face so much as the wardrobe
that drips with jewels and bulges with wads of money.
Anyway, regardless of income bracket, lasting sexual bonds
require intimacy. How do you define it? If you have VERY
thick eyelids, you'll need great closeness to feel that you have a
true relationship. So look twice before becoming involved with
a partner with thin (even worse, no) eyelids. Once the initial
infatuation wears off, your independent mate may need far
more personal space than you can comfortably give.
A related aspect of intimacy shows in NOSE ROOTS.
Physically, these are flanges at either side of each nostril.
Symbolically, roots show willingness to accept from family
members, both material wealth and emotional support. The
larger the roots, the more a person gravitates toward relation-
ships where a lot can be received. Bill Cosby's TV role as Dr.
Huxtable brilliantly matched his ample nose roots. Here was а
giving but highly demanding father, reassuringly firm in his
expectations.
Compare him to Robert Young on “Father Knows Best” or
Michael Gross on “Family Ties.” Both have nearly undetectable
nose roots, and they played giving dads who never needed to
get much back from their kids (which, in the case of the Keaton
family, was just as well).
Michael J. Fox, who played the most rebellious “do-it-my-
selfer” of the Keaton family, also had appropriately small roots,
though I think his performance will be remembered more for
the outrageously logical development of his character, a gift of
Fox’s symbolized by the ruler-like straightness of his nose.
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Nose Flanges
> Undetectable
Smooth
Smaller nose roots show independence. The challenge is a

reluctance to receive from others. Virtually rootless author Ken
Carey went on a prolonged media fast. Photographer Diane
Arbus had this trait compounded by an actual groove across the
roots. Appropriately, her specialty was to portray people who fit
in oddly with their surroundings. They appeared cut off from
society's support.
The significance of NOSE GROOVES is a rejection of sup-
port. A groove is hardly worth reading if it looks so faint you
have to squint to find it. But the VERY version is well worth
noticing. When you see a definite line that extends the full
length of each root, you have just identified someone who takes
great pride in being a self-made success.
Once a reporter asked me to comment on the face of a
stranger with this trait. When she told me he was a politician,
I said that, given those grooves, he undoubtedly had no pa-
tience with anyone he perceived as receiving a handout. “He
won't accept charity from others, and he certainly won't sup-
port policies that give it.”
The reporter from Michigan laughed hysterically. "Thats
our new governor, John Engler. Since his election he’s been
doing everything he can to dismantle the state's welfare system."
How about your personal welfare, in a relationship with
someone who has nose grooves? The one with the grooves may
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have a challenge with rejection, either doing it to her partner or

fearing it has been done to her. In the long run, this can make
for learning for everyone, and help both partners to clearly de-
fine their turf and their freedom. The best news is this: because
the trait is uncommon, it is unlikely that both partners will
have it.
Is there any trait where too much similarity would be worse
than extreme difference? Yes, with cheek proportions. Pay at-
tention if you or your potential partner have a VERY leader-
like cheek configuration. The cheeky one is going to want to be
the center of attention with the mate, with others, with chil-
dren. That can be fine and dandy— but not if you both feel the
same way.
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[CHAPTER 12]
D IMPLES, PIMPLES,
AND WRINKLES
Some of the traits we fuss over the most are skin deep. Or
are they, from a face reading standpoint?
DIMPLES show playfulness. But did you know there are
three types of dimple, each with its own significance?
Peek-a-boo dimples warm the heart, and rightly so. These
are the dimples that pop out with a smile, then disappear. They
symbolize a talent for charming others through spontaneous—
and genuine—humor. Dimples help get a person what she
wants, in work situations if the dimple is located on the right
cheek, in personal relationships in the case of a left dimple.
And the Shirley Temples of the world, with dimples on both
cheeks, are a threat to everyone!
Peek-a-boo dimples cheer up social situations the way the
sun does, popping out through the clouds. Instinctively, the
dimpled one senses when social situations are growing heavy.
He cracks a joke to break the tension, bringing relief to
everyone.
Dimples, thus, deservedly bring greater popularity. Still,
they bring a challenge, too. As you well know if you have this
trait, people with dimples may not be taken seriously.
This challenge is especially galling—and ironic—when the
dimples are of a more permanent variety. These dimples hardly
ever go away, enduring beyond reasonable expectation, like the
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smile of the Cheshire Cat. I call them rivet dimples, because

they may look as though they have been implanted surgically.
These are the VERY version of peek-a-boo dimples and corre-
spond to the strength and challenge of seeming a professional
charmer.
The personality prognosis for rivet dimples is this: you will
win love more easily than others but have more trouble earning
trust. Consider yourself warned, New York's new mayor,
Rudolph Giuliani. Some dimpled entertainers have definitely
captured the trust of their fans: singer Bonnie Raitt, movie stars
Geena Davis and Clark Gable, and TV perennial, Betty White.
A subtler form of dimple looks like a crease rather than a
circle. I call it a powerline dimple since it conveys the wearer's
graciousness and good humor when in a position of power.
Instead of flaunting his one-up position, the man with a pow-
erline dimple expresses a casual style of noblesse oblige. It
makes him seem less threatening to others. The challenge (to
the dimple flasher as well as to the flashee) is that this easy-
going appearance may not be genuine.
The sex appeal of powerline dimples has inestimably helped
the careers of Frank Sinatra, Spencer Tracy, Sean Connery,
Ricardo Montalban, and Robert Redford. Other charming
wearers of these dimples are Shakti Gawain, who for all I know
has created them through her expertise at visualization, and a
drummer of the highest rank, Babatunde Olatunji.
How about chin dimples? They suggest a recklessness about
making decisions and commitments. A gold wedding ring
notwithstanding, marriage for these folks may not last forever.
And don't expect the dimpled one to stay at any job long
enough to collect a gold watch.
For people whose chins have a dimple, fickleness is a poten-
tial challenge. Still, the incontestable advantage for the dimpled
one is that love is true—or else it's over. No hypocrisy allowed.
Dont confuse chin dimples with CLEFTS. These show as a
vertical line that crosses the bottom of the chin and signifies
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DIMPLES, PIMPLES, AND WRINKLES
conflict over major life choices. The advantage, for the one
with the cleft, is personal growth gained by mulling over the
conflict.
BEARDS, GOATEES, AND

MOUSTACHES
Do BEARDS make you suspicious? Do you always wonder

what secret flaw the bearded one is trying to hide?
Worry no more. What you see on the outside of the face is
the face. A man doesnt just cover up a chin with a beard, he
transforms the chin because what we show on our face is what
we are.
Men can grow macho knobs and clefts, but they can also
sprout facial hair to cover them up. Some of the gentlest men
I've known have unconsciously made that choice.
Any significant growth of beard will increase chin length,
symbolizing greater resilience to challenge. But other chin traits
change in ways that are unpredictable.
For instance, one beard may stick out at an extreme angle,
showing a profile with far more aggression than it would oth-
erwise have. Yet another beard can pad an out-angled chin, lev-
eling it to a Santa Claus equanimity.
A GOATEE can change chin shape from curved or straight
to an angle. Read this as a VERY angled chin (which is why
most people get their hackles up as soon as they see one).
Beards can likewise round angled chins into an outrageous hu-
manitarian benevolence.
One of the easiest kinds of facial hair to read is MOUS-
TACHES. The important thing to see is whether or not a
moustache covers the upper lip.
When a moustache hides the lip, the man is symbolically
expressing his unwillingness to express personal feelings. He
wants to show the world a totally masculine image.
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Charlie Chaplin and Groucho Marx both did this, convey-

ing, respectively, pathos and outrageousness. Robert Duvall's
occasional moustache has helped him to play the strong, silent
type. Another champion of the rugged mustachio look is actor
Tom Selleck, whose lack of upper lip combined with the killer
rivet dimple, creates the captivating paradox of charm that is
hard-to-get.
Jim Henson, the soft-spoken genius behind the Muppets, once
said “Puppetry is a good way of hiding.” He might as well have
been speaking of the moustache that covered his upper lip.
When a moustache reveals the lip, that lip looks framed by
the hair, as if put on display. What does a moustache like
Kareem Abdul-Jabbars mean, then? A willingness to share
deeply personal feelings. Frequently, you'll find that “sensitive
men" (the sort who'll admit to thriving on quiche and growth
seminars) sport this kind of moustache.
Which is the most terrifyingly expressive moustache ever
worn? Adolf Hitler would have to win that dubious honor.
Sometimes he let his moustache cover the center of his upper
lip, sometimes not. Far more significant, he grew a dramatic
wad of dark hair to completely cover his overlip, as if dramatiz-
ing his commitment to display his sexiness by brute male force.
Not a good sign.
OTHER FACIAL PUNCTUATION
Pimples, boils, birthmarks, and moles are signals to pay at-

tention to the part of the face where they are located.
Something needs to be noticed. It may be a talent or challenge
or both.
Skin erupts to show temporary challenges. When pimples
recur in the same place, they show a longstanding irritation
with the corresponding area of life, while boils symbolize a hot-
ter intensity of rage. For instance, a millionaire’s son whom I
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met at a gala party wore a gigantic boil on his nose tip, just the
place that symbolizes concern over financial security. No doubt
he was feeling conflict over the pressures that went with the
family fortune.
While red-colored marks suggest anger, dark spots provide a
more neutral punctuation. You'll see chem, for example, on the
overlips of Madonna, Cindy Crawford, and Goldie Hawn.
Since this part of the face is dedicated to showing one’s sexual-
ity, read them as more than beauty marks. They're sexy marks.
Birthmarks and moles that appear from birth tell about a
persons life contract. Call it destiny, karma, or initial life script-
ing subject to later modification. Call them what you like but
dont ignore these marks, because they pinpoint areas of life
that will be significant for that person.
The most famous birthmark on TV probably belongs to
Richard Thomas, whose greatest success so far came during his
long-running show, “The Waltons.” Thomas has a huge birth-
mark over his left cheek, which is also VERY unpadded. The
combination symbolizes a challenge with feeling lack of sup-
port in his personal life. And if his triplets are at all typical of
children born in smaller batches, they won't be lending him
much support for many years to come.
How about cuts and scars? Interpret them as souvenirs (spir-
itual outpicturings, to be more precise) of frustrations, resent-
ments, and rage. One common example is acne pits on the
cheeks, which show an adolescence marked by deep feelings of
interpersonal powerlessness and anguish.
. “But cuts are just accidents,” people have told me. Whether
or not you interpret them that way depends on whether you
believe in accidents. I don't. Too many times I have interpreted
injuries for a skeptic who found that the significance that I pro-
posed hit home.
One woman, for instance, asked me about a scar above and
toward the end of her right eyebrow. Wendys right eyebrow an-
gled upward, signifying a receptivity to new ideas and concepts.
I9
Therefore, I said, “Given the shape of your eyebrow and the

scar's position, I'd read what happened as intellectual frustra-
tion. Didnt your so-called ‘accident’ happen right after a pe-
riod where you wanted to develop in new directions at work
but met with resistance?"
Wendy face lit up with recognition. She answered, "I work
with computer software. For six months, I struggled to persuade man-
agement to update our outdated systems. The resistance drove
me nuts. Finally my boss decided to do what I'd wanted all
along. And that same day, a filing cabinet fell on me and cut so
deep I had to have stitches. That's the scar you just read."
WRINKLES OR CHARACTER
LINES?
Instinctively, most people feel that certain WRINKLES

show kindness; others are frozen frowns. But there's more to
wrinkle reading than that. For more specific information ob-
serve the location of major wrinkles.
Ever notice a line crossing the bridge of someone's nose?
That's a burnout line, caused by physical difficulty with han-
dling a workaholic lifestyle. President Martin Van Buren had
one.
Anger lines show as vertical grooves at the inner side of one
or both eyebrows. They sit on the Supreme Court in the person
of maverick justice John Paul Stevens.
Dont confuse these symbols of stored-up rage with a single
line (or comparable marking) directly over the third eye area,
between the eyebrows. This Mark of Devotion shows an in-
escapable spiritual vocation. Examples are Pir Vilayat Inayat
Khan, head of the International Sufi Order; the Dalai Lama;
and religion scholar Huston Smith.
The devoted one may go incognito with his religious affilia-
tion, as has the gentlest of children's entertainers, the Reverend
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Fred (“Mr.”) Rogers. But public or private, a deep commitment

to spirituality and self-sacrifice sets that person apart.
Is it just a coincidence that nearly 25 percent of America's
presidents have had this trait? It showed in the faces of
Washington; Monroe; Lincoln; Grant; Roosevelt (Teddy);
Harding; Coolidge; Ford; like it or not, Nixon; and most dis-
tinctly of all, Carter, who went on to support Habitat for
Humanity.
Grooves from nose to mouth are suffering lines related to
identifying with the problems of others. Lincoln had deep ones,
of course. Dr. Allan Levy's compassion may have helped him
earn his claim to fame as a pioneer in sports medicine.
Wrinkles that cross the cheeks show that courage has been
tested. I call them cheek flags. A stunning set showed on the
face of Georgia O'Keeffe in her later years. Her artwork and
lifestyle reflected an extraordinary independence of spirit.
Wrinkles beneath the cheeks, where you have learned to
look for padding, show struggles over receiving support from
others. You'll find a magnificent example of this kind of learn-
ing on the face of Texas governor, Ann Richards.
Grooves across the chin show the strain of determination.
One striking example shows on the broad chin of Nobel Prize-
winner Barbara McClintock. Her initial discovery of transpos-
able genetic elements was received with such hostility that she
stopped publishing and continued her work in private. Dr.
McClintock's colleagues didn't catch up to her for 20 years.
Eye wrinkles show there has been effort to see. Crow's feet
at the side of the eyes signify a search for broader perspective.
Circles under the eyes reveal a push for deeper understanding.
Do forehead furrows prove intelligence? Not necessarily,
but they do signify mental effort. A special case are the whole
brain lines that stretch clear across a forehead.
Wrinkles can form fascinating patterns. They are nature's
medals for heroic spiritual achievement. For instance, sociolo-
gist Alva Myrdal’s lines go across her forehead and down to her
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eyes, and from the corners of her eyes clear across her cheeks.
Her smile lines fan out from her mouth to meet the lines at her
cheeks. Read those wrinkles as mental power, humor, and an
exceptional understanding of personal power.
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[CHAPTER 13]
PROBLEM SOLVING
Problems are the punctuation of daily life, for all of us are
sentenced to deal with them on a regular basis. Therefore, it’s
more than a matter of theoretical interest to learn as much as
we can about a person’s problem-solving style. Do you pride
yourself on transcending problems, constantly battle with
them, or do you identify with life’s victims? Face reading can be
useful for gaining perspective on your typical approach—and
can be even more useful for anticipating how others will act.
Not only can you enlist the help of others, in some cases, you
may be able to prevent someone from becoming your problem.
Here’s an example from a face part we've already considered,
eyebrow angles. During times of potential conflict, you'd be
wise to pay close attention to how the angled one reacts. When
your expression and body language show a willingness to defer,
you may head off an explosion. And even if not, at least you
will be psychologically prepared. Here is my personal list of the
most important temper traits to watch out for:
THE TOP TEN TEMPER TRAITS

PHYSICAL POTENTIAL TO AVOID
TRAIT PROBLEM CONFLICT
1. Puffs over eyes Irritability over Make concessions
small things early in the argument
—otherwise the furor
will only escalate.
2. Perpendicular Stored-up fury Stay out of the way
eyebrow line(s) of the rage.
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PHYSICAL POTENTIAL TO AVOID

TRAIT PROBLEM CONFLICT
3. Angled eyebrows Confrontational Hold your ground if
style necessary but dont
resist.
4. Macho knob "Dont tread Love the blustering,
on me” if you can.
5. Out-angled chin Intensely com- Enjoy the competi-
petitive tion yourself. Other-
wise, dont play.
6. Close-set eyes Latching onto Though €
criticism the person is proba-
bly right.
7. Millionaire mouth Intolerant of Dont gush.
sentimental speech
8. Prominent canine Determination to This is killer instinct.
teeth win, simmering Get out of the way.
fury
9. Large front teeth Strong sense of self, Stroke that ego.
refusal to bend Humor helps, too.
10. Fine eyelashes Hair-trigger Validate the persons
Temper sensitive reactions.
You have read about all but two traits on this list on previ-
ous pages. (Use the Facial Trait Index to find them again.)
Whats the deal with the tooth traits?
TEETH symbolize the ability to break down ideas, analyze
them, and make choices. Thus, teeth represent the deepest level
of the face, showing how a soul is set up to learn lessons through-
out a lifetime. Fittingly, toothless newborns rarely deal with
lessons at all. And early childhood learning styles fall away, eased
by the love of the tooth fairy. With adult teeth, relatively perma-
nent patterns emerge, and with them some useful information.
VERY large front teeth suggest a good chunk of ego. That
strong sense of self, and resulting stubbornness, can definitely
spark conflicts. Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio may have de-
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pended on stubbornness for his staying power as a hitter. So,

too, author Stephen King, for his different kind of staying
power as a horror-writer.
The opposite trait, VERY small front teeth, show a self-ef-
facing personality. I have often observed them on nuns.
Whether in a convent or out of it, people with this trait do ex-
plode sometimes, but usually out of concern for others rather
than themselves. Senator Barbara Mikulski blusters in this way
when provoked sufficiently; her anger explodes all the more be-
cause of her previously mentioned Pacifist cheeks.
Now, how about those irascible canines? You may not even
know offhand which teeth these are. Well, orient yourself by
looking at the upper set of chompers. Find the four in the cen-
ter. On either side you'll see a pointy, fanglike tooth.
Prominent canines hang down lower than the four teeth be-
tween them; beware of exceptional aggression. These folks go
tooth and nail after what they want. The aggression may not be
obvious, but it's effective.
This is not a bad trait to have—just a scary one to find on
somebody else. Ask Julie Krone’s competitors. (She's the top fe-
male jockey in the history of American horse racing.)
One final tooth trait should be mentioned in the context of
conflict and problems: the BITE. Underbites occur when the
lower teeth stick out further than the upper teeth. A noticeable
underbite may be the deepest facial sign of aggression, often as-
sociated with grimness or bitterness rather than outright tem-
per. Whatever the person's prevailing mood, it's the mark of an
indefatigable fighter. Certainly it has well served General
Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded U.S. forces in the
Persian Gulf War; Dennis Banks, founder of the American
Indian Movement; and Lloyd Bentsen, veteran political survivor.
For better or worse, people are more likely to have over-
bites. They'll bend over backward to keep the peace—at least
until they spend years retraining and restraining this impulse
with orthodontia.
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TEN TIPS TO AVOID TIFFS
When you want to give peace a chance, one principle will

prevent many conflicts. It will, deservedly, make you more pop-
ular, too. There's just one catch. It's hard to do.
The Peacemaker's Golden Rule:

Accept people as they are.
By reading the Secrets, you can consciously choose to accept

distinctive behavior traits. Cats arent the only ones who hate
being rubbed the wrong way. Here are ten tips to help you put
your acceptance into action.
1. IN THE WORKPLACE (this applies to teachers and par-

ents as well as paid co-workers and supervisors), allow the scooped
noses their involvement with feelings, the arched noses their need
to create. Otherwise you will stifle what that worker does best.
2. Respect the productivity style that shows in nose length.
Dont expect a long-nosed worker to flourish with routine work.
Admire the high-volume productivity of a short-nosed worker.
Just dont burn him out by taking his efforts for granted.
3. Flow with a worker's preferred teamwork style. Don' iso-
late the nose-padded members of your team and, whenever
possible, protect the unpadded worker from meeting-itis.
4. Delegate details to those with even (or, better yet, ender)
eyebrows. The more extreme a worker’s starter brows, the hap-
pier everyone will be if that worker can focus on beginning new
projects.
5. Extreme facial asymmetry should serve as a warning sign.
The workers personality will be significantly different outside
of work. So long as the work role goes well, avoid any mention
of that individual’s personal life. Sorting out the two could be-
come very complicated.
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6. WITH MATE, DATE, OR FAMILY, remind yourself of

power style as it shows in the other person's cheek proportions
... and in your own. Everyone has a favorite way to get what
she wants from others. Pacifist, polite, passionate, and leader-
like styles are equally worthy of respect. Recognizing all players
will smooth the inevitable exchanges.
7. If you live with someone who has VERY low or high ears,
acknowledge the possible problems with patience—impatience
from the latter and toward the former.
8. Major decisions test the flexibility of every partner in a
relationship. Disagreements between curved and straight chin
shapes can be worked out relatively easily, but the true wild
card will be anyone who has a VERY angled chin shape.
Remember their powerful drive to decide for themselves?
Reverse psychology may help, or else a long leash.
9. Dont take eyelid fullness for granted. This can change
faster than you'd expect—all it takes is one long, sleepless night
or a good cry. So look at this trait on your partner’s face on a
daily basis to keep current with her need for intimacy. Not that
you will necessarily adjust to a diametrically different relation-
ship space, but you can use your awareness to validate your
mate’s needs. And possibly protect yourself from guilt. You can
only be who you are!
10. Make allowances if someone in your life has grooves in
nose roots. Everyone involved in the relationship has an oppor-
tunity to learn about the mechanics of rejection—maybe not to
take it personally, maybe not to do the rejecting.
THE PHILOSOPHICAL ANGLE

OF EYES
To a greater extent than you may have realized, problems,

like beauty, lie in the eyes of the beholder. Because eye traits re-
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veal so much about outlook, it makes sense that optimism, pes-

simism, and realism would show in EYE ANGLES.
First lets get the physical concept. Read one eye at a time,
because asymmetries are more common than you might as-
sume. Imagine a dot on the inner corner of the eye, at the tear
duct. Imagine a second dot where the eye tapers off at the
opposite side (and look carefully to see this place at first;
it’s often much higher on the face than a novice face reader
expects).
Now that you have your two dots, connect them with an
imaginary line. This line will have an angle. That, and that
alone, shows what I mean by eye angle. The term has nothing
to do with the shape of upper or lower eyelids, or vague cliches
like “almond-shaped eyes." As shown in the accompanying il-
lustration, eyes will angle down or up or stay even.
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Problem solver Realist Optimist
Half empty? | Half. full?
About 80 percent of human beings have eyes that angle up-

ward to some extent. Incidentally, this applies to people of all
ethnic groups. The more pronounced the physical trait, the
more that person's outlook will be optimistic, even idealistic.
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PROBLEM SOLVING
Potential challenges are proportional to the risks these people

take. They don't see problems. They see possibilities.
"Look before you leap" was probably coined by the despair-
ing parents of a kid with outrageously up-angled eyes of an op-
timist. Disappointment is most likely when expectations are
high, but does that discourage the world's native optimists?
Never.
If уоште an underdog, hopefulness may be indispensable.
Helen Keller smashed the world's preconceptions about what a
physically challenged person could accomplish. Rosa Parks de-
fied segregation, thereby sparking the civil rights movement.
Studs Terkel has given people self-worth by taking their oral
histories. Yasir Arafat negotiated for 24 years on behalf of the
Palestine Liberation Organization before being rewarded with
the 1993 peace pact with Israel.
Abigail Van Buren's advice column ministers to America's
“worried well."
What gift goes with down-angled eyes of a problem solver?
People with this trait don't flinch at problems or deny them.
They welcome them eagerly—if anything, too eagerly. Being so
good at dealing with problems, they're always tempted to keep
around a couple of humdingers, just for practice.
This challenge notwithstanding, you may find reason to
envy this compassionate minority of humanity (they number
about 18 percent, I'd estimate). Nobody lends a more sympa-
thetic ear to suffering than those with down-angled eyes.
Nobody has more patience with working out solutions to prob-
lems. Linguist Deborah Tannen has pinpointed patterns of
noncommunication between men and women, and psycholo-
gist John Grey has succeeded brilliantly at helping couples
think through their differences.
Often when I point out problem-solver eyes, my client
replies: *Of course I'm responsive to problems. That's my job."
Actually, that's the definition of any job, for someone with this
trait. And people can sense the grit even when the job is not
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seemingly about problem solving. One example is the enduring

success of actress Angela Lansbury. Beneath her cheerful man-
ner, one senses her compassion.
More than others, the rare folks with the eyes of a realist see
things as they are. This trait shows in even eye angles. Emily
Post helped her generation walk the straight-and-narrow path
of etiquette. For this she needed realism and tact, two wonder-
ful gifts. Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite draws on realism but,
conveniently, allows her characters to forget about the tact.
Cartoonist Garry Trudeau also has realist eyes, and realism
dominates the landscape in Doonesbury, just as it does Ted
Koppel’s “Nightline” and the Phil Donahues controversial talk
show. This perspective has helped even-eyed Jose Canseco steal
bases, George Е Smoot find evidence for the “Big Bang,” and
Elaine Stritch crack jokes. Though author Susan Brownmiller
describes herself as a radical feminist, her even-eye angles sug-
gest she may be more of an uncompromisingly gritty realist.
Dr. Bernie Siegel has VERY realist eyes. Fittingly, he has ob-
served: “Pessimists hold a more accurate view of reality, but op-
timists live longer." The only challenge for even-eyed people is
a lack of tolerance for the rest of humanity, in all their moody
extremes, from the manic enthusiasm of up-angled Kirstie Alley
to the down-angled gloom of the world's William Goldings.
DOWN IN THE MOUTH
Sensitivity to the remarks of others, as well as sensitivity to

making one’s own careless remarks, can often be predicted by
the way a mouth is held in repose. In other words, MOUTH
ANGLE.
Imagine dots again, just as you did with eye angle. This
time, place one imaginary dot at each mouth corner and one at
the center of the mouth, where the lips meet. Connect these
dots to form two lines, one for each side of the face.
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Mouth Angl
АЛЕ Acceptance:
Pessimist Realist Optimist
Now, read each side of the mouth separately (although both

sides usually match). Does the angle lift up at that corner, sag
down, or march straight across.
Say your subject, Jane,-walks down the street. Her friend
Sam comes into view. Sam says, "I'm in a terrible rush. Can't
stop to talk. Sorry."
If Jane has a straight mouth angle, she might react “What’s
going on with him? Wonder why Без in such a rush?"
If Jane has an up-angled mouth, she might react, “Не?
probably rushing to put a lot of money in the bank or some-
thing like that. Seems like he's been on a winning streak lately."
And if Jane has a down-angled mouth (by far the most com-
mon angle in adults), she’s more likely to brood, “There was
such coldness in his voice. And to think, we once were such
good friends. Reminds me of the time Hubert did the same
thing."
You see, the more downward the mouth angle, the more the
wearer interprets comments to mean the worst. The challenge
is obvious. The corresponding strength shouldnt be over-
looked, though. These people are highly sensitive to hurting
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people's feelings through hasty speech. If they make a mistake,

they apologize profusely, for they know only too well how bad
it can feel to be on the receiving end of a thoughtless remark.
Mouths that angle upwards dont hold grudges about what
people say. Left-handed compliments may be accepted at face
value. Actor Ted Danson’s mouth angle made him perfect at
the helm of the rough joking on “Cheers.” Eddie Murphy's
mouth angle helps him make fun of anything, anywhere.
Actually, the challenge with lips like these is often too much
joking for more verbally-sensitive types.
The rare beings with even mouth angles sort through a state-
ment to hear its literal meaning. Others may find this style cold
or unimaginative, but it’s probably the most stable of the three.
Perhaps that has been an asset to American presidents who
needed to hold their ground despite controversial views: Abe
Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Е О. R., Gerald
Ford, and of course, “Give ‘em hell” Harry Truman.
Lucille Ball used the deadpan perspective of an even mouth
to create the classic sitcom, “I Love Lucy.”
One fascinating face in terms of eye and mouth angles be-
longs to Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. His eyes and lips pointed
down on the right side of his face, up on the left. My interpre-
tation is that he had a major life challenge to transform a neg-
ative attitude into a positive one. Mastering this life lesson
prepared him to become the world’s foremost positive thinker.
EXCEPTIONAL IMAGINATION
No matter how positive one’s outlook, problems need to be

solved. One gift we haven't looked at yet is right at the outer
limits of the face—the HAIRLINE. Are you familiar with the
trait known as a “widow’s peak”? This angled shape at the top
of the forehead might more appropriately be called
Imagination’s Peak.
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PROBLEM SOLVING
Admittedly, creativity shows in many face traits. For in-

stance, each of the three major nose profile shapes, straight,
scooped, and arched, suggest creativity when working with pro-
cedures, intuition, and the work environment, respectively.
Only one trait, though, is linked exclusively to the imaginative
faculty. That's Imagination's Peak, and it comes with only one
challenge: dealing with the rest of the world, which lacks this
irrepressible urge toward mental travel.
But mathematician Dr. Andrew Wiles isn't complaining.
His hardworking imagination helped him to prove Fermat’s last
theorem. This may not sound like a big deal, but other mathe-
maticians had been frustrated by it for more than 350 years.
Other beneficiaries of the gift this peak bestows are physicists
Maria Goeppert Mayer and Rudolf L. Móssbauer. Let's not for-
get Ben Franklin, arguably the most creative man in American
history, or Mickey, the nation's most creative mouse.
Currently, the brilliant young mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli
hasn't been shy about showing the world that unusual hairline
trait. Good move! Nobody who has this facial trait should hide
it. The problems of the world cry out for more imagination.
UNIQUE TALENTS FOR

PROBLEM SOLVING
Many of the face traits we've seen include special gifts for
problem solving. The purpose of the following chart is to re-
fresh your memory of the dozen most distinctive problem-solv-
ing styles—and help you deal with others whose style may be
diametrically opposed to your own.
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FACE TRAIT How THE GIFT WORKS
б Far-set eyes Broadening everyone's perspec-

tive, to make a molehill look
less like a mountain
. Close-set eyes Focusing on the problem, in

minute detail
. Thin nose padding Figuring out the solution alone
. Full nose padding Working out a solution along

with the rest of the team
5. Ender eyebrows Tying up every loose end
6. Angled eyebrows Refusal to waste another sec-

ond on solutions that dont
work; willingness to shake
everything up in pursuit of a
new order
. High ears Quick, intuitive problem solv-

ing
. Low ears Slow, comprehensive problem

solving
. Close-set cheeks Energy for the short haul
. Far-set cheeks Energy for the long haul
11. In-angled chin Problem solving through

cooperation
123 Blarney Lips Enough persuasiveness to make

most problems appear solved
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[CHAPTER 14]
FACE READING
IN ACTION
For first impressions, nothing beats a face-reading quickie.
One man I know claims he can thoroughly screen any date in
three minutes. Whether уоште reading for business or pleasure,
no one face part is conclusive. Depending on your motive,
however, you can go straight to the most relevant traits:
* Need to know how someone follows through with

work? Watch the distribution of hair on eyebrows.
Then check nose length to gauge how he will follow
through with routine work or long-term projects.
* Before throwing out compliments to someone youd
like to impress, check the mouth (unless it happens to
be on a gift horse). Premature compliments backfire
on the owner of Privacy Lips. Deep-set eyes and high
wariness also mark people with whom compliments
too early in a relationship will be counterproductive.
* [5 power your game? Before you make your play, check
out each player's setup of cheek proportions and chin
angle. And, of course, steel yourself against dimples
and Blarney Lips.
* To prove yourself a master of small talk with strangers,
check for eyebrow shape and angle your conversation
accordingly. Say you start out by discussing the
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weather. To curved brows, emphasize how the weather

makes you feel. To straight brows, list accomplish-
ments the weather has made possible—or necessary.
And for angles, emphasize the managerial measures
you have taken for damage control from snow, rain, or
drought. (If the weather has been perfect, you can al-
ways discuss the accuracy of your local weather fore-
caster.)
Worried about avoiding criminals? No one face trait
predicts criminality, and face reading should never be
a substitute for common sense. Personally, I first use
aura reading to screen strangers, then body language.
But certain traits are cause for extra concern, especially
when many of them occur on the same face: great
asymmetry, VERY out-angled ears, macho knobs, and
double angles (angled eyebrows plus chin).
As for those quick dating decisions, you might choose
someone with Priority Areas and nostril size like your
own. At least you'll have similar attention spans for
different activities . . . and be comfortable with how
much will be spent on them.
READING DEEP
Speaking of new dates, to get to know anyone better, why

not offer to do a face reading? How intriguing, compared to
lines like “Haven't I seen you somewhere before?” Here's your
chance to meet someone in the present and offer a gift few
folks will refuse.
Years later, people still thank me for the Secrets I read for
them. It’s easy to understand why. Think back to your own ex-
perience and remember the people who helped you the most.
Werent they the ones who could appreciate the special things
about you?
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Here are some practical tips for giving a complete reading:
* Ask your subject for a commitment of 15 minutes or

longer. (My readings take an hour or two, but you
don't need to start off with that much detail.)
* Since the Secrets may be extremely personal, find a
private place to do the reading. Even at a busy party,
you can step into a hallway where others wont be able
to eavesdrop.
* Remember, dont try to flatter your subject. Simply
read with respect.
HOW TO GIVE A READING
Your first full reading should be of your own face. Satisfy

that curiosity at last! After all, when you see a group picture
that includes yourself, whom do you look for first?
Another advantage of reading yourself for starters is that
youll appreciate how it feels to be on the receiving end.
Remember, other people will feel at least as vulnerable. For a
quick review, go through the Summary of Face Reading Secrets
at the back of the book.
1. Set an intention when you start each reading, to yourself

at least. Even better, speak it aloud to your subject. Тгу some-
thing like this: “The purpose of this reading is to help you un-
derstand yourself better, appreciate yourself more, and use your
talents most fully." A clear, positive intention will make those
who hear it more open and receptive to helpful information.
2. Go through one trait at a time. Establish the physical
trait first. (It may help to have a mirror handy, since most of us
don't know our faces as well as we think we do.) Then interpret
the trait. For example: ^The angle of your ears suggests that, in
new social situations, you prefer to make your own rules.
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Instead of waiting to see what others will do, and then follow-
ing their lead, you prefer to take your cues from inside and do
damage control later."
3. Remember that extreme features parallel strong talents
and preferences (VERY = VERY).
4. The challenges that show in the face are possibilities, not
inevitabilities. If you comment on them out loud, frame them
along with their corresponding strengths.
5. Sometimes a major face trait will grab your attention.
This could happen anywhere in your reading. Dont deny this
signal from your intuition. Go ahead and mention that trait
right away.
6. At the end of your reading, ask your intuition to show
you connections between traits and resolve seeming contradic-
tions. Sum these up at the end of your reading.
7. Throughout your reading, ask for feedback. The nuances
your subject brings out will help you gain more understand-
ing about how to read the Secrets. And verification builds
confidence.
ACCURACY
Sometimes it's amazing what words come out of your mouth

when youre on a roll with a reading. With repeated validation
from your subjects, you'll really be amazed.
But what if people consistently tell you, “No, not true.”?
Clearly then, you're not just dealing with one subject’s resis-
tance. You're getting a message to fine-tune your intuition.
In cases of inaccuracy, you're probably having one of the fol-
lowing problems:
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Lack of experience at reading faces.

Intelligent practice makes perfect. So keep reading and
learning the best you can. Your accuracy is bound to
improve.
You stopped reading too soon.
Maybe you got hung up on one feature without notic
ing other related traits. Remember, each feature has an
interpretation of its own but also must be considered
as part of the whole face.
Lack of practice using intuition.
Rest assured, intuition may stiffen through neglect,
but it will never atrophy. Wheres there's life, there's
hunches. But you may have been trained to use rules
and formulas for people, rather than connecting with
them on an intuitive level. If so, you'll have to remind
yourself periodically to check in with your feelings.
A desire to show off.
This cuts off the natural flow of intuition. To walk
through the hallway of intuition, you've got to check
your ego at the door.
Prejudging.
Certain attitudes make it hard to look and listen on a
deep level: shyness, stereotyping, and the habit of see
ing people as good or bad, with nothing in between.
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FIVE FAMOUS
FACES
HILLARY CLINTON
A POWERHOUSE IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Hillary Clinton serves as First Lady in more ways than one.

Not merely wife to a president, she is herself a precedent—the
first “First” to succeed at a high-powered career of her own.
Everything about her, from hairstyle to investments, has be-
come a roaring controversy. But the media furor only masks the
significant issue about her power: Hillary has revolutionized
the conventional First Lady role by being a career woman,
rather than a homemaker-at-large. Just by virtue of being who
she is, Ms. Clinton has been loved and hated with a passion
usually reserved for the president alone.
But apart from her role as a symbol, what is this First Lady
really like? Her face reveals one extremely significant VERY.
Can you spot it? ГИ save discussion of it for last.
Before that, take a look at her eyebrows. Do you see any-
thing unusual? This is a trait so uncommon that I havent dis-
cussed it before. Just study her eyebrow angles. Read this trait
as you would eye angles: Examine one side at a time. Imagine a
dot where the eyebrow starts near the nose, another dot where
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it stops. Mentally connect those dots by a line. Does it go up or

down?
For both brows, the answer is “up.” And taking into consid-
eration the angle at start and end, the right brow actually goes
up at a steeper angle than the left. This signals an interest in
new ideas, especially in her public life. Hillary thus prefers to
tackle ambitious firsts, and is well suited to issues such as the
nations first legislation for universal health-care coverage.
Before you start envying this trait, you should know that it
involves two big potential challenges. First is impatience, or
downright disgust, with people who cling to the past. Someone
with up-angled brows would never in a million years stall on
newer, more efficient ways of doing things. Second, those who
are intellectually conservative often mistrust an innovative
thinker like Hillary.
Is it a coincidence that so few occupants of the White House
have had this trait of mental moxie? Luckily for Hillary, Bill has
an up-angled left eyebrow—one of many signs of compatibility
in their relationship. While his openness to new thought is per-
sonal rather than professional, with her it is just the opposite.
And Hillary's visionary thinking is compounded by another
eyebrow trait, a strong showing of start-up hairs. Pitfalls and
problems with new projects are very apparent to her, particu-
larly in her personal life (see how extreme the start-up hairs are
on the left brow). Can Hillary surmount these problems?
Luckily, her nose comes to the rescue:
Hillary nose triangles out, narrow for the first third of its
length, then progressively widening This suggests the work style
of a self-starter, who needs to begin projects on her own.
However, once she has formulated a task, she prefers to dele-
gate responsibility and accept ideas from others. When she
commanded a 500-member task force on health care, that will-
ingness to share must have come in handy.
Another work-related trait is Hillarys small nose bonus, in-
dicative of a personal need to have her work be meaningful. No
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wonder she has openly searched for a "Politics of Meaning."

This would be especially important to the First Lady because of
another gift that shows in her equal Priority Areas. The gift—
and challenge—of this trait is the need to balance the different
aspects of life: understanding, ambition, and life's grittier
realities.
Given Hillary's knack for balancing, she can relate to people
with any one of these priorities, a talent she, incidentally, shares
with former President Bush. Also like Bush, her in-angled ears
help her to adapt to different social situations, fitting in better
than most people ever could.
Most important, though, for her skill in the workplace, this
woman has a gift for communication that shows in four major
traits. Her long lips signify an extrovert's ability to talk with
anyone. Her moderately full lips indicate that self-disclosure
comes naturally to her but is not a compulsion: she shares just
enough personal stuff to make herself credible with others.
Evenly spaced teeth suggest strength at learning life lessons,
while rather small front teeth indicate an inbuilt humility—
quite a difference from the criticism she has received in certain
quarters for overweening ambition.
The key to Ms. Clinton's personality, I believe, is her VERY
leader-like cheeks. This goes with a power style of conspicuous
leadership. As mentioned previously in the chapter on
“Cheeks,” Americans have historically been leery of this style in
high political office. Big cheeks are no problem for Bill Clinton
or Al Gore. Not for George Bush, Dan Quayle, or Ross Perot.
Not a problem for any of their wives either, except Hillary. But
problem or not, this woman is made to shine in the spotlight—
a spotlight the American public has not wanted even a presi-
dent to have, much less a presidents wife.
Many an entertainer has cheeks like Hillary's, but not gifts
like hers for intellectual leadership, communication, and team-
work. And unlike America's adored powerhouses on screen and
in concert, there's the overlip factor. Stuck with an undefined
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overlip, Ms. Clinton does not project a confident, perfectly

packaged sexuality. “I don't vest my identity in my hair or my
clothes," she has said, telling the truth about her nature.
This kind of candor is impressive in anyone, let alone a pub-
lic figure.
Regarding НШагуз much criticized changes of haircut, I
trust them far more than a slick polished look. She's expressing
her face. And while people constantly act in accordance with
what their faces show, it takes considerable self-awareness to
admit to it.
Honesty is, of course, the biggest question for many about
Ms. Clinton. Was Whitewater a relatively unimportant lapse in
judgment or the sign of a deep character flaw? The First Lady's
face shows no sign of entrenched deceit. In these troubled
times, her biggest character "liability" is her exceptional per-
sonal power. That is a tremendous gift to her country, but only
if we are willing to accept it.
MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA
THE FACE OF A SAINT
The face of a Saint—if you want to read one, youd do best

to find a subject seasoned enough for the physical features to
reflect a lifetime of devotion. For this, as well as her sheer mag-
nificence of achievement, I cant think of a better subject than
Mother Teresa.
She was born in the former Yugoslavia, to Albanian parents,
in 1910. As a nun she received a “call within a call” that drew
her to found the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta. There she
and her sisters have vowed to give service to the poorest of the
poor, "to Christ in his distressing disguise," whether He ap-
pears as a dying baby or a leper. And her face has evolved to ex-
press this mission.
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First, let's look at the bare bones of face personality. Mother

Teresa has leader-like cheeks, widest just at the cheekbones and
tapering greatly towards the chin. It will come as no surprise to
anyone familiar with her career that she thrives on taking re-
sponsibility. Her unpadded cheeks may seem surprising,
though. Cheek padding, as you may recall, relates to ability to
accept the support of others. And here is a woman who heads
the world’s most rapidly growing order within the Catholic
Church.
But Mother Teresa’s nose shape helps to solve the apparent
puzzle. Wide from bridge to tip, and triangling outward
broadly, her nose suggests a work style of people-centered lead-
ership: she prefers to work with others, right from the start of a
project. After beginning, her skill with delegation is much like
Hillary Clinton’s, but magnified manyfold. Thus, in her work
life, Mother Teresa draws followers to her like a magnet. In her
personal life, however, she accepts no support from others, and
draws instead on resources from spirit.
This nun’s curved chin shape is a perfect example of moral
commitment based on humanitarian grounds. A more unusual
aspect of this feature is the horizontal line that crosses her chin.
This faint erasure line is that is all that remains of the macho
knob she had in her youth. Back when she was still Agnes
Bojaxhiu, this knob signified an attraction to ultra-masculine
men, but that attraction was clearly not pursued after she took
her vows, and over the years the corresponding physical trait
has simply worn away. Incidentally, this change is a good ex-
ample of how an individual can break out of the mold of her
family of origin, becoming her own person both physically and
emotionally.
To fulfill a vow of chastity, it helps not to have a macho
knob. It also helps not to have a well-sculpted overlip. And, in
fact, Mother Teresa has a undefined overlip, suggesting indif-
ference to the sexual nuances of dress, hairstyle, and so forth in
women and men. Sexual self-presentation, for herself or others,
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is not relative to a nun's life. (Regarding sexuality, Mother

Teresa is the polar opposite of Elvis, whom we'll be reading
next.)
Mouth traits reveal that Mother Teresa prefers not to express
personal information. You'll notice the thin upper lip in par-
ticular. This relates to a reserve about self-disclosure that is per-
fect for someone who has chosen a lifetime of renunciation.
Once her upper lip was moderately full, but now this width re-
mains just in her lower lip. Given these proportions, Mother
Teresa has Blarney Lips, persuasive abilities that she uses in ser-
vice of her mission.
Some tooth traits are also worth mentioning. See how her
lower teeth stick out? That underbite denotes a deep will to
prevail. This is the only truly aggressive trait she has, and no
doubt she’s needed it. Another significant tooth trait, that doesnt
show in the photo here, involves the upper row of teeth. Ever
since her youth, Mother Teresa’s front teeth have been small
compared to the teeth around them. This amounts to a lack of
personal ego. For a householder trying to make a place for her-
self in a competitive world, this trait could cause problems, but
not for one who has chosen a selfless life of service.
In this context, take a good look at how Mother Teresa re-
lates to money, which shows in nose tip proportions. She has
deep nose grooves, indicative of not accepting financial sup-
port from others—one more trait that’s perfect for her chosen
lifestyle. Ditto for her small and triangular nostrils, suggesting
a disinclination to spend money on herself. As for the full nose
tip, it’s reminiscent of Gandhi's nose: the symbol of one who
cares deeply about financial security for herself—and this
“Self” has been defined in terms of millions of the needy.
As for Mother Teresa’s patterns of thinking about these
needy ones, she definitely has full starter eyebrows. This sug-
gests a willingness to juggle many projects at once, and an in-
clination to begin tasks rather than finish them. Personally, Га
love to meet the person charged with finally solving the prob-
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lems of the poorest people on earth! Mother Teresa's call has

been different, to help the poor meet perpetual and proliferat-
ing problems.
As for Mother Teresa's eyes, notice that she has unusually
large eyelids, related to seeing herself in terms of her significant
other. Whether she identifies herself as the Bride of Christ or in
terms of the millions she serves, clearly that relationship is one
of overwhelming significance.
It should be emphasized that eyelid fullness must be read in
the context of a subject's other traits. Two eyelids of this size
can involve a big challenge with co-dependence. A huge right
eyelid and skimpy left one could be the mark of a hypocrite. As
for a swollen left eyelid along with a small right one, that could
symbolize an unhealthy dependence upon a personal relation-
ship. The most dramatic example I’ve seen yet of this eyelid
mismatch showed in a photograph of O. J. Simpson on the
day when he was taken into police custody after the murder
of his ex-wife. Under the stress of his situation, his left eyelid
temporarily ballooned out to triple its usual size. But with
Mother Teresa, the eyelid proportions, though extreme, are
healthy; they match her chosen lifestyle of intense devotion to
others.
Another eye trait is highly unusual (although, unfortunately,
hard to see on this photo because of the camera angle). On
both sides, Mother Teresa has up-angled eyes. But her eyes also
have a “frame” of dark shadow that is down-angled. Thus
Mother Teresa looks at life from a rare double perspective. Her
inextinguishable optimism is paired with a willingness to look
deeply at life’s harshest problems.
What do you think of Mother Teresa’s wrinkles? Even be-
fore you interpret them as a face reader, don’t they positively
melt your heart? The wonderful thing about reading their
Secrets is that you gain the chance to understand more about
this soul-stirring beauty. Although the whole face shows life
lessons, wrinkles show those lessons most clearly.
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Well, what have we here? Let’s start with powerline dimples,

those cheek creases that reveal graciousness in authority.
Suffering lines, from the mouth to the chin, show that Mother
Teresa has identified with the problems of others. A mark of
devotion, barely visible beneath her habit, reveals Mother
Teresa's inescapable spiritual vocation.
Each of these three traits is significant, and the last is some-
what rare, but golly! All that is just for starters. Extraordinary,
long graceful lines radiate from this saint’s eyes. The search-for-
more lines stretch the contours of her eyes, moving them all
the way out to her ears. This symbolizes a perpetual hunger to
see with a broader perspective.
Another pattern of lines I'll call “vision power." These are
lines that fan out from Mother Teresa’s eyes all the way down
her cheeks to the jawline, curving lines that dominate both the
front and side views of her face. Their message is that this
woman has, over time, struggled to bring her spiritual vision
into reality, accentuating her already considerable gifts for spir-
itual achievement. Through Mother Teresas total surrender to
service, she has reshaped.her face.
ELVIS PRESLEY
SEXIER AND SEXIER
Think about this true story of incredible fame: For the first
time in 152 years, the nation's mailmen sponsor a popularity
contest. The subject is a majorly male man, Elvis Presley. His
image is to be used for a commemorative stamp. But which
face, should be chosen, young man Elvis or the older version?
Altogether a staggering 1.3 million Americans vote. (The win-
ner, by a landslide, is the more youthful Elvis.)
At first, the need for such a vote seems as crazy as random
Elvis sightings. Yet any Elvis fan knows that his face changed
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tremendously. In the photo here I, too, have voted to show this

view of his face—as a way to begin discussion of how very
much he changed. It may give you a new perspective on aging
and the extent to which the outer face is shaped by the inner life.
Also, given Presley’s nature, you can expect this reading to
demonstrate how to read a face for sexiness. By studying traits
like the ones described here, you can develop a knack for check-
ing out anyone, any place. For sexiness, face traits can be far
more reliable than the usual messages of expression and body
language.
Always an earthy guy, Elvis matured into an even more
studly image. For starters, consider the proportion of his three
Priority Areas.
Hairline to eyebrows was always smallest. This proportion
for Priority Area 1 indicates a mistrust of intellectualism—
which remained constant for Elvis over time. Let’s face it.
Subtlety was never his forte.
But the inner man did change in ways that were subtle, and
his face shows how. The Elvis depicted here, a deeply ambitious
young singer, showed a VERY predominant Area 2. (That’s the
space from eyebrows to nose tip.) This signifies an overwhelm-
ing inner drive to make a name for himself, with all the fame
and wealth such success could bring.
And by the time that Elvis had lived this success well enough
to know what it was really like, ambition ceased being the issue.
Area 3 (from nose tip to chin) began to predominate. Why did the
physical aspect of life become so overwhelmingly important?
Hmm, would it be a wild guess to connect his facial changes
with what the man was singing and dancing about all those years?
To paraphrase one great proverb, that which receives your
attention, grows stronger in your life.
Presley happens to have had an incredible number of traits
associated with a physical orientation. Consider his fleshy ears,
culminating in raised, circular earlobes. These mean that
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Presley tended to be unusually observant of physical reality—

the shapes and movements of the bodies around him.
Elvis VERY well-defined overlip relates to constant aware-
ness of maleness versus femaleness. He specialized in portraying
raw maleness, of course, and has attracted a following who ap-
preciate a very stylized sexual self-presentation. Every fan of his
I've known likewise takes great care in matters of hairstyle and
dress. By contrast, the world's Mother Teresas and Hillary
Clintons consider such matters a waste of time, choosing to put
their attention elsewhere. Who is right?
Ooh, trick question. The answer is you are! You are the one
who defines the nature of sex in your world. Accordingly, you're
free to make heroes of those who are most like yourself.
For Elvis, a potent symbol of physical awareness is the
macho knob at the end of his chin (another trait that grew
more pronounced in later years.) This circular mound of flesh
represents a deep pride in his manhood. You dont call this kind
of man a wimp and get away with it.
But who would dare, given the famed Presley mouth? Fans
will tell you, it never changed. The VERY curved, full lower lip
suggests a let-it-all-hang-out attitude about self-disclosure. (For
Elvis, that especially meant disclosing sensuality.)
And his Trendsetter Lips, with the well defined triangles on
top, reveal a charismatic way with communication.
Most important, the lip proportions show strong persuasive
ability. Especially in his later years, Elvis became one of the best
examples you'll ever see of the trait called Blarney Lips.
The knob, the earlobes, reading his lips—do these traits
guarantee that you, personally, will find Elvis sexy? No, because
his very physical orientation may not match your life priorities.
If your face shows a very large Area 1 or small Area 3, chances
are that you dont stay fascinated for long by a partner who has
a large Area 3.
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This illustrates a key factor in reading someone’s face for

sexiness. Over the long term, for adults, compatibility matters
more than purely physical attributes.
Sexiness involves personal style. The more you define sex as
making love, the more important personal style becomes. Here
are some other elements that relate to Elvis’ style as a sexual
communicator.
Low brows mean that spontaneous expression worked best
for Presley. The electricity that flowed through him as a per-
former was contagious. And maybe the sexiest thing about him
of all.
Unconscious emotional openness shows in Elvis’ ears. His
ears have deep inner circles, hinting at depth of passion.
Conscious openness shows in Elviss wariness index. This is
another trait that changed significantly for Elvis over the years.
At this age, his wariness fluctuates wildly and, in the photo
here, his lower eyelids score 9 out of a possible 10. He’s posing
in a mode that shows he is wide open.
In his later years, Elvis scored 2—not just in an occasional
photo but in every one Руе seen. Emotionally, the super sex
symbol had closed down.
For fans, this toughness would only make Elvis more ap-
pealing, in the time-honored tradition of the hard-to-get heart-
throb.
During the vote over which image would be used for the
Presley commemorative stamp, people often referred to the
choice as “the thin Elvis” versus “the fat Elvis.” Weight is an ex-
tremely superficial way to explain the change in him. One need
not look very hard to see that he aged, he suffered, he burned
out. And an in-depth reading of Elvis’ traits offers more
specifics.
For instance, Elvis’ cheek traits changed enormously. The
unpadded cheeks shown here developed a dense padding. The
meaning is a dramatic increase in support from others. Elvis’
gigantic popularity was a constant pressure. Physically, the
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cheeks looked stuffed. Inwardly the pressure was, no doubt,

worse.
Another cheek change was the development of close-set
cheeks. This reveals an increasingly powerful style, where he
could blast out a great deal of energy, fast. That’s the upside.
'The downside is feeling, again, pressured.
VERY in-angled ears suggest that Elvis always had a strong
need to belong. It could be argued that this need forced him to
become what his fans expected him to be, an appearance kept
up with an ever-increasing intake of drugs.
One feature, above all, predicts Elvis’ eventual self-destruc-
tion. Take another look at his eyes. Ignore that sultry gaze, if
you can, and search for an unusual physical trait.
Do you see that his eyes are sampaku? Pronounced SAM-
pah-KOO, this is a term from oriental face reading for a third
white showing under the iris. l'he macrobiotic significance is
impending death. Siang mien reads it as chronically poor
health. My interpretation of this trait is a chronic pattern of
feeling inferior.
As Elvis grew increasingly successful, his eyes were no longer
sampaku. But his health had deteriorated, along with much of
his personal happiness. By the age of 42, Elvis had given all he
had to serve countless fans as a symbol of their own raw, primal
passion.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
THE DIFFICULT LIFE OF A GENIUS
Ready to tune in to one of the great geniuses of modern

times? You dont have to understand a word of Einstein’s theo-
ries of relativity to learn the Secrets of his face.
Long, unbroken lines reach clear across Einstein's forehead.
Additional lines frame his temples. “Just forehead fluff,” a ca-
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sual observer might scoff. But hold on! Compare Einstein's

forehead wrinkles to those of anyone you know. Theirs may
cover the center of the face, but do they reach all the way to the
ears? Not likely. You've heard it rumored that Einstein used
more of his mental faculties than most of us. Those unbroken
lines are the facial proof.
Next, take a look at the great physicist's right ear. If you look
closely, you may see the protruding outer ear circle. You'll re-
call that outer and inner ear circles symbolize awareness of ob-
jective and subjective experience. For Einstein, the outer,
objective portion sticks out at an extreme angle. Read that as a
talent for understanding objective reality.
But don’t stop yet. What do you make of his right eyebrow
shape? Would you call it straight, curved, or angled? No matter
which, I'd have to say you're correct. All these shapes can be
seen. Einstein has what I call “chameleon eyebrows.” They take
on all possible shapes. This parallels unusual mental flexibility.
And while we're gazing at Einstein's right brow, notice that
up-angled eyebrow. As in the case of Hillary Clinton, this sig-
nifies an ability to keep up with the future. Since his leading
edge brow is on the right side only, the interpretation is that it
showed in his work, not his personal life.
Now I dont reduce the great physicist's efforts of a lifetime
to the exceptional intellectual talents that show in Einstein’s
face—any more than I think that God, when assigning facial
features, plays with dice—but they could only have helped
Einstein stay ahead of his fellow physicists.
Other traits were more of a mixed blessing for Einstein. For
starters, where's his mouth? Small and covered ир by a huge
moustache, the mouth suggests a challenge with personal self-
expression.
His delicate chin reveals sensitivity to criticism. The positive
side is intensely strong ethical standards.
Einsteins unusually rounded eyes are one of the first things
people usually notice about his picture. Of course, as an expert
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at reading the Secrets, the part of his eyes you'll especially no-
tice are the lower eyelids. On the wariness index, I'd give him
a 10 out of a possible high score of 10. Remember, the scale
runs from 1 to 10, with 10 the most open. Thus, Einstein's
lower lids proclaim a truly open mind, along with a strong po-
tential challenge with vulnerability.
This is accentuated by the sampaku eyes, especially the right
one. So, ludicrous through it may seem, Einstein probably put
other physicists on a pedestal, comparing his own work dis-
paragingly to theirs.
Also, by the time this photo was taken, Einstein evidently
had some chronic health problems. The aforementioned sam-
paku right eye is one indicator. Another is the surprisingly slen-
der left jaw, denoting lack of physical stamina. In his work
(symbolized by the right jaw) he came across as more vigorous
than he felt the rest of the time.
Einstein also developed several burnout lines. These are hor-
izontal wrinkles across the bridge of his nose. Barely visible in
this photo, these lines deepened dramatically as he aged.
An additional trait that became more pronounced with
time, is a nose groove on the right side of his face. This line
across the nose tip proclaims fierce independence, reluctance to
accept help or money from others, determination to “do it
myself.”
The straight eye angle on Einstein’s right side also furthers
his objectivity and persistence as a scientist. It’s a persistence
born of pragmatism. Compared to a more idealistic style of sci-
entist, he’s not as apt to become discouraged when discoveries
make him throw away hypotheses.
Altogether, Einstein’s right side shows a man inwardly
poised for independent work. His dynamism and strength are
almost overwhelming. All in all, Einstein's right side is the one
that will go down in history.
Compare this strong, independent worker with the private
person who shows in Einstein’s left side of the face. Just on the
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level of expression, isnt this view revealing? Try comparing both

sides by holding a sheet of blank paper over the photo, to show
only the right side, then the left. To me, Finstein's left face por-
trays emotional struggle just as clearly as his right face pictures
an uncompromising passion for truth.
You may see this differently: that’s the tricky aspect of read-
ing for expression. The level of facial traits has the advantage of
being much more specific.
The eye angles, for instance, are clearly different. His down-
angled left eye reveals greater awareness of life’s problems. Less
cheek padding suggests less cooperation from others than in
the workplace. And if you look closely you'll see a wad of cheek
flesh that sagged toward his lips, part of what later developed
into an enormous suffering line (even deeper than the line that
this photo shows on the right side). Eventually, Einstein’s suf-
fering line extended past the mouth, all the way to the chin.
That’s significant because this line is the index of deep emo-
tional pain. The longer and deeper the line from nose to
mouth, the more the bearer has suffered—either personally or
through empathy for others. I doubt you will ever see a longer
suffering line than the one Einstein developed in his later years.
Altogether, the left side of Einstein's face reveals the sensitiv-
ity behind his outer passion for truth. His was a life worth liv-
ing—but hardly easy.
OPRAH WINFREY
CONFESSOR TO THE NATION
Americas highest-paid entertainer has a face with excep-

tional strengths. Yet a novice face reader might miss many of
these traits because they are so subtle. Let's start with the obvi-
ous talents.
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Even a casual glance shows several meaningful characteris-

tics. In a face drawn with generous proportions, the shortness
of her nose grabs your attention like a punctuation mark. "This
woman works hard!" it proclaims—a fact you learn even if you
haven't already heard that Oprah, unlike most talk-show hosts,
runs her own production company. It's extra lucrative to con-
trol every facet of one of the nation's most popular talk shows.
Still, that nose suggests that Oprah isn't in it just for the money.
She enjoys the responsibility.
Since Oprah's nose has a small nose tip, as well as being
short in length, I believe that she doesnt worry about money.
Dont laugh! Oprah would feel that way even if she didnt hap-
pen to earn more in a single year than most people make in a
lifetime. If reading for money interests you, you'll get a high
rate of return from studying this womans nose. The small tip is
compounded by small rectangular nostrils. They proclaim her
a practical, shrewd spender. Not that she’s stingy when it comes
to spending, just thoughtful. Can you think of anyone else
who, having lost a great deal of weight, auctioned off her “fat
clothes” to raise money for charity?
For another extreme trait in this unique celebrity, notice the
overwhelmingly large priority area 3. That’s the section of the
face from nose tip to chin. Even if you knew nothing of her
show's reputation—or her unusually tough childhood—Oprah
would stand out as one of the most down-to-earth people who
walk the planet.
Yet she has far-set eyes. Since this physical attribute sym-
bolizes broad vision, it might seem to contradict her just-men-
tioned street smarts. Really, there’s no contradiction. Oprah
just brings common sense to an unusually wide range of
subjects.
All the above insights notwithstanding, Oprah’s most inter-
esting traits dont show until you check out her asymmetries.
Believe it or not, the face you associate with this woman is ac-
tually only one side, the left.
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The photo chosen for this book shows Oprahs right side in
a dominant position; until you look carefully it is easy to as-
sume that both sides of the face look like that. It's more attrac-
tive in a conventional way but doesn’t really look much like
Oprah—as you can see for yourself by flipping on your TV any
weekday. The photo shown here is a kind of graduation present
for you, the most complicated face reading material you've
had yet.
The angle of this photo will give you practice at looking
carefully to compare right and left sides when you have a view
that is not straight on. As you grow more experienced at look-
ing for face traits, you will learn to recognize what a camera
angle can do, to catch asymmetries, to visually peel most
makeup right off. More than ever, you'll be reading the Secrets.
In truth, Oprah’s face on the right is a total stranger. Not
only appearing more intense than the left face, it actually seems
more tense. Why? Zoom in on those cheek muscles. Oprah's
right cheek has been clenched into a more compact, close-set
position. This suggests that in work situations Oprah pushes
harder than you would expect from the laid-back manner she
projects over the screen.
Which person is real? Both. The woman isnt phony, just
unusually complex.
One underreported incident from Oprahs life illustrates the
differences between the right and left sides of her face. Three
months before her autobiography was scheduled for publica-
tion in 1993, Oprah changed her mind about sharing her story
in print. You can imagine what a delightful surprise this was for
her publishers. Suddenly Knopf had to destroy 750,000 copies
of a book that was sure to be a best-seller.
Whatever Oprah's motivation, you've got to admire this
tough decision from an even tougher lady. It's exactly what you
would expect from her right cheek.
By contrast, Oprah's left cheek is far set. I'd also call it low
slung, a somewhat unusual physical trait concerning where a
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cheek sticks out the most—in this case, close to the mouth.
Meaning what? In Oprah private life, she instinctively sympa-
thizes with lifestyles chat differ from her own. Slower to judge
than most, she allows people to act according to their lights,
even if she would make different choices herself.
Doesn't that sound like the talk-show style which this
woman pioneered? Cheek traits are just one example from
Oprah's face where the TV persona comes from her personal
life (left face) rather than what she is like in the workplace
(right face). If you and I were to sneak into the business meet-
ings where Oprah negotiates with her publishers, network ex-
ecutives, and other business associates, I’m convinced that we
would see her tougher right side in action. One reason for
Oprah’s success on TV is her ability to project her personal self,
instead.
How does she manage this? One clue shows in eye position.
If you look carefully, you'll notice that Oprahs left eye is phys-
ically a bit higher than the right. Whenever one eye takes a su-
perior position to the other, that symbolizes holding the
corresponding aspect of life in higher regard. For Oprah, the
important self is personal, not public. The *real you" slouches
over the breakfast table, gulping down that morning coffee. "Real
you" is not the dressed-up person at work with the perky smile.
And speaking of Oprahs vision of reality, take a closer look
at her supposedly far-set eyes. Only the left eye is far set. The
other is, if anything, close set. This asymmetry suggests that
Oprah's famous broad-mindedness comes to the fore in her
personal life, rather than in her business dealings. The same
holds true for strong personal loyalty, a left face trait that con-
trasts with the right face’s more self-interested approach to busi-
ness (this shows in Oprah's contrasting jaw widths).
But I've saved the best for last, a final group of unusual and
unexpected traits that reveal a fascinating mind.
Have you ever seen longer brows? Oprah's ultra-long eye-
brows creep all the way over to her nose. No doubt makeup
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artists have advised her to pluck away that unusual extra inch.
But she has been wise to resist. The first chunk of brow, com-
plete with start-up hairs, symbolizes a fascination with motiva-
tions—why and how people start doing things.
Next let’s turn to Oprah’s ears. Would you have expected
those flat ear angles? They go with a deep personal need to be-
long and a hypersensitivity to what people expect in different
social situations. Does Oprah choose to follow these rules just
because she is so aware of them?
Heck no, as any TV fan can tell you. But Oprah has other
equally intense traits that balance her ear angles: broad per-
spective (far-set left eye), insight into behavior (long starts to
her eyebrows), and realism (the angle of her left eye, as well as
the huge Priority Area 3). Altogether Oprahs face is set up for
life lessons around the conflict between society’s expectations
versus individuals’ needs.
One physical trait proclaims Oprah's qualifications to teach
such lessons. It's like a Ph.D. attached to her body—right at
the ears! Remember ear borders, that part of ear structure di-
viding the inner and outer circles? On some of us they are
mushy, on others clearly defined. Well, on Oprah they arent
just clearly defined. Massive symbols of her intuition, they
bulge out like the towers of the World Trade Center. The mean-
ing? Psychically, Oprah specializes in the distinction between
what is personal and public. Her spiritual job is to take closely
held feelings and broadcast them loud and clear.
Denial won't work around this lady. No wonder she chooses
guests whose uninhibited revelations can be such a shock. And
from her own life, Oprah has opened up taboo topics, like
struggles with weight loss, teenage pregnancy, and sexual abuse.
Oprah’s gift is to create a forum where it is safe to acknowledge
the truth. High priestess of today's electronic confessional, this
courageous woman brings healing release to millions.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
While many books have been published on face reading, the
following titles are the most helpful I've found, with the best
first:
Young, Lailan. Secrets of the Face. Boston: Little, Brown, 1984.
De Mente, Boye. Face-reading
for Fun and Profit. Phoenix:
Bachelor Books, 1968.
Mitchell, M. E. How to Read the Language of the Face. New
York: Macmillan, 1968.
Wagner, Carl. Characterology. York Beach, Maine: Weiser.
1986.
You may also enjoy these books of related interest:

Carter, Mildred. Helping Yourself with Foot Reflexology. West
Nyack, N.Y.: Parker, 1969.
Dychtwald, Ken. Bodymind. Los Angeles: J. P. Tarcher, 1986.
Eckman, Paul. Telling Lies. New York: W. W. Norton, 1985.
Hay, Louise L. Heal Your Body. Santa Monica, Calif.: Hay
House, 1988.
Kushi, Michio. Your Face Never Lies: An Introduction to
Oriental Diagnosis. Garden City Park, NY: Avery
Publishing, 1983. (Incidentally, I do not agree with much in
this book, but it does provide an interesting perspective on
face traits and health.)
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(OVER 500)
FAMOUS FACES
These people were chosen to represent many different walks
of life. Though all are famous, not all names or faces will nec-
essarily be familiar to you. Racing fans will recognize Cale
Yarborough; history buffs, Rasputin; biologists, Watson and
Crick. I hope there will be plenty of known faces for everyone.
No matter what their claim to fame, celebrities are people
first, not achievements or titles. Therefore, I chose to be infor-
mal here. I used titles only for people you'd never recognize
without them, like Diana, Princess of Wales. And yes, Virginia,
I did include some mythic faces, like that of Santa Claus.
Abdul, Paula, 91 Alley, Kirstie, 130

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, Anderson, Marion, 76
118 Anthony, Susan B., 70
Abernathy, Robert, 52 Arafat, Yasir, 129
Abzug, Bella, 107 Arbus, Diane, 113
Adams, John Quincy, 100 Armani, Giorgio, 85
Adams, Louisa, 99 Armour, Tommy, 48
Addams, Jane, 93 Ash, Mary Kay, 85
Alcott, Amy, 48 Astaire, Fred, 79
Alda, Alan, 79 Audubon, John James, 62
Alexander the Great, 107 Aung San Suu Kyi, 9
Ali, Muhammad, 28 Austen, Jane, 98
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Austin, Nancy, 44 Borge, Victor, 95

Bach, Johann Sebastian, Boss Tweed, 35
99 Boutros-Ghali, Boutros,
Bacon, Francis, 62 94
Baez, Joan, 89 Brando, Marlon, 87
Bagehot, Walter, 62 Bronson, Charles, 101
Baiul, Oksana, 98 Brooks, Gwendolyn, 68
Baker, Russell, 87 Brothers, Joyce, 95
Bakker, Jim, 96 Brown, Tony, 95
Ball, Lucille, 132 Brownmiller, Susan, 130
Banks, Dennis, 125 Bryan, William Jennings,
Barney (the Dinosaur), 61
793007 Buchanan, Pat, 45
Barnum, P. T., 87 Buckley, William Е, 42
Barr, Roseanne, 74, 75, Buffet, Warren, 23
104 Burger, Warren, 95
Barrie, James M., 36 Burns, Ken, 73
Barrows, Sydney Biddle, Buscaglia, Leo, 80
101 Bush, Barbara, 46, 58, 75
Barry, Dave, 87 Bush, George, 17, 32, 38,
Bartoli, Cecilia, 133 43, 58, 74-75, 84-85,
Barton, Clara, 76 99, 143
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 95 Cain, Dean, 90
Basinger, Kim, 43 Caldwell, Sarah, 85
Bentsen, Lloyd, 125 Calvin, John, 75
Bergson, Henri, 9, 93 Canseco, Jose, 130
Billy the Kid, 99 Capone, Al, 87
Blackett, PM.S., 62 Carey, Ка 3
Blackwell, Elizabeth, 99 Carnegie, Andrew, 57
Blair, Bonnie, 22 Carson, Johnny, 86
Bloembergen, Nicolaas, Carson, Rachel, 74
62 Carter, Jimmy, 16, 58, 82,
Bogart, Humphrey, 95 121
Bolen, Jean, 104 Carter, Rosalynn, 98
Bonaparte, Napoleon, 107 Carvel, Thomas, 36
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Casals, Pablo, 65 Corrigan, Mairéad, 9

Cash, Johnny, 99 Cosby, Bill, 112
Cather, Willa, 64 Costner, Kevin, 103
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 70 Cousins, Norman, 64
Chamberlain, Wilt, 32 Crawford, Cindy, 119
Chaplin, Charlie, 30, 118 Crick, Francis, 63
Charles, Ray, 94 Crockett, James
Chavez, Cesar, 107 Underwood, 109
Chen Ning Yang, 88 Cronkite, Walter, 86
Cher, 43, 103 Cruise, Tom, 43
Chief Joseph, 62 Dalai Lama, 120
Chief Seattle, 88 Danson, Ted, 103, 132
Child, Julia, 110 Dante, 42
Chomsky, Noam, 106 Darrow, Clarence, 61
Christie, Agatha, 53 Davis, Geena, 116
Chung, Connie, 87 Davis, Marvin Harold, 33
Churchill, Winston, 45, Day, Doris, 70
91 de Broglie, Louis, 62
Cinderella, 65 Ра
de Mille, Agnes, 65
Clarke, Arthur C., 49 de Sade, Marquis, 97, 100
Cleveland, Frances, 99 Dean, James, 87
Cleveland, Grover, 45 Denver, John, 64
Clinton Bil, 2; 1:32, DeVos, Richard, 30
57, 143 Diana, Princess of Wales,
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, 103
141144146; 152, Dickens, Charles, 35
156 DiMaggio, Joe, 94, 124
Cohen, Ben, 96 Dinesen, Isak, 55
Conner, Dennis, 93 Domingo, Placido, 87
Connery, Sean, 116 Donahue, Phil, 84, 130
Connick, Jr., Harry, 43 Donaldson, Sam, 26, 70
Connors, Jimmy, 97 Doyle, Arthur Conan, 45
Coolidge, Calvin, 85, 121 Dr. Seuss, 49
Copland, Aaron, 65, 93 Drew, Charles, 31
Copperfield, David, 21 Dukakis, Michael, 38
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Dunbar, Paul Laurence, Fillmore, Abigale, 59

49 Fillmore, Millard, 45
Duvall, Robert, 118 Firestone, Harvey, 109
Dylan, Bob, 85 Flack, Roberta, 88
Eadie, Betty, 104 Fleming, Alexander, 79
Eastwood, Clint, 43 Flynn, Errol, 103
Eddy, Mary Baker, 109 Folan, Lilias, 91
Edelman, Marian Wright, Fonda, Jane, 108
88 Forbes, Malcolm, 106
Edison, Thomas, 21 Ford, Betty, 95, 99
Einstein, Albert, 154-158 Ford, Gerald, 121, 132
Eisenhower, Dwight, 58, Ford, Harrison, 87
91 Ford, Henry, 71
Ellington, Duke, 66 Foster, Jodie, 103
Elway, John, 77 Fox, Michael J., 112
Elytis, Odysseus, 9 Franklin, Aretha, 65
Engler, John, 113 Franklin, Ben, 133
Erasmus, 33 Freud, Sigmund, 33
Erikson, Erik, 110 Friedan, Betty, 70
Esaki, Leo, 9 Frommer, Arthur, 57
Esquivel, Laura, 52 Frost, Robert, 110
Esquivel, Adolfo Pérez, 42 Fulbright, William, 49
Estefan, Gloria, 87 Gable, Clark, 116
Evert, Chris, 94 Gabor, Eva, 52
Fabio, 102 Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 52
Fairbanks, Douglas, 43 Gagarin, Yuri, 89
Faldo, Nick, 48 Gallaudet, Thomas, 77
Falwell, Jerry, 86 Gandhi, Mahatma, 36,
Farmer, Fannie, 36 57, 147
Feiffer, Jules, 109 Garbo, Greta, 68
Feinstein, Dianne, 110 Garcia Marquez, Gabriel,
Ferguson, Marilyn, 49 29
Fermi, Enrico, 106 Garland, Judy, 87
Field, Sally, 91 Gawain, Shakti, 116
Fields, W. C., 45 Geddes, Patrick, 32
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Geneen, Harold, 109 Hanks, Tom, 64

Gere, Richard, 86 Harding, Warren, 121
Geronimo, 76 Harlow, Jean, 101
Getty, “Gordo”, 61 Harrison, Benjamin, 45
Gibbon, Edward, 37 Harrison, George, 89
Gifford, Kathie Lee, 84 Hawn, Goldie, 119
Gilbert, W. S., 35 Hay, Louise, 64
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 84 Hayes, Lucy Webb, 59
Girard, Joe, 107 Hefner, Hugh, 108
Giuliani, Rudolph, 116 Heimann, John, 59
Gleason, Jackie, 80 Hemingway, Ernest, 63
Goddard, Robert, 36 Henderson, Rickey, 33
Gódel, Kurt, 49 Henning, Doug, 49
Goebbels, Joseph, 37 Henson, Jim, 118
Goldberg, Whoopi, 104 Henson, Matthew, 22
Golding, William, 130 Hepburn, Audrey, 41
Golgi, Camillo, 9 Hepburn, Katharine, 73
Gompers, Samuel, 61 Hershiser, Orel, 33
Gore, Al, 17, 104, 143 Heston, Charlton, 35
Gore, Tipper, 96 Hill, James J., 57
Grant, Ulysses S., 45, 121 Hines, Gregory, 25
Greenfield, Jerry, 96 Hitchcock, Alfred, 104
Grey, John, 129 Hitler, Adolf, 118
Griffin, Merv, 28 Hoffman, Dustin, 86
Grisham, John, 106 Hopkins, Tom, 107
Groening, Matt, 35 Horchow, Roger, 87
Gross, Michael, 112 Howard, Jane, 93
Gucci, Aldo, 57 Huizenga, Wayne, 77
Guisewite, Cathy, 130 Hull, Cordell, 85
Haig, Jr., Alexander, 97 Hussein, Saddam, 102
Hall, Arsenio, 79 Iococca, Lee, 83
Hall, Edward T., 47 Ice-T, 89
Hamilton, Alexander, 57 Jackson, Jesse, 43
Hamlisch, Marvin, 95 Jackson, La Toya, 97
Hammarskjóld, Dag, 9 Jackson, Michael, 49
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Jefferson, Thomas, 58 Krone, Julie, 125

Jemison, Mae C., 95 Kiibler-Ross, Elisabeth, 76
Jennings, Peter, 26 Kunin, May, 94
Jimmy the Greek, 99 LAmour, Louis, 91
Jobs, Steve, 31 Landers, Ann, 108
John, Elton, 58 Landon, Michael, 80
Johnson, Andrew, 45 Lansbury, Angela, 130
Johnson, Lyndon, 30, 58 Larson, Gary, 37
Johnson, Magic, 108 Laurel and Hardy, 103-
Johnson, Ned, 109 104
Johnson, Samuel Curtis, Lawrence, Mary Wells, 87
47 Leach, Robin, 56
Jordan, Michael, 30, 61 Lee, Spike, 107
Keaton, Michael, 86, 103 Lee, Yuan T., 9
Keillor, Garrison, 83 Lehrer, Jim, 54
Keller, Helen, 74, 129 Lennon, John, 89
Kelly, Jim, 91 Leno, Jay, 93
Kennedy, John Е, 58, 89, Letterman, David, 84
91:102 Levy, Allan, 121
Keokuk, 87 Lewis, Jerry, 96
Kerkorian, Kirk, 109 Lewis, Shari, 64
Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat, Liebowitz, Fran, 87
120 Limbaugh, Rush, 43, 87
Khorana, Har Gobind, 9 Lincoln, Abraham, 52, 58,
King, Larry, 87 73,98,121,:132
King, Jr., Martin Luther, Lindbergh, Anne Morrow,
9,27. 92 70
King, Stephen, 125 Lindbergh, Charles, 63
Kirkland, Gelsey, 94 Lorenz, Konrad, 104
Kissinger, Henry, 107 Ma, Yo-Yo, 22
Kluge, John, 52 Machiavelli, Niccoló, 71
Koppel, Ted, 130 MacLaine, Shirley, 89
Krantz, Judith, 101-102 MacNeil, Robert, 54
Kroc, Joan, 61 Madonna, 37, 43, 107,
Kroc, Ray, 36 119
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Malden, Karl, 55 Mother Teresa, 57, 76,

Mandela, Nelson, 76, 77 144-149, 152
Mars, Sr., Forrest, 85 Murphy, Eddie, 85, 132
Marshall, Thurgood, 84, Myrdal, Alva, 121-122
96 Nader, Ralph, 57, 70
Martinez, Jacinto Naisbitt, John, 110
Benavente, 9 Neal, Patricia, 94
Marx, Groucho, 118 Neruda, Pablo, 65
Mayer, Maria Goeppert, Newman, Alfred E., 36
138 Newman, Paul, 102
Mays, Willie, 33 Newton, Isaac, 42, 63
McCartney, Paul, 89 Nicholson, Jack, 43
McClintock, Barbara, 121 Nicklaus, Jack, 48
McFadden, Магу, 87 Nightingale, Florence, 21
Mead, Margaret, 47 Nimoy, Leonard, 26
Meagher, Mary T., 77 Nixon, Pat, 59, 98
Merrill, Dina, 56 Nixon, Richard M., 58,
Mickey Mouse, 133 70-71, 121
Midori, 32 p Noonan, Peggy, 79
Mikulski, Barbara, 80, North, Oliver, 36
125 Novello, Antonia, 75
Mirabella, Grace, 49 O'Connor, Sandra Day,
Mitchell, Joni, 93 80
Monk, Thelonious, 89 O'Keeffe, Georgia, 121
Monroe, James, 23, 121 Olatunji, Babatunde, 116
Monroe, Marilyn, 43, 82 Olmos, Edward James,
Montalban, Ricardo, 116 102
Montana, Joe, 102 Onassis, Jacqueline
Moore, Demi, 103 Kennedy, 93, 100
Moore, Mary Tyler, 64 O'Neal, Shaquille, 77
Morgan, Marabel, 101 Ortega y Gasset, Jose, 35
Morgan, J. P., 57 Paige, Satchell, 89
Mossbauer, Rudolf L., Parkhurst, Emmeline, 70
133 Parks, Gordon, 65
Mother Jones, 61 Parks, Rosa, 129
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Pasternak, Boris, 52 Raitt, Bonnie, 116

Pasteur, Louis, 21 Rand, Ayn, 71
Pavlov, Ivan, 9 Raphaél, Sally Jessy, 37
Payton, Walter, 91 Rashad, Phylicia, 95
Peale, Norman Vincent, Rasputin, Grigori, 45
132 Rathbone, Basil, 71
Peck, M. Scott, 104 Reagan, Nancy, 99
Penn, Sean, 85 Reagan, Ronald, 32, 58
Pepper, Claude, 59 Redford, Robert, 73, 116
Perdue, Frank, 36 Reeve, Christopher, 90
Perkins, Frances, 70 Reno, Janet, 91
Perot, H. Ross, 35, 143 Revere, Paul, 48
Perry, Luke, 43 Revson, Charles, 98
Pershing, John, 93 Richards, Ann, 121
Peter Pan, 64 Ride, Sally, 91
Peters, Tom, 44 Riis, Jacob, 61
Picasso, Pablo, 87 Ripken, Jr., Cal, 45
Pickford, Mary, 97 Rivera, Geraldo, 28
Pierce, Franklin, 98 Robbins, Jerome, 42
Piston, Walter, 106 Roberts, Julia, 85
Planck, Max, 79 Robertson, Laurel, 96
Pope John Paul II, 106 Rockefeller, John D., 57
Post, Emily, 130 Rockwell, Norman, 61
Povich, Maury, 84 Rogers, Carl, 106
Powell, Colin, 102 Rogers, Fred, 120-121
Powter, Susan, 85 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 93
Presley, Elvis, 86, 89, 103, Roosevelt, Franklin D.,
147, 149-154 38, 42, 58, 98, 132
Prigogine, Ilya, 107 Roosevelt, Teddy, 58, 121,
Prokofiev, Sergei, 93 132
Puccini, Giacomo, 52 Rose, Charlie, 84
Quayle, Dan, 17, 43, 73, Rubenfeld, Ilana, 104
143 Russell, Bertrand, 38
Quinn, Anthony, 103 Ryan, Meg, 103
Quinn, Jane Bryant, 57 Sadat, Anwar, 9
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Safire, William, 49 Smith, Jeff, 109-110

Sakharov, Andrei, 96 Smith, Liz, 42
Salinger, J. D., 47 Smoot, George Е, 130
Samuelson, Paul, 59 Snead, Sam, 77
Sanger, Margaret, 49 Snow White, 65, 71
Santa Claus, 117 Snyder, Mitch, 96
Sarandon, Susan, 103 Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr,
Sawyer, Diane, 88 107
Scarry, Richard, 110 Sontag, Susan, 88
Schriver, Maria, 90 Spock, Benjamin, 110
Schulz, Charles, 106 Spock, Mr., 26
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, Springsteen, Bruce, 89
90-91 Stallone, Sylvester, 90
Schwarzkopf, Norman, Stanton, Elizabeth Cady,
125 70
Schweitzer, Albert, 9, 30 Stapleton, Jean, 46
Seagal, Steven, 43 Starr, Ringo, 89
Segovia, Andrés, 64 Steel, Danielle, 52
Seinfeld, Jerry, 102 Steinbeck, John, 32
Selleck, Tom, 118 Stevens, John Paul, 120
Sellers, Peter, 30 Stewart, Patrick, 103
Sequoyah, 63 Stone, Lucy, 70
Shalala, Donna, 52 Strawberry, Darryl, 108
Shalikashvili, John M., Streep, Meryl, 55
102 Streisand, Barbra, 65,
Shaw, George Bernard, 79 66-67
Shields, Brooke, 23 Stritch, Elaine, 130
Sholokhov, Mikhail, 65 Sulzberger, Arthur Ochs,
Siegel, Bernie, 130 35
Sills, Beverly, 42 Swayze, Patrick, 103
Simmons, Richard, 108 Taft, Helen, 59, 98
Simpson, O. J., 148 Taft, William Howard,
Sinatra, Frank, 102, 116 45, 99
Skinner, B. E, 80 Tan, Amy, 85
Smith, Huston, 120 Tange, Kenzo, 22
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Tannen, Deborah, 129 Warhol, Andy, 87

Taubman, Alfred, 87 Warren, Earl, 61
Taylor, Elizabeth, 97, Washington, Booker Т., 63
102-103 Washington, George, 38,
Taylor, Lawrence, 77 96, 107, 121
Te Kanawa, Kiri, 49 Washington, Martha, 99,
Temple, Shirley, 115 107
Terkel, Studs, 129 Watson, James, 32, 79
Terrell, Mary Church, 70 Wayne, John, 44
Thatcher, Margaret, 86 Webster, Noah, 42
Thomas, Clarence, 75-76 Wellington, Duke of, 97
Thomas, Richard, 119 West, Mae, 108
Tracy, Spencer, 116 Westheimer, Ruth, 101
Trudeau, Gary, 130 Wexner, Herbert, 21
Truman, Harry, 58, 99, White, Betty, 116
132 Wicked Witch of the
Trump, Donald, 23, 89 West, 71
Tune, Tommy, 104 Wiles, Andrew, 133
Turner, Ted, 102 Williams, Robin, 107
Tyson, Laura D'Andrea, Williams, Tennessee, 108
93 Wilson, Woodrow, 99,
Tyson, Mike, 37, 74 132
Van Andel, Jay, 30 Winfrey, Oprah, 158-163
Van Buren, Abigail, 129 Wordsworth, William,
Van Buren, Martin, 45, 109
99, 120 Wu, Chien-shiung, 95
Varèse, Edgard, 32 Yamasaki, Minoru, 63
von Trapp, Maria, 68 Yarborough, Cale, 93
Wagner, Richard, 53 Yeats, W.B., 38
Walesa, Lech, 70, 95 Young, Robert, 112
Wallace, Mike, 27 Zaharias, Babe Didrikson,
Walters, Barbara, 84, 94 93
Walton, Bill, 77 Zwilich, Ellen, 49
Walton, Sam, 85
Wang, An, 27
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[INDEX 2]
FACE TRAITS
In this index, what you see angled, 1, 92, 96-100,
is what you get. 117, 127, 134-135
broad, 95, 101
Accidents, 11, 119-120 curved, 96, 98-99, 117,
Age and face traits, 8, 15, 127, 146
19 delicate, 97, 156
Alignment with personal- dislike of, 4
ity, 15, 82 even, 92-93
Asymmetry, 16, 17, 126, in-angled, 92-93
128, 136, 160, 161 long, 95
Birthmarks, 118-119 ^ macho knobs, 102, 117,
Boils, 118 124, 136, 146, 152
Changes in traits, 8, 36, narrow, 94-95
ABV59 1837979117 out-angled, 92-93, 117,
Cheek(s), 72-80, 184 124
chipmunk, 4 short, 94-95, 101
close-set, 77, 134, 154 straight, 96, 98-99, 117,
far-set, 76, 134, 161 127.
high, 72, 75 clefts, 116-117
jowls, 74 Coloring, 9
low-slung, 75, 161 Cosmetic surgery, 10-11,
padding, 73, 146, 153 80
prominence, 72-73 Crookedness, see
proportions in face, see Asymmetry
face shape (Cuts 15
Chin(s), 92-100, 184 Dimples, 115, 135, 149
175
chin, 116 sampaku, 154, 157

рееК-а-Боо, 90, 115 Wariness Index, 40-43,
powerline, 116 135,153,557
rivet, 116 Eye angles, 127
Ear circles, 38 down, 128, 148, 158
deep, 25 straight, 128, 130, 157
inner, 25, 38, 104, 153 up, 128, 148
outer, 38-39, 156 Eyebrow(s), 20-28, 135,
raised border, 38, 163 184
Earlobes, 1, 16, 104, 151 angled shape, 15, 25-26,
Ear(s), 29-39, 151, 163, 124, 134, 141
184 chameleon, 156
combination angles, 37 contradictory hairs, 23
Dumbo, 4 curved shape, 15, 25, 136
high position, 2, 31, 33, ender hair distribution,
127, 134 2241126134
in-angled, 34-35, 111, even, 20, 26
154 full, 26
large, 30 hidden, 27
low position, 31-33, 127, high position, 27
134 low position, 27-28, 153
middle position, 31, 33 scattered, 23
out-angled, 34-36, 111, starter hair distribution,
136 21, 49, 126, 147
small, 30 starter hairs, 23, 142, 163
tilt, 37 straight shape, 15, 25-26,
Ethnic traits, 8, 50, 67 136
Eye(s), 40-53 thick, 21
brightness, 31 thin, 25
close-set, 47-48, 124, 134 ultra-long, 162
deep-set, 45-47, 135 unibrow, 24
far-set, 47-49, 134, 160, up-angled, 142, 156
162 wild hairs, 23
protruding, 46 Eyelashes, 53, 124
puffs, 44, 123 Eyelid(s), 40, 50-53, 184
176
INDEX 2: FACE TRAITS
combination, 52 moderate lips, 86, 143

curved, 25, 41 Millionaire Mouth, 84, 124
double, 50 Outspoken Lips, 87-88
single, 50 Privacy Lips, 85, 135
straight, 41 short, 84, 111
surprisingly straight, 41 thin lips, 83, 147
thick, 51; 112, 127 Trendsetter Lips, 88-89,
thin, 51, 112 152
Face shape, 8, 16 Mouth angles, 17, 130
diamond, 22 down, 131
leaderlike, 114, 127, 143, even, 131-132
146 up, 131-132
passionate, 127 Nose(s), 54-71, 184
pacifist, 127 arched, 62, 64-65, 126,
Hairline, 132 133
Imaginations Peak, 132, big, 14
133 bonus, 9, 142
widow's peak, 132 dislike of, 4
Jaw(s), 90-91, 154, 184 grooves, 113, 127, 147,
Lines, see Wrinkles ~ 157
Lip(s), see Mouth length, 14, 60-62, 126,
Macho knob, see Chin 135, 160
Moles, 118-119 narrowness, 68
Moustaches and Beards, nostrils, 14, 16, 54,
97, 117-118, 156 56-59, 111-112, 136,
Mouth(s), 81-89 147, 160
Best Friend Lips, 85 padding, 67-68, 126, 134
Blarney Lips, 86-87, pug, 4
134-135, 152 roots, 112-113, 127
Born Talker Mouth, 85 scooped shape, 62-64,
Cupid's Bow, see 126, 133
Trendsetter Lips straight, 62-63, 67, 133
full lips, 81-82 tip angles, 69-70 tips,
lip fullness, 81-84, 184 14-15, 57, 69, 71, 112,
long, 83-84, 111, 143 147, 160
177
width, 68, 146

Overlips, 103, 142, 184
defined, 103, 152
leading man, 103
undefined, 103, 146
Pimples, 118, 149
Priority areas, 105-111,
136, 151, 160, 163
Seats; 119
Symmetry, 17
Teeth, 124
canine, 124-125
even, 143
front, 124-125, 143
overbite, 125
underbite, 125, 147
Very extreme traits, 15
Wariness, see Eyes
Wrinkles, 120, 146, 148,
184
anger lines, 120
burnout lines, 120, 157
cheek flags, 121
crow feet, 121
mark of devotion, 120,
149
search-for-more, 149
suffering lines, 121, 149,
158
vision power, 149
vertical forehead furrows,
91* 121, 1543156
whole brain lines, 121
178
[INDEX 3]
DEHAVIOR TRAITS
This index enables you to look up behavior traits and find
the corresponding signs on the face. When you look up a trait,
remember to look for its opposite as well. For instance, if you're
curious about “self-esteem, high" also take a look at “self-es-
teem, low."
Another interesting way to use this index is for self-identifi-
cation: look up your greatest talents and biggest problems. See
if you can find face traits to match what you see in the mirror.
(If you don’t find an expected face trait yet, check in with your
face in another five years. Many physical traits take a long time
to change.)
Unlike many typing systems, Face Reading Secrets allows
for considerable complexity. A simple label like “Impulsiveness”
could relate to career moves, decision making, speech, or
spending. So pick your favorite category and find a wealth of
information about behavior and face traits.
Adaptability, 17, 27, Balance, 110, 143

85-86 Bossiness, 100
Alignment, 82 Burnout, 120, 153, 157
Altered by cosmetic Career assets and liabili-
surgery, 10-11, 80 ties, 4, 39, 60-62,
Aloofness, 26 65-70, 87, 120, 135,
Also see Loneliness 141, 146, 160
Analytical logic, 8, 26, 31 Also see Financial predis-
Anger, see Temper positions, Political as-
Athletic abilities, 48 sets and liabilities
179
INDEX 3: BEHAVIOR TRAITS
Challenges, definition, 77, Demanding, 112

94, 118, 156 Detachment, 26, 71, 100,
Charisma, 78, 86, 116, 113
118,152 Dishonesty, 17, 45
Co-dependence, 51, 148 Drive, 22, 44
Communication, 82-83, Earthiness, 46, 108-109,
111, 143, 147, 152, 160
184 Easygoing temperament,
Compatibility, 5, 105, 53793
111, 142, 153 Endurance, 121, 124-125,
Competitiveness, 93, 124 157, 184
Compulsiveness, 48 Expressiveness, 15, 35, 38
Also see Nonstop think- Extroversion, 11, 38, 143,
ing, Thoroughness 156
Conceit, 74 Fears, 131, 154
Conflict; 26, 53.75. 11 Also see Wariness
117,:119,.125-126, Fighting, 102
163 Financial predispositions,
Conformity, 34, 111, 184 54-59, 107, 110, 112,
Controlling, see 147
Manipulativeness Friendliness, 96
Cosmetic Surgery, 10, 11 Frugality, see Financial
Also see Altered by predispositions
Cosmetic Surgery Frustration, see Conflict
Courage, 76 Fussiness, 44
Creativity, 21, 23, 58, Generosity, 52, 96
65-66, 109, 133, 184 Grace, 116, 149
Criminality, 136 Groundedness, 108-109
Also see Dishonesty Hard work, see Career
Crookedness, 17 assets and liabilities
Curiosity, 1, 26 Hidden information, 43
Dealing with details, see Honesty, see Truthfulness
Thoroughness Humility, 143
Decision-making, 32, 96- Humor, 79, 85, 111,
97, 116, 127, 133, 184 115-116
180
THE SKEPTICS SPEAK
Hypocrisy, 116, 148 Loneliness, 95, 154

Imaginativeness, 49, 106, Low profile, 147
133551627 Loyalty, 91
Impatience, 63, 127 Lying, 45
Impulsiveness, 69 Also see Crookedness,
Independence, see Dishonesty
Aloofness, Loneliness, Manipulativeness, 26, 102
Nonconformity, Moral conviction, 75, 94,
Responsibility 146, 184
Inner change, 17-18, 121 Nonconformity, 13, 34,
Insensitivity, 39 36, 141
Intelligence, 16, 21, 24, Nonstop thinking, see
121 Tension
Also see Analytical logic, Observation, 104, 152
Curiosity Openness, 42, 162
Intensity, 79, 161 Optimism, 128-129, 131,
Intimacy, 50, 52-53, 112, 148
127. Outspokenness, 88, 101
Intolerance, 21, 44, 63, Passion, 25, 127, 153
93, 124, 130 : Also see Intensity,
Also see Judgmental reac- Sexiness
tions Patience, see
Introversion, 27, 47, 103 Thoroughness
Intuitiveness, 18-19, 63, Perfectionism, 22, 79
110 Persuasiveness, 86-87,
Isolation, 43 134, 147, 152
Also see Loneliness Pessimism, 128, 131
Jealousy, 78, 114 Political assets and
Judgmental reactions, 37, liabilities, 85
42 Poor follow-through, see
Kindness, 51, 96, 120 Sloppiness
Leadership, 4, 72-73, 78, Popularity, 115, 126, 153
127, 142-143, 184 Also see Extroversion,
Listening ability, 46 Jealousy, Power
Literalness, 132
181
INDEX 3: BEHAVIOR TRAITS
Power, 75, 116, 127, 135, Sensitivity, 25, 38, 42, 71,
141 101,.103;:118, 156,
Practicality, 38-39, 109 158
Priorities, 93, 184 Service-mindedness, 9,
Procrastination, 22 144
Problem-solving, 79, 123, Sexiness, 81-82, 101-103,
129, 134 105, 108, 118-119,
Realism, 16, 25, 128, 144, 151, 153, 184
130-131, 149, 152, Shyness, see Wariness
163 Sincerity, see Truthfulness
Rebelliousness, see Skepticism, see
Nonconformity Detachment
Reliability, see Hard work, Sloppiness, 21, 64
Routine work, Spaciness, 16, 49
Thoroughness Spending style, see
Reserve, see Introversion Decision-making,
Responsibility, 17, 67, 96, Financial predisposi-
107, 113, 142, 146, tions, Impulsiveness
157, 160 Spiritual gifts, 16, 19, 38,
Romance, 25, 52 42, 50, 120-121, 149,
Routine work, 54, 134 163
Secretiveness, see Also see Service-minded-
Dishonesty, Inhibition, ness, Truthfulness,
Introversion Virtue
Secrets, see Hidden infor- Spontaneity, 27-28, 115
mation Stinginess, see Financial
Self-disclosure, see predispositions
Communication Stubbornness, 91, 97, 125
Self-esteem, high, 11 Suffering, 121, 153, 158
Self-esteem, low, 95, 147 Suspiciousness, see
Selfishness, 45, 71, 114 Wariness
'Self-neglect, 44 Tact, 34
Self-protection, see Teamwork, 54, 134, 143
. Wariness Also see Power
Temper, 41, 53, 118-119,
123-124
Tenacity, 70, 94
Tension, 24, 91, 161
Thoroughness, 16, 20, 23,
39,48, 104, 1272329,
134
Tolerance, see Easygoing
temperament
Trendsetting, 89, 152
Also see Leadership
Truthfulness, 84-85, 158
Unimaginativeness, see
Literalness
Virtue, 75, 80
Vision, 134, 160, 162
Vulnerability, 157
Wariness, 43, 151, 153,
157; 184
Work, see Career asséts
and liabilities -
183
SUMMARY OF FACE
READING SECRETS
LOOK HERE FIRST
(And remember, VERY = VERY)
FACIAL TRAIT SECRET
Eyebrow shape Thinking patterns

Distribution of brow hair Creativity with details
Ear position Decision-making speed
Ear angle Conformity
Lower eyelid curve Wariness
Nose shape in profile Work style
Cheek padding and proportions Leadership abilities
Overlip Sex on the mind
Lip fullness Self-disclosure
Jaw width Stamina
Chin angle Aggression
Chin shape and size Ethics
Face proportions Life priorities
Wrinkles Life lessons
EVERY FACE IS PERFECT AS A

REFLECTION OF THE INNER PERSON.
184
ROSE ROSETREE
Rose Rosetree, author of J Can Read Your Face, has devel-

oped the most popular system in America today for under-
standing human character through face traits. Originally
self-published in 1989, her book, which outlined her system of
Face Reading Secrets® was published in a second edition by
Dell in 1991. i
A teacher of personal development since 1971, Rose has
taught classes on a wide variety of topics, including overcoming
writers block, how to carry a tune, and how to read auras. She
taught a face reading workshop that won an award at First
Class, Inc. adult education center. For individual clients in the
U.S. and Canada, she provides in-depth sessions on personal
potential, relationship compatibility, and cosmetic surgery.
Rose has also been a staff writer for Rodale Ргез$$
"Prevention Health Books." Her free-lance articles have ap-
peared in a variety of magazines, including Redbook, Woman’
World, and Harpers.
Rose’s education includes a B.A. from Brandeis University,
followed by graduate study in social work and education. Rose
lives with her husband Mitch Weber and son Matthew
Emmanuel Weber in Sterling, Virginia.
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COVER ILLUSTRATION BY SEMOUR CHWAST

INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAULA STONE

© 1994 Rose Rosetree

THE SKEPTICS SPEAK

FACE READING BASICS

DIMPLES, PIMPLES, AND WRINKLES 115

PROBLEM SOLVING 123

FACE READING IN ACTION 135

15. FIVE FAMOUS FACES 140

INDEX 1: FAMOUS FACES 165

INDEX 2: FACE TRAITS 175

INDEX 3: BEHAVIOR TRAITS 179

SUMMARY OF FACE READING SECRETS 184

Have you ever considered how you look at faces? What do

I started to study face reading in 1976, when my own face

found them so consistently accurate that, in 1986, I began to

LEARN TO LOVE THE ONE IN

No question about it, the most important face for you to

GET THE INSIDE SCOOP

with unique and highly detailed information, as fascinating as

win орча а о Бозо

1. HOW DOES HEREDITY INFLUENCE

My system makes it possible to give detailed answers to

2. DOES RACE AFFECT HOW OUR FACES

proach is to try to ignore color or ethnicity, as though denying

Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil rights leader

So what does this nose bonus mean? For those of us with

3. ISN'T FACE READING SUPERFICIAL?

4. ISN’T IT CHEATING IF YOU HAVE

“Doesn't it change how you were supposed to look?” Some of

They were amazed. I wasn't, because the premise of reading

5. ISN'T FACE READING LIKE

STRENGTHS, PROBLEMS, AND

I designed my system of Face Reading Secrets to show a bal-

like the proverbial bull in a china shop. Will he ever learn to

HOW TO LOOK AT FACES

As you prepare to study your own face in the mirror, de-

Life isn't black and white. Even black-and-white photos

When you compare one face to another, you will start to

Other VERYs involve relative size. At first it may seem a bit

For size characteristics, follow the proportions within a face.

PERFECT SYMMETRY IS FOR

Few faces are truly symmetrical. Take your own! Look in a

Is asymmetry a goof of nature? No, it’s a process of evolu-

developed to the extent that asymmetries practically jump out

Can face reading strengthen your intuition? Absolutely—

1. Choose to listen to that voice within.

Thank God or yourself—whoever you believe is in charge.

WHO CAN'T BE *READ"

Is it wise to read everyones face or are there cases where it

Eyebrow Hair Distribution

Even brows Starter brows Ender brows

Even brows show about the same thickness, or amount of

wearer, but it shouldn't be. It’s definitely an advantage for get-

Subsequently he acquired a few other little businesses, includ-

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is the owner of strikingly thick en-

WHICH WAY DO THEY GO?

The person whose eyebrows unfold lavishly is a detail spe-

What's so special about these naked, straggly eyebrow be-

Unusual Eyebrow Features

THE SHAPE OF THE BROWS

The EYEBROW SHAPE represents how a person ap-