Concave vs. Convex Profile (updated)

A huge indicator of temperament is the side angle profile and the nose!

"The marks of the convex are the forehead prominent at the brows, sloping back as it rises. Eyes full and prominent. Nose long, high in the bridge, and curving outward from root to tip. Mouth prominent, lips pushed outward, the chin receding, or sloping backward toward the throat. Convex traits: Quickness of thought and action, practical, keen observer, interested in facts, ready in speech. Energy is the keynote, impatient, impulsive, short endurance. This is the keen, quick, practical, impulsive person, the worker.

The concave marks are, the forehead prominent above and flat at the brows. Chin prominent at the point, sloping inward towards the lips. The eyes are deep-set, hose short, low in the bridge, curving inward from root to tip. The mouth recedes. Concave traits: Slowness of action and thought and speech, great endurance. Interested in theories, meditative, absent minded, philosophizes about everything, mild, moderate energy, patient, determined, impractical, staunch, dependable. They are the calm, deliberate, good natured, theoretical types, the thinkers."

http://www.psitek.net/pages/PsiTek-the-mental-highway-17.html

Does that make Drew Barrymore a Phlegmatic Type 2?

"Concave: The people with concave profile type have a prominent forehead, almost flat eyebrows, smaller and straight or slightly inward curved or bent nose. They have a flat mouth and well-formed chin that has an outward curve. These people are thought to be good-natured and patient lot. They tend to judge over things intentionally. "

 

"Convex: The person with the convex profile types have a sloping forehead, slightly prominent brows and a large nose that is slightly curved. They also have a receding chin shape. These people come under the category of hard-headed people who have a demanding nature and an impatient streak."

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/face-reading-techniques.html

Barbra Streisand Type 3                       Prince Charles

"the choleric and sanguine types have convex facial profiles, but the melancholic and phlegmatic have concave profiles." http://face-and-emotion.com/dataface/physiognomy/practice.jsp

T1 Sanguine and T3 Choleric have convex profiles, 

while the T2 Phlegmatic and T4 Melancholic have yin concave profiles.

T1 Sanguine have slightly upturned straight noses, 

T3 Cholerics have Hawk or Roman noses,

T2 Phlegmatics have button noses or slightly downward turning,

T4 Melancholics have straight Grecian noses, with slight downturn.

So T1 Sanguine and T3 Cholerics should have convex yang profiles, while T2 Phlegmatic and T4 Melancholic should have concave yin profiles.

Spring and Autumn profiles (convex)

 

Summer and Winter profiles (concave)

concave profile 

Princess Di concave profile

Prince Charles convex profile

convex profile

"[Someone] I saw this girl on TV a few days ago who had a perfectly straight profile. It was really stunning. I decided to photoshop her picture to be concave and convex. I discovered in the process that I really prefer convex, even above the "artistic ideal" of the straight/balanced face. "

a. concave (type 2), b. straight (type 4), c. convex (type 1)

Noses

pinterest board of noses

The Celestial: Carey Mulligan’s turned-up shape is a beauty (could be a Sanguine nose or possibly Phlegmatic according to Greek's)

Turned up

Description: Lightly convex side profile, with tip turned up.

Example: Marilyn Monroe

Supposed personality: Supposed personality: Nurturing, loving and supportive. Enjoys new experiences.

The hawk (or aquiline or Roman): Barbra Streisands sharp profile is unattractive to some. (Apollonic Choleric or possibly Saturnine Sanguine)

Hawk

Description: Strongly convex profile. Thin and sharp.

Example: John Lennon

Supposed personality: Individual, perhaps rebellious.

Grecian Nose--the straight nose bridge of the Melancholic or T4.

Greek

Description: Straight profile.

Example: Admiral Lord Nelson

Supposed personality: Logical, cool, rational. Matter-of-fact and straightforward.

The Roman: With a sloping tip, Tom Cruise’s shows ambition (less straight than a Grecian nose) (Apollonic Choleric or Saturnine Sanguine), note that the Hawk of Barbara Streisand could also be called Roman

Roman

Description: Convex in profile, like a hook. Also known as 'aquiline' (eagle-like).

Example: Abraham Lincoln

Supposed personality: Measured, thoughtful. Influencing. Organisers.

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