EYES: A person is generally said to have wide-set eyes if the distance between each eye is wider than an eye socket. Conversely, eyes that are "close together" are generally separated by a distance that is shorter in width than an eye socket. People with average eye distance have eyes that are separated by a distance equal to the width of an eye socket. Eyes can be bulging, open wide, deep set or "squinty." Eye lids can be hooded, partially hooded or not hooded at all. Eye lids can be changed with cosmetic surgery, but the odds of changing distance and set of the eyes is extremely slim.
NOSE: The nose can be changed with cosmetic surgery, but the distance between the bottom of the nose and the upper lip is unlikely to change. This area is usually about one-fourth of the distance between the base of the nose and the bottom of the chin in males and about one-third in females. The filtrum is the groove that extends from the bottom of the nose to the top of the upper lip. It can be wide, deep, narrow or shallow. This area can be concealed by a mustache to some extent, but the actual distance cannot be concealed. Observe the nostrils carefully as they can be shaped in a variety of ways. Are they straight across? Do they form an angle with the sides higher than the center or with the center higher than the sides. Is the tip of the nose even with the nostrils or does it overhang or curve upward? Is it wide, thin, pointed, rounded or hooked?
MOUTH: Are both lips thick or thin? Is one lip thick and the other thin?
CHIN: Is it rounded, angular, square, jutting, double? Does the person have a cleft? Obviously, a beard can partially conceal these features.
EARS: Do they flare away from the head? Are they flat against the head? Are they large or small? Are the earlobes extra large?
CHEEKBONES: When these are prominent, they are a distinctive identity feature.