Saturday 30 October 2010

The Male Gaze

MARGORIE FERGUSON
Chocolate Box
 
Half or full-smile, lips together or slightly parted, teeth barely visible, full or three-quarter face to camera. Invitational 
Emphasis on the eyes, mouth shut or with only a hint of a smile, head to one side or looking back to camera

Super smiler 
Full face, wide open toothed smile, head thrust forward or chin thrown back, hair often wind- blown.

Romantic or sexual
a fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female 'two somes' or the dreamy, heavy lidded unsmiling big heads or the overtly sensual or sexual



TREVOR MILLUM
Seductive

Similar to the cool/level look in many respects - the eyes are less wide, perhaps shaded, the expression is less reserved but still self-sufficient and confident; milder versions may include a slight smile.
Carefree
Nymphlike, active, healthy, gay, vibrant, outdoor girl; long unrestrained outward-flowing hair, more
going than the above, often smiling or grinning.

Practical
Concentrating, engaged on the business in hand, mouth closed, eyes object-directed, sometimes a slight frown; hair often short or tied back.

Comic
Deliberately ridiculous, exaggerated, acting the fool, pulling faces for the benefit of a real or imaginary audience, sometimes close to a sort of archness.

Catalogue
A neutral look as of a dummy, artificial, waxlike; features may be in any position, but most likely to be with eyes open wide and a smile, but the look remains vacant and empty; personality has been removed.

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