How Do You Easily Read Faces And Facial Expressions?
• Before trying to read anyone’s face, teach yourself to recognise ‘micro-expressions’. These are small facial expressions, a different one for whenever someone is feeling an increase in any different emotion. They are: • Happiness – A smile, quite an obvious one, however, if there is no wrinkling, increase in puffiness or general muscle movement around the eyes, the person is faking the smile. • Sadness – Eyebrows up, lips down-turned. Eyebrows up can also mean the person is feeling guilty. • Contempt – One corner of the mouth rises, like a sort of ‘half-smile’. In extreme contempt, the person’s mouth shifts over in an odd way. • Disgust – The top lip is raised, showing the teeth in extreme cases, like a scorn. • Surprise – Gaping mouth with eyebrows raised. If this expression lasts longer than a second, the person is faking it. • Fear – Eyebrows raised and lower part of the mouth lowered in extreme cases. Swallowing also indicates fear. • Anger – Lips tightened, flaring nostrils, eye
