Saturday, March 7, 2009

Useful Words

Here are some useful words to describe people's faces.

Hair
Bald, gray
Fine, medium, coarse, wiry
Straight, wavy, curly, kinky
Healthy, normal, oily, dry, damaged
Wig, toupee
Styles – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairstyle
Facial hair - beard, mustache, sideburns, stubble, soul patch

Eyes
Bulging
Slanted
Feline, cat-like
Bloodshot
Black (injured/bruised)
Wide
Shiny, bright
Dull
Droopy

Nose
Roman or Aquiline nose
Greek nose
Nubian nose
Hawk nose
Snub nose
Turn up nose
Nostrils – wide, tiny
Bulbous, pointy

Smile
Lips – full, luscious, chapped, thin, cracked
Teeth – straight, jagged, fanged, snaggle, cavities, gold, fillings, pointy, sharp
Frowning, smirking, snarling, sneering, winking

Colors - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors
The list below is what I believe to be the more common colors found on the Wikipedia site (besides the basic colors everyone knows).
Amber
Apricot
Aqua
Aquamarine
Auburn
Azure
Beige
Buff
Burgundy
Burnt orange
Burnt sienna
Cerulean
Charcoal
Chartreuse
Chestnut
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Cobalt
Coral
Cream
Crimson
Cyan
Eggplant
Fuchsia
Gold
Indigo
Ivory
Khaki
Lavender
Lemon
Lilac
Lime
Magenta
Maroon
Mauve
Navy blue
Ochre
Olive
Peach
Periwinkle
Puce
Rose
Rust
Salmon
Sapphire
Scarlet
Sepia
Silver
Tan
Tangerine
Taupe
Teal
Turquoise
Violet

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