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There are many misconceptions about the dimorphism of the perioral or lip area.
1) Size
Contrary to what most people think, males have larger, fuller lips than women.
Masculine vs feminine lip size:
2) Width
This one is well known. Males have wider palates than women, and thus wider lips.
Masculine vs feminine:
3) Protrusion
Another aspect that is misunderstood. Males have more protrusive lips due to longer palates, and women less protrusive due to shorter palates. When people see a guy with protrusive lips and think he looks gay, it is almost always because his mandible is not proportionally long, and thus his chin looks weak. See Meeks as an example:
Masculine vs feminine:
#4: Cupid’s bow
Males have broader Philtrums at the Cupid’s bow points, and thus have more defined Cupid’s bows. This is due to wider central incisors.
Masculine broad vs feminine narrow philtrum:
#5: Color
The biggest reason some people see full lips as feminine is due to lip color, not size. Males have darker skin than females, and thus the redness of the lips appears less noticeable, and the lips are darker. The opposite is true for females.
Masculine vs feminine lip color:
One of O’ Pry’s biggest failos is his light skin and thus more noticeably red lips:
#6: Position
Another reason people see large lips as feminine is the dimorphism of lip position. Male lips may appear smaller in proportion to the lower third due to the fact that males have longer chins and alveolar process of maxilla (philtrum). This makes the entire lower third longer relative to the rest of the face, and thus the lips, at any given size, look smaller on the male than female face.
Brock Lesnar’s lips are just as large as Margot Robbie’s, but the rest of his lower third is much longer, making his lips look smaller in proportion:
In summary, male lips are larger, fuller, wider, more protrusive, darker/less noticeably red, wider at the Cupid’s bow, and smaller in comparison to the lower third.
Sources:
Lip size: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4304055/#sec1-5title
Lip width:
www.researchgate.net
Lip protrusion:
Philtrum width:
Lip color:
www.researchgate.net
www.researchgate.net
Lip position:
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1) Size
Contrary to what most people think, males have larger, fuller lips than women.
Masculine vs feminine lip size:
2) Width
This one is well known. Males have wider palates than women, and thus wider lips.
Masculine vs feminine:
3) Protrusion
Another aspect that is misunderstood. Males have more protrusive lips due to longer palates, and women less protrusive due to shorter palates. When people see a guy with protrusive lips and think he looks gay, it is almost always because his mandible is not proportionally long, and thus his chin looks weak. See Meeks as an example:
Masculine vs feminine:
#4: Cupid’s bow
Males have broader Philtrums at the Cupid’s bow points, and thus have more defined Cupid’s bows. This is due to wider central incisors.
Masculine broad vs feminine narrow philtrum:
#5: Color
The biggest reason some people see full lips as feminine is due to lip color, not size. Males have darker skin than females, and thus the redness of the lips appears less noticeable, and the lips are darker. The opposite is true for females.
Masculine vs feminine lip color:
One of O’ Pry’s biggest failos is his light skin and thus more noticeably red lips:
#6: Position
Another reason people see large lips as feminine is the dimorphism of lip position. Male lips may appear smaller in proportion to the lower third due to the fact that males have longer chins and alveolar process of maxilla (philtrum). This makes the entire lower third longer relative to the rest of the face, and thus the lips, at any given size, look smaller on the male than female face.
Brock Lesnar’s lips are just as large as Margot Robbie’s, but the rest of his lower third is much longer, making his lips look smaller in proportion:
In summary, male lips are larger, fuller, wider, more protrusive, darker/less noticeably red, wider at the Cupid’s bow, and smaller in comparison to the lower third.
Sources:
Lip size: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4304055/#sec1-5title
Lip width:
Lip measurements in male and females
Download scientific diagram | Lip measurements in male and females from publication: Anthropometric analysis of lip-nose complex in Indian population | One hundred normal individuals of different age groups from Mumbai (India) were included in this study. Various dimensions of lip-nose complex...
www.researchgate.net
Lip protrusion:
Philtrum width:
Lip color:
(PDF) A Sex Difference in Facial Contrast and its Exaggeration by Cosmetics
PDF | This study demonstrates the existence of a sex difference in facial contrast. By measuring carefully controlled photographic images, female faces... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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(PDF) Lip color affects perceived sex typicality and attractiveness
PDF | The luminance contrast between facial features and facial skin is greater in women than in men, and women's use of make-up enhances this contrast.... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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Lip position:
Anterior alveolar dimensions among different classifications of sagittal jaw relationship in Saudi subjects
Sound orthodontic movement of anterior teeth is delineated by the biological dimensions of the anterior alveolus.To establish and compare the anterior…
