luckycel
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The nasofrontal angle appears to be one of the most important facial ratios, lots of people think it determines how projected your frontal bone is, but in reality radix projection is usually what determines an acute vs obtuse nasofrontal angle.
Let's take this side profile photo of Jordan Barret(someone with extreme frontal bone projection):
In this photo, his nasofrontal angle is around 130 degrees, which is ideal. But let's see what happens when we alter his radix(keep in mind, his frontal bone projection is exactly the same in both photos):
Boom, his nasofrontal angle is suddenly 140 degrees. This is the biggest issue with using the nasofrontal angle to determine frontal bone projection, it doesn't actually measure how projected your frontal bone is, it only measures how projected it is relative to your RADIX, which varies a TON. I think we can all agree that Jordan's frontal bone looks extremely projected, but somehow his nasofrontal angle is death tier and feminine.
Now, let's look at an example like Timothee Chalamet:
His NF in this photo is an extremely unideal 140 degrees, but let's see what happens when we alter his radix and nose:
Boom, his nasofrontal angle is suddenly basically the same as Jordan's, 130 degrees. Keep in mind, only his radix and nose changed, yet his nasofrontal angle is suddenly ideally acute.
Now, I am NOT saying that the nasofrontal angle doesn't matter, but lots of people who have an obtuse NF angle don't actually lack frontal bone projection, they just don't have a deep set radix. It is probably more aesthetic to have an acute nasofrontal angle, but that's because a deep set radix often looks better(and even that is debatable).
Let's take this side profile photo of Jordan Barret(someone with extreme frontal bone projection):
In this photo, his nasofrontal angle is around 130 degrees, which is ideal. But let's see what happens when we alter his radix(keep in mind, his frontal bone projection is exactly the same in both photos):
Boom, his nasofrontal angle is suddenly 140 degrees. This is the biggest issue with using the nasofrontal angle to determine frontal bone projection, it doesn't actually measure how projected your frontal bone is, it only measures how projected it is relative to your RADIX, which varies a TON. I think we can all agree that Jordan's frontal bone looks extremely projected, but somehow his nasofrontal angle is death tier and feminine.
Now, let's look at an example like Timothee Chalamet:
His NF in this photo is an extremely unideal 140 degrees, but let's see what happens when we alter his radix and nose:
Boom, his nasofrontal angle is suddenly basically the same as Jordan's, 130 degrees. Keep in mind, only his radix and nose changed, yet his nasofrontal angle is suddenly ideally acute.
Now, I am NOT saying that the nasofrontal angle doesn't matter, but lots of people who have an obtuse NF angle don't actually lack frontal bone projection, they just don't have a deep set radix. It is probably more aesthetic to have an acute nasofrontal angle, but that's because a deep set radix often looks better(and even that is debatable).
