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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS

Eyes, Skin, Face, Hair, Build: Character physical descriptions! Credit to daddigabi on tumblr!

Eyes – General
large, small, narrow,
sharp, squinty, round,
wide-set, close-set, deep-set,
sunken, bulging, protruding,
wide, hooded, heavy-lidded,
bright, sparkling, glittering,
flecked, dull, bleary, rheumy,
cloudy, red-rimmed, beady,
birdlike, cat-like, jewel-like,
steely, hard, fringed with long lashes,
with sweeping eyelashes, with thick eyelashes

Eyes – Color
chestnut, chocolate brown, cocoa brown,
coffee brown, mocha, mahogany, sepia,
sienna brown, mink brown, copper,
amber, cognac, whiskey, brandy,
honey, tawny, topaz, hazel, obsidian,
onyx, coal, raven, midnight, sky blue,
sunny blue, cornflower blue, steel blue,
ice blue, arctic blue, glacial blue, crystal blue,
cerulean, electric blue, azure, lake blue,
aquamarine, turquoise, denim blue,
slate blue / slate gray, storm blue / storm gray,
silver / silver gray, chrome, platinum, pewter,
smoky gray, ash gray, concrete gray, dove gray,
shark gray, fog gray, gunmetal gray, olive,
emerald, leaf green, moss green

Eyebrows
arched, straight, plucked,
sparse, trim, dark, faint, thin,
thick, unruly, bushy, heavy

Skin – Color
amber, bronze, cinnamon,
copper, dark brown, deep brown
ebony, honey, golden, pale, pallid,
pasty, fair, light, cream / creamy,
alabaster, ivory, bisque, milk, porcelain,
chalky, sallow, olive, peach, rose / rosy,
ruddy, florid,  russet, tawny, fawn

Skin – General
lined, wrinkled, seamed,
leathery, sagging, drooping,
loose, clear, smooth, silken,
satiny, dry, flaky, scaly, delicate,
thin, translucent, luminescent,
baby-soft, flawless, pore-less,
with large pores, glowing, dewy,
dull, velvety, fuzzy, rough, uneven,
mottled, dimpled, doughy, firm,
freckled, pimply, pockmarked,
blemished, pitted, scarred,
bruised, veined, scratched,
sunburned, weather-beaten, raw-tattooed

Face – Structure
square, round, oblong,
oval, elongated, narrow,
heart-shaped, catlike, wolfish,
high forehead, prominent brow ridge,
protruding brow bone, sharp cheekbones,
high cheekbones, broad forehea, angular cheekbones, hollow cheeks, square jaw,
chiseled, sculpted, craggy, soft, jowly,
jutting chin, pointed chin, weak chin,
receding chin, double chin, cleft chin,
dimple in chin, visible Adam's apple

Nose
snub, dainty, button,
turned-up, long, broad,
thin, straight, pointed,
crooked, aquiline, Roman,
bulbous, flared, hawk, strong

Mouth/Lips
thin, narrow, full lush,
Cupid's bow, rosebud,
dry, cracked, chapped,
moist, glossy, straight teeth,
gap between teeth, gleaming
white teeth, overbite, underbite

Facial Hair
clean-shaven, smooth-shaven,
beard, neckbeard, goatee,
mustache, sideburns,
mutton-chop sideburns,
a few days' growth of beard,
five o' clock shadow, stubble

Hair – General
long, short, shoulder-length,
loose, limp, dull, shiny, glossy, sleek,
smooth, luminous, lustrous, spiky,
stringy, shaggy, tangled, messy,
windblown, unkempt, bedhead,
straggly, neatly combed, parted,
slicked down / slicked back, tousled,
cropped, clipped, buzzed / buzz cut,
crewcut, bob, mullet, curly, bushy, frizzy,
wavy, straight, lanky, dry, oily, greasy,
layers, corkscrews, spirals, ringlets, braids,
widow's peak, bald, shaved, comb-over, afro,
thick, luxuriant, voluminous, full, wild,
untamed, bouncy, wispy, fine, thinning

Hair – Color
black, blue-black, jet black
raven, ebony, inky black,
midnight, sable, salt and pepper,
silver / silver gray, charcoal gray,
steel gray, white, snow-white, brown,
brunette, chocolate brown, coffee brown,
ash brown, brown sugar, nut brown,
caramel, tawny brown, toffee brown,
red, ginger, auburn, Titian-haired,
copper, strawberry blonde, butterscotch,
honey, wheat, blonde, golden, sandy blond,
flaxen, fair-haired, bleached, platinum

Body Type – General
tall, average height, short,
petite, tiny, compact, big, large,
burly, beefy, bulky, brawny,
barrel-chested, heavy / heavy-set,
overweight, obese, flabby, chunky,
chubby, pudgy, pot-bellied, portly thick,
stout, lush, plush, full-figured, ample, rounded,
generous, voluptuous, curvy, hourglass, plump, leggy / long-legged, gangling, lanky, coltish,
lissome, willowy, lithe, lean, slim, slender,
trim, thin, skinny, emaciated, gaunt, bony,
spare, solid, stocky, wiry, rangy, sinewy,
stringy, ropy

Hoped this helped!

(  natalya !  )