Marjorie Ferguson examples of facial expressions

There are many facial expressions that we use every day of the year. Marjorie Ferguson looked at popular British women's magazine and catergorised the facial expressions used into 4 catergories. 

The Chocolate Box look is a half or full-smile, lips together or slightly parted, teeth barely visible, full or three-quarter face to camera. The mood is blandly pleasing, warm bath warmth, where uniformity of features in their smooth perfection is devoid of uniqueness or of individuality.

Invitational is when there is emphasis on the eyes, mouth shut or with only a hint of a smile, head to one side or looking back to camera. This suggests mischief or mystery, the hint of contact potential rather than sexual promise.

Super-smiler is when the character has a wide open toothy smile, head thrust forward or chin thrown back, hair often wind-blown. This gives an aggressive mood, ‘look-at-me’ demanding, the hard sell, ‘big come-on’ approach.

The Romantic or Sexual look is a more general classification devised to include male and female ‘two-somes’; or the dreamy, heavy-lidded, unsmiling big-heads, or the overtly sensual or sexual. The moods created from this look are possible ‘available’ and definitely ‘available’.