19/04/2023
What is the Golden Ratio?
The Golden Ratio, also referred to as the Divine Proportion, states that when a line is divided into two parts in a ratio of 1: 1.618, it creates the ideal proportion. The Golden Ratio has its roots in nature, from plants to snail shells, and has been used as a guide for architects and artists across the world for centuries. Because the Golden Ratio is incorporated into so many aspects of our society, some experts have suggested that humans subconsciously view one another with this standard in mind-which leads us to our next question.
How is the Golden Ratio applied to facial aesthetics?
Skilled aesthetic practitioners naturally have an artistic eye, but some of them also incorporate the Golden Ratio into their work, using it as a tool to explain to patients who are dissatisfied with their facial proportions how they may be brought back into balance. Some of the proportions they may discuss, as outlined by the Golden Ratio, include:
🍀A visually balanced face is approximately
1.618 times longer than it is wide
🍀The distance from the top of the nose to the center of the lips should be around 1.618 times the distance from the center of the lips to the chin
🍀The hairline to the upper eyelid distance is classically 1.618 times the length of the top of the upper eyebrow to the lower eyelid
🍀The model ratio of volume in the lips is 1:1.6 (the lower lip having slightly more volume than the upper lip)
🍀The length of an ear should be comparable to the length the nose
🍀The width of an eye should be similar to the distance between the eyes