HFA asymmetry

Asymmetry represents the crooked aspect to inward direction (blue). However, many people have some features that are not symmetrical, so this feature must be rated carefully. It is easy to over-rate this feature.

The rule with asymmetry is that 2 aspects of features must be asymmetrical to rate as Blue 1 point. 3 aspects will also be 1 blue point. 4 aspects will be 2 blue points.

In Appearance and Circumstance asymmetry was over-rated – not in its importance but in its application. We now have a new rule to apply with this rating. See The HFA Workbook for further details.

FOUR FEATURES TO OBSERVE

The following four features are the ONLY features to regard when rating asymmetry

  • Eyes
  • Nose
  • Mouth
  • Chin

These four features run down the centre of the face and can be more easily rated than ears which we no longer include. Hairlines, which used to be included as asymmetry, now have their own blue point if they are crooked.

Compare one side of the face to the other. Make sure the front on photo is very straight. Look at size, placement and shape for eyes, nose, mouth, and chin. It can be helpful to run an imaginary line through the middle of the face to see if a feature is not sitting in a centred position. You can also run a line on the computer screen, commencing between the eyebrows down to the chin.

Examples of asymmetry

  • Different eyes – lids, size, placement (left/right/higher/lower), shape 
  • Nose – wings of nose different, placement off centre 
  • Mouth – one side up or down, placement off centre 
  • Chin – crooked line, placement off centre (pulls to one side)

Tips

  • Make sure the head is held straight (both ears should be equal from front on) 
  • Look at each eye and note if any difference 
  • Look at the nose – does it bend to one side? Are the wings different? Is the nose sitting directly under the centre point of the face? 
  • Look at the mouth – is one side different to the other? Does one side drop? Is the mouth sitting directly under the centre point of the face? 
  • Look at the chin – does it pull to one side? Is the chin sitting directly under the centre point of the face? Is the edge of the chin symmetrical?