Do you have a honest face?

I just came across this article - "The Secret of an Honest Face". A team from the University of Kent asked more than 100 members of the public to rate different faces for trustworthiness and then used the findings to assess the images of 3 political leaders. It turns out that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has the least trustworthy face due to his "thick eyebrows, wide nose and the size of his mouth".

However, there was comfort for Mr Brown, because US-President-elect Barack Obama, with his chiselled jaw line, refined face shape, and thick eyebrows, does not fit the criteria either.

So what are the characteristics of a honest face? Take out your mirror now and see if you have the following facial features:

• A fuller more rounded shape to the face
• Jaw line is softer in appearance
• Eyebrows are thinner and less imposing
• The eyes are more rounded and larger
• Eyes also appear brighter
• The nose is more refined in shape and the nostrils are smaller
• Larger mouth with thinner lips
• Smooth face with no facial hair
• Warmer, brighter complex

Characteristics of an untrustworthy face:

• Overall shape of the face becomes more contoured
• Jaw line becomes sharper and pointed by about 20%
• Eyebrows become thicker by 25% and are more knotted
• The eyes become less rounded, relatively wider and more closed
• Eyes are further apart
• The appearance of the eyes are dull and darker appearing subtly "dead"
• Bridge of the nose is wider and nostrils are measurably larger
• Smaller mouth with fuller lips
• Facial stubble is more prevalent
• Complexion has a grey tinge and is dull