Face reading is an art, that has been integrated into the lives of every person. From childhood we start this practice and continue for as long as we live, but that is merely a practice that we are habituated to as an associated part of any interaction and social relationships. However, for a professional and expert reading of the face, there are extended studies and research that psychologists are required to become proficient in.

If you are thinking of learning about face reading techniques to have a clear understanding and observation of the people around you, it can be guaranteed that you will learn a very interesting thing. The very first step in a face reading is the choice of the person whose face you would like to analyze. It is preferable that if you are a beginner in the art, that you opt for an acquaintance or a friend, rather than going for a complete stranger.

Once you have decided on a particular person, observe the person's face carefully and in detail, taking into account each features of their face, like eyes, lips, forehead, nose, chin, etc. of these, some are muscles and will show certain reflexes according to stimulus, while others are fixed but can show definite characteristics of the person. However, while you are observing, make sure that you are not staring at the person opposite with too much attention, so as to make them uneasy.

Secondly, the actions of the eyes are highly indicative of a person's inner feelings and is an important face reading technique. As it is popularly said, eyes are windows to the soul. Simply from the eyes, it can be easily determined whether the person is unhappy, or glad, exhausted or inattentive. The eyes catches and reflects emotions that are hard to hide. Even if a person has a practiced poker face, it can be easily determined from his eyes, the true intentions and emotions that he keeps hidden inside himself. A flickering look in the eyes are often indicative of inattentiveness, while it can be easily discernible from a person's glassy eyes, that she is sad or have been crying. A person blinking too much, is often told to be busy or thinking of too many thoughts, as it is popularly believed, that each time a person changes his thoughts, he blinks involuntarily. These are only some of the emotions that can be easily found out from a careful observation of a person's eyes.

Another important face reading technique will be to analyze the position of the head when the person is talking to another person. This does not fall under face to face face reading practice, but is an equally important technique. A person with an upturned head are usually arrogant in nature, used to the feeling of superiority and stubbornness.

The lining of the jaw is another important criteria to the art of face reading. A tight jaw indicates a person being stubborn or angry or tense, on the other hand, a relaxed jaw is indicative of a person being in a relaxed and jovial mood. All these knowledge of the face reading techniques are sure to help you in analyzing a person quite correctly.