base of the nose the seventh distance extends in length from at the top of the top lip at the center of the lip to a point between at the base of the nose a position above the top lip is such that the seventh distance is less than the seventh prime distance and being at the golden ratio proportion relative to the seventh prime distance and forming a guide line substantially at the golden ratio distance the guide line is used to demarcate a limit for the application of contouring above the top lip and directed towards the ends of the lips on either side of the center of the lips the area below the guide line and the top of the lip is demarcated for the application of contouring a facial stencil is used on the face with a cut out to relate to the seventh distance and guide line the stencil has at least one of peripheral outline including a straight edge or a straight line for location relative the face the straight edge or the straight line being for location substantially horizontally or vertically relative to the face when contouring is to be applied to the face the face and the stencil are aligned in a correct vertical sense with each other when the seventh distance and guide line are demarcated a method comprises providing a frontal image of a person 39 s face including a base of the person 39 s nose tip end of the chin cheeks nostrils eyes including irises supraorbital margins ears and eyebrows an eighth distance extends in length from a point at the base of the nose to the tip end of the.