Facial expression guide
Disgust
Watch the center of the face.


What to look for
- 1The nose may wrinkle.
- 2The upper lip rises.
- 3The cheeks lift and the eyes may narrow.
Begin near the nose rather than the eyebrows. Wrinkling at the nose and a lifted upper lip are useful features in this expression pattern. The cheeks may also rise and the eye opening can narrow.
Try this observation exercise
Compare the area between the nose and upper lip with neutral. Then inspect the eyes. When comparing with anger, identify where the movement is concentrated instead of categorizing both examples as a frown.
Further reading: Paul Ekman Group’s disgust guide. Our learning approach.