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How To Actually Use The Beauty Quadrant For Real Results
FOR BOTH GENDERS!
by asasa......
THREAD MUSIC
(personal pick)
Most people understand the quadrant concept. Almost nobody applies it right.
The quadrant works because faces are systems of tension and volume.
There are only three things that visually change your face:
1. Bone visibility
2. Soft tissue volume
3. Skin quality
Everything else is a modifier.
If you understand how these three interact, you control harmony.
!!without much foreplay lets get into it!!
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17972486/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11487409/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11430245/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28155897/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21536551/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9732869/
once again thanks in advance for clicking on this thread
get me into must reads bro
anyway asasa out......
FOR BOTH GENDERS!
by asasa......
THREAD MUSIC
(personal pick)
Most people understand the quadrant concept. Almost nobody applies it right.
The quadrant works because faces are systems of tension and volume.
There are only three things that visually change your face:
1. Bone visibility
2. Soft tissue volume
3. Skin quality
Everything else is a modifier.
If you understand how these three interact, you control harmony.
!!without much foreplay lets get into it!!
When you gain facial fat:
Subcutaneous fat increases in cheeks and jaw area
Jawline contrast decreases
Nasolabial folds can deepen or smooth depending on structure
Lower eyelid area can look fuller
When you lose too much fat:
Cheeks flatten
Under-eye fat pads shrink
Orbital rim becomes more visible
Face looks sharper but can look stressed
Why this matters for quadrants:
Soft faces rely on midface volume to look balanced.
BUT they diet too hard, they lose the support that made them harmonious.
Sharp faces rely on visible bone contrast.
If they gain too much fat, their natural advantage gets blurred.
So the rule is very very simple:
You don’t cut until you’re hollow.
You don’t bulk until you’re swollen.
You stop when bone contrast and midface support are both present.
That’s your ideal range.
Subcutaneous fat increases in cheeks and jaw area
Jawline contrast decreases
Nasolabial folds can deepen or smooth depending on structure
Lower eyelid area can look fuller
When you lose too much fat:
Cheeks flatten
Under-eye fat pads shrink
Orbital rim becomes more visible
Face looks sharper but can look stressed
Why this matters for quadrants:
Soft faces rely on midface volume to look balanced.
BUT they diet too hard, they lose the support that made them harmonious.
Sharp faces rely on visible bone contrast.
If they gain too much fat, their natural advantage gets blurred.
So the rule is very very simple:
You don’t cut until you’re hollow.
You don’t bulk until you’re swollen.
You stop when bone contrast and midface support are both present.
That’s your ideal range.
The eye region contains:
Orbital bone structure
Lower eyelid fat pads
Skin thickness
Muscle tone
If you sleep poorly or have chronic stress:
Cortisol rises
Fluid retention increases
Lower eyelids puff
Skin looks dull
If you crash diet:
Fat pads shrink
Eyes look sunken
Dark circles appear worse
Sharp quadrants can tolerate slightly more hollowing because bone structure supports it.
Soft quadrants look sick very quickly if they lose under-eye support.
Mechanism is:
Under-eye support creates youthful reflection patterns (light hits smooth surface).
Hollowing creates shadow.
Shadow increases perceived age.
This is physics not opinion
Orbital bone structure
Lower eyelid fat pads
Skin thickness
Muscle tone
If you sleep poorly or have chronic stress:
Cortisol rises
Fluid retention increases
Lower eyelids puff
Skin looks dull
If you crash diet:
Fat pads shrink
Eyes look sunken
Dark circles appear worse
Sharp quadrants can tolerate slightly more hollowing because bone structure supports it.
Soft quadrants look sick very quickly if they lose under-eye support.
Mechanism is:
Under-eye support creates youthful reflection patterns (light hits smooth surface).
Hollowing creates shadow.
Shadow increases perceived age.
This is physics not opinion
Jawline visibility depends on:
Mandible size (fixed)
Body fat level
Neck posture
Tongue posture (yes, but minor compared to fat)
Forward head posture does this:
Chin appears smaller
Submental area compresses
Jaw-neck angle worsens
Neutral posture does this:
• Chin projects more
• Jawline separates from neck
• Lower third length looks proportional
That’s why fixing posture alone can visually improve the lower third without changing bone.
Sharp quadrants benefit massively from posture correction.
Soft quadrants benefit from posture and moderate fat control.
Mandible size (fixed)
Body fat level
Neck posture
Tongue posture (yes, but minor compared to fat)
Forward head posture does this:
Chin appears smaller
Submental area compresses
Jaw-neck angle worsens
Neutral posture does this:
• Chin projects more
• Jawline separates from neck
• Lower third length looks proportional
That’s why fixing posture alone can visually improve the lower third without changing bone.
Sharp quadrants benefit massively from posture correction.
Soft quadrants benefit from posture and moderate fat control.
Skin quality affects light reflection.
Smooth skin = even light distribution.
Inflamed skin = uneven light scattering.
Inflammaton increases:
Redness
Puffiness
dry/oily Texture
Which softens sharp faces too much and makes soft faces look swollen.
Collagen density also affects perceived sharpness.
Thicker dermis = more structural appearance.
Dehydrated skin = dull and flat.
That’s why sleep, diet quality, and sun protection indirectly improve “bone structure appearance.”
They don’t really change bone,
They change contrast.
Smooth skin = even light distribution.
Inflamed skin = uneven light scattering.
Inflammaton increases:
Redness
Puffiness
dry/oily Texture
Which softens sharp faces too much and makes soft faces look swollen.
Collagen density also affects perceived sharpness.
Thicker dermis = more structural appearance.
Dehydrated skin = dull and flat.
That’s why sleep, diet quality, and sun protection indirectly improve “bone structure appearance.”
They don’t really change bone,
They change contrast.
Hair changes perceived head shape.
Volume at the sides:
Makes face look wider
Softens angularity
Volume at the top:
Elongates face
Adds vertical balance
Tight silhouette:
Emphasizes bone structure
If you mismatch hair shape with bone structure, you distort proportions.
For Example:
Narrow sharp face + wide fluffy hair = imbalance.
Wide soft face + flat hair = exposes width.
Hair is just basically external framing
Volume at the sides:
Makes face look wider
Softens angularity
Volume at the top:
Elongates face
Adds vertical balance
Tight silhouette:
Emphasizes bone structure
If you mismatch hair shape with bone structure, you distort proportions.
For Example:
Narrow sharp face + wide fluffy hair = imbalance.
Wide soft face + flat hair = exposes width.
Hair is just basically external framing
BUT MUUUUH i wanna switch quadrants i DONT like mine!!!!
You cant.
Your bone structure was formed during puberty.
Mandible width.
Zygomatic projection.
Orbital depth.
ETC...
You cannot diet your way into new bone angles.
You can only:
Increase contrast
Decrease contrast
Support volume
Remove excess volume
Trying to turn soft into sharp by extreme cutting leads to:
Hollow eyes
Sagging midface long-term
Aged look
Trying to turn sharp into soft by bulking leads to:
• Puffy jaw
• Lost cheekbone definition
• Blurred lower third
Optimization works inside your structure, not against it.
PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND THIS COULD GO VERY WRONG
(personal experience)
You cant.
Your bone structure was formed during puberty.
Mandible width.
Zygomatic projection.
Orbital depth.
ETC...
You cannot diet your way into new bone angles.
You can only:
Increase contrast
Decrease contrast
Support volume
Remove excess volume
Trying to turn soft into sharp by extreme cutting leads to:
Hollow eyes
Sagging midface long-term
Aged look
Trying to turn sharp into soft by bulking leads to:
• Puffy jaw
• Lost cheekbone definition
• Blurred lower third
Optimization works inside your structure, not against it.
PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND THIS COULD GO VERY WRONG
(personal experience)
Most people misjudge themselves because they rely on feelings instead of controlled comparison
You dont need to ask “Do I look better lean or bulky?”
You isolate variables
Protocol is super easy:
Take neutral photos. No pump. No special lighting. Same angle. Relaxed face.
Adjust only one variable at a time.
First variable: body fat.
Lose a small amount of bf% Then reassess.
Observe three zones:
Orbital area (under-eye support vs hollowing)
Zygomatic contrast (cheekbone clarity)
Mandibular edge (jaw-neck separation)
If fat loss improves all three you trend sharper.
If fat loss improves jaw but damages eye support you trend softer.
Second variable: hair structure.
Test tighter silhouette vs more volume.
If structure improves with tighter hair you got a bone-dominant face.
If structure improves with volume you got a soft-dominant face.
Third variable: facial hair (for males).
Does adding it enhance lower-third proportion or create heaviness?
You are looking for proportional enhancement, not intensity.
The key principle is that
improvement should look effortless.
If something “works” but feels aggressive or forced, its compensating and not harmonizing.
You dont need to ask “Do I look better lean or bulky?”
You isolate variables
Protocol is super easy:
Take neutral photos. No pump. No special lighting. Same angle. Relaxed face.
Adjust only one variable at a time.
First variable: body fat.
Lose a small amount of bf% Then reassess.
Observe three zones:
Orbital area (under-eye support vs hollowing)
Zygomatic contrast (cheekbone clarity)
Mandibular edge (jaw-neck separation)
If fat loss improves all three you trend sharper.
If fat loss improves jaw but damages eye support you trend softer.
Second variable: hair structure.
Test tighter silhouette vs more volume.
If structure improves with tighter hair you got a bone-dominant face.
If structure improves with volume you got a soft-dominant face.
Third variable: facial hair (for males).
Does adding it enhance lower-third proportion or create heaviness?
You are looking for proportional enhancement, not intensity.
The key principle is that
improvement should look effortless.
If something “works” but feels aggressive or forced, its compensating and not harmonizing.
Most people think they want to maximize attractiveness.
That’s incorrect framing.
The real objective is internal coherence of visual signals.
Your face sends information along three dimensions:
Structural tension (sharp vs smooth)
Energy (youthful vs mature)
Stability (balanced vs distorted)
When these signals align, the brain reads the face as organized.
Humans are highly sensitive to pattern consistency.
Facial attractiveness research repeatedly shows that symmetry, proportional balance, and averageness (in certain ratios) increase appeal because they signal developmental stability.
But heres the nuance:
Harmony is not about being average.
It’s about removing internal contradiction.
Sharp bone and inflamed skin = contradiction.
Soft structure and extreme dieting = contradiction.
Mature features and adolescent styling = contradiction.
When contradiction decreases, cognitive load decreases for the observer.
The face becomes easier to process.
Easier processing is often interpreted as more attractive.
This is perceptual fluency, thats the mechanism.
The quadrant is simply a tool to reduce contradiction and increase perceptual coherence.
You are not trying to become extreme.
You are trying to become structurally consistent.
When that happens:
Photos start stabilizing and angles stop betraying you.
Small refinements create good visible returns.
you stop chasing random fixes
Thats when optimization becomes controlled instead of reactive.
And thats when you move from trying to look better to actually looking composed
That’s incorrect framing.
The real objective is internal coherence of visual signals.
Your face sends information along three dimensions:
Structural tension (sharp vs smooth)
Energy (youthful vs mature)
Stability (balanced vs distorted)
When these signals align, the brain reads the face as organized.
Humans are highly sensitive to pattern consistency.
Facial attractiveness research repeatedly shows that symmetry, proportional balance, and averageness (in certain ratios) increase appeal because they signal developmental stability.
But heres the nuance:
Harmony is not about being average.
It’s about removing internal contradiction.
Sharp bone and inflamed skin = contradiction.
Soft structure and extreme dieting = contradiction.
Mature features and adolescent styling = contradiction.
When contradiction decreases, cognitive load decreases for the observer.
The face becomes easier to process.
Easier processing is often interpreted as more attractive.
This is perceptual fluency, thats the mechanism.
The quadrant is simply a tool to reduce contradiction and increase perceptual coherence.
You are not trying to become extreme.
You are trying to become structurally consistent.
When that happens:
Photos start stabilizing and angles stop betraying you.
Small refinements create good visible returns.
you stop chasing random fixes
Thats when optimization becomes controlled instead of reactive.
And thats when you move from trying to look better to actually looking composed
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17972486/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11487409/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11430245/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28155897/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21536551/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9732869/
once again thanks in advance for clicking on this thread
get me into must reads bro
anyway asasa out......
