An independent lip shape reference with nothing to sell you
No ads, no affiliate links, no products, no clinic behind it. Just one named person, nine shapes, and the measurements they actually rest on.
Who writes this site
Rizwan researches, writes and reviews every page on Lip Shape Chart. He built the site after finding that most lip shape guides disagreed with each other on how many shapes exist, used different names for the same outline, and quoted rarity statistics nobody had ever measured.
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Why this site exists
Because the existing answers were contradictory, and most of them were attached to something for sale.
Nobody agreed on the basics
One guide lists six lip shapes, the next lists twenty-eight. Oval, rosebud, straight and gull wing all describe outlines that already have other names. So this site publishes a table reconciling the names instead of adding another one to the pile.
Rarity figures were invented
You will find exact percentages quoted for how rare a lip shape is. No one has counted lip shapes across a large population, so those numbers have no source. This site says what practitioners observe and labels it as observation.
Every tool claimed certainty
Competing analyzers advertise AI reading a hundred data points and return a confidence percentage. Ours measures five ratios, shows you all five, and tells you what would make the answer wrong.
Almost everything was a funnel
Lip shape pages usually sit on a lipstick brand’s blog or a clinic’s site. The advice may still be good, but it is written by someone who benefits if you conclude your lips need work.
What we do differently
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We show the numbers, not just the label
The detector prints every ratio it measured beside your result: mouth width against face width, lip height against face width, the upper to lower vermilion ratio, cupid’s bow depth and corner height. If you disagree with the label, you can see exactly which measurement produced it.
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We say when the evidence runs out
Where published research gives a figure, we cite the range. The commonly quoted 1 to 1.6 upper-to-lower lip ratio is presented as roughly 1 to 1.3 through 1 to 1.7, because that is what recent reviews actually say. Where nobody has measured anything, we say so instead of guessing.
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We keep your photo on your device
Face landmark detection runs inside your browser. No image is uploaded, nothing is stored, and there is no account to create. This is a technical choice, not a promise you have to take on trust.
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We separate beauty from medicine
Lip shape is a makeup and grooming topic. It is not a health assessment. Where a question crosses into medicine, such as a recent or one-sided change in your lip, the site tells you to see a doctor rather than answering it.
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We answer the question first
Every section opens with the direct answer, then supports it. If the honest answer is “no single lip shape is most attractive”, that is the first sentence, not a conclusion buried under nine hundred words.
What you can and cannot use this site for
Good uses
- Working out which of the nine shapes describes your mouth
- Translating a shape name you found elsewhere into one on this chart
- Choosing liner placement, colour depth and finish that suit your outline
- Understanding the anatomy words a clinic or tutorial is using
- Telling a natural lip shape apart from a lip filler shape before a consultation
Not what this is for
- Diagnosing anything, or assessing your health
- Deciding whether a cosmetic procedure is suitable for you
- Scoring your face against an ideal
- Identifying anyone from a photograph
- Any use where an estimate would be treated as a measurement of record
Read the full disclaimer and our editorial policy.
Common questions about this site
Who is behind Lip Shape Chart?
Lip Shape Chart is written and maintained by Rizwan Aslam. It is an independent site, not a brand publication and not a clinic. There is no editorial board and no anonymous content team: one named person researches, writes and reviews every page, and that name is on each one so you know who to hold responsible for what it says.
Does Lip Shape Chart sell anything?
No. There are no ads, no affiliate links, no sponsored placements and no products. Nothing on the site earns money when you buy a lipstick or book a filler appointment. That is deliberate, because the moment a lip shape guide earns a commission it has a reason to tell you your lips need fixing.
Where do the nine lip shapes come from?
They come from the four measurements makeup artists and aesthetic practitioners already use: mouth width, upper and lower vermilion height, cupid’s bow depth and corner angle. There is no official medical list of lip shapes, so the nine here are a working set rather than a standard. Where published anthropometric or aesthetic-medicine research gives a real figure, the site cites the range rather than the tidiest single number.
Is the lip shape detector accurate?
It is an estimate and the page says so. It measures five real ratios from your lip outline and shows you every one, so you can check the reasoning instead of trusting a label. Head tilt, side lighting, a smile, a beauty filter or heavy lip liner can all change the answer. The manual millimetre mode is the most reliable of the three methods.
Is my photo uploaded when I use the detector?
No. The image is read by your own browser and every measurement runs on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, nothing is stored, and there is no account. The face landmark model file downloads to your browser the first time you use the tool, the same way an image or a font downloads, but your photo never travels in the other direction.
Found something wrong?
Corrections are welcome and they get published. If a measurement, a source or a claim on this site is inaccurate, tell us and it will be fixed with the change noted.