Context is Love and Romance #4, page 10
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Narration: The moment our lips met… I knew! My preoccupation with women's lib had ended… I was surrendering!
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I would hope that published novelists would have a higher standard.
But anyways, there are a lot of ways to describe facial features.
The nose is a pretty good starting point. Big/small/wide/narrow/long. Turned up is another common one.
Eyes are often described as large/small/wide/narrow. And behavior, darting around or dead, for example. And emotions: kind/sad.
Large mouth, small mouth. Tooth color. Hygiene. Does it hang open? Do they work their jaw a lot? And some people's mouths look like they want to smile or frown easily.
I'm actually fond of the less specific ways of describing a face. She has intelligent eyes and severe features, for example. The reader both has a good idea of what kind of face it is, but still leaves a lot of room for imagination.
These are just my thoughts. I am not a published writer.
I'll second less-specific descriptions. My imagination tends to exaggerate; a book says a character has a long nose? I'm picturing a witch. A strong jaw? I'm thinking Heavy from Team Fortress 2. High cheekbones? Gollum.