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Nasolabial Furrow Deepener vs. Upper Lip Raiser

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Because of its name, upper lip raiser is considered the go-to action for lifting the top lip and tends to get overused in art and tech, acting as a replacement for nasolabial furrow deepener or a shortcut for showing teeth during smiling. Despite its name, upper lip raiser is not the only lip-raising action! In fact, applying upper lip raiser to contexts better suited for nasolabial furrow deepener can be detrimental to the essence of a target expression.

Inner Brow Raiser: Deep Dive

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Inner brow raiser is one of the most difficult facial actions to find clean references for. Many sources fail to find actors who can separate their inner brow raiser from other facial actions such as outer brow raiser (from frontalis, pars lateralis) and brow lowerer (from corrugator).

Building Smiles – The Right Way

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The smile is an essential expression for emotion and communication. Smiles form when our lip corners are pulled diagonally by a muscle called “zygomaticus major.”

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