Junius Booth, who had once suffered a badly broken nose, was once approached by a female admirer. "You're such a wonderful actor, Mr. Booth," she enthused, "but to be perfectly frank with you, I can't get over your nose."
"There's no wonder, madam," Junius replied. "The bridge is gone."
I have realised recently I have high regard for the prominent, slightly bent nose on a man.
The word 'Aquiline' is from Latin, meaning 'eagle-like' according to Wikipedia, since eagle's have a crooked beak- like a nose.
Three cultures displayed these noses most notably, which are Mediterranean or Hispanic, Middle-eastern and Native American.
Admittedly, I have always found Native American men handsome, with their proud round faces, lovely skin tone and head adornments.
There is something undeniably masculine about a large nose, without being out of proportion with the face. A prominent nose, like jawline, has an air of power, dignity and perhaps something phallic about it, which can serve to make up for 'facial discrepancies'.
Some of my favourite male specimens include:
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