Part IV: Lip Analysis

One of the class experiments we did was that of lip analysis. The first step of this process was for everyone to apply lipstick. We then pressed our mouths to a note card and took note of the lips' distinguishing features. Some of the key things to look for are if the lips are healthy (chapped, cut, etc.), the grooves in the lip, curvature of the mouth, and if the upper of lower lip is larger. The next activity in lip analysis we did once again involved applying lipstick but then pressing the prints onto paper with everyone else in our group's. We then exchanged papers with another group, and similarly to in the check forgery activity, were given the original prints for comparison and to match up the prints with the proper person. My group was able to correctly identify all samples by examining the prints looking for the previously mentioned distinguishing characteristics.

Original Lip Print