What is the area between your nose and mouth with the two vertical lines called?
Searching the Web for a word that you don’t know or can’t recall — although you’re pretty sure it exists — is always a tactical challenge. Be prepared to search, scan, and experiment with search terms, as we did, to discover the nifty bit of facial anatomy called the philtrum. We began our search with the language of your question and then tried variations: • “area between your nose and mouth with the two vertical lines” • “indentation between your nose and mouth” • “vertical indentation above the mouth below the nose” These search results were frustrating and mostly unproductive. We found advice for portrait painters and rec
