I ranked facial features from relatively least to most important on a 10-to-1 scale. Eyes land at #4, receiving the EXTREMELY IMPORTANT tag but not the top spot (if we also count the eyebrows + eyelashes its getting there to be honest). Balanced jaw width and definition (low bf% + angularity) combined is prob even more important than eyes, but not to the absurd point of explaning total facial attractiveness.
Eyes are #4 in the hierarchy
The eye morphology target is great orbital bone support with deep set, compact, and wide eyes (high PFL, low PFH). These are all some elite shit features but still three positions below the top priority, simply based on potential impact of managing all of these features - the eyes are actually the least important in comparison.
Facial width (#3) outranks eyes
- Width is the structural canvas and important health indicator. Eyes could be an aesthetic detail on top.
- Facial width (#3) covers bizygomatic (cheekbone) and bigonial (jaw) width.
- Ideal is higher end of average, with wider bizygomatic than bigonial for enhanced angularity.
- Significantly narrow face creates an unhealthy, malnourished appearance that no eyes quality can fix.
Balanced facial thirds (#2) outranks eyes
- Balanced facial thirds (#2) focuses on middle to lower face heights.
- Includes nose height, philtrum height, and chin height as key components.
- A relatively disproportionately long middle face height is one of the best ways to destroy dimorphism.
- At least some basic level of dimorphism precedes any feature level refinement.
- This structural variable is more important than eyes and jaw
Facial leanness is #1
Facial leanness is the law. The most important and necessary variable in the framework. Its probably the single facial feature that literally explains like 1/3 of the whole facial attractivenes for males. Managing this parameter moves the final attractiveness score more than any other factor in direct comparison. And improving facial leanness gives you an auto-upgrade of other features as a consequence (...including the jaw), thats also the reason why its so remarkably important.