Lipstick Analysis

    In class, we were told to make lip prints, then analyze our classmates' print. Afterwards, our groups were told to make prints on one sheet of paper (per group) and the alternate tables, then try to match the prints of the other groups with the initial prints. We were told to pay special attention to characteristics of the prints, such as cracks, the dip of the upper lip, or anything that would single out the print. My group and I did our best, but in the end we were unable to successfully match the prints. There was much dispute over one print in particular, due to the dip in the upper lip. But both prints provided, initial and the one one the group paper, were light and smudged, so it was difficult for us to make a decisive conclusion.