She was, one knew at a glance, warm-blooded, full-blooded, with an even, comfortable balance of temperament.

Her neck was thick, and sloped to her shoulders, with full, beautiful curves, and under her chin and under her ears the flesh was as white and smooth as floss satin, shading exquisitely to a faint delicate brown on her nape at the roots of her hair.

Her throat rounded to meet her chin and cheek, with a soft swell of the skin, tinted pale amber in the shadows, but blending by barely perceptible gradations to the sweet, warm flush of her cheek.

This colour on her temples was just touched with a certain blueness where the flesh was thin over the fine veining underneath.

Her eyes were light brown, and so wide open that on the slightest provocation the full disc of the pupil was disclosed; the lids--just a fraction of a shade darker than the hue of her face--were edged with lashes that were almost black.
While these lashes were not long, they were thick and rimmed her eyes with a fine, thin line.