We notice whole entities, but we describe in parts

The idea that a person can be ugly or pretty gives us a glimpse into how we perceive. We do not see faces as a collection of separate features. We see them as a sum total – a face. If you believe that you’ve seen ugly faces, and you probably do, it is only because you see in this peculiar way. What you’ve really seen are large noses, misshapen eyes, bushy eyebrows, jutting chins and mousy ears. Any one of these features alone might not make a person’s face ugly. It is some combination of these, or other features, that you probably find ugly.