A facial is a sexual activity in which a man ejaculates semen onto the face of one or more sexual partners.
Facials are regularly portrayed in pornographic films and videos, often as a way to close a scene. The performance of a facial is typically preceded by activities that result in the sexual arousal and stimulation of the ejaculating participant.
After the prerequisite level of sexual stimulation has been achieved, and ejaculation becomes imminent, the male will position his penis in a way that allows the discharged semen to be deposited onto his partner's face. The volume of semen that is ejaculated depends on several factors, including the male's health, age, degree of sexual excitement, and the time since his last ejaculation.
Seconds after being deposited onto the face, the semen thickens, before liquefying 15โ30 minutes later. Predating the modern age of pornography, facials were described in literature.
As an example, the French aristocrat Marquis de Sade wrote about performing facials in his work The Days of Sodom , written in One passage of the novel reads "โฆ I show them my prick, then what do you suppose I do? I squirt the fuck in their faceโฆ That's my passion my child, I have no otherโฆ and you're about to behold it. In the s, the hardcore pornography genre introduced the stereotypical cumshot also known as the money shot scene as a central element leitmotif of the hardcore film, in which the male actor ejaculates in a way ensuring maximum visibility of the act itself.
