The mentioned "licking their nose" happens so fast that it may go unnoticed. Or that it is so commonly done by any of them that it may go unnoticed because of its commonality. it appears that those who are more intimate with their affection are not so prone to do this with respect to those who are "part of the gang", but not yet so affectionate.

BTW, I have learned in the past week that even though a furkid may be intimate with you, that they may not be fully affectionate (to their natural ability) because of the lack of intimate affection shown them. A case in point was with Tigress. Now she gets much closer to me when she is hungry and actually allows me to hold her close to me before eating. This same affection is still present even after her meal. Also I have noticed with her that when she gets very hungry she gets weak and cannot jump with the same agility as at other times. She instead gets next to me and has me pick her up for her private feeding, as she cannot eat dry cat food with the others.

....wayne