Bird - The bird is characterized by a sharper face, with many angles throughout the face. They possess a slim face and have eyes that are fairly close together. They usually have a prominent nose and more sunken in cheeks. Cat - A cat has the angular shaped face like a bird, but is lacking the angles within the face that create a prominent sharp look. A slim, shorter face with smoother cheeks is usually characteristic of this look. Most models and celebrities fit into this category. Chipmunks/Squirrels - A girl fitting into the category of chipmunk will have a sharp, angular look to their face, but with extra puffiness around the cheeks. A squirrel will have the puffiness of a chipmunk, but without the sharp angles in the face. Both categories possess a fairly wide jaw, similar to the mouse. A chipmunk usually has a shorter face like that of a gerbil, while the squirrel has a longer face similar to the mouse. Gerbils/Hamsters - The gerbil has a round face, with cheeks of medium height, eyes medium width apart. A hamster has a square face, with similar features as the gerbil. Both of these types are fairly hard to find, due to the fact that a person's face has to be very close to a perfect circle or square to achieve this look. Miscellaneous - This category has many of the extremely uncommon faces. The river otter has an elliptical face, but with exaggerated roundness from the jawline upwards. This is a very rare and pleasant look. A seal is similar to the river otter, but it's jawline is much slimmer. A ferret has the face of a gerbil but with exaggerated length of the cheeks and jaw. Ferrets are really, really, cute. A weasel has the rectangular face of a mouse but also has a very, very slim face. Weasels are not my favorite, although some people go nuts over them. Mouse - This is probably the third most common category, next to cats and birds. A mouse has a rectangular look with a wider brow and jawbone. Cheeks are usually lower on the mouse than on the other types. Eyes are usually wider apart, similar to the sacred wombat. Wombat - The wombat has an oval face with very few angles. Eyes are fairly wide apart like the mouse, yet the jawline is much smoother and smaller in a wombat. Wombats usually have a bit flatter nose than mice and generally have cheeks of medium height.

Head Shape - Triangular, Diamond Features - Angular Eyes - Fairly round and closely set Nose - Prominent, flat or downward sloped Cheeks - High, sloped inward Jaw - Narrow Featured BIRD: Christina Aguilera Birds are one of the most common facial types. It is also the most distinguishable type, due to the head shape and inward slope of the cheeks as they meet a narrow jawline. Birds usually have a paler face than the other types. I personally do not think that birds are the most pleasing category, but there are those that would disagree heartily. Hollywood seems to value this face most of all, especially in today's movies. Women seem to want the bird look more and more. Christina Aguilera is a prime example of a bird face. Look at the way her head is shaped like a diamond and her eyes are round and close together. Her cheeks are high and slope down to her narrow jaw. Other Famous BIRDs: None

Head Shape - Triangular, Trapezoid Features - Mixture Eyes - Narrow Ellipse Nose - Flat or sloped upward Cheeks - High, flat or sloped outward Jaw - Fairly narrow Featured CAT: Natalie Portman Cats and birds are closely related. Many of Hollywood's stars are a blend of these two categories. Cats are by far the most common facial type, although rarely will you find someone with a 100% cat face. Most cat faces are blended with birds or mice. Cats can sometimes be mistaken for birds; the main difference between the two are the smoother features of the cat and the inward slope of the cheeks in a bird. The thin eyes and head shape of a true cat are difficult to find together. Natalie Portman is a very good example of a cat. You can see the resemblence between her and Christina in the forehead and high cheeks. However, Natalie's cheeks are sloped outward and her jaw is not as narrow as Christina's. Her eyes are also very narrow and her nose perks up a bit. Other Famous CATs: Cindy Crawford, Sandra Bullock

Head Shape - Rectangular Features - Fairly smooth Eyes - Round or Wide Ellipse Nose - Long, fairly broad Cheeks - Low, flat or sloped outward Jaw - Wide Featured MOUSE: Jennifer Aniston A mouse is a common face type, although it's fairly rare in celebrities. A mouse's most obvious characteristic is the shape of her head. A rectangular face, with a high brow and wide jawline is necessary to create a mouse look. Most mice have fairly round or wide, elliptical eyes. Along with cats, there is the most deviation of facial features in this group simply because if you happen to have a rectangular shaped face, you are a mouse, period. That's not really a bad thing, either; some of the prettiest women in the world have a high degree of mouseyness. Jennifer Aniston is not 100% mouse, but she's one of the best examples I could find. She has a wide jaw, broad nose, oval eyes, high brow, and rectangular head. Her cheeks are not as low, and her chin is more prominent than a true mouse, but she's a pretty good example nonetheless. Other Famous MICE: Minnie Driver

Head Shape - Wide Ellipse Features - Smooth Eyes - Elliptical and fairly wide apart Nose - Usually flat Cheeks - Medium height, sloped outward Jaw - Medium to Wide Featured WOMBAT: Britney Spears The main characteristic of a wombat is the elliptical head and smoothness of her features, especially cheeks. Wombats also usually have a moderate tan. A true wombat is rare. A 100% true wombat has that "something special" in her face that I can't describe or categorize. Most wombat candidates actually fall into the categories of cat or mouse. Of course it is simply opinion, but I believe that wombats are sacred and by far the most beautiful. Britney Spears is an excellent example of a true wombat. Her head shape is 100% wombat, a wide ellipse with beautifully smooth features. Wombat eyes are further apart than a cat or bird. The cheeks are extremely important to a wombat as well. When she smiles, you can see the height and width of her cheeks. A smiling wombat is one of the prettiest sights on Earth! Other Famous WOMBATs: Anna Kournikova

Elizabeth Hurley - 50% Bird / 50% Cat Jewel - 20% Cat / 80% Mouse

Cindy Crawford - 10% Bird / 80% Cat / 10% Mouse Sandra Bullock - 10% Bird / 90% Cat

Q. It seems that the most common face type I see in everyday people isn't really listed. Why's that??? - Vance Thomas, Chicago IL A. What you're probably seeing is a mixture of bird/cat, bird/mouse, cat/mouse, or a bit of all three. Those are the most common face types, so most people are a mixture of those. Don't make the mistake of grouping someone in a different category just because they don't have the exact description of that particular type. A frequent mistake is the grouping of the cat/mouse mixture into the wombat category. There isn't a category for the most common face type (mixture) because that particular face type is not distinct and is so varied. So, again, look at the head shape and the facial features and try to determine what mixture or unusual group a particular person may be in. Q. Why is it that Hollywood favors cats and birds??? - Sean Henson, Orlando FL A. I think it has to do with how showbiz demands exceptionally thin women in today's TV and movies. Back in the early days of Hollywood, you saw many more mice and gerbils than now. Women in films now are usually so skinny that they have almost no fat on their bodies. Some women are genetically predisposed to have a bird face, but others lose so much weight that they achieve this look. You can tell who has a natural bird face and who doesn't as well. A natural bird has a narrow jaw that tapers to a chin. An unnatural bird has a narrow chin in front, but the jaws look as if they have been pulled back. This is because when a person loses weight, they lose the fat and muscle in the face, but they cannot change their skull structure. Hence, they are stuck with a weird looking jawline. I don't know if that look appeals to people (it doesn't really to me), but I've been seeing more and more of it in showbiz as time goes on. Q. Is it possible for a person's facial type to change over time? - Melissa Crawford, Richmond VA A. While facial type is determined to a large degree by genetics, it is possible to change your facial type over an extended period of time. Since the shape of the skull and shape of the eyes, nose, and mouth are all determined by genes, it would be extremely difficult for a mouse to become a bird or to undergo a different drastic change. But it is possible for a mouse to become a bit more like a cat, or a cat to become a bit more like a bird, etc. Fat storage has a large effect on the shape and slope of the cheeks. This doesn't mean a mouse or wombat is going to be a fat person, but it means that a face type such as those is usually genetically prone to storing a bit of fat in their cheeks. Jennifer Aniston is a good example of a rather drastic change in facial type. Her early pictures are very mousey. She lost weight over a few years, and now she looks much more like a cat. (I think she looked better as a mouse, but who knows...) Q. I've heard talk about some subdivisions within groups. Can you explain this??? - Lynn Hersch, San Diego CA A. If you do not understand the basic animal face concept, then DO NOT READ THIS!!! It will only confuse you further! As for your question, Lynn, the answer is "yes." As of now, the only group with definite subdivisions is the cat group. I'm currently exploring the differences in the bird group; at some point, we may have defined subdivisions within this category as well but we're years away. Since cats are easy to distinguish from other groups, smaller nuances of their faces can be used to further group them. Cats are divided into tabby cats, panthers, and lynxes. Tabby cats have a bit rounder head than their counterparts (Natalie Portman is a tabby). Panthers have a very distinct trapezoidal head with a narrow but flat jawline and a wider forehead. Lynxes have the triangular head with a sharper chin, but their cheeks are especially sloped outward to create a distinct look. Q. Could you analyze my face??? - Anonymous, Lexington KY A. This is actually a much more common question than you might think. A few people have asked me if I could analyze their face. Well, I would be more than happy to. Send me a closeup shot of your face (preferably two: a straight-on and a profile) and I will analyze it and send you the results. In the future, I'd like to have a gallery of people that have submitted me their pictures for review. You can send me your picture by clicking on my email address at the top of the page.

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