Artists have been obsessing over faces for millennia. From the Ancient Greeks to Leonardo Da Vinci, they studied human facial proportions to create a standard for sculptors and painters to follow. The called this standard of beauty the "artistic ideal." We compared some top celebrities' lower faces (their jaws and chins) to the ideal proportions in this gallery. You'll be interested—and slightly comforted—to know that many of today's most beautiful (and famous) faces fall outside of the artistic ideal.
Celebrity: Gwen Stefani
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Stefani's chin is shorter than the artistic ideal. That means her chin is slightly shorter than her nose.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
Celebrity: Jay Leno
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Leno has a long chin. (No really?) As you can see by the lines, his lower face is just a tad longer than his nose.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
Celebrity: Kate Winslet
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Winslet's lower face falls into the artistic ideal, meaning her lower face is the same length as her nose.
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Celebrity: Eva Longoria
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Longoria's chin and jaw fall into the artistic ideal.
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Celebrity: Emma Watson
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Watson's chin and jaw are very slightly longer than the artistic ideal.
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Celebrity: Oprah Winfrey
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Winfrey's chin and jaw fall outside the artistic ideal slightly, with her chin longer than her nose.
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Celebrity: Halle Berry
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Berry's chin and jaw fall into the artistic ideal.
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Celebrity: Keira Knightly
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Keira Knightly's chin is longer than her nose, so it falls outside of the chin and jaw artistic ideal.
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Celebrity: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Jennifer Love Hewitt's chin is slightly shorter than her nose, falling short of the artistic ideal for chin and jaw line.
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Celebrity: Debra Messing
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Messing's chin is shorter than the artistic ideal. That means her chin is slightly shorter than her nose.
Celebrity: Cameron Diaz
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Cameron Diaz has a chin and jaw that meets the artistic ideal.
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Celebrity: Audrey Tatou
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Tatou's chin and jaw falls outside the artistic ideal a bit; her chin is slightly longer than her nose.
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Celebrity: Jessica Alba
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Alba's chin is longer than her nose, falling outside the artistic ideal for chin and jaw proportions.
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Celebrity: Laura Linney
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Linney has a long chin. As you can see by the lines, her lower face is longer than her nose.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
