1Gwen Stefani
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.
2Christina Hendricks
Celebrity: Christina Hendricks
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Hendrick’s chin is shorter than the artistic ideal. That means her chin and jaw are slightly shorter than her nose.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
3Jay Leno
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.
4Carey Mulligan
Celebrity: Carey Mulligan
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Mulligen’s lower face falls into the artistic ideal, meaning her lower face is the same length as her nose.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
5Kate Winslet
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.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
6Natalie Portman
Celebrity: Natalie Portman
Chin and Jaw Proportions: As you can see from the lines, Portman’s chin and jaw falls into the artistic ideal. Her lower face is the same length as her nose.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
7Eva Longoria
Celebrity: Eva Longoria
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Longoria’s chin and jaw fall into the artistic ideal.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
8Reese Witherspoon
Celebrity: Reese Witherspoon
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Witherspoon has a long chin. That means her lower face is longer than her nose.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
9Angelina Jolie
Celebrity: Angelina Jolie
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Jolie’s chin and jaw fall short of the artistic ideal.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
10Emma Watson
Celebrity: Emma Watson
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Watson’s chin and jaw are very slightly longer than the artistic ideal.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
11Oprah Winfrey
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.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
12Courtney Cox
Celebrity: Courtney Cox
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Courtney Cox meets the artistic ideal for her chin and jaw.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
13Halle Berry
Celebrity: Halle Berry
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Berry’s chin and jaw fall into the artistic ideal.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
14Lucy Liu
Celebrity: Lucy Liu
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Liu appears to fall into the artistic ideal for her chin and jaw line.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
15Keira Knightly
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.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
16Jennifer Love Hewitt
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.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
17Gwyneth Paltrow
Celebrity: Gwyneth Paltrow
Chin and Jaw Proportions: As usual, Gwyneth Paltrow meets the artistic ideal; this time, for her chin and jaw proportions.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
18Debra Messing
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.
19Cameron Diaz
Celebrity: Cameron Diaz
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Cameron Diaz has a chin and jaw that meets the artistic ideal.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
20Nicole Kidman
Celebrity: Nicole Kidman
Chin and Jaw Proportions: Kidman’s chin falls outside the artistic ideal; her chin is longer than her nose.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
21Audrey Tatou
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.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
22Jessica Alba
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.
Try this yourself! Take our Face Proportion Quiz.
23Laura Linney
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.
