Have you ever been told that you look like a cat or a puppy? Looking like an animal is more than mere perception. Some animals have very distinctive facial proportions and characteristics that make their faces easily recognizable – a dog typically has round, droopy eyes, while a deer has a slim face and long lashes. Your facial proportions may resemble one of these animal face shapes.

In the beauty scene, there’s an “animal face type” trend that classifies people’s faces into different animal-themed archetypes. This fun trend helps people figure out how to apply makeup that flatters certain facial features or bone structure. Like the MBTI test, animal face type classification is particularly popular in Korea and China, and there are many online tests that you can take to identify your animal face type.

Here are a few simple makeup guidelines for puppy, cat, deer and rabbit face types:

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Puppy Face

Characteristics:

• Straight eyebrows
• Round, droopy eyes that “smile”
• Small round nose
• Round and prominent cheeks
• Plump lips
• Soft jawline

Perceived vibes: Innocent, amiable, cheerful

Notable K-Pop representatives: IU, Red Velvet’s Joy, GFriend’s Yerin, aespa’s Winter

How to do your makeup:

1. Straight, flat eyebrows: Draw brows in soft, straight strokes to flatten the angles and keep them slightly fluffy. Be careful not to thicken them too much! If needed, use concealer to conceal the arches to create a soft brow look.
2. Droopy eyeliner: Extend the eyeliner slightly downward to enhance those droopy eyes, but don’t overdo it to prevent a tired look!
3. Aegyo sal: Use aegyo sal eye makeup to create smiling puppy eyes for a fresh and youthful look. See how it’s done in this aegyo sal tutorial.
4. Peachy blush: Tap into the guava girl makeup trend with a peach, coral or orange blush on cheeks and blend outwards to accentuate puffy cheeks.
5. Ombré lips: Complete your look with soft blurry lips by applying a rosy color at the center of your lips and gently pressing them for an ombre look

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Cat Face

Characteristics:

• Slightly upturned, almond-shape eyes
• Small pointy nose
• High cheekbones
• Heart-shaped lips
• Small chin
• Angular features
• Short round face

Perceived vibes: Cold, edgy, sexy

Notable K-Pop representatives: BlackPink’s Jennie, Red Velvet’s Seulgi, ITZY’s Yeji, NewJeans’s Haerin

How to do your makeup:

1. Cool-tone makeup: Flaunt your coolness with cool-tone makeup.
2. Sharp winged eyeliner: Extend the eyeliner outward and slightly upward to create sexy winged cat eyes.
3. Arched brows: Craft nonchalant brows by keeping them soft and skinny.
4. Contour and highlight: Add shadow on the sides of the nose and nose bridge to make the nose look smaller. Sharpen your look by highlighting the forehead, brow bones, nose tip and Cupid’s bow.
5. Lifted blush: Blend blush from the cheeks towards the temples to lift the face.
6. Matte lips: To keep the focus on your eyes, use a matte lip product in a muted color that looks gorgeous without overshadowing the rest of your makeup.

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Deer Face

Characteristics:

• Long straight lashes
• Big, gentle eyes
• Long nose
• Long slim face
• Slender neck
• V-shaped jawline
• Thin lips

Perceived vibes: Ethereal, gentle, graceful

Notable K-Pop representatives: Girls’ Generation’s Yoona, BlackPink’s Rose, Sunmi, f(x)’s Krystal

How to do your makeup:

1. Smoky eyes: Punctuate feminine appeal with soft smoky eyes.
2. Earth-tone makeup: Dial up the sophistication with neutral colors and soft highlights.
3. Fake freckles: The deer face is characterized by a slim, elongated face. Balance the proportions by applying blush horizontally across your nose and cheeks. Alternatively, add fake freckles to create cute points of interest – like a sika deer’s spots!
4. High cheekbones: Apply blush high on the cheeks and blend towards the temples. Add C-shaped highlight to your cheekbones.
5. Skinny but defined lips: Use lip liner to define your lip line and then fill in lips with a bold or muted color.

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Rabbit Face

Characteristics:

• Dolly round eyes
• Flushed cheeks
• Button nose
• Big front teeth
• Fair skin
• Round baby face

Perceived vibes: Cute, charming, bubbly

Notable K-Pop representatives: Bae Suzy, Twice’s Nayeon, BlackPink’s Jisoo, ITZY’s Yuna

How to do your makeup:

1. Soft pale brows: Define and style your brows with a light-colored browcara.
2. Idol lashes: Make your eyes look more dramatic with idol lashes featuring fine faux lash clusters.
3. Rosy cheeks: Apply soft pink blush on the center of your cheeks in circular motion.
4. Shimmery makeup: Add shimmer to your eyelids and nose tip to amp up the cuteness.
5. Juicy lips: Use lip gloss or glossy lip tint to achieve a tanghulu-glazed lip look!