Leah - I was so impressed on how you know your Siamese. I agree with everything except that all color points are born white. I saw my Spencer (chocolate point) right after birth and he exhibited a mask - however faint, it was there. I've seen new born Seal Points and they have their masks at birth and get darker as they mature. The blue, lilac and other lighter color points are as you say born white - but the darker color points are visible at birth. I've raised Siamese for a lot of years and have showed a couple in cat shows. I really like the apple heads but my slim and trim original breeds are very beautiful. I do love the long, skinny, big eared look (as Spencer the Lion says - cross between Ross Poirot and Callista Lockhart) breed.