Research reveals keys to the beauty of a woman’s face

Recent research has found certain clues to the beauty of a woman's face.

Although it is well known that the human perception of beauty is based on certain cultural factors, some researchers have attempted to elucidate thecultural factors, some researchers have attempted to elucidate the immutable root of beauty.

Thus, numerous studies have asked, throughout history, why some faces seem more beautiful to us than others, isolating cultural or subjective arguments.

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Beauty in the female face: detecting the clues

Scientists from the universities of San Diego and Toronto have studied the female face in depth. By taking the spotlight away from certain facial features culturally valued in today's Western society, such as full lips or large eyes, researchers have noted that there are new "golden proportions", which are now being used as the basis of the "golden ratio".golden proportions"that shape a face that we find more attractive.

Specifically, these proportions have to do with the distance between the two eyes, the mouth and the facial contour.

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Research

The research was conducted using four independent experiments in which university students were presented with different pairs of women with very similar facial features, but with the eyes more or less separated and at a varying distance from the mouth.

A question of proportions

The students rated as most attractive those women whose vertical distance between their eyes and mouth was about 36% of the length of the face, and the horizontal distance between their eyes was 46% of the width of the face, and the horizontal distance between their eyes was 46% of the width of the face.and the horizontal distance between their eyes represented 46% of the width of the face. One of the curious facts revealed by the study was that these proportions correspond to an average face. With a tape measure, the same facial analysis can be repeated with any woman who wants to participate.

"It has been impossible for generations to find these ratios. Ancient Greece promoted its version of the golden ratios, also known as the divine proportionand used this knowledge in art and architecture. Several scientists have suggested that Leonardo Da Vinci himself had these proportions in mind when he painted the Mona Lisa," says Pamela Pallett, one of the lead researchers.

Palett believes that this ancient proportion does not explain the modern perception of beauty. He believes, therefore, that the study has succeeded in determining that it is the distance between the eyes, the mouth and the facial contour that are the true proportions that we perceive as beautiful.

The key lies in the average

Some experts suggest that this proportionality may be related to an individual cognitive process, in which the observer accepts an average of the proportions as ideal. the observer accepts as ideal an average of the proportions of all the faces he or she sees during his or her lifetime.. They also explain that these proportions are often linked to an indicator of good health, and both biologically and evolutionarily we tend to consider these faces more beautiful.

Hairstyle can also influence

The research suggests a very interesting point, which has to do with the influence of haircuts on the the influence of haircut on beautyThe study also sheds light on the question of why sometimes an attractive person looks less attractive or vice versa after a different haircut or hairstyle, and that's because the proportions we perceive can be altered," says University of Toronto professor Stephen Linkanother of the researchers.

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• Link to the original study.