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Artificial intelligence is surprisingly good at ranking human beauty, but a new study finds it systematically overrates facial attractiveness. The findings suggest that AI might be too polite to be an objective judge of our looks. dlvr.it/TVd1Hq
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A classic study by MIT researchers (Sadr et al., 2003) found that the eyebrows are fundamental for face recognition, even more so than the eyes themselves.
What this points to is that changing your eyebrow aesthetics can completely transform your facial appearance.
What this points to is that changing your eyebrow aesthetics can completely transform your facial appearance.
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If you already have full lips, you may want to stay away from lip fillers.
A 2023 study found that women with thin lips were rated more attractive after getting fillers, but women with already thick lips were rated worse after the same procedure.
A 2023 study found that women with thin lips were rated more attractive after getting fillers, but women with already thick lips were rated worse after the same procedure.
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If you want all effective routes, here’s a full video: youtu.be/HdFa_xFAl8s?si…
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30% agreement seems low, but it may be because you’ve approached this in a different way statistically from most other researchers, who usually find about half of the variance in face ratings to be shared.
When you say “same rating” do you mean they only give a face that *exact same rating* 30% of the time? (This would explain the underestimate, if so; if some people say 4, and others 5, and others 6, they basically all agree the person is about average, whereas if some say 8 and some say 2 that’s a bigger sign of a controversial face.)
Additionally, agreement on who is hot and who is not tends to be much larger if you look at the tail ends of the distribution. People might quibble over whether average looking people err on the hotter side or the notter side, but generally, there is much less disagreement on who is truly hot, versus truly not.
When you say “same rating” do you mean they only give a face that *exact same rating* 30% of the time? (This would explain the underestimate, if so; if some people say 4, and others 5, and others 6, they basically all agree the person is about average, whereas if some say 8 and some say 2 that’s a bigger sign of a controversial face.)
Additionally, agreement on who is hot and who is not tends to be much larger if you look at the tail ends of the distribution. People might quibble over whether average looking people err on the hotter side or the notter side, but generally, there is much less disagreement on who is truly hot, versus truly not.
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Speed-dating research finds that facial attractiveness is the strongest predictor of romantic interest over height, income, and education level (Asendorpf et al., 2011).
In the study, after a 3-minute date, participants chose whether or not they wanted to see that person again.
In the study, after a 3-minute date, participants chose whether or not they wanted to see that person again.
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This is somewhat consistent with our own research (Grandas et al., 2026). We found AI rates older people as less attractive and women higher than men. But we found no strong evidence of an ethnic or racial bias. arxiv.org/abs/2609.02512
TikTok also scores how attractive you are, guesses your age/gender, and calculates your mood with some of these on-device models.
I pulled them out of the app, so you can try it directly here: ayoships.com/tools/tiktok-f…
I ported them from ByteNN so they run in your browser. My t negative bias against darker skin and older faces.
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Throughout history and across cultures, beautification has been a part of human societies.
A study of 93k people in 93 countries finds "behaviors such as applying makeup…hair grooming, clothing style…body hygiene, and exercising or following a specific diet for the specific purpose of improving ones physical attractiveness, are universal" doi.org/10.1016/j.evol…
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A study with over 10,000 people across 42 countries shows that men and women underestimate how much looks matter in romantic relationships (Eastwick et al., 2025).
As seen in the table, look-related traits all rank higher as revealed prederences than stated preferences.
As seen in the table, look-related traits all rank higher as revealed prederences than stated preferences.
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The face, however, remains the strongest predictor of romantic interest (Asendorpf et al., 2011).
El 70% del atractivo corporal de los hombres depende de la fuerza que perciben las mujeres en su torso. Incluir las variables de la altura y la delgadez (ausencia de exceso de grasa) sólo aumenta este porcentaje al 80%.
No se encontró evidencia de la hipótesis de "U invertida", es extremadamente fuertes podrían ser menos atractivos que los hombres moderadamente fuertes. En todas las muestras, los hombres más fuertes fueron considerados los más atractivos, y los hombres más débiles fueron considerados los menos atractivos.
Estos resultados tienen sentido desde una perspectiva evolutiva. La selección natural equipó a las especies que se reproducen sexualmente con mecanismos de elección de pareja que sirven para evaluar las consecuencias reproductivas de aparearse con distintos individuos. Los mecanismos de elección de pareja de las mujeres rastrean señales de la calidad genética de los hombres y de su capacidad para invertir recursos en la mujer y su descendencia. Una variable que predice ambas cosas es la formidabilidad del hombre (su habilidad para luchar o su potencial para defender y obtener recursos).
Las mujeres modernas siguen siendo Homo sapiens cuya biología responde a señales ancestrales de capacidad de lucha, especialmente a las que indican fuerza en el tren superior. Este estudio muestra que esa respuesta no es residual ni secundaria, sino el factor dominante que explica la mayor parte de las diferencias en el atractivo corporal masculino.
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Clavicular rates Elvis as below-average.
This illustrates the core limitation of these made-up looksmaxing “harmony scales.”
They attempt to calculate beauty directly from cephalometric measurements, even though cephalometry is just one of many contributors to beauty.
This illustrates the core limitation of these made-up looksmaxing “harmony scales.”
They attempt to calculate beauty directly from cephalometric measurements, even though cephalometry is just one of many contributors to beauty.
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Levy (2007) reported that relaxing the platysma with botulinum toxin can sharpen the jawline, producing a "mini lift". The technique has been named the "Nefertiti lift" after the ancient Egyptian queen with a distinctively sharp mandibular contour.
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Pretty faces are easier for your brain to process.
Neuroscience research (Trujillo et al., 2014) shows that the brain's face-response signal (N170) is faster and smaller for attractive faces than for low-attractive faces, suggesting easier cognitive processing.
Neuroscience research (Trujillo et al., 2014) shows that the brain's face-response signal (N170) is faster and smaller for attractive faces than for low-attractive faces, suggesting easier cognitive processing.
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Güçlü erkeklik kimliğine sahip erkeklerin vücutları, cinsiyet eşitsizliğine meydan okuyan bir kadınla karşılaştıklarında, fizyolojik olarak tehdit tepkisi veriyor (o kadını olumlu karşılasalar bile).
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In a longitudinal study with over 10,000 participants, researchers identified a correlation between physical appearance and social joining (Palmer & Peterson, 2021).
However, this association was only significant when the respondents were on average 35 and 53.
However, this association was only significant when the respondents were on average 35 and 53.
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To no one's surprise, self-perceived attractiveness is positively correlated with self-esteem ("look good, feel good").
Maybe more interestingly, this relationship is driven by romantic self-confidence. The correlation was also larger in women than in men (Bale & Archer, 2013).
Maybe more interestingly, this relationship is driven by romantic self-confidence. The correlation was also larger in women than in men (Bale & Archer, 2013).
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Being a slacker makes you uglier to the people who know you.
A college rowing team rated each other's looks. They rated the team's slacker unattractive and a hard-working Olympic hopeful attractive. Strangers looking at a photo saw no difference.
Study:
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
A college rowing team rated each other's looks. They rated the team's slacker unattractive and a hard-working Olympic hopeful attractive. Strangers looking at a photo saw no difference.
Study:
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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