![]() ![]() The Medical University of Białystok conducted an experiment, digitally increasing the eye size of female participants to increase their attractiveness(Przlipiak et al, 2018).These researchers further cemented this finding, by also showing that reducing the eye size also decreases attractiveness.There is a general consensus across scientific literature that “wider eyes make females more attractive” ( Baudouin and Tiberghien, 2004 Przlipiak et al, 2018) and that overall “larger eyes more attractive” ( Geldart et al, 1999 Baudouin & Tiberghein, 2004 Matsushita et al, 2015). When the eye is lengthened horizontally, it creates the perception that the eye is bigger ( Zhao et al, 2019). Out of the many studies of facial aesthetics and mate choice preferences, a woman’s eye size (and nose size) are often found to be the biggest influences for her overall facial attractiveness ( Przlipiak et al, 2018). This concept is further bolstered by many scientific studies. Neotenic features (or a baby-like facial resemblance) such as big eyes, small round faces and high voices are thought to attract male care and affection by exploiting the primal male impulse to protect infants. Sexual selection and male mate choice favours females with dimorphic sexual ornaments features such as “neotentic faces, high-pitched voices, and fatty breasts and hips attract male investment” ( Puts, 2010). Read the detailed study with exact scientific references Additionally, a research study found that the most appealing lip dimensions for women had a surface area 53.5% larger than their natural size and an upper lip to lower lip ratio of 1:2, with a 2:1 ratio being deemed the least attractive. Moreover, some researchers noted that aging reduces collagen synthesis and tissue layers, causing lips to appear deflated, thus associating full lips with youth. Similarly, a study stated that women with large lips and average length and width ratios are more attractive than those with narrow lips. This finding is supported by another study that explains that a more prominent lower lip has a significant impact on facial attractiveness, as it influences the perception of chin prominence. A recent medical publication highlighted that fuller lips in relation to facial width, along with greater vermilion height, contribute to beauty. ![]() Larger and fuller lower lips are considered more attractive among females, as they signify youth, femininity, and reproductive health. This aesthetic change in the developing female’s chin, helps create an ‘attractive shape’. Valenzano et al(2006) show that, Sexual differences in the female during their foetal development usually result in “horizontal reduction of the chin, forward movement of the gonion(jaw angle)”. When men were asked to rate the attractiveness of women in a study ( Cunningham et al 1986), an interesting observation developed: they preferred baby - like features.A small chin, a small nose and big eyes were not only preferred, but dictated the men’s likelihood to date, help and be sexually attracted to these women.The study quotes “Smaller chins were found to be desirable for women”. The scientific paper by Thayer et al showed that males typically have “larger and more projecting lateral tubercles at the base of the chin” and this longer and broader chin phenotype is used to help us discern males from females.It should come as no surprise then, that females with longer chins are typically rated as less attractive, as this is more fitting with the attractive male face shape. A study at School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, UK by Perrett found that “very attractive female faces have more feminine features (a smaller chin and higher cheekbones)”. ![]()
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