Beauty Facts and Myths
.1Beauty boosts income—but so do brains
Attractive people are assumed to be smarter and more capable than average-looking people; research shows that attractive job applicants are hired more often and offered better employee packages than unattractive applicants. However, evidence also reveals that education and intelligence still had greater payoffs than attractiveness when it came to their effect on people’s overall income level.
2. Personality makes you pretty
Your personality shines through to those close to you. According to studies published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, people who are considered by friends or acquaintances to be co-operative, brave, dependable, or hard-working are perceived as more attractive. People known to be rude or offensive are seen as less physically appealing. Personality traits are as important in determining beauty as smooth skin and symmetrical features.
3. Curiosity and confidence = cuteness
“People are flattered when you find them appealing—and they naturally reciprocate,” says Ann Demarais, co-author of First Impressions: What You Don’t Know About How Others See You (Bantam, 2004). One of the easiest ways to increase your natural beauty is to accept and be interested in other people. “Showing interest is a component of confidence,” she says. “And when you’re confident, you appear more physically attractive.”
4. A little wiggle in your walk goes a long way
“People have always tried to identify the magical formula for beauty,” says researcher Kerri Johnson of New York University. “We knew body shape was important, but we found movement was also key.” Her study shows that women who sway their hips and men who walk with a swagger are both perceived as more attractive.
5. Superficial cavemen and material girls?
Speed-dating research shows that men are attracted to beautiful women, and women to wealthy men. But this doesn’t mean we’re superficial or materialistic! Beauty indicates good health and future offspring; material wealth is a sign of security and commitment.
6. Wrinkles are welcome
Skin tone influences perceived beauty more than crow’s feet or laugh lines. An even skin tone offers positive clues about a person’s health and reproductive capability—and research shows that an uneven or blotchy skin tone, caused by cumulative sun damage and natural aging, can add 10 to 12 years to a woman’s age.
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