Painting of the face and body has a history dating back at least 10,000 years. According to Pliny the Elder even 2,000 years ago the Romans were using natural products in ways we would instantly recognise: they had rouge, deodorants, hair dye, wrinkle removers, breath fresheners and much more... To continue reading
Beautycheck is the English-language version of a research project published by the University of Regensburg Psychology Department, which has been published online on the university's website. The project, by Dr. Martin Gruendl, Dr. Christoph Scherber, Claus Marberger, and Christoph Braun, investigates concepts of facial attractiveness. The report covers the concepts of facial symmetry, babyfaceness with an online experiment, the creation of average faces created by morphing digital images, the characteristics of a beautiful face, virtual attractiveness based on test results, and social perceptions based on attractive and unattractive faces. A full version of the report in German is available as a PDF document.