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A Handsome Face

We all know a good looking male face when we see one. But what features go to make a male face attractive? I am indebted here to a rather amazing website BeautyCheck from the University of Regensburg in Germany.

They have been using a computer morphing programme to look at what people find attractive. Here are a couple of morphs. These were produced by continually blending original photographs that were judged either attractive or unattractive.

I have tried these out by asking a range of women their opinions of them. The consensus agreed with Regensbug about which one was more attractive. But interestingly there were some objections. They said that he looked arrogant. They also said that he lacked personality. I put this one down to female intuition. He obviously does lack personality in a very literal sense as he is simply a computer image. Ugly guy was described as looking friendly.

I found this very interesting. Presumably good looking guys can get away with being arrogant. But if you aren’t a natural babe magnet you probably have to work harder at your charm if you want to get some attention?

With teutonic efficiency the Germans have listed the actual attributes that they have identified. So what kind of male face do women find attractive? There is a preference for darker skin, a narrower facial shape, not a plump one. The lips should be full and symmetrical. The upper half of the face should be broader, the cheek bones higher and the lower jaw more prominent. These are all indicators of higher levels of testosterone.

Dark skin

Narrow facial shape

Little fat

Full and symmetrical lips

Dark eye brows and lashes

Upper half of the face broader

High cheek bones

Prominent lower jaw and chin

So now I will be looking at these to see if I can come up with some recommendations for how you can make your face more attractive to women based on these findings.

I have devoted a chapter in my book to faces.  There is a section on what makes a male face attractive.

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8 Responses to “A Handsome Face”

  1. [...] Here is what they found out about what makes a handsome male face. [...]

  2. i’m attracted to pale skin, like the guys from skins in the uk

  3. and the eyes, must have gorgeous eyes

  4. man im so ugly :( being handsome is the best gift u can get

  5. YAY I got ALL the “handsome attributes” they list here! (and people have always told me I look really good so it must be true):D

    If I only was more social… :(

  6. Wtf the computer generated “Ugly” guy idnt ugly at all. He just looks average :/

  7. Haha this whole thing is so ridiculous but I guess worth studying. What really boggles my mind is the whole scrawny fashion model thing. It’s even been proven that guys prefer women who have meat on their bones…whether that means plump or just average or even muscular, I don’t know… but they aren’t really attractive to really really thin women so why do people constantly advertise using thin women and fashion designers continually use such for runway shows? These girls are starving themselves, and dying, all for the “look” of being a waif. Meh. To me that irks me more than the whole ugly guy thing but whatever. I agree with the remarks the dude on the right looks more arrogant, haha.

  8. hello i have a face problem like in my face a little dark spots in my nose & near of the nose chicks i had been got many creams & medic ion,but those r not permanently gone my fce looks like ruff & dry even its look like a old ,when i m in the sun,s light it,s gone a dark
    please if you have a suggestion for me send me ..
    thanks

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