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Every day we hear that outer beauty is nothing but a question of luck. Some people were a little luckier at birth than others and receives a nice face, a chic figure and an irresistible smile. “So what?”, they say. “You have your unique type of beauty, maybe it is not your face, but your character, your ability to have affection to others and care about them, you creativity and inner characteristics”! No doubt, you feel that a man is more than a mere shell, but all the same, somewhere in our soul you feel disappointed and fooled. Why so?

To find the answer let us have a closer look at upto-date styles of life and the public opinion prompted by the mass media. Every entertainment and show on TV, every single ad, the main part of articles in various journals and magazines give you the same - you should do this and that to be bright, young, healthy and beautiful! In fact, money, energy, youth, beauty and sex appeal are the tin goods forced on us today. If you cannot give your friends a ride in a brand new BMW, solitude is your fate! If you are not good looking enough, you life is a mistake! If your muscles are not prominent enough you will doubtlessly end up your useless existance in the gutter! If you boobs are not big and shapely enough, you will never get anywhere, so seize trying! If you are over forty you are too old - give the way to teens or they will sweep you out of their way! Judging by our mass culture the whole world goes insane and we are ecstatic about it… Do you still need more evidences to understand why you feel so uneasy when special trainings and psychological counsels start feeding you with inner beauty that is far more important that a mere shell!

There is a shocking gap between what mass culture tells us and what certain specialists tell us. Of course you cannot find a cornerstone to set your foot at! Let us try to dissect this problematic term to get a pretty good idea of what beauty is! It will help you realize whether you wish to remain the slave of your mortal shell or try to understand what you are like deep inside your soul!

We mention beauty to characterize any human being, animal, place, object, phenomenon or idea that we absorb with a feeling of delight and satisfaction. Beauty is an integral part of aesthetics, psychology and culture of every nation in the world. The ideal of beauty is a sort of perfection existing in one’s imagination but impossible to achieve in real life.

As a matter of fact, the sensation of beauty is nothing but a mixture of natural harmony and balance in every detail, it makes a human being, creature, place, object, phenomenon or idea in question particularly attractive and splendid for men and women perceiving it. It is an exceptionally subjective experience, maybe that is why there is a saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.

The spring of the word “beauty” can explain some sides of today’s term. The Greek equivalent of the word “beautiful” - “horaios” literally means “being of one’s hour” - so, ripe fruits of the time were believed to be beautiful. At the same historical epoch young girls who tried to look older as well as old women who tried to look younger were not believed to be beautiful at all! Beautiful meant “good in its time”, that is why old persons and even crippled warriors were considered just as beautiful as young and healthy humans. Can you fancy anything of the kind in our modern society proclaiming the reign of equality and human rights?

You will be stunned to learn that babies very early acquire a preference for beautiful faces; in fact it is a sort of cognitive standard any human is born with! No wonder the universal standarts of beauty and attractiveness are similar across different cultures and genders. Number one building block of beauty is symmetry. The solution is rather simple here - we all enjoy seeing symmetry and proportion because it is the sign of absence of any genetic or acquired drawbacks. No wonder ancient nations really treasured symmetry.

So, the Pythagorean school found special attractiveness in the golden ratio and heralded the beauty of every person and object corresponding definite mathematic rules. Ancient Greeks showed their love of symmetry and proportion having erected a number of marvelous buildings, gorgeous statues of men and women etc. Renaissance Europe restored this ancient idea of beauty that is why up to now we call definite types of male and female body and face proportion a “classical beauty”.

Discussing appearance it is naive to forget that we are a part of nature, we are creatures sharing basic instincts with the majority of mammals on the Earth. Of course that our instincts influenced by the force of our intellect disguise themselves as certain habits, tastes, emotions, likes and dislikes. Actually the ideals of male and female beauty are based on the qualities necessary for reproduction and survival of the human race. Surprised? OK, here are some clues for realizing the nature of beauty of the opposite sex!

You will not deny the fact that people who are relatively young, have smooth skin, well-proportioned bodies and regular features are always considered to be appealing throughout the history of mankind. You can be absolutely sure you liked your sweetheart for his or her intelligence, grace, politeness, sense of humor, elegance etc. You are absolutely right, but underlining the features like this, you deny the fact that your darling has body as well! What about his or her state of health, youthfulness, facial symmetry, smell etc?

One more surprising fact for you - average appearance is the most attractive for the bulk of men and women. Remember, we have certain animal instincts in us? The point is we are attracted to mates of our own species to guaranty reproduction! The average image of the mate is a kind of icon for us; that is why average looks is the most treasured one. Newest research proved that the bulk of men and women found a computer generated average image more attractive than individual images of real men and women having certain specific features!

What are the determinants of male physical attractiveness? As latest research showed, heterosexual women and homosexual men prefer:

- heavy brows, prominent chins, heavy jaws and broad cheekbones associated with increased testosterone and being a reliable indication of good health;
- symmetrical faces and bodies being a sign of good inheritance and ability to create healthy kids;
- slim waist, broad shoulders and muscular chest (so called v-shaped torso) associated with increased testosterone, too;
- height - 80% of women dream of a male blessed with the height of 6 feet or taller for long-term commitment and the opposite male when a short-term relationship is intended;
- moderate amount of trunk hair.

What are the determinants of female outer beauty? As recent investigation proved, heterosexual men prefer:

- waist-to-hip ratio of about 0.70 because women with hourglass figures are more fertile than other females due to higher levels of certain female hormones, and this fact subconsciously lures the males choosing mates;
- symmetrical face and body being a reliable indication of good inheritance and ability to create healthy offsprings;
- large eyes, dilated pupils, small chin and nose, high eyebrows and wide smile;
- women 2.5 - 7 years younger than their mates;
- signals of youth like high perky breasts, smooth skin, clear eyes, long and lustrous hair;
- full (not large) breasts as a signal of fertility;
- erect posture and normal body mass index (neither too thin nor too plump);
- long legs as a subconscious sign of good health (not merely aesthetic feature).

It is really sad that, natural standards of beauty are dangerously influenced by mass culture. There is a real threat of degeneration of human race if the media continue determining what is or is not beautiful for us the way they do it today! For example, anorexic models promote disorders in the heads of many humans. Glamorous movie idols force ordinary young people try and fit into extremely narrow standards of TV beauty. Easy excess to dirty pictures and videos creates false notions of natural body proportions. Do not forget that the teens are the most vulnerable group of human society and they have to face it day by day! What can be done in a situation like this? Keep fit and healthy because real beauty is impossible without perfect health. Have enough sleep, entertainment, physical exercise and recreation. Give up harmful habits - being depressed with your life is one of them, too! Think positive, find time for hanging out with your friends and pursuing your goals. Be very careful about your diet because we are what we eat! Make sure your body gets every important vitamin and mineral. If you fall ill take the complete course of treatment. If you cannot bear queuing up visit any good internet drugstore to save you time and money.

If you choose to get cheap meds online, you will receive perfect service and fast delivery saying nothing of unique discounts. And the most important point to fulfill! Be yourself, because trying to become someone else in equally painful and dangerous.