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Day by day we hear that outer beauty is nothing but a question of chance. Some people were a little luckier at birth than others and got a cute face, a shapely figure and an irresistible smile. “So what?”, they say. “You have your unique type of beauty, maybe it is not your face, but your personality, your ability to have affection to others and help them, you skills and inner characteristics”! No doubt, you understand that a human being is more than a mere shell, but with all that, somewhere in our soul you feel deprived and fooled. Why so?

To learn the answer let us analyze contemporary lifestyles and the public opinion mould by the mass media. Every entertainment and show on TV, every puny advertisement, the bulk of articles in various journals and magazines feed you the same - you should do this and that to be zippy, youthful, healthy and beautiful! In fact, money, energy, youth, beauty and sex appeal are the new religion forced on us today. If you cannot give your friends a ride in a brand new BMW, solitude is your destiny! If you are not good looking enough, you life is a mistake! If your muscles are not big enough you will doubtlessly end up your miserable existance in the gutter! If you boobs are not large and shapely enough, you will never reach anything, so seize trying! If you are over forty you are history - give the way to teens or they will sweep you out of their way! Judging by our mass culture the whole world goes crazy and we are ecstatic about it… Do you still need more proves to realize why you are so ill at ease 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 difference between what mass culture tells us and what definite specialists state. Of course you cannot find a foundation to set your foot at! Let us try to analyze this painful term to get a clear look of what beauty is! It will help you realize whether you wish to be the slave of your mortal shell or try to understand what you are like deep inside your soul!

We use the term beauty to characterize any person, creature, place, object, phenomenon or idea that we absorb with a feeling of joy and satisfaction. Beauty is an integral part of aesthetics, psychology and culture of every nation in the world. The ideal of beauty is a type of perfection existing in one’s imagination but impossible to achieve in reality.

As a matter of fact, the sensation of beauty is nothing but a combination of natural harmony and balance in every detail, it makes a person, creature, place, object, phenomenon or idea in question absolutely attractive and splendid for humans perceiving it. It is an entirely 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 awkward points 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 viewed as beautiful at all! Beautiful meant “good in its time”, that is why old individuals and even injured warriors were considered just as beautiful as young and healthy personalities. Can you imagine anything of the kind in our modern society proclaiming the epoch 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 type of cognitive standard any human is born with! That is why the universal standarts of beauty and attractiveness are the same across various cultures and genders. Number one constituent of beauty is symmetry. The solution is rather simple here - we all like symmetry and proportion because it is the sign of absence of any genetic or acquired drawbacks. No wonder ancient people really treasured symmetry.

So, the Pythagorean school found special charm in the golden ratio and heralded the beauty of every human and object corresponding definite mathematic rules. Ancient Greeks proved their love of symmetry and proportion having erected a number of marvelous buildings, immaculate statues of men and women etc. Renaissance Europe restored this old 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. In fact the ideals of male and female beauty are based on the qualities necessary for reproduction and survival of the human race. Stunned? OK, here are some clues for realizing the nature of beauty of the opposite sex!

You will not deny the fact that men and women who are rather young, with 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 fancied your spouse for his or her intelligence, grace, politeness, sense of humor, elegance etc. You are absolutely right, but underlining the qualities like this, you forget about the fact that your sweetheart 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 majority of humans. Remember, we have certain inborn 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 desired one. Latest research showed that the bulk of people found a computer generated average image more attractive than individual images of real individuals having certain specific features!

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

- heavy brows, prominent chins, heavy jaws and broad cheekbones associated with increased testosterone and showing 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 torso hair.

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

- waist-to-hip ratio of approximately 0.70 because women with hourglass figures are more fertile than other women due to higher levels of certain female hormones, and this fact subconsciously lures the males choosing mates;
- symmetrical face and body being a sign of good inheritance and ability to create healthy kids;
- large eyes, dilated pupils, small chin and nose, high eyebrows and wide smile;
- women 2.5 - 7 years younger than their mates;
- signs 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 natural body mass index (neither too slim nor too fat);
- long legs as a subconscious indicator 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 these days! For example, anorexic models promote disorders in the heads of many humans. Glamorous movie idols force ordinary young persons try and fit into extremely narrow standards of TV beauty. Easy excess to dirty pictures and videos creates false conceptions of normal body proportions. Do not forget that the teens are the most vulnerable group of human society and they have to face it daily! What can be done in a situation like this? Keep fit and healthy because real beauty can not exist 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 food because we are what we eat! Make sure your body gets every important vitamin and mineral. If you get sick take the complete course of treatment. If you cannot bear queuing up visit any good cheap internet drugstore to save you time and money.

If you choose to order reliable medications online, you will enjoy perfect service and fast delivery saying nothing of wonderful discounts. And the most vital point to fulfill! Be yourself, because trying to become someone else in equally painful and dangerous.