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psinned101 , Donald West / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Wearing pants below your butt.

Final score:

272points

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David 10 months ago

Sagging is one of the stupidest looks I've seen come around in decades.

121points

nilecrane , PNW Production / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Long, pointy nails. Overly long nails in general. 1/4 inch past the tip of the finger is plenty in my opinion.

Final score:

253points

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Libstak 10 months ago

Over long nails make me feel like you might have never read a decent book in your life.

49points

It's true that different cultures have different beauty standards. Most of the things listed here are Western beauty ideals. A paper by Harvard University writes: "Western beauty ideals include being thin and tall, having long hair, having light/tanned skin, having big breasts, large eyes, a small nose, and high cheekbones."

Consultant psychologist Dr. Elena Touron told Glamour that people adhere to beauty standards because they want to fit in. "When we're flooded with unrealistic images on a daily, hourly basis (as can be the case with social media), it's no doubt going to have an influence on our self-perception and how we view the world more generally."

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive The Kardashian-esque look

BroadlyValid , kardashians Report

Final score:

243points

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David 10 months ago

I never saw the appeal of the Kardashians. I don't hate them but I also don't get some folks clinging to their every move. Who cares?

124points

InsomniaticWanderer , Ben Iwara / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Photos where the skin has been edited so heavily that it's lost all texture and character.

People aren't plastic. Stop it with that s**t.

Final score:

227points

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Bartlet for World Domination 10 months ago

I saw one in real life. Apparently there's a powder now. If anyone knows the name...?

15points

InterwebVergin , Obi - @pixel8propix / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Fake butts

Final score:

227points

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Daria 10 months ago

I'd say fake (exaggerated) anything.

89points

MrJoe21 , cottonbro studio/ pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Unrealistic beauty standards are especially harmful to adolescents, as their brains are still in development. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt wrote for The Atlantic that teenage girls are especially vulnerable.

"The subset of studies that allow researchers to isolate social media, and Instagram in particular, show a much stronger relationship with poor mental health. The same goes for those that zoom in on girls rather than all teens. Girls who use social media heavily are about two or three times more likely to say that they are depressed than girls who use it lightly or not at all."

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Face tattoos

Final score:

222points

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Roger9er 10 months ago

Stupid af.

81points

ServelanDarrow , Jakob Owens / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive I don't like body builder type bodies on anyone.

Final score:

217points

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Libstak 10 months ago (edited)

It looks painful and I automatically think there is gonna be a small pe,cker in those little jocks.

65points

sharkzbyte , Letícia Rodrigues / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Thick, fake eyelashes. Geeze!

Final score:

210points

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madeleine f 10 months ago

It looks like tarantulas got stuck in the face.

60points

Anxious-Direction-79 , Ahmad Ebadi / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

On the other hand, social media can also help us shake off toxic beauty ideals. A 2021 study found that those who observed body-positive social media experienced improvements in body satisfaction.

PsychCentral writes that social media might provide inspiration and support to live healthier. Many accounts provide advice about nutrition and exercise. And online communities can act as support groups where people find empathy, understanding and encouragement.

#10

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive People need to stop promoting the unnatural look. It’s terrible for young girls/teens and f***s their self esteem so hard. People in real life simply do not look like that.

Final score:

203points

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David 10 months ago

the sad thing is the older you get the more you see the marketing machine keeps moving the goal posts. It is never really about looking any certain way being 'ideal'. It is about convincing you that however you look is not good enough so you need to purchase what product they are selling. This is why you can go back through old photos and notice certain distinct looks for every decade. Those people were doing the thing that was supposed to be cool / popular / attractive at the time. Only to later be mocked by people buying jeans they purchased torn / with holes. LOL

46points

Jenna Kay 10 months ago

This is why I quit wearing almost all makeup! Gloss to keep my lips from chapping is all that I have now. I’m not trying to be trendy … and people can accept me or not!

5points

Kim Landfather 10 months ago

Like fake eyelashes so huge, if you stumble forward on your face, the lashes break your fall.

6points

Carole 10 months ago (edited)

Or if you bat your eyes hard enough you'll take flight. Don't get me wrong, I find well applied fake eyelashes pretty but sometimes they are too big and it looks a bit ridiculous.

4points

Rosie Red 10 months ago

If there had been social media in the 80s and 90s, I would have probably developed an eating disorder.

3points

Vinniegret 10 months ago

They had fashion magazines and TV commercials and many young women DID develop eating disorders. There were pamphlets in home economics classes on make up and comportment and how to get a man. Google Twiggy in the 1960s. She was quite controversial.

0points

Blondie23 10 months ago

I call this the drag queen look! Drag Queens have to put on that much make up because they are trying to look like women. When women do it, it's just sad. Especially when they look like a completely different person when the makeup is taken off.

3points

Amanduh 10 months ago

Isn’t this identical to the Kardashian one? 😁

2points

Rostit. . 10 months ago

Ive noticed since I made the effort to block and avoid as much advertisement as possible, that my general outlook has improved. Ads are so so manipulative. If you are remotely IT handy get yourself setup with ad blocking appliances and supporting VPNs. I have not seen an ad online in a few years now.

2points

Annymoose 10 months ago

It's very ugly imo everybody with their fake eyebrows and goofy lips and crazy straight noses and gross contouring caked on makeup. You look bad. The filler looks bad. The Botox makes you look insane. Waste of money and your health. The filler especially makes you look weird And old

2points

Kitty1019 10 months ago

I wonder what she looks like under all that caked-on makeup?

1point

Johanna MH 9 months ago

It only took 4 hrs! To look natural!

0points

Lady Gypsy Rain 10 months ago

Start with Barbie

0points

Timbob 10 months ago

Could you explain what the unnatural look actually is ?

0points

Irene 10 months ago

It is! the middle school boys wanted skinny girls and the people that couldn't lose weight or wasn't athletic.

0points

Mary Loftus 10 months ago

Self esteem starts at home! Can't blame the beauty industry for how girls turn out!

0points

Riley Quinn 10 months ago

Although British television is becoming more "Americanized", there are still enough plain actors keeping it real for us homely viewers.

0points

Samsquatch & Monko 10 months ago

She looks like she’s made of the type of paint that goes on your wall (in the photo)

0points

Whydoyoucare 10 months ago

I can relate to this so much. This idea that all women who wear makeup are pretty, and all women that aren't has been really really sh**ty for my self Esteem

0points

Sprouted Tater 10 months ago

I agree 100%.

0points

kitteh floof lover 10 months ago

i agree. i call it 'fake beauty'. anyone can be 'beautiful' with enough plastic surgery, fillers and make up. but then they all end up looking too much alike, and what's the point of that? true beauty is from within. why is there so much emphasis on outward looks?

0points

ravenswood1000 10 months ago

Is the model in the photo made of plastic?

0points

Lyoness 10 months ago

That'd be filters. Facetune, Photoshop etc.

0points

Chelsea McKee 10 months ago

Makeup and photography are skills. 😎

0points

JEH2003 , Laura Garcia / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#11

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive All the contouring! It just looks so caked on and overdone. When you’re unrecognizable without makeup, it’s too much.

Final score:

198points

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kath morgan 10 months ago (edited)

Contouring is weird because it can be subtle and effective but most people use it aimlessly. They’ll contour their nose because brown powder drawn there is What’s Done, not because it’s going to flatter their actual nose.

24points

thebrokendad , Antoni Shkraba / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#12

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Drawn on eyebrows creep me tf out. Why do they always have to look surprised

Final score:

188points

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Javelina Poppers 10 months ago

The ones done with Sharpies creep me out.

44points

anon , AllGo - An App For Plus Size People / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#13

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Obesity passing as curves.

Final score:

188points

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Sunshine Lady 10 months ago

This. And I say it as obese woman, fighting for healthier weight. Not everything is just curves.

137points

anon , Anastasiya Gepp / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#14

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive The belief that the ideal woman looks and acts like an underage girl who needs a daddy figure to do everything for her.

Final score:

168points

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Roger9er 10 months ago

Women who do that are creepy and selfish

35points

Vegan-Kirk , FlamingoImages / envato (not the actual photo) Report

#15

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Orange spray tan

Final score:

166points

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Heather W 10 months ago

Trump?

85points

Waifu_Slayer1 , Ina Garbé / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#16

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive When people do their lipstick way past their lip line to make them look bigger. It just looks weird imo but you do you

Final score:

164points

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Susie Elle 10 months ago

Like it's not clearly visible what you did

43points

JadeShrimp , Pikx By Panther / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#17

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Overly muscled men. Some is nice, some have bulging veins and look unnatural.

Final score:

158points

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Cathy 10 months ago

I'm wayyyyy more into athletic men. When you can see the muscles come from function

48points

Pixeldevil06 , Matheus Ferrero / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#18

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive A lack of standards towards men. As a man honestly men are allowed to be generally disgusting and nobody says anything because it's considered normal. Men too should be expected to put some level of effort into their appearance.

Final score:

158points

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Roger9er 10 months ago

I personally find it terrible to walk around uncared for. It's normal to brush your teeth, wash your hair and make it look nice, shave, wash everything on your body, wear clean, nice clothing and smell good.

47points

anon , Shiny Diamond / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#19

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Unnatural extreme white veneers. Many celebs get them even if they had overall nice teeth before.

Final score:

150points

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Stardust she/her 10 months ago

Overly white teeth are so creepy to me. Sometimes it feels like they glow brightly in the dark

52points

lamb500 , Anna Shvets / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#20

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Filler in general, but especially in the cheekbones. I am genuinely so confused why so many girls want to look like they're having an allergic reaction. It's almost painful to look at, it looks like their face is swollen.

I've never in my life looked at someone and thought, hmm their cheekbones are too flat.

Final score:

136points

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MP 10 months ago

Most people with fillers don’t have enough that you can ever tell.

11points

Creative_Visit122 , Sam Moghadam Khamseh / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#21

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Lip injections, saw one lady who looked like she had an infection or irradiation

Final score:

135points

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quentariel 10 months ago

And the worst is when they try to smile, but their lips don't stretch that much.

24points

Sarcasm_The_Sequel , Steven Aguilar / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#22

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive I don't find this unattractive, I just think its overrated; being blonde shouldn't be the beauty standard. Dark hair is beautiful as well.

Final score:

125points

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Daria 10 months ago

Is it really a beauty standard?

38points

throwlegalaway12358 , Helen Barth / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#23

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Women having to shave their genitals or its considered weird. You ever seen a historical depiction of a goddess that was clean shaven? Not only has millions of years of evolution trained my brain to see Bush and know you are fertile, and therefor its just deeply instincually sexy. But on a deeper label, its so powerfully feminine in a deeply beautiful, artistic way. A girl with her natural hair looks like a literal goddess. A girl with a bikini wax looks like a child. Its such a huge turn off, and like men demanding it gives of hella p**o vibes.

Final score:

122points

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David 10 months ago

Women should choose what they want not "men demanding". But there are other reasons for shaving or at least trimming. Certain activities are more enjoyable and I've heard more than one woman comment they preferred trimmed because it made hygiene easier. Not sure where OP's head is at but a shaved woman doe not look like a "child". The body changes are more than just the pubic hair. Anywho - the 'norm' varies by culture. Japanese don't, Muslims do, apparently ancient Egyptians did. Decision should be the woman's but societal views seem to vary by country / culture.

67points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#24

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Long beards on men.
Those absurdly long finger nails some women love to have, to the point they have problems even using a phone or writing

twinkieeater8 , Nonsap Visuals / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

102points

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David 10 months ago (edited)

A well done long beard can be nice. Not for me as a straight cis male who can't grow a decent beard anyway. But I've seen nice ones. The other day I saw a "dwarf" coming out of a store. He was normal size - but I mean he looked like one of the dwarves from LOTR or something. Huge red beard halfway down his chest and and a stout, 'dwarf like' body. Again, I mean DnD / RPG dwarves, not midgets / short people. I can't describe it well in text but basically he would have looked awesome doing dwarf cosplay for a convention.

23points

debtopramenschultz , Bin Thiều / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#25

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive The common beauty standard around Asia is really weird to me - skeletor skinny, sickly pale, and timid. I've seen girls avoid eating, wear hats, masks, jackets, and pants in super hot weather to avoid sunlight, and cover their face in countless different skin cremes. Most of them would be beautiful if they ate something and got some sun though. Doesn't help that family members make disparaging comments with even the slightest bit of weight gain or tanning.

Final score:

99points

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Penguin Panda Pop 10 months ago

The female beauty standard in Asia is something akin to Michael Jackson's nose and eyes on a triangular shaped head. Jacko-659f...a8a87b.jpg

24points

thewildlifer , SKG Photography / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#26

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Anything too far. Fake eyelashes? Make em look slightly better than natural. B**b job? Shape em and go up or down a size to fit your figure. Injections? A tiny bit so even your friends and family think you look great but can't quite put their finger on why. I laugh so often at all these BBLS and wonder what they are all gonna do when the new beauty standard/trend is flat a**es or rail thin. DONT GET SURGERY BASED ON TRENDS!

Final score:

98points

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Cathy 10 months ago

Bbls?

10points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#27

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive What ever the Kardashian aesthetic is.

Pencil thin drawn on eyebrows

Face tattoos

Sociopathic behavior

kaptaincorn , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

85points

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TheElementalGod️️ (He/him) 10 months ago

don't forget butts that look like you stuffed balloons down your pants!

17points

#28

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive It’s not that I find it unattractive but I do not understand the intense hype over tall men. I am way more into average to short dudes.

Knish_witch Report

Final score:

84points

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Daria 10 months ago

I find tall people intimidating. It's silly but I can't help it.

34points

#29

I grew up in the 90s, women with no thighs or butt, and large often fake breasts, were the pinnacle of the playboy franchise. I adopted this standard of beauty as a young man. I now love a naturally curvaceous woman. I want to make it clear women of all shapes and sizes I can see beauty in. I feel bad for those who alter their appearance to fit the aesthetic of anytime. Finally personality is sooo important. A “stunner” can alienate themselves with a bad attitude. An “average” person can impress with a smile.

Mkumj12 Report

Final score:

81points

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UncleJohn3000 10 months ago

It's not the skin the woman is in, it's the woman in the skin.

35points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#30

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Noticeable plastic surgery. It just makes me sad to see.

Tylensus , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

78points

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Nicola Mawson 10 months ago

I have laugh lines. And I'm proud of them!

19points

#31

High heels, especially stilettos. I just find them extremely unattractive. Maybe it's the implied vanity at the cost of foot health and comfort but I just find it yucky.

anon Report

Final score:

73points

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Milady Blue 10 months ago (edited)

Not just the feet, though they DO take a LOT of damage from high heels. I wore high heels once for a job interview - I spent the next week with my feet, ankles, knees, hips and lower back giving me nothing but grief. And these heels were no more than about 2 inches tall. To top it off, I didn't get the job, either.

25points

#32

There's a trend in female Kpop idols (I'm not sure if it's in South Korean culture as a whole--I know idol culture can be magnified quite a bit) to remove the fat from their cheeks, so their faces don't look so round and "fat". Every single woman I've seen do it goes from looking gorgeous to looking vaguely alien. The round face seems to be seriously looked down upon, which is a damn shame.

stranded_egg Report

Final score:

70points

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Penguin Panda Pop 10 months ago

I live in China. Can confirm that the beauty standard here is for women to have anime/manga type faces - big eyes, no nose, small and pointy chin.

33points

PositiveContact7901 , Vitaly Gorbachev / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#33

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive The current trend of thick, strong eyebrows on people who weren't born with eyebrows like that. Lily Collins, Brooke Shields, etc - YES. Everyone else - NO.

Final score:

62points

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David 10 months ago

Brooke gets a pass because she had just always had full eyebrows. She was 14 in Blue Lagoon and has prominent brows even then, just a bit lighter in color (at least for that movie). I feel like is you have a look for 40 or 50 years then it's your look rather than you bending to a current trend. Also - I've never seen her brows look ridiculous like some I've seen.

14points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#34

The frozen look - which might look nice for posed selfies, but in person there’s a real uncanny valley feeling about it.

Seeing young women, especially in their early 20s getting botox in their foreheads is so unnecessary and strange looking.

PatTheLogicalLiar Report

Final score:

61points

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Anthony Kiousopoulos 10 months ago

For me the sexiest most attractive feature a person can have is their smile. The frozen look is the antithesis of a smile.

20points

I_Wanna_Be_A_Pilot Report

#35

Women pulling their tongs and swimming underwear way up the waistline to look sexy, while in no world do I find this provocative and it's just weird and exaggerated

Final score:

61points

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David 10 months ago

When I see that I think about when kids would give each other 'wedgies' back when I was in grade school.

40points

GeebusNZ , Brooke Cagle / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#36

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive Youth. The standard of beauty is young people at the peak of their development. I don't find that attractive.

Final score:

54points

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David 10 months ago

I found that attractive when I was one. But basically I'm attracted to my own age or reasonably close. My current "attraction" to youth isn't sexual. It's more like - God I wish I still had that much energy. LOL But for dating, give me a human being in my own general ballpark.

59points

Appropriate_Big_1610 Report

#37

Tats and face piercings -- especially nose rings. I mean, of all your facial features, why do you want the most attention to be on your nostrils?

Final score:

54points

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Stardust she/her 10 months ago

Over here it’s a cultural thing for women mainly to have nose piercings, either studs or usually rings

18points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#38

People who watch makeup videos and try to over contour their face and then don't blend it well. When people do that on videos it is so much product and looks decent in pics but from what I have seen in person it does not translate well. The stuff is so thick I can't image the amount of remover it takes to get off the face. It also looks so damn fake in person.

nikff6 Report

Final score:

51points

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David 10 months ago

There is real skill to putting on makeup such that you look 'better' but at a glance it doesn't look like you are wearing makeup. I know some women who can, and for special occasions they look amazing. But they never look "Tammy Fae" with it. Mostly I prefer women who are comfortable in their own skin. Nothing or just a moisturizer base for skin protection. I realize - IMO / YMMV

12points

#39

Button and ski slope noses. Give me some Roman chonkers.

Dikdik19 Report

Final score:

50points

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Daria 10 months ago

Aquiline noses are gorgeous too!

22points

#40

Easy on the eyebrow shaping please

azul55 Report

Final score:

42points

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Jods 10 months ago

I sleep so much parts of mine have rubbed off. It’s not a good look.

3points