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In 2022, the beauty industry made approximately $430 million in revenue. The beauty market is not just false lashes and lipsticks. It includes anything from skincare, makeup, haircare, and grooming products. And the experts project that the numbers will only keep growing.

Beauty products and their popularity mirror certain trends that are happening at one or other time in history. And, well, just because things are popular, doesn't mean that absolutely everyone likes them.

That's why when one Redditor asked "What's a beauty standard that you find actually unattractive?", netizens had plenty of answers ready. The answers ranged from surgical intervention to just simply too much makeup. Check out all the answers below!

#1

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

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Cathy
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never heard from anyone who found this really attractive..

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

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#3

“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.

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Libstak
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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."

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#4

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

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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?

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#5

“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.

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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."

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#8

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

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Libstak
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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.

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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.

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kath morgan
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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

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#13

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

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Sunshine Lady
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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.

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#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

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#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.

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Cathy
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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.

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Roger9er
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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

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quentariel
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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.

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DelvianBlue
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But blondes are also expected to be stupid and easy. I'm a natural blonde and everyone I know liked to crack dumb blonde jokes at me back when those jokes were popular, even though they knew I hated it; or call me a dizzy blonde; or a flake; question whether I was smart enough to finish school because I am just a ditzy blonde after all...Blonde might be a beauty standard but sometimes people think that's the only thing you've got going for you when you have it.

Theoretical Empiricist
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Julie Brown wrote a song about it: "Because I'm blonde, I don't have to think, I talk like a baby and I never pay for drinks..."

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And when overdone it damages the hair. I've known some older folks who regretted doing so much bleaching / perms /etc in their younger years because of what it did to their hair over time.

J. Grawn
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You see lots of blondes with dark roots but few brunettes with blond roots.

Becca not Becky
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

White blonde is especially overrated and overdone. It doesn't go well with a lot of skin tones. Natural yellow blonde is just fine and pretty. As a brunette, I've seen so many brunettes try to go blonde but it doesn't look good with other brunette features and it doesn't always come out blonde anyway (more of an orange color)

Igor914624
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I prefer dark hair and naturally brown skin. Blonde with pale skin is a turn off for me.

moggie63
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I prefer blondes yet all but 1 of my girlfriends have not been. Errr, maybe I don't prefer blondes.

Annymoose
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The platinum blonde makes a lot of skin tones look awful

Glen Ellyn
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've noticed this. There are quite a few "blondes" that really look so much better with their natural hair color.

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Jon Steensen
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find the bleach blond hair especially cringe when it is combined with a heavy tanned skin (even worse when it is orange due to self tanning cream). There is just something about the colour balance that is off, when the skin is significantly darker than the hair, instead of it being the other way round.

Danish Susanne
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9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or red hair or silvery white like my 92 year old mother has.

censorshipsucks
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I far prefer a brunette. I think the 1980s made us believe blonde was the beauty standard.

jmdirks
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife has dark hair with a natural light blond, (well now grey) streak on the back right side. Very attractive and a sign of mystical power according to folk lore.

Joy Myers
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brunettes with jet black hair bleached blond but still jet black brows, arm hair, etc.

Pittsburgh rare
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know if blonde is overrated, l'd say dark hair is underrated. We brunettes have never been seen as "desirable" as blondes or gingers.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My whole life I’ve wanted blonde hair- when I was little I thought it would make me prettier. Now I want blonde hair because you don’t need as much bleach to dye it

SingingCatMom
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, how blonde because the 'preferred' look is anybody's guess.......since a clear majority of the earth's people have brown to black hair. Seems to me it came out of early advertising for hair color. I daresay that L'Oreal hasn't lost any money on selling products to turn everyone blonde. A side beef on this.....people who OBVIOUSLY have dark hair.....bleaching the hell out of it. It never looks anything close to good.

Kathy Lonergan
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve never understood the obsession with blond hair. I’m always amazed when I’m around a lot of women at how many blondes there are.

Rebel Peewee
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marilyn Monroe sings about the gigantic perks of being a blonde but the 90s-00s really solidified the standard with Paris Hilton, Pam Anderson, all of Hefner's girlfriends...who wasn't getting blond streaks or using sun-in at that time?

Blondie23
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too many women are doing the bleached blonde thing. I am a blonde but my hair is much darker. Blonde covers many shades and the bleached look is gross!

Susan Reid Smith
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am a natural blonde but most people don't stop and think about it so the assumption is that it's bleached. Check the eyebrows.

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Riley Quinn
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My favorite is raven black. Next favorite is red - not carrot red, but that gorgeous red-brown Celtics have. Blondes are boring, most likely because they've been hoisted on their own petard.

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Speaking purely genetically, blondes are more fertile, therefore innately more desirable for procreation.

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#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.

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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

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David
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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 Jacko-659f9b5a8a87b.jpg

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#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!

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#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

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#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.

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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.

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#30

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

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#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.

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Milady Blue
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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.

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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.

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Anthony Kiousopoulos
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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.

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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?

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#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.

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#39

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

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#40

Easy on the eyebrow shaping please

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#41

Not a fan of beards. Some men cannot pull it off

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Jon Steensen
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

...and for some it is needed to give them a more masculine look. If they have a really androgynious or even kind of female look, a beard can be sure signal that prevents them from being mislabeled. But yes, if your natural facial hairgrowth is really sparce (like mine) the result will just look pathetic. I also have a patch in the middle of my chin that will not really fill out, and when my beard becomes much longer than stuble, it becomes rally prominent. I guess the only way to make it less noticible would be to make two braids in it, and I certainly do not have enough of a viking physic to pull of that look (though there probably is some viking in my genes).

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#42

Overly bulky upper body that is not proportionate with the rest of the body.

It is just a personal opinion and I respect people who aim for this. However, I absolutely despise people who have this built and walk around acting as if the entire world should fall for their body.

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#43

Unnatural waistlines, they seem so painful and strange to me. Nobody is naturally gonna have a pencil thin waist

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Awesome At Being Autistic
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um, yes, they can and do. My mom's nickname was "String bean." She was naturally a size 0, and she ate like a horse and didn't gain weight because she had a fast metabolism and a thyroid problem.

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#44

Fades on men. As a gay man, I understand the aesthetic and why it's popular, but the over-polished, tailored look is too much. I really dig those guys who let their hair grow out just enough to curl around their ears and the back of their necks, and sometimes wear baseball caps that just enhance the pushback of the curls. It's so sexy.

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David
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sweet! It's great to know I am "sexy". I thought I was just waiting as long as I could between haircuts to save money. :)

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#45

Men removing their body hair, especially their pubes. A nice trim down there once in awhile, but clean shaven or just neatly trimmed pentagon, nah.

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Winnie the Moo
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think just the opposite. I don’t need to floss with your hair. Also, pet peeve of mine: armpit hair sticking out when the arm is closed. Like come on! Groome a little bit!

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#46

Curled Perm looked good on nobody ever in my opinion.

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#47

Wearing torn jeans.

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LegendsNeverDIE
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They used to ban these for girls at my old school. Only for girls. The reason: ripped jeans distract male teachers. Like wtf they shouldn't be looking. I like them but it's your opinion.

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#48

Whatever Target is currently selling in their clothing sections. It looks like they grabbed clothes from every era and put them all together

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#49

I don't know if girls are still doing it but that ridiculous upper lip Marilyn Monroe piercing.

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madbakes
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I looked damn good when I had my Monroe piercing. I wish I still had it.

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#50

“Settle Down, Handsome Squidward”: 40 People Reveal What Beauty Standards They Find Unattractive A man’s jawline can be too sharp. Like settle down, handsome Squidward.

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Daria
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What if they are born like that? Or is it also a surgery?

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