Jezebel: Faces

Wide-Faced Men Will Lie To You

Anna North — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:50:00 EDT

A new study suggests that guys with wide faces are more likely to lie and cheat than their counterparts with narrower mugs. The explanation: power. More »

See The Average Face Of Women From 40 Different Countries

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:25:35 EST

FaceResearch.org, a site run by two psychologists at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, features software that can average together faces from thousands of photos. These images purportedly show the average face of women from 40 different nationalities. More »

The Surprising Facts About Who's Hot

Anna North — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:01:00 EST

The science of attractiveness can be obnoxious when misrepresented, but it's also fascinating. A new book contains some surprising information about sexy tigers, the cosmetic power of veggies — and how to talk about beauty without being an asshole. More »

Study Confirms Your Awful Suspicions About Men And Dating

Anna North — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:30:00 EDT

"Scientists have discovered that men, when deciding on who to date, really do make a decision based on a woman's curvy body, not her face, let alone her wit or brains." And yes, it gets worse from there. More »

When Men Watch Porn, They're Not Looking At What You'd Think

Anna North — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:45:00 EDT

What do men and women focus on when they see sexy pictures? Turns out, it's not what you'd expect. More »

The Face Of A Celeb Is A Window To Her Soul

Anna North — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EDT

New research claims that our facial features reveal everything from fertility to independence. Really! Let's put this new science of superficiality into practice, shall we? More »

Justin Bieber Will Save Us All

Irin Carmon — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:45:00 EDT

Including the magazine industry, according to Advertising Age magazine reporter Nat Ives. [Twitter] More »

Study: People With Body Dysmorphic Disorder Don't See The Big Picture

Anna North — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:40:00 EST

A new study shows people with body dysmorphic disorder underuse part of the brain associated with seeing the face as a whole. The lead study author says sufferers may see only the face's component parts, making it look distorted. [CNN] More »

Face/Off

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:20:00 EST

Researchers report that facial expressions play a major role in gender identification. Faces showing happiness or fear are seen as feminine, while scowling faces are read as masculine. Apparently, angry female faces "took the longest to identify." [UPI] More »

Beauty Is Not In The Eye Of The Beholder

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDT

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A documentary series from 2001 called The Human Face reran on PBS last night, and it was really insightful. While the adage "Beauty is only skin deep" is often quoted when discussing what makes a person beautiful, doctors and scientists interviewed for the documentary say that isn't necessarily so. Beauty is actually all about the face (so take good care of yours and moisturize!), and in fact, is not nearly as subjective as we've been led to believe. Clip above. More »

"WHEN THE HELL DID 39-YEAR-OLD WOMEN GET...

Moe — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:20:00 EST

"WHEN THE HELL DID 39-YEAR-OLD WOMEN GET TO BE SO SEXY SEE PG. 116" promises the April issue of Esquire. And hey, look, Rachel Hunter, she does look good. But as so often happens with Esquire and its attempts to make beautiful women seem also classy and intelligent and deep and wise, they give Hunter the customary "What I've Learned" interview... and fail to call her out on something kind of big. Click the pic to see what I'm talking about. More »