I have stumbled upon so many articles discussing specific details about the perfect face. It enumerates the ideal proportion of a woman’s face, most of which shows a celebrity’s face as a sample. I’m sure there is a version of men’s as well. But you know how I felt when I saw those? I was like questioning how on earth someone had managed to discover the right proportion, or know what a perfect beauty is? I knew for a fact that I myself won’t perfectly meet all the specific definitions, and I didn’t mind…well with the way I reacted I’m pretty sure I did.

Marilyn Monroe

In today’s era, there are even apps that would tell you what lacks in your beauty after you submit a photo, so there are really defined standards. The perfect face and the perfect body meant Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe, Farrah Fawcett and Halle Berry, but the definition kept on changing for every generation. It only means one thing, beauty is mostly defined by the mass media, by the people who see them on screen and off screen. And beauty won’t stay on fixed pointers, thus the guidelines and definition of beauty should also change from time to time…or perhaps just do not mind defining the proportions (or the so-called “golden ratio”) to avoid confusion and stereotyping.

But Science and a number of studies have concluded the right beauty measurement:

As per the specific definitions, coming from a chart which was used as a guide for makeup artists since 1933, the perfect face should have these features:

• Length of the face should be equal to the length of 3 noses
• Width in between the eyes should match the width of an eye
• Same width for upper and lower lips
• Symmetrical eyebrows conforming the line of the nose
• Lower and upper eyelid’s space in between should have the amount of space between upper eyelid and eyebrow
• Eyebrow begins on the same line as the corner of the eye nearest to the nose
• Width of the face across cheeks should be equal to the two lengths of the nose

I’m sure you are now tempted to check your face on the mirror. You may do so. If it matches to the standards of beauty, you are lucky enough to tell the world that you are scientifically beautiful, otherwise you need not to worry a bit. Beauty industry in terms of skin and hair care can definitely help in finding that golden proportion on your face. The world has also defined beauty in a lot of ways that only a person’s viewpoint can only tell how beautiful you are. Some men would even tell you are beautiful by just seeing one good feature on your face, let’s say you have the nicest eyes. As for the lips, we all know how Angelina Jolie has changed how we see thicker lips. This feature has now influenced a woman’s sex appeal. Angeline Jolie, on the other hand did not make it to prove that her face has the golden ratio according the study led by University of Toronto. Would anyone dare tell me she’s ugly? I bet no one.

The true definition of beauty lies in the eyes and perception of the people looking at you. We are all oriented differently, what pleases me does not look good to you. But beauty can be seen if you resemble something that gives light and makes people happy. It still depends on the way we handle ourselves, in the level of confidence we have when we talk, think, move and make other people smile.

Something that gives “light” and makes people happy