Attractive Face Scale

She is so a 10

Actually cyber, I think you'll find that she's a ten

totally.

My friend looks exactly like this.

<3

I agree

After averaging, even the low numbers aren't bad looking.

Best looking one out of the lot, but not the highest score...odd...

What's up with her hair?

I love her

Extreme hotness

I bet she talks on a cell phone all day and loves to shop.

totally

Pretty cute for a mere 6

me, too, and i didn't even see the other notes first.

I think what's interesting here is that the composite has makeup on...

only 6.9!?

beard?

There was no note on this one.
there you go!

she's 6.9 for a reason...

Agreed; should be higher. She's at least way hotter than the chick to the right >>

totally

Looks more like a double chin.

this one is my fav.

mine! i love that smile!

Do her

Wow Walter, could you be a little bit more intolerant, ignorant, and bitter towards attractive people?

I think this one is prettiest :)

she looks the prettiest here

These women do not exist. They each are a composite of about 30 faces that I created to find out the current standard of good looks on the Internet.
On the popular Hot or Not web site, people rate others’ attractiveness on a scale of 1 to 10. An average score based on hundreds or even thousands of individual ratings takes only a few days to emerge.
I collected some photos from the site, sorted them by rank and used SquirlzMorph to create multi-morph composites from them. Unlike projects like Face of Tomorrow or Beauty Check where the subjects are posed for the purpose, the portraits are blurry because the source images are low resolution with differences in posture, hair styles, glasses, etc, so that I could use only 36 control points for the morphs.
What did I conclude about good looks from these virtual faces? First, morphs tend to be prettier than their sources because face asymmetries and skin blemishes average out. However, the low score images show that fat is not attractive. The high scores tend to have narrow faces. I will leave it to you to find more differences and to do a similar project for men.

My other two images on attractiveness are here and here.

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Comments

asouthbrooky says:

Really amazing!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

manitou2121 says:

This is my most viewed (316 so far) picture, but it has only one comment and one fav ;-) .
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

CARNIVAL OF LIGHT says:

yea, people are funny... I don't understand the whole massive views but no one can be bothered to write a comment part. ....wierd.
THis is very interesting & hats off to you for a very cool idea.
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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Ryan Emery says:

The number of views will be due to the fact it looks so different than other pics.

As for the few comments, i think your text explains it soo well that theres not much left to ask or say :)

I initially was interested in comments and Favs and things but then realised its only due to people mainly spamming thier pics in lots of groups.. The pic also needs to have an attractive thumbnail to get that 'click' whych is why i expect theres probably quite a few good photos out there that havent had their fair share of attention. :)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

misscandydarling says:

I stumbled across your attractiveness images by accident (I was searching for arched doorways). Very interesting! And one of the few times I've felt fortunate to be older. :)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

iolanthe_fairy says:

i got a 7 or an 8 on hot or not. that must mean i'm fat.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Boich says:

What an interesting experiment - beauty is however in the eye of the beholder and we're not all completely shallow are we??!!!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Pauline A Yates says:

I go with the statement "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

However, despite being subjective, this is a really interesting study.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

riddle_ says:

Only 8 & 12 appeal to me… ;)
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

gogochar [deleted] says:

1.0 looks to be about 80 O_o
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

ywong137 says:

I'd really like to see this study done for men. We all know what an attractive women looks like, but what is society's standard for men?
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Ye Liu says:

Amazing work!
The last four are my style.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

kenn8ivins says:

Nice study. Actually quite useful and thought provoking. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

chuckwolfe0 says:

most of the girls on the top arent bad, the bottom two rows are all hot to me.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

GothamOddISee says:

You sir, have been dugg.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

adriennelucier says:

I see the point you're trying to make here, but this "experiment" of yours is so far from being scientific that your conclusions are just preposterous. Do you plan on trying this with more variances?

(...am I taking this way too seriously? I don't like people half-assing scientific experiments.)
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Twinmama says:

Interesting...though it might make further good study to see who is voting. Mostly men? Women? Both? People from US or elsewhere?
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

mlsj1_99 says:

thats crazy, good job
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

K. Rattray says:

congrats... 34,000+ views
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas GvL says:

Really interesting picture... I think those from 8 to 9 are the best, the last one isn't so good.

About the views/comments: most views are probably coming from non-Flickr regulars, so they just look at the pic and don't post comments.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Chovee says:

The views are from digg. Front page,
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

ecparker says:

Interesting composite. However, the attractiveness seems to get jumbled around the 6-7 mark all the way to 10, to me at least many of them are interchangeable.

Using Hot or Not is kinda a flawed methodology. "10s" on Hot or Not tend to show a lot of cleavage or ass, even though their face might not be as attractive, so really what we are seeing is an image detailing the likelihood that that person showed their boobs on the Internet.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Wren3 says:

hotornot1to10.ytmnd.com/
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

leginuoh says:

manitou, I am wondering if you can explain how exactly you used Sqirlz Morph to create these images. I know how to morph from image to image, but how did you manage to center and size them all so nicely and then after, create a static multi-morph composite? I created this account soley to ask you this question, so If you could, can you email me at fullthrottle1989@hotmail.com thanks.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Jami Dwyer says:

blue-eyed and/or blonde-haired and/or dark-skinned women apparently do not exist in compositelandia.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

potatomato says:

It's amazing (or maybe it makes perfect sense) that every image looks to be a version of the same girl at a different stage in her 'life'.

Really really interesting.

To aliens, we all look alike.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve DeGroof says:

The higher-score images seem to have faces with:
- large eyes
- narrow, straight noses
- high cheekbones
- thin, arched eyebrows

It might be interesting to try fitting each of these faces onto the Marquardt Mask.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

HelpShop.com says:

I think it would be interesting to submit these photos back to HotOrNot and find out the new rating.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Frank Roche says:

Nicely done! This is a great analysis...and shows our biases for the thin/symmetrical.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

sunbane1 says:

The problem with this I think is that you are running with the assumption that the hot or not scores are based fully on their face... I think the opposite is more likely true, whomever is dressed more skanky usually gets a better score as well.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

windowshoppers1979 says:

Very interesting stuff. I'm going to go check out the program you mentioned!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Ravi Rao says:

Cool!

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Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

alteredEG0 [deleted] says:

works for me
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

sascha.tr says:

stunning!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

craigiest says:

It's important to note that these averages do not show what a typical face of that rating on hotornot looks like, because, as you mention, averaged faces are more attractive. Research has shown that the more faces you combine, regardless of the attractiveness of the originals, the more attractive the result. See Bruce Bower's article Average Attractions.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

gags_d_rebel says:

nice
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Captain Cutshaw says:

The smiles get more radiant as you approach about 7, then the faces get more serious again. Lesson: if you're average looking, smile to look more attractive. The sultry look only works for the very attractive. :D

(Note that I'm not smiling in my pic. If I was, you'd all love me.)
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

interactiverichard says:

It's almost like a timeline for one person, I agree.

I wanna see one of these for men too, that would be interesting!

This is seriously nice work man
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Skiv_ says:

Great idea to put all the images together.. I agree with the time line comment.. Nice!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Dan4th says:

Another vote for male composites!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

yunheisapunk says:

great experiment
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

josh_vaughan_mmiii says:

Kudos. This must have been a lot of work. I think there might be some minor flaws with your methods though. As you average these faces together I notice that you loose most of the high frequency information (zits, wrinkles, blemishes, moles, etc.) Also I can't help but notice that all faces have the same pristine smile. I think if you could find a way to preserve the general amount of skin, tooth and hair imperfection across the various ratings you would end up with much more visually satisfying representation of what you are trying to represent. Great work though.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

frankienose says:

the high hits probably are because you've been linked around; I found this via www.neatorama.com . You may find these two images of interest:

www.princeton.edu/artofscience/gallery/view.p hp%3Fid=70.html
www.princeton.edu/artofscience/gallery/view.p hp%3Fid=69.html

follow the link below to find out about the origin of the image:

www.princeton.edu/artofscience/
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

isiahcarlsmith says:

They are all white
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

kim3er says:

interesting
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Tiara says:

Yeah, I noticed that too isiahcarlsmith. Maybe it's due to the general demographic that visits HotorNot, but if skin colour was factored in, what would come up as "attractive"?
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

sopholos says:

LOL! This faces very similar with face of russian porn-actress Elena Berkova (Match - 100%). Very good choice for Internet-face! %)
www.berkova.net
From Russia with love
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

hclomls says:

www.flickr.com is the best

interesting
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

∙ELi∙ says:

No fatties.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

moonkid1982@sbcglobal.net says:

Good work but you should do one for men. I think that's when it becomes really biased. I recently posted a picture of me in there as a little experiment, well I actually posted three pictures. One of me when I had short spiky hair, one of me now with long hair (face only) and one of me with a body (long hair). I got really low rates on the face only with long hair, about 3.7%. With the short hair I got a 9.8%!!! and with the body and long hair I got about 8%. I think people don't really rate men on their beauty but on how well they fit masculinity standards.
In a way the picture you have morphed here as the 10% is a very feminine woman too. I see eyeliner and fuller lips, and more hair.
Beauty is about following the rules, not really about what you are born with. That's my experience.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

mdolphinp says:

I don't post any picture of mine here or even the dating site (largeplace.com) which I like most for I am too big to show it. Sorry. But the pictures look great. Thanks for sharing it.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

kimmycat1@verizon.net says:

I like the idea, and kudos to you, however there are some major flaws in your theory. First of all the women all look the same, but at different weights. I found all attractive for what the weight of the women was... Basically this would work if you were making a correlation between facial weight and attractiveness... Also what about us women who are blonde haired and light skined, or Dark skinned for that matter?I would like to see also a man, because frankly our soociety is so obsessed with attractive women that we all know what one looks like, but men are much more difficult.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

pua479 says:

This was a great idea! Very interesting, although you have to think about what kind of user base is using hot or not. I definitely don't think the 9.5 - 10 is anything close ;) In any case though, you can learn how to attract women like that 10 at our site!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

JadenGuy says:

i dunno why but everything after 4.9 seems to be like slightly european/latin? like a quarter italian and a quarter irish and half german...

time makes fools of us all.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

crshanburn says:

very interesting, society is something i will probably never understand.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

ReeFresh says:

Interesting practical study... beauty and the beholder aside, there are physical attributes as to what society considers beautiful (proportions, symmetry, etc... read below)

www.face-and-emotion.com/dataface/facets/attr activeness.jsp
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

shorty says:

your still ugly
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeremy Curl Photography says:

very interesting study
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Morbit Photography [deleted] says:

nice :)

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Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Walt Stoneburner says:

Very nicely done, and thank you for giving a technical explanation with links to how you created the images. It must have been a lot of work.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

rawheadrex says:

8.5-8.9 FTW.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Total Eclipse says:

Interesting piece.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Bioviral says:

Amazing work!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

DJrock3k says:

Rock on with your eigenfaces!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bajzerm says:

for all of those out there saying his methodology has a lot of problems you need to chill out, this technique has problems but that does not rule out certain conclusions. First if he took a random set of faces to make the composites then it makes sense that they are white because most people who post their face on hot or not are white and thus the few black people will be "washed out" by the rest, similarly the dark haired people are more common than blond so they cover up the blond. that is why the images look as they do. However since that is constant throughout the images they serve as each others controls. Therefore the types of conclusions we can draw are about what is different in the images. FOr example narrow faces with bigger lips and eyes are attractive as is a small nose and pronounced cheekbones and as you move up the hotness scale people are responding to those features. There may be other things people think are beuatiful, different skin shades or different hair colors but that is a different question and you cannot do it all as one experiment using this technique.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Muhammad Masri says:

really cool
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Golden Striker says:

Okay, so you spent how many hours figuring out that guys don't dog fat chicks? How about next time you need to seek valuable research answers like this, you e mail me and I'll fill you in to save you some time?
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Numan Ali says:

I wish it cud possible in reality ... :P
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

cmdrhlm says:

7.5 - 7.9 is beautiful :D
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Golden Striker says:

I forgot to mention I'd hit up on about 90% of the girls (or okay, composites) in that pic.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ghaly2 says:

the beard comment LOL
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian O'Mahony says:

What cool, clever and ingenious idea...bravo!

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Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

litewarri says:

I'm a fan of chunkier chicks, but your lowest girl isn't cute at all. It's funny how the cute girl in 5.0-5.4 drags her upward.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian O'Mahony says:

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Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

error27 says:

The difference between a 1 and a 3 is that you show your teeth when you smile. Useful knowledge.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Mister Boboli says:

dang, this is cool. nicely done.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mamaVISION says:

Thought you may be interested in this post www.mamavision.com/mamavision/2009/02/hot-or- not.html

What a genius you are Pierre.
mV
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Melponeme_k says:

This is a subject that interests me a lot. I've recreated faces in virtual figures for the game second life.

Even the most beautiful women have a certain amount of asymmetry. It depends on the degree. I don't think our eyes trust true symmetrical faces. Which is why I think the higher rated faces look false and too fantasy driven. But the face of 7.0, has just enough balance to make it appear real and very attractive.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

strenoth says:

Alright, if some one wanted to make this scientific, going back to ground zero.

Filter all the pictures to be exclusively face pictures. If you did this originally, you failed to mention it. This filters out deviations like shown off body parts or clothing boosting ratings, or frumpy clothes dropping them.

Next, create multiple different averages at each level, using different, smaller sets. Create some variances, post them side by side to compare. Maybe create a few ethnic-specific averages, ie average a bunch of African women, a bunch of Asian women, etc.. Maybe create a specific balanced racial average (ie, an average image with the same number of caucasian, hispanic, african, and asian woman)

Now, once you have them organized for yourself, drop them all back into hot or not. Let them sit for at least 2 months. See what they rate as after that. there will most likely be a an adjustment up for all the faces rated low.

post everything side by side, ei, the first assortment of average faces, then the order they are after Hot or Not is done with them.

not perfectly accurate, but it's a data set. Hypothesis can be drawn from any valid data set. Then you have to test it, ie, make a prediction, see if you predict correctly.

What I described, and the smaller test done, are both data-gathering experiments, "what happens if I..." not hypothesis testing experiments, which are "If I do A to B with C, then result D should happen. Let's see if I'm right."
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Bogota Colombia says:

Wow !!!!

two
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Curious Sarah says:

I love this idea. Some of them look a bit like valerie bertinelli.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

alxflickrrr says:

Nice idea. Thanks for sharing!
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

caseorganic says:

Thanks for this. I've also done some HotorNot experiments, but nothing like this. Well done.
Posted 7 days ago. ( permalink )

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