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Day by day we hear that outer beauty is nothing but a question of chance. Some men and women were a little luckier at birth than others and receives a nice face, a posh figure and an irresistible smile. “So what?”, they say. “You have your unique type of beauty, maybe it is not your face, but your character, your ability to have affection to others and care about them, you skills and inner qualities”! Of course, you feel that a human being is more than a mere shell, but all the same, somewhere in our soul you feel disappointed and tricked. Why so?

To learn the answer let us have a realistic look at contemporary styles of life and the public opinion formed by the mass media. Every entertainment and show on TV, every single advertisement, the bulk of articles in different journals and magazines sing the same old song - you should behave this way or another to be bright, youthful, healthy and beautiful! In fact, money, energy, youth, beauty and sex appeal are the new religion forced on us these days. If you cannot give your buddies a lift in a brand new BMW, solitude is your fate! If you are not good looking enough, you life is a mistake! If your muscles are not big enough you will doubtlessly finish your needless existance in the gutter! If you breasts are not big and shapely enough, you will never get anywhere, so seize trying! If you are over forty you are history - give the way to teens or they will sweep you out of their way! Judging by our mass culture the whole world goes insane and we are ecstatic about it… Do you still need more evidences to understand why you become so awkward when special trainings and psychological counsels start feeding you with inner beauty that is far more important that a mere shell!

There is a shocking discrepancy between what mass culture tells us and what definite specialists state. No wonder you cannot find a foundation to set your foot at! Let us try to analyze this painful issue to get a clear look of what beauty is! It will help you understand whether you choose to remain the slave of your mortal shell or try to understand what you are like deep inside your soul!

We mention beauty to characterize any human being, animal, place, object, phenomenon or idea that we absorb with a feeling of delight and satisfaction. Beauty is an integral part of aesthetics, psychology and culture of every nation in the world. The ideal of beauty is a type of perfection existing in one’s imagination but unachievable in reality.

As a matter of fact, the feeling of beauty is nothing but a combination of natural harmony and balance in every detail, it makes a person, creature, place, object, phenomenon or idea in question absolutely attractive and nice for humans perceiving it. It is an absolutely subjective experience, maybe that is why it is generally believed that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.

The etymology of the word “beauty” can explain some aspects of today’s term. The Greek equivalent of the word “beautiful” - “horaios” literally means “being of one’s hour” - so, ripe fruits of the time were believed to be beautiful. At the same historical epoch young girls who tried to look older as well as old women who tried to look younger were not viewed as beautiful at all! Beautiful meant “good in its time”, that is why old humans and even crippled warriors were considered just as beautiful as young and healthy people. Can you fancy anything of the kind in our up-to-date society proclaiming the epoch of equality and human rights?

You will be bewildered to learn that little children very early acquire a preference for beautiful faces; in fact it is a sort of cognitive standard any personality comes to this world with! No wonder the universal notions of beauty and attractiveness are similar across all cultures and genders. Number one constituent of beauty is symmetry. The explanation is rather simple here - we all prefer symmetry and proportion because it is the proof of absence of any genetic or acquired flaws. No wonder ancient nations really treasured symmetry.

So, the Pythagorean school found special charm in the golden ratio and proclaimed the beauty of every individual and object corresponding definite mathematic rules. Ancient Greeks proved their love of symmetry and proportion having erected a number of splendid buildings, immaculate statues of men and women etc. Renaissance Europe restored this old idea of beauty that is why up to now we call definite types of male and female body and face proportion a “classical beauty”.

Discussing outer beauty it is naive to forget that we are a part of nature, we are creatures sharing basic instincts with the majority of mammals on the Earth. Of course that our instincts influenced by the force of our intellect disguise themselves as certain habits, tastes, emotions, likes and dislikes. In fact the ideals of male and female beauty are based on the qualities necessary for reproduction and survival of the human race. Shocked? OK, here are some hints for realizing the nature of beauty of the opposite sex!

You will not deny the fact that men and women who are rather young, with smooth skin, well-proportioned bodies and regular features are always considered to be appealing throughout the history of mankind. You can be absolutely sure you fancied your darling for his or her intelligence, grace, politeness, sense of humor, elegance etc. You are absolutely right, but underlining the features like this, you deny the fact that your sweetheart has body as well! What about his or her state of health, youthfulness, facial symmetry, smell etc?

One more amazing fact for you - average appearance is the most attractive for the bulk of humans. Remember, we have many natural instincts in us? The logic is we are attracted to mates of our own species to guaranty reproduction! The average image of the mate is a kind of icon for us; that is why average looks is the most preferable one. Recent investigation showed that the majority of individuals found a computer generated average image more attractive than individual images of real individuals having certain specific features!

What are the determinants of male outer beauty? As newest investigation showed, heterosexual women and homosexual men prefer:

- heavy brows, prominent chins, heavy jaws and broad cheekbones associated with increased testosterone and being a sign of good health;
- symmetrical faces and bodies showing of good inheritance and ability to produce healthy kids;
- slim waist, broad shoulders and muscular chest (so called v-shaped torso) associated with increased testosterone, too;
- height - 80% of women dream of a male blessed with the height of 6 feet or taller for long-term commitment and the opposite male when a short-term relationship is intended;
- moderate amount of body hair.

What are the determinants of female outer beauty? As recent research showed, heterosexual men prefer:

- waist-to-hip ratio of about 0.70 because females with hourglass figures are more fertile than other females due to higher levels of certain female hormones, and this fact subconsciously lures the men choosing mates;
- symmetrical face and body showing of good inheritance and ability to create healthy kids;
- large eyes, dilated pupils, small chin and nose, high eyebrows and wide smile;
- women 2.5 - 7 years younger than their mates;
- signs of youth like high firm breasts, smooth skin, clear eyes, long and lustrous hair;
- full (not large) breasts as a signal of fertility;
- erect posture and natural body mass index (neither too thin nor too fat);
- long legs as a subconscious indicator of good health (not purely aesthetic feature).

Unfortunately, natural standards of beauty are dangerously influenced by mass culture. There is a real threat of degeneration of human race if the media continue determining what is or is not beautiful for us the way they do it these days! For instance, ultra-skinny models promote disorders in the heads of many persons. Glamorous movie idols force ordinary young individuals try and fit into extremely narrow standards of TV beauty. Easy excess to dirty pictures and videos creates false conceptions of natural body proportions. Do not forget that the teens are the most vulnerable group of human society and they have to face it day by day! What can be done in a situation like this? Keep fit and healthy because real beauty can not exist without perfect health. Have enough sleep, entertainment, physical exercise and recreation. Give up harmful habits - being displeased with your life is one of them, too! Think positive, find time for hanging out with your friends and pursuing your goals. Be very careful about your meals because we are what we eat! Make sure your body gets every important vitamin and mineral. If you fall ill take the complete course of treatment. If you hate queuing up visit any good generic internet pharmacy to save you time and money.

If you choose to order reliable medications online, you will enjoy perfect service and fast delivery saying nothing of splendid discounts. And the most vital point to fulfill! Be yourself, because trying to become someone else in equally painful and dangerous.