Eternal Sunshine Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I also find Angelina Jolie's body too skinny. She has really thin arms and large hands and feet. I have known men that said she is not their type. Natalie Portman is a cutie
cerridwen Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 If we are talking about the US, I would argue that "not exotic" is a requirement to have a shot at appealing to everyone. If there is such a thing as universal attractiveness. A younger Britney Spears. She seemed to have a very wide appeal. Coquettish wide-eyed blondie with a bit of a badunk-a-dunk.
welikeincrowds Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Personally, I like decorative people with long eyelashes. Devendra Banhart and Kemp Muhl. I don't know, universal beauty is pretty much meaningless in the context of people. At least, it's not a very helpful thing, practically. To be significantly attractive, you want a polarized audience, because for the group of haters, you also have the group of people who especially like what you're doing, or will even lust after it. So practically, if personal beauty is your goal, you should dive into your tastes and find contrast in your expression. You can see that in the people listed in this thread, who are icons. I mean the first two posts are a disagreement. That's attraction. I'm sure George Clooney can afford Just For Men so there's a reason he keeps grey hair. Find me a picture of Audrey Hepbern without her hair pulled tight and I'll show you a picture of a skinny girl who isn't quite Audrey Hepbern. Understanding universal beauty meanwhile is a topic for aesthetic philosophy I'd say. Expressing it would be for the arts. Just saying. That's eventually where you end up if you keep asking "No, but really, why is George Clooney attractive?"
daphne Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Personally, I like decorative people with long eyelashes. Devendra Banhart and Kemp Muhl. I don't know, universal beauty is pretty much meaningless in the context of people. At least, it's not a very helpful thing, practically. To be significantly attractive, you want a polarized audience, because for the group of haters, you also have the group of people who especially like what you're doing, or will even lust after it. So practically, if personal beauty is your goal, you should dive into your tastes and find contrast in your expression. You can see that in the people listed in this thread, who are icons. I mean the first two posts are a disagreement. That's attraction. I'm sure George Clooney can afford Just For Men so there's a reason he keeps grey hair. Find me a picture of Audrey Hepbern without her hair pulled tight and I'll show you a picture of a skinny girl who isn't quite Audrey Hepbern. Understanding universal beauty meanwhile is a topic for aesthetic philosophy I'd say. Expressing it would be for the arts. Just saying. That's eventually where you end up if you keep asking "No, but really, why is George Clooney attractive?" You think entirely too much. Just pick a name and type it.
kiss_andmakeup Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I agree Angelina has gotten too skinny; she looked great during the Tomb Raider years, lean but not skinny and so muscular but still feminine looking. I was just trying to think of people I commonly see associated with idyllic beauty in the media. Megan Fox is probably close to universally attractive. It doesn't really matter who you pick, someone will always disagree...hence it's hard to determine true "universal" beauty. I think anyone with a proportional hourglass figure, medium-to-large breasts, symmetrical facial features, big eyes, smooth skin, and a beautiful smile has pretty wide appeal.
J200 Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 These people are universally attractive: Megan Fox Catherine Zeta when she was younger Angleina J when she was younger Most of the models in Playboy Cindy Crawford at her peak Stephanie Seymore when at her peak Daniela Pestova when at her peak as a VS model Carmen Electra Kim Kardashian Jennifer Lopez Brad Pitt (when he was younger and shaved) Mila Kunis
tigressA Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I like Adriana Lima. She's just-exotic-enough with her dark hair, light eyes and skin that tans easily, and has a great figure. I have a big crush on Henry Cavill. I can't imagine any woman not finding him attractive.
Feelin Frisky Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 To me, this girl is one of the most beautiful women alive and has the perfect facial characteristics of beauty. It's Alexa Davalos. I use to go with someone with the same shaped face and curly hair like that. She was a very caucasion-looking Columbian. It was a good time. She was a playa though and had to go.
kiss_andmakeup Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I would consider Angelina Jolie universally attractive: big eyes, full lips, gorgeous skin, perfect proportional hourglass figure. Perhaps she is a little on the "dark" or "exotic" side for some though. I love the less "universal" beauties though; I have a serious lady-crush on Natalie Portman. These people are universally attractive: Megan Fox Catherine Zeta when she was younger Angleina J when she was younger Most of the models in Playboy Cindy Crawford at her peak Stephanie Seymore when at her peak Daniela Pestova when at her peak as a VS model Carmen Electra Kim Kardashian Jennifer Lopez Brad Pitt (when he was younger and shaved) Mila Kunis Carmen Electra...so washed up and trashy... I also think just as some men would find Angelina too skinny as discussed above, some men would consider J.Lo and Kim Kardashian too curvy. Facially though I think Kim Kardashian is a great example of universal beauty.
welikeincrowds Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 You think entirely too much. Just pick a name and type it. One day when I'm famous writer, you're going to be like: "Oh yeah, welikeincrowds, I used to love reading his long-winded posts on loveshack" But secretly you'll know that you almost hindered my success by telling me not to follow my passion and write down everything that came to mind, ever when posting. But don't even worry daphne, I already forgive you, in advance. And I'll also sign you a copy of whatever it is that I write, I promise you right now. It will probably just be a collection of posts I've written on Loveshack, in book form, since I'm kinda unimaginative that way. It'll even include this post, so if I've already forgotten about this and I refuse to sign, you can just open the book to the page that has this post on it and show it to me right there, and then I'll remember and go "Oh OK, well I guess I did say I would; fine, just this once." And then you'll keep it in your bathroom, by the toilet, for guests to read. Or maybe, on the bookshelf in your living room, so that when you're entertaining guests, and someone inevitably asks you if there's a such thing as universal beauty, you can go "Oh wait I have just the book for you," and then you can open it up and explain to them how it's really not that practical an idea really, and would probably be a better topic for aesthetic philosophy, or the arts, and that what you really want to think about is to be polarizing. And they'll love it!
NYCGirly Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 People I think are universally attractive: http://hotcelebrity.name/tag/aishwarya-rai/ http://connect.in.com/karen-denise-aubert/photos-1-1-1-91a9302a265eb786a79902b30ec68276.html http://heartsandbubbles.com/uncategorized/alex-pettyfer-robert-pattinson/
kiss_andmakeup Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 People I think are universally attractive: http://hotcelebrity.name/tag/aishwarya-rai/ http://connect.in.com/karen-denise-aubert/photos-1-1-1-91a9302a265eb786a79902b30ec68276.html http://heartsandbubbles.com/uncategorized/alex-pettyfer-robert-pattinson/ Wow..that last one...I was setting myself up for disappointment when I read "Robert Pattinson" but...:eek::love: He is gorgeous. I want to rub my face in his hair.
NYCGirly Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Wow..that last one...I was setting myself up for disappointment when I read "Robert Pattinson" but...:eek::love: He is gorgeous. I want to rub my face in his hair. Haha yeah I drooled watching him in I Am Number Four (even though it was a sucky movie):love:.
somedude81 Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I think Lucy Pinder pretty much covers all the bases for being universally attractive (to men) The only negative I've ever heard about her is that some men (a very small percentage) think her boobs are too big. I think those guys are retarded.
Els Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I think universal attractiveness applies more for women than men. There is a larger 'range' for men to fall in, from Johnny Depp to Hugh Laurie to Brad Pitt... whereas I have not seen a single man to not like Megan Fox.
LeaningIntoTheMuse Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I've commented on how attractive I find this girl: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wqpbUcFmwz4/TFQUFiww79I/AAAAAAAACL8/cCNSaK4o18M/s1600/emily+vancamp.jpg In fact, she got me started watching the show "Brothers & Sisters." Now I'm hooked on it, but that's the reason I started watching it, lol. She was cute on Everwood, too.
Star Gazer Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Ivanka has really come in to her own in recent years. I just find her stunning and classically beautiful.
Eternal Sunshine Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I find TBF from LS universally beautiful I dunno, ivanka is OK but nothing special.
LeaningIntoTheMuse Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I think Lucy Pinder pretty much covers all the bases for being universally attractive (to men) The only negative I've ever heard about her is that some men (a very small percentage) think her boobs are too big. I think those guys are retarded. No, she's not my type. Neither is Megan Fox. I tend to like petite girls, ones that aren't porn-star lookalikes.
Eternal Sunshine Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I'm also universally attracted to the way welike thinks and writes!
somedude81 Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 No, she's not my type. Neither is Megan Fox. I tend to like petite girls, ones that aren't porn-star lookalikes. That's a laugh coming from somebody who had to install content filters to block out porn on his computer...
Mr.Cairo Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 No, she's not my type. Neither is Megan Fox. I tend to like petite girls, ones that aren't porn-star lookalikes. yeah, that's what I like. Short and thin. With very feminine facial features, preferably with the Mediterranean skin tone, the dark hair and the dark eyes. Like this: http://xaxor.com/images/Joana-Duarte/Joana-Duarte4.jpg
florence of suburbia Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 "I am universally attracted to..." is a contradiction in terms! They've done studies on babies in different cultures (e.g., Asian cultures, African cultures, modern societies verus isolated pre-technology cultures) where they flash pictures of human faces and measure how long the babies stare at each face. They've found that symetrical features are the one universal when it comes to standards of beauty. BTW, are you guys talking about universal beauty, or universal attractiveness? I would put all the people you've mentioned up on a shelf and gaze at them, but none of them make my heart pound because they're completely two-dimensional to me. So, beautiful, yes. Attractive, no. They don't attract me.
Mr.Cairo Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 "I am universally attracted to..." is a contradiction in terms! They've done studies on babies in different cultures (e.g., Asian cultures, African cultures, modern societies verus isolated pre-technology cultures) where they flash pictures of human faces and measure how long the babies stare at each face. They've found that symetrical features are the one universal when it comes to standards of beauty. BTW, are you guys talking about universal beauty, or universal attractiveness? I would put all the people you've mentioned up on a shelf and gaze at them, but none of them make my heart pound because they're completely two-dimensional to me. So, beautiful, yes. Attractive, no. They don't attract me. So you're saying that when a baby/young kid stares at a face, that means the person is beautiful?
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