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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—or so the saying goes. However, there's also the unspoken rule of beauty standards that varies country to country. It's widely accepted that what is beautiful in one part of the world might not be pleasant in another, which adds to diversity on the global scale. But there's another side to it, as it inflicts somewhat harsh standards on people. In order to point this out, an experiment was conducted by Superdrug Online Doctor to take a closer look at the local beauty standards in several countries and compare how they hold up against each other. According to them, "Since what is perceived as beautiful can vary substantially around the world, our study of the ideal body image attempted to compare as diverse opinions as possible."

In order to explore the different perceptions of beauty in various corners of the world, the site contacted 18 graphic designers and provided them with an original picture of a girl. The goal was for those designers to recreate the picture to reflect the local beauty standards. "Widely held perceptions of beauty and perfection can have a deep and lasting cultural impact on both women and men," said Superdrug Online Doctor. "The goal of this project is to better understand potentially unrealistic standards of beauty and to see how such pressures vary around the world."

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The prettiest for me so far XD. So apparently I like Peru beauty... hmmm

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

didn't they just photoshop her head on another body? either way, it's kinda scary...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back in the day probably. Nowadays westen standards are very similar. Underweight bodies and usually big boobs.

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Anika Borgeson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

changes entire body, doesn't even alter photo. now I feel lucky Jesus Christ

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Lys Chen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They just switched the whole body and slimmed the head :D

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Basically they put her face on a totally different body

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Sigmand Froid
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like they put her through a macaroni stretcher. By the way, Macaronis are one of my fav eats. Ciao!

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Dora Mitchell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry ma'am we're going to have to do an entire body transplant, it's the only way

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DonnerDinnerParty
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They swapped everything with another body and just slapped her face back on it 😳 not even the shoes are the same

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Jo Choto
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm amazed they didn't just swap out the face as well, while they were at it.

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The funny one
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ok bruh mes italian, and it is an insult that you think we dont have necks

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like they just photoshopped her head onto another person's body

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like a cardboard cutout, that photoshop is just badly done

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The original intent was to have female graphic designers edit the picture in order to have a clearer, woman’s view of what their culture finds attractive and "to understand more about the pressures they face." However, the list of partner designers was expanded to include 4 men, with the requirement that they would seek input from women and change the picture based on their feedback.

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End results render the photo almost unrecognizable in some cases. Some countries in North and South America lean towards an exaggerated hourglass figure, presenting a somewhat unrealistic view of women, while certain European and Asian countries favor a very slim and petite build, which in some cases is steering towards unhealthy. Superdrug Online Doctor stated they are planning to further expand the study, with the possibility to include men next time as well.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would rock it in the Philippines. The top of my body is way bigger than the bottom half.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

some of these are so edited they just look bad. like a middle schooler did them XD

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