The Irish Mail on Sunday

Pout of this world! Science that proves Keira, Scarlett and co all have perfect lips

- By Roger Dobson

FOR many women, getting a perfect pout means shelling out hundreds of euro on cosmetic surgery or fillers.

Now, scientists claim to have found what makes lips look most attractive – warning that injectible­s could be doing more harm than good.

In fact, making lips too big or too small for your face could actually make you look more unattracti­ve.

The study also suggested that Taylor Swift, Angelina Jolie, Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson all have the perfect shaped lips.

The researcher­s asked 101 people – 52 women and 49 men – to rate different facial images. Eye-tracking technology was used to discover which part of the face the participan­ts were most drawn to.

The scientists found that the most attractive position of the lips was when the distance between the bottom of the lips and the chin was twice the distance between the top of the lips and the nose. The panel also highly rated images when the thickness of the lower lip was a quarter of the distance between the bottom of the lip and the chin, and when the depth of the upper lip was half the distance between the lip and the nose.

For men, the space between the nose and lip should be three times the depth of the lips. Dermatolog­ist Sebastian Cotofana, of Rotterdam’s Erasmus Medical Centre, who led the study, said: ‘The proportion of the lips in relation to other facial features is crucial when trying to enhance individual beauty with injectable fillers.

‘Women considered to have the ideal dimensions include Angelina Jolie, Keira Knightley, Scarlett Johansson and Taylor Swift.’

 ?? ?? LIP SERVICE: Angelina Jolie, Taylor Swift and Keira Knightley all have the ideal lip ratio
LIP SERVICE: Angelina Jolie, Taylor Swift and Keira Knightley all have the ideal lip ratio
 ?? ?? MOUTHPIECE: Study found Scarlett Johansson has perfect lips
MOUTHPIECE: Study found Scarlett Johansson has perfect lips

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