Author Interviews, Gender Differences, PLoS, Social Issues / 04.11.2022
Subtle Makeup Increases Attractiveness In Male Faces
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
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Carlota Batres, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of PsychologyDirector, Preferences Lab
PreferencesLab.comFranklin and Marshall College
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Makeup is commonly attributed with increasing attractiveness in female faces, but this effect has not been investigated in male faces.
We therefore sought to examine whether the positive effect of makeup on attractiveness can be extended to male faces.
Dr. Batres[/caption]
Carlota Batres, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of PsychologyDirector, Preferences Lab
PreferencesLab.comFranklin and Marshall College
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Makeup is commonly attributed with increasing attractiveness in female faces, but this effect has not been investigated in male faces.
We therefore sought to examine whether the positive effect of makeup on attractiveness can be extended to male faces.
Dr. Batres[/caption]
Carlota Batres, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Franklin & Marshall College
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: Many studies have examined how defendant characteristics influence jury decisions, but none have investigated the effect of makeup. We therefore examined how cosmetics influence jury decisions for young and middle-aged female defendants. We found that participants were more likely to assign guilty verdicts to middle-aged defendants than young defendants and when presented with makeup, male participants gave young defendants longer sentences and middle-aged defendants shorter sentences.