LOOKS may not matter if you smell hot and have a sexy voice, say scientists.

They found people’s nose and ears are just as vital as the eyes when checking out a mate.

3 Smell and sound are as important as sight when picking a mate, scientists found Credit: Lynx

Boffins combed through 30 years of literature to look at the role of scent and voice.

Their findings mean there could be some truth when fragrance brands promise their perfumes are irresistible to the opposite sex, like the Lynx ad.

Lead researcher Agata Groyecka, of the University of Wroclaw in Poland, said: “Most reviews recently focused on visual attractiveness.

3 Lynx market their fragrances as being irresistible to the opposite sex

“But literature about other senses and their role in social relations has grown rapidly and should not be neglected.

“Perceiving others through all three channels gives a more reliable and broader variety of information about them.”

3 The study showed that perceiving others through all three senses gives a more reliable and broader variety of information about them Credit: Internet

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Prof Groyecka’s review highlights evolutionary explanations for why scent and voice are central to noticing the sexual qualities of a mate.

Some traits allow people to detect others from a distance, such as voice and looks. Others focus on things up close, like scent.