This young lady has her body photoshped in 18 country’s according to each country beauty ideal body. I read the article took some pictures from it (the ones I thought were more educational) and commented about it all comments are based in my personal opinion. Tell me if you agree or disagree.

Thank you Special people.

‘As part of their Perceptions of Perfection project, U.K. medical service Superdrug Online Doctor , worked with a marketing agency to alter this original image to suit each country’s ideal beauty. They contacted female designers in 18 different countries’.

To begging with lets decipher this term according to Wikipedia Ideal Beauty is “the socially constructed notion that physical attractiveness is one of women’s most important assets, and something all women should strive to achieve and maintain”.

I completely disagree with this definition, I don’t understand how physical attractiveness is one of women’s most important assets. I still cant believe I read this … like really? We women’s/girls are all different and unique and that’s what make us interesting. Some women’s do really do care about physical appearance other simply don’t care, for example their professional careers is more important . So why talk in general Wikipedia ? This definition does not correspond to a woman reality. It corresponds to society superficial reality. What they want us to think. Luckily enough most of us do not care about what society impose us to think about our bodies because we are aware of our self worth independently of our appearance .

So lets begin with the post!

I live in the UK and unfortunately I have to disagree with this picture. I know that she has a beautiful and healthy body but in the parameters of perfect body here in the UK she does not have the ideal body. Simply because she seems like she is a size 10/12. when I actually believe that in the UK a size 10 is ok but its not as perfect as the size 8 or even 6. Sad reality but that’s what the television try to portray to us as the best size

Mexico version of ideal body seems a lot more ‘healthy’ . However I also doubt that is the actually the reality.

Once again it seems a more healthier body and actually a real body that an ordinary woman has. I believe that this picture is more close to the reality .

This is a body that is also ‘reality’ in my point of view , most of young girls can relate to this appearance.

To be honest I think that this picture is the most truer in terms of what ‘ people/society’ thinks as the ‘Ideal Beauty/Body. The model in this picture has a minuscule waist, medium size boobs, flat stomach and toned legs. If you put this model in comparison for example with the model from USA I strongly doubt that they would say that the USA model had the best body. Italian people decided to be honest and not politically correct.

Yes I think that some of these countries that I have stated in this post were not being sincere when they portrayed they ‘Ideal Beauty’ pictures. I think that they thought that to ‘look good in picture’ is best than being sincere with the public .

Certainly does not represent what most women’s/ girls look like.

Anyway especial people at the end of the day you decide your ‘ Ideal Beauty’ its up to you . Its your body you reality not no one else’s. Your ‘Ideal Beauty’ is what makes you feel comfortable with yourself. Be confident and let the star on you shine.Celebrate your uniqueness.

Read this research in depth : http://allday.com/post/5369-woman-has-her-body-photoshopped-in-18-countries-to-examine-global-beauty-standards/

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Special people xx

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