Internet-based lay person rating of facial photographs to assess effects of a cleansing product and a decent cosmetic foundation on the attractiveness of female faces.

It is well established that decorative cosmetics can enhance female facial attractiveness. In this study, we investigated the effects of a cleanser and a decent foundation on attractiveness of female faces. Comparative rating of a set of facial photographs by a group of lay persons revealed that the cleansing product was significantly reducing the attractiveness of the stimulus persons.

[Dimensions of similarity of faces--a cross validation].

Using a series of three experiments, a cross-validation study on the dimensions of similarity of faces was carried out. In experiment 1,100 subjects sorted two sets of facial photographs (61 men, 62 women; age range 20-60) into groups of faces similar in appearance. In experiment 2, a group of 864 subjects rated a subset of 36 male and 36 female faces on a personality differential consisting of 90 scales and a physiognomic differential consisting of 29 scales.