How One Woman's Body Was Photoshopped to Meet 18 Different "Ideal" Beauty Standards

Mind-blowing.

Skin, Human leg, Red, Joint, Orange, Thigh, Beauty, Organ, Muscle, Fashion,
(Image credit: Courtesy Superdrug Online Doctor)

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People always say that perceptions of beauty vary widely from one country to the next, but just how different can those views really be? In a new study, 18 graphic designers from all over the world—interestingly, most of them women—were asked to Photoshop one woman's face and body to fit with what is considered their culture's aesthetic ideal. 

The results are truly fascinating.

Text, Swimwear, Brassiere, Swimsuit bottom, Undergarment, Waist, Font, Lingerie, Thigh, Swimsuit top,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

U.S.A.

Brassiere, Hairstyle, Shoulder, Human leg, Joint, Waist, Swimsuit top, Undergarment, Abdomen, Stomach,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

China

Hairstyle, Brassiere, Shoulder, Human leg, Joint, Waist, Chest, Swimsuit top, Undergarment, Lingerie,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Colombia

Brassiere, Skin, Joint, Swimsuit top, Chest, Undergarment, Abdomen, Lingerie, Waist, Thigh,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Egypt

Hairstyle, Brassiere, Human leg, Joint, Swimsuit top, Undergarment, Swimwear, Thigh, Lingerie, Muscle,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Italy

Skin, Human leg, Shoulder, Brassiere, Joint, Red, Undergarment, Thigh, Muscle, Fashion model,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Netherlands

Finger, Skin, Joint, Brassiere, Swimwear, Waist, Thigh, Muscle, Undergarment, Trunk,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Peru

Skin, Shoulder, Brassiere, Joint, Human leg, Waist, Undergarment, Chest, Thigh, Lingerie,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Philippines

Brassiere, Hairstyle, Skin, Swimsuit top, Undergarment, Pink, Lingerie, Waist, Bikini, Swimsuit bottom,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Romania

Brassiere, Pink, Undergarment, Chest, Abdomen, Swimsuit top, Navel, Stomach, Waist, Lingerie,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Serbia

Brassiere, Shoulder, Joint, Pink, Waist, Undergarment, Chest, Abdomen, Thigh, Stomach,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

South Africa

Hairstyle, Brassiere, Skin, Joint, Swimsuit top, Undergarment, Waist, Bikini, Lingerie, Navel,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Spain

Brassiere, Shoulder, Joint, Swimsuit top, Pink, Undergarment, Chest, Waist, Abdomen, Stomach,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Mexico

Brassiere, Skin, Shoulder, Human leg, Joint, Swimsuit top, Undergarment, Waist, Lingerie, Chest,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Syria

Skin, Brassiere, Shoulder, Joint, Human leg, Pink, Waist, Chest, Undergarment, Abdomen,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

United Kingdom

Brassiere, Shoulder, Joint, Undergarment, Waist, Chest, Navel, Lingerie, Swimsuit top, Abdomen,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Ukraine

Brassiere, Hairstyle, Shoulder, Human leg, Joint, Red, Swimsuit top, Waist, Chest, Undergarment,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Argentina

Brassiere, Skin, Swimsuit top, Pink, Undergarment, Waist, Chest, Lingerie, Abdomen, Navel,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

Venezuela

Human, Hairstyle, Skin, Brassiere, Shoulder, Joint, Waist, Undergarment, Swimsuit top, Abdomen,

(Image credit: onlinedoctor.superdrug.com)

If this doesn't go to show that *all* bodies are beautiful, we don't know what does.

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