Beauty Perceptions Around The World

How do perceptions of beauty vary across the globe?  That's what journalist Esther Honig wanted to know.  She sent an image of herself to over 40 Photoshop experts across the world and asked them to "make me beautiful".  The results are thought-provoking, and a good reminder that all societies of the world deal with questions of what is beautiful.  It's also interesting how subjective it is based on culture.  What does it say about each one?  What kind of beauty is valued?

I've collaged the before and a few of the afters.  To see more of the images from the other countries, visit the original Buzzfeed article (all photo images credit via Buzzfeed).

In the language of flowers, the Lady Slipper means Capricious Beauty.

Photo credit: Jlaessle via wikimedia commons