Italian beauty standards

Beauty standards vary in different parts of the world. This quiz will tell you which country's beauty standards you fit into.

The siren to end all sirens, Sophia Loren is the pinnacle of Italian beauty.

We love the Italians - not only their fashion style, but also their beauty know-how. We reveal four secrets that each of them knows. What about you?

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Have you ever met an Italian women who doesn’t have her beauty game on lock? Us neither. Since we can’t copy their Mediterranean lifestyle, we instead sourced the best beauty products Italian pharmacies have to offer. Extra bonus? They’re all…

Some of the most famous and beautiful women of all time, like Sophia Loren and Monica Belucci, are Italian. While we might not be celebrated actresses, we can still use their beauty secrets.

This experiment by journalist Esther Honig is really something interesting to watch! During the experiment, she took a simple and plain photo of herself. After that, she asked Photoshop artists from around the world to alter it, according to beauty standards in their countries. 23 artists gave her a completely different look - the results are quite astonishing and tell us a lot about beauty standards around the world! Have a look for yourself:

G.R.O. catalogue number: QCG 39 Prison number: 5 Date: December 28 1872 Name: Lavinia Rosetta Groves Age (on discharge): 22 years Where born: Lynmouth Devon Married or single: Single Trade or occupation: dressmaker Address at time of apprehension: Marshes Road Newport Offence for which convicted: Stealing 9 yards of linsey and 6 yards of French merino Sentence: 1 calendar month hard labour DO You ever have a secret-One of the BEST KEPT kind. So good, everyone should know-But I want to keep…