One study concluded that women subtly improve their facial attractiveness during ovulation.

Facial symmetry is considered to be among many other characteristics related to health, beauty and facial and physical attractiveness.

However there is dispute of whether increased facial attractiveness is solely due to changes in symmetry or averageness.

The cognitive mechanisms and adaptive significance of facial attractiveness have been an interest of psychologists.

In studies of facial attractiveness there seems to be wide cross-cultural agreement as to what constitutes beauty in the human face.

Studies have also shown that responses to cuteness-and to facial attractiveness in general-seem to be similar across and within cultures.

Several studies support this evidence of similar facial attractiveness.

The relationship between shape symmetry and perceived skin condition in male facial attractiveness.

When facial attractiveness is only skin deep.

They found that facial attractiveness increased in proportion to the number of faces that went into creating the composite.