I divide my critique of what I consider to be a beautiful woman into two distinct groups? popular conception of beauty and personal conception of beauty. The popular conception always manages to seep into the personal conception, but it is definitely not the contributing things to what I consider beautiful.

As far as it goes with the popular conception of beauty, I remember reading somewhere (probably maxim) that they had a survey which concluded guys in the late 80's, early 90's were so into the blond, anorexic, hilariously huge breasted women. Now, the average male preference is going towards the opposite, the dark haired, average weight, average proportioned woman. I don't know if it's male attention span or what not, but it's interesting to note that preferences are not really a life time thing, but sway with various factors. I agree because what I thought was hot a year ago is not hot this year. I get bored real easily as you can probably figure out. So, if the academically informed polling methods used by Maxim have anything to say on the matter, maybe men consider normal looking women more attractive now than the artificial look a while ago.

As for me and my personal conception of beauty, I am definitely into the more classic beauty than the more modern over-the-top look. And when I say classic beauty, I mean classic classic, like historical beauty. Dark hair, brown eyes, average weight, etc. A celebrity benchmark I can think of is between 70% Amelia Warner (Lorna Doone is hot) and 30% Penelope Cruz . I initially went after my fianc? on those benchmarks . But then again, there are many women that have the exact opposite that are just as classic, so I have to appreciate that as well. Trend wise, I prefer their own personal style rather than clich? popular style. I really can't stand the pop-tart look? it looks ridiculous. Also, I think that for a woman to be considered beautiful in my mind, she also has to look healthy as well. A woman can have the most beautiful colored eyes in the world, but if they are blood-shot, it's really says something about the way they treat their body. The same thing applies to skin. I have to say I love the pure look of skin, from porcelain white to a beautiful ebony and everything in between. But if you don't take care of yourself, it definitely shows up in the biggest organ of your body? your skin. Women that tan excessively in order to get some artificial level of skin tone are not hot at all. This one woman I know has been tanning for god knows how long, and she has developed such a bad texture of skin, specially on her chest, that it looks like she's a 50 year old, Miami situated, grandma?. and she is 27 years old. It is very sad, but hey, in her mind as long as she has that skin color it's fine, right? And also on that note, if the skin is really nice, there is no need for any make-up at all. Natural beauty is all a woman needs to be beautiful in my book.

I would also like a double cheese burger, a big mac, and a large coke as well (as long as we are ordering) LOL!

I am an attractive guy. I am also confident which is a big turn on for girls. It shows in how i conduct myself. I can say i can be with a different girl everyday if i want to. For me, it gets a bit boring after a couple of mouths. It is ironic, because the least i want them, the more they pay their attention on me. Over time, the girls that attracts me most are slime, tall blond girls. They also need to be funny, and have a sense of humor. You will not believe this. Most hot girls are just not funny. It feels like i am talking to a stick. Sure, you are hot, but so what, there are plenty of hot girls. To date me, i say the girl needs to be hot, and funny. They have to be fun. Most girls are not fun.

Well, you seem to be putting yourself in an 'almighty' position there, buddy. Might want to get some ice for that ego, no harm or offense intended. I do, however, disagree with your statements that are over-generalizations. Most girls that I have ever met or been in a proximity with, were extremely funny, although there are a few exceptions, but they just so happened to be... not funny people.

That said, I seem to have revisited my previous post, I think... and (may) have made a few changes. :rolleyes:

So, without further ado, my new and improved list of criterion! :sarcastic:

[B]PHYSICALLY:[/B] Be around 5'4" to 5'6-7" Must have a [B]beautiful[/B] face. It should not be caked in make-up, nor should it be hideously deformed. I don't mind a few wrinkles, as long as they are in maturing places, such as slightly off the corners of the eyes, and slightly at the corners of her mouth Should be relatively fit, doesn't need to be super athletic, nor bodybuilder-type. Any eye color, though I am more partial to blue and green, or a combination of the two, as I feel they are like the ocean which I love, due to my Hawaiian heritage, I believe. Must have well cared for teeth. I don't mind if they don't smell perfect, but not smelling like a week-old dead opossum would be nice (trust me, you don't want to know how I know what that smells like.) Must at least have breasts. I don't mind if they're small, just so long as they're perky. Sagging and drooping and huge just doesn't do it for me. [b]PSYCHOLOGICALLY[/b] Must have all screws nearly tightened. I mean of course that I hope they are normal. I have had a few friends whose girlfriends have gone completely obsessive and have started following them... Creepy, I know. I don't mind however, if they are a little strange, because if you're not, YOU'RE A ROBOT!!! Must be funny, needs to be able to make me laugh. Needs to be able to get along with me well. Any of my long-time friends will agree that that is no small feat in-and-of itself. MUST be smart. I will have no ditzes near me at any time. Once, this girl I knew was trying to hook up with one of my friends. I actually pulled her over by the arm, mid-sentence, and forcefully told her to stop acting stupid. He will only pity you if he thinks you're stupid and ditzy. Must relatively nice to fellow humans. I'm not 100% nice 100% of the time, and I figure no one should HAVE to be like that. Be nice at your discretion.

With that all said, I may revisit my post in the future, but I think I covered it all.


-Skullz

What I find beautiful is:

healthiness and wellness

Well, you might just be in with a shout.

The model named Donna on the home shopping network(HSN). She is a goddess.

Its hard for me to describe beauty, and it is somewhat subjective, but i know it when i see it.

For me, the typical woman that I would find attractive would have dark hair, black or dark brown. Blonde or redhead is acceptable though, depending. I like green eyes, which contradicts my previous preference I think, blonde with green eyes is nice, or dark hair with dark eyes. Small to medium sized nose, same with the ears. Thin eyebrows, long to medium hair length. I prefer physically fit, with tight skin and a nice tone, medium complexion. i would rather have small boobs that are real, then big ones that are fake, medium breast size i guess, but would rather small over big.

In general i'm not attracted to african americans, or asians. I like Latin, and caucasian.

Neil

I am not a male, but as someone who is attracted to women, I figure my opinion is valid.

I tend towards bigger women, with fuller figures. I really like a stocky build that implies inherent strength. Hair color is usually brown or red, and eye color is usually dark. At the same time, I have a somewhat contradictory preference. I enjoy A cups, but only on smaller women, which means I have two ideals. The small petit woman, and the voluptuous woman.

I think our ideas of beauty are a case of nurture rather than nature. Yes, some of it is based on evolutionary ideals, but not all. We do not always seek out the healthiest specimen. There was a study, actually, on people with fetishes. I remember specifically one woman, with a fetish for beards, who was shown three men, one in ideal condition, two in poor health, and asked to choose. She chose the one who looked like a meth addict over the healthy, muscled man because the thin one had a beard. Later, without his beard, she didn't recognize him and rejected him. You can say fetishes are a special case, but I don't believe they are. Everyone has 'preferences' and most times those preferences work as the woman's beard fetish did. We can, through conditioning usually outside our control or awareness, override the evolutionary guidelines for a choice partner.

The physical features that I find attractive in women are:
- Either an athletic build or a slender build (though by slender I don't mean being able to count her ribs)
- Great eyes that really stand out, preferable blue or green.
- Hair that's dark red, black or dyed some unigue coler(s).
- Small breasts, like either an a cup or b cup
- long shapely legs and rounded hips
- flat stomach
- Pale to tan colored skin

Yay I am not the only one who doesn't favor giganto breasts that look fake!!!!!

I am attracted to women whose:

- is a little nerdy, don't know why
- has eyes that are striking and stare into you
- a great smile, ummm ... (Is looking for image)
- isn't overweight but isn't a skeleton either,

I am not picky about race, hair/eye color, skin tone and all that, though I prefer dark hair over lighter hair,