How the lady lost her spots

Bernhard Fink — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:49:13 +0000

Valerie Monroe – former beauty director at O, The Oprah Magazine, and a friend of mine – answers this and many more beauty-related questions in her blog “How to not f**ck up your face“.

The topic relates to reserarch I have been conducting with partners from industry, showing that women and men are remarkably sensitive to even small changes in skin colorouration.

Here are a few examples:

Fink, B., Butovskaya, M., Sorokowski, P., Sorokowska, A., & Matts, P.J. (2017). Visual perception of British women’s skin colour distribution in two non-industrialized societies, the Maasai and the Tsimane. Evolutionary Psychology, 15(3), 1474704917718957.

Fink, B., Grammer, K., & Matts, P.J. (2006). Visual skin color distribution plays a role in the perception of age, attractiveness, and health of female faces. Evolution and Human Behavior, 27(6), 433-442.

Matts, P.J., Fink, B., Grammer, K., & Burquest, M. (2007). Colour homogeneity and visual perception of age, health and attractiveness of female facial skin. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 57(6), 977-984.

Fink, B., Matts, P.J., Klingenberg, H., Kuntze, S., Weege, B., & Grammer, K. (2008). Visual attention to variation in female facial skin colour distribution. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 7(2), 155-161.

50 ways to look younger

Bernhard Fink — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:02:58 +0000

“So, do you want to look younger and begin the year by defying the onset of another decade? It’s a silly question, of course. We all do. Well, not that much younger. But just a bit.” … (Alice Hart-Davis)

LINK : Telegraph

£1bn skincare market is a healthy business

Bernhard Fink — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:55:23 +0000

“Forget must-have Birkin bags or stylish Saint Laurent sneakers, flawless, even-toned skin is the latest status symbol.” … (Rosie Green)

LINK: Raconteur

skin – Bernhard Fink

How the lady lost her spots

50 ways to look younger

£1bn skincare market is a healthy business