How drinking ONE glass of wine improves your looks

March 6, 2015  21:46

It's official. Drinking wine does make you beautiful, even if your companion is sober.

Scientists claim that wine and other alcohol can dilate pupils, bring on rosy cheeks and relax facial muscles to make a person appear more approachable.

But for someone to look their best, they advise sticking to just one glass. Any more, and rosy cheeks may turn red, while any relaxed facial muscles will start looking unnatural.

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This is according to a study by Bristol University who asked 40 students to drink different amounts of alcohol, while their sober companions judged them on appearance.

The researchers photographed their faces three times: when sober, after drinking the equivalent of one glass of wine, and after drinking a second alcoholic drink, according to a report by LiveScience.

The sober group rated these headshots, which were placed side-by-side for comparison.

They saw either a photo of a person sober next to a photo after one drink, or a sober photo next to a photo taken after two drinks.

According to the study, the photos taken after one drink were rated as more attractive than the sober photos. After two drinks, students found the sober photo more attractive.

'It suggests that, if it's true, people are rated as more attractive once they've consumed a small amount of alcohol,' the study's senior researcher, Marcus Munafò, told LiveScience.

'But if they go on to consume more alcohol, they're no longer rated as more attractive.'

While it's not known exactly why alcohol can improve someone's appearance, the researchers suggest it may be to do with pupil dilation – which can indicate attraction and rapport.

Muscle relaxation in the face and rosy cheeks could also be reasons that someone is more attractive after just one drink.

'That obviously doesn't mean that alcohol is healthy,' said Professor Munafò. 'What it means is that alcohol is sort of hijacking that mechanism, or promoting the aspects of facial features that we regard as attractive for other reasons.'

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