Maybe you’re born with it; or maybe it’s your face mask
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Believe it or not, the COVID-19 pandemic’s top risk management strategy may also make one more attractive, according to a study conducted at Cardiff University in England.
As reported by KGTV in San Diego, researchers showed participants images of people with and without a mask and found that the ones wearing a surgical mask were rated the best looking, followed by a cloth mask.
And while pre-pandemic, masks were associated with disease, researchers found that no longer holds true. Researchers pointed to other studies that have shown covering half the face made people look more attractive because the brain fills in the missing gaps and exaggerates how good a person looks, according to the news report.
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