It is known that the Golden Ratio can be found in nature and architecture. However, American surgeon Dr. Stephen Marquardt believes that it can also be used to determine the beauty of the human face. He has developed a mask using the values from the Golden Ratio. According to Marquardt this mask should fit anybody seen as ‘beautiful’. It is constructed using ‘golden decagon matrices’ and therefore, the value of phi. His research suggests that this mask is not bound by culture or ethnicity, but can be used to determine beauty across all races and time periods.

Beauty Mask fits people considered ‘beautiful’ of different races.

Beauty mask fits people considered ‘beautiful’ throughout different time periods.

References 

Marquart Aesthetic Imaging, Inc. (2014) Marquardt Beauty Analysis: Defining Facial Beauty. Web. Available at: http://www.beautyanalysis.com/ (Accessed: 7 October 2015)

Meisner, G. (2014) Facial Analysis and the Beauty Mask. 12 Jan. 2014. Web. Available at: http://www.goldennumber.net/beauty/ (Accessed: 7 October 2015)

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