How using beauty filters can affect one’s self-image and confidence


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According to a study, people appear not only more attractive but also more intelligent in pictures when they turn on their phone's beauty filter. The implications are somewhat concerning to health experts. Photo: dpa

Beauty filters not only do what they’re supposed to – make people look more attractive in photos – but they also make people appear more intelligent, trustworthy, sociable and happy, according to new research.

For a study published in the British scientific academy The Royal Society, participants were shown only one version of a face, either the original or a version enhanced with a common beauty filter in, order to avoid bias.

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