What does it mean to be a "classic" beauty?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think young Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood types. I think that it has a bit of Italian look quality, like Sophia Loren, Vivien Leigh too. Kind of high cheek bones, not cute. definitely not blond. I could see Amal falling into this, as she has that Mediterranean look, but I know a lot of women from that region, and they do not age well, it is like one minute good looking, next a grandma. Definitely Gal Gadot. That is what it means to me.

No.

Sophia Loren was always considered exotic, not classic.

She is voluptuous and sensual.

A classic beauty is virginal, more waify or tall, even and symmetrical balanced features. Almost ice princess like. Grace Kelly. Audrey Hepburn. Iman. Halle Berry. Classic.

Christy Brinkley is not a classic beauty. She is a girl next door beauty.

I can see your point, but I am from the Mediterranean and to me classic beauty is very different than to you. To me it is definitely not virginal, and definitely not princess like. Iman, Halle Berry yes, Grace Kelly, totally not. To me there is a distinct difference between classical beauty and pretty. I don't know which princesses you have in mind, none come to me as classical beauties. Agree on Brinkely. But, hey, classic or otherwise, it is subjective. To me it is high cheek bones, sharper features. I was once in Venice, as a teen, and past me went on one of those smaller bridges these four women, dressed in pelerines like coats, immaculate everything, and I thought that is timeless and these women are just perfection. They looked like a dream to me. But again, subjective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gwyneth Paltrow, classic. And I don't even care for her. But she is.

i agree with this. among youngish actresses she comes pretty close to the ideal.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gwyneth Paltrow, classic. And I don't even care for her. But she is.

i agree with this. among youngish actresses she comes pretty close to the ideal.

+1

No way, when I hear the word "basic", she comes to mind. If she didn't come from money I could easily see her blending in as your average Joe.

From her generation of blonde actresses, I'd say Charlize Theron or Diane Kruger are more classic beauties than GP.

[Anonymous]

To me it means someone who looks like a sculpture, a piece of artwork, or a doll. High round cheekbones, pretty eyes, skin, hair, teeth. They don't need makeup or to put on a sexy act to be beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think young Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood types. I think that it has a bit of Italian look quality, like Sophia Loren, Vivien Leigh too. Kind of high cheek bones, not cute. definitely not blond. I could see Amal falling into this, as she has that Mediterranean look, but I know a lot of women from that region, and they do not age well, it is like one minute good looking, next a grandma. Definitely Gal Gadot. That is what it means to me.

No.

Sophia Loren was always considered exotic, not classic.

She is voluptuous and sensual.

A classic beauty is virginal, more waify or tall, even and symmetrical balanced features. Almost ice princess like. Grace Kelly. Audrey Hepburn. Iman. Halle Berry. Classic.

Christy Brinkley is not a classic beauty. She is a girl next door beauty.

I can see your point, but I am from the Mediterranean and to me classic beauty is very different than to you. To me it is definitely not virginal, and definitely not princess like. Iman, Halle Berry yes, Grace Kelly, totally not. To me there is a distinct difference between classical beauty and pretty. I don't know which princesses you have in mind, none come to me as classical beauties. Agree on Brinkely. But, hey, classic or otherwise, it is subjective. To me it is high cheek bones, sharper features. I was once in Venice, as a teen, and past me went on one of those smaller bridges these four women, dressed in pelerines like coats, immaculate everything, and I thought that is timeless and these women are just perfection. They looked like a dream to me. But again, subjective.

yeah yeah we get the type you like but in fact these things are not so subjective. there are many studies done on geometry of beautiful faces. your examples just don't fit. there is some disagreement about particular cases, sure, when you say that grace kelly and halle berry are "totally not" classical beauties then you simply don't understand the term. i mean, i can call my dog a 'classical beauty' but that's just ridiculous. nobody is saying that women you like are not attractive - they just don't being to this category.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think young Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood types. I think that it has a bit of Italian look quality, like Sophia Loren, Vivien Leigh too. Kind of high cheek bones, not cute. definitely not blond. I could see Amal falling into this, as she has that Mediterranean look, but I know a lot of women from that region, and they do not age well, it is like one minute good looking, next a grandma. Definitely Gal Gadot. That is what it means to me.

No.

Sophia Loren was always considered exotic, not classic.

She is voluptuous and sensual.

A classic beauty is virginal, more waify or tall, even and symmetrical balanced features. Almost ice princess like. Grace Kelly. Audrey Hepburn. Iman. Halle Berry. Classic.

Christy Brinkley is not a classic beauty. She is a girl next door beauty.

I can see your point, but I am from the Mediterranean and to me classic beauty is very different than to you. To me it is definitely not virginal, and definitely not princess like. Iman, Halle Berry yes, Grace Kelly, totally not. To me there is a distinct difference between classical beauty and pretty. I don't know which princesses you have in mind, none come to me as classical beauties. Agree on Brinkely. But, hey, classic or otherwise, it is subjective. To me it is high cheek bones, sharper features. I was once in Venice, as a teen, and past me went on one of those smaller bridges these four women, dressed in pelerines like coats, immaculate everything, and I thought that is timeless and these women are just perfection. They looked like a dream to me. But again, subjective.

Classic beauties are symmetrical and not dramatic features. Like a Greek sculpture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gwyneth Paltrow, classic. And I don't even care for her. But she is.

i agree with this. among youngish actresses she comes pretty close to the ideal.

+1

No way, when I hear the word "basic", she comes to mind. If she didn't come from money I could easily see her blending in as your average Joe.

From her generation of blonde actresses, I'd say Charlize Theron or Diane Kruger are more classic beauties than GP.

Your just a gywneth hater. Charlize Theron only looks good after a lot of makeup and makeup. She's just not that pretty in the natural which is why you never see her that way. Krugwrs lines or angles on her face are just too harsh. Gwyneth is a classic beauty with or without makeup artists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think young Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood types. I think that it has a bit of Italian look quality, like Sophia Loren, Vivien Leigh too. Kind of high cheek bones, not cute. definitely not blond. I could see Amal falling into this, as she has that Mediterranean look, but I know a lot of women from that region, and they do not age well, it is like one minute good looking, next a grandma. Definitely Gal Gadot. That is what it means to me.

No.

Sophia Loren was always considered exotic, not classic.

She is voluptuous and sensual.

A classic beauty is virginal, more waify or tall, even and symmetrical balanced features. Almost ice princess like. Grace Kelly. Audrey Hepburn. Iman. Halle Berry. Classic.

Christy Brinkley is not a classic beauty. She is a girl next door beauty.

I can see your point, but I am from the Mediterranean and to me classic beauty is very different than to you. To me it is definitely not virginal, and definitely not princess like. Iman, Halle Berry yes, Grace Kelly, totally not. To me there is a distinct difference between classical beauty and pretty. I don't know which princesses you have in mind, none come to me as classical beauties. Agree on Brinkely. But, hey, classic or otherwise, it is subjective. To me it is high cheek bones, sharper features. I was once in Venice, as a teen, and past me went on one of those smaller bridges these four women, dressed in pelerines like coats, immaculate everything, and I thought that is timeless and these women are just perfection. They looked like a dream to me. But again, subjective.

Classic beauties are symmetrical and not dramatic features. Like a Greek sculpture.

I never said dramatic, I said sharper features. Who did these studies on classical beauty for women? Would it have to be regional study? Who were judges? How can there be one standard classical beauty that fits the world? That doesn't make any sense to me. All beauty is subjective, regional, etc... Can somebody link these studies? And aren't I basically describing ancient Greek sculptures?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gwyneth Paltrow, classic. And I don't even care for her. But she is.

i agree with this. among youngish actresses she comes pretty close to the ideal.

+1

No way, when I hear the word "basic", she comes to mind. If she didn't come from money I could easily see her blending in as your average Joe.

From her generation of blonde actresses, I'd say Charlize Theron or Diane Kruger are more classic beauties than GP.

Your just a gywneth hater. Charlize Theron only looks good after a lot of makeup and makeup. She's just not that pretty in the natural which is why you never see her that way. Krugwrs lines or angles on her face are just too harsh. Gwyneth is a classic beauty with or without makeup artists.

Are you drunk?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think young Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood types. I think that it has a bit of Italian look quality, like Sophia Loren, Vivien Leigh too. Kind of high cheek bones, not cute. definitely not blond. I could see Amal falling into this, as she has that Mediterranean look, but I know a lot of women from that region, and they do not age well, it is like one minute good looking, next a grandma. Definitely Gal Gadot. That is what it means to me.

No.

Sophia Loren was always considered exotic, not classic.

She is voluptuous and sensual.

A classic beauty is virginal, more waify or tall, even and symmetrical balanced features. Almost ice princess like. Grace Kelly. Audrey Hepburn. Iman. Halle Berry. Classic.

Christy Brinkley is not a classic beauty. She is a girl next door beauty.

I can see your point, but I am from the Mediterranean and to me classic beauty is very different than to you. To me it is definitely not virginal, and definitely not princess like. Iman, Halle Berry yes, Grace Kelly, totally not. To me there is a distinct difference between classical beauty and pretty. I don't know which princesses you have in mind, none come to me as classical beauties. Agree on Brinkely. But, hey, classic or otherwise, it is subjective. To me it is high cheek bones, sharper features. I was once in Venice, as a teen, and past me went on one of those smaller bridges these four women, dressed in pelerines like coats, immaculate everything, and I thought that is timeless and these women are just perfection. They looked like a dream to me. But again, subjective.

yeah yeah we get the type you like but in fact these things are not so subjective. there are many studies done on geometry of beautiful faces. your examples just don't fit. there is some disagreement about particular cases, sure, when you say that grace kelly and halle berry are "totally not" classical beauties then you simply don't understand the term. i mean, i can call my dog a 'classical beauty' but that's just ridiculous. nobody is saying that women you like are not attractive - they just don't being to this category.

I think you misunderstood, I said Grace Kelly not, Halle Berry yes. Isn't beautiful face much different than classical beauty? It is to me. Beauty and classical beauty are not the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think young Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood types. I think that it has a bit of Italian look quality, like Sophia Loren, Vivien Leigh too. Kind of high cheek bones, not cute. definitely not blond. I could see Amal falling into this, as she has that Mediterranean look, but I know a lot of women from that region, and they do not age well, it is like one minute good looking, next a grandma. Definitely Gal Gadot. That is what it means to me.

No.

Sophia Loren was always considered exotic, not classic.

She is voluptuous and sensual.

A classic beauty is virginal, more waify or tall, even and symmetrical balanced features. Almost ice princess like. Grace Kelly. Audrey Hepburn. Iman. Halle Berry. Classic.

Christy Brinkley is not a classic beauty. She is a girl next door beauty.

I can see your point, but I am from the Mediterranean and to me classic beauty is very different than to you. To me it is definitely not virginal, and definitely not princess like. Iman, Halle Berry yes, Grace Kelly, totally not. To me there is a distinct difference between classical beauty and pretty. I don't know which princesses you have in mind, none come to me as classical beauties. Agree on Brinkely. But, hey, classic or otherwise, it is subjective. To me it is high cheek bones, sharper features. I was once in Venice, as a teen, and past me went on one of those smaller bridges these four women, dressed in pelerines like coats, immaculate everything, and I thought that is timeless and these women are just perfection. They looked like a dream to me. But again, subjective.

Classic beauties are symmetrical and not dramatic features. Like a Greek sculpture.

I never said dramatic, I said sharper features. Who did these studies on classical beauty for women? Would it have to be regional study? Who were judges? How can there be one standard classical beauty that fits the world? That doesn't make any sense to me. All beauty is subjective, regional, etc... Can somebody link these studies? And aren't I basically describing ancient Greek sculptures?

google it. you can start with a book "the survival of the prettiest" but there are many many more. i mean, it is a subjective to an extent, like music is subjective but not really.

[Anonymous]

Symmetry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think young Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood types. I think that it has a bit of Italian look quality, like Sophia Loren, Vivien Leigh too. Kind of high cheek bones, not cute. definitely not blond. I could see Amal falling into this, as she has that Mediterranean look, but I know a lot of women from that region, and they do not age well, it is like one minute good looking, next a grandma. Definitely Gal Gadot. That is what it means to me.

No.

Sophia Loren was always considered exotic, not classic.

She is voluptuous and sensual.

A classic beauty is virginal, more waify or tall, even and symmetrical balanced features. Almost ice princess like. Grace Kelly. Audrey Hepburn. Iman. Halle Berry. Classic.

Christy Brinkley is not a classic beauty. She is a girl next door beauty.

I can see your point, but I am from the Mediterranean and to me classic beauty is very different than to you. To me it is definitely not virginal, and definitely not princess like. Iman, Halle Berry yes, Grace Kelly, totally not. To me there is a distinct difference between classical beauty and pretty. I don't know which princesses you have in mind, none come to me as classical beauties. Agree on Brinkely. But, hey, classic or otherwise, it is subjective. To me it is high cheek bones, sharper features. I was once in Venice, as a teen, and past me went on one of those smaller bridges these four women, dressed in pelerines like coats, immaculate everything, and I thought that is timeless and these women are just perfection. They looked like a dream to me. But again, subjective.

yeah yeah we get the type you like but in fact these things are not so subjective. there are many studies done on geometry of beautiful faces. your examples just don't fit. there is some disagreement about particular cases, sure, when you say that grace kelly and halle berry are "totally not" classical beauties then you simply don't understand the term. i mean, i can call my dog a 'classical beauty' but that's just ridiculous. nobody is saying that women you like are not attractive - they just don't being to this category.

I think you misunderstood, I said Grace Kelly not, Halle Berry yes. Isn't beautiful face much different than classical beauty? It is to me. Beauty and classical beauty are not the same.

please stop. grace kelly is pretty much a wikipedia illustration next to the term "classical beauty". you might not find her attractive but you don't get to redefine the term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think young Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood types. I think that it has a bit of Italian look quality, like Sophia Loren, Vivien Leigh too. Kind of high cheek bones, not cute. definitely not blond. I could see Amal falling into this, as she has that Mediterranean look, but I know a lot of women from that region, and they do not age well, it is like one minute good looking, next a grandma. Definitely Gal Gadot. That is what it means to me.

No.

Sophia Loren was always considered exotic, not classic.

She is voluptuous and sensual.

A classic beauty is virginal, more waify or tall, even and symmetrical balanced features. Almost ice princess like. Grace Kelly. Audrey Hepburn. Iman. Halle Berry. Classic.

Christy Brinkley is not a classic beauty. She is a girl next door beauty.

I can see your point, but I am from the Mediterranean and to me classic beauty is very different than to you. To me it is definitely not virginal, and definitely not princess like. Iman, Halle Berry yes, Grace Kelly, totally not. To me there is a distinct difference between classical beauty and pretty. I don't know which princesses you have in mind, none come to me as classical beauties. Agree on Brinkely. But, hey, classic or otherwise, it is subjective. To me it is high cheek bones, sharper features. I was once in Venice, as a teen, and past me went on one of those smaller bridges these four women, dressed in pelerines like coats, immaculate everything, and I thought that is timeless and these women are just perfection. They looked like a dream to me. But again, subjective.

Classic beauties are symmetrical and not dramatic features. Like a Greek sculpture.

I never said dramatic, I said sharper features. Who did these studies on classical beauty for women? Would it have to be regional study? Who were judges? How can there be one standard classical beauty that fits the world? That doesn't make any sense to me. All beauty is subjective, regional, etc... Can somebody link these studies? And aren't I basically describing ancient Greek sculptures?

So you are basically saying that beauty is subjective and regional, which it definitely is. You are from.the Mediterranean and so your standard is different from what is considered a classic beauty in the US.

Halle Berry, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, and as much as I hate to say it, Gwyneth Paltrow (kick me) are the definition of classic beauties here in the US. Thin, small symmetrical faces, big eyes, delicate features, clear skin, youthful, graceful and demure.

They are somewhat vanilla, but beautiful still.

Sophia Loren is gorgeous. But there is nothing classic about her. She is like a vibrant gem where the classic beauty girls are a basic pearl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Amal Clooney is the best representation of a modern-day classic beauty.

Her make-up is complementary and understated. She isn't trendy or trying to look younger than she is. She also has class, compassion and carries herself with integrity. It's no all about how you look.

Huh? She is middle eastern version of SJP.