Alex Buscemi
Beauty standards change, but personal preferences are forever.
u/only_mostly_sane asked people on Reddit to share the so-called “unattractive” body features that they actually love—whether it’s prominent freckles or a strong nose.
While mainstream beauty trends tend to favor certain looks, real attraction is way more personal, and sometimes the quirks and so-called imperfections are what make someone stand out in the best way.
If you’ve ever felt insecure about a feature that doesn’t fit the mold, this collection proves that there’s always someone out there who thinks it’s your best trait.
1.
I don’t know why but normal, natural lips. Thin or regular, they’re all beautiful and they have a full range of motion to express and convey your emotions.
Somehow, some idiots started pushing people towards lip filler. It always looks trashy and gross and reduces your ability to display emotions with your lips like a natural person would.
Leave them alone! They’re all beautiful and what make you unique! Stop it please.
2.
Smaller/regular sized breasts. I personally don’t care about huge boobs nor a huge booty for that matter.
3.
Ginger hair.
4.
Freckles—I hated having them as a child but now I love their uniqueness.
5.
No makeup at all. Big, long, crazy hair that has a mind of its own. Strong physique. Big smile. A challenging attitude.
That’s my wife of almost 35 years. I still love her every day of my life.
6.
Crow’s feet or laugh lines around the eyes. I think it just makes a smile sparkle on men and women.
7.
Wearing glasses.
8.
Intelligence.
9.
A prominent nose! I also LOVE when someone is traditionally attractive but then they smile and they have imperfect or weird teeth. I think it’s so endearing and lovely.
10.
Teeth that are not perfectly aligned, such as gaps or teeth that are crooked. I think it gives a lot of personality.
11.
Grey hair. I LOVE an undyed head. It’s so magical. What a glorious metamorphosis!
12.
Men with a lil bit of chub/squishy bellies.
13.
Short men. My husband is 5’6” to my 5’8” and it’s SO hot.
14.
Cool physical variations and mutations.
Birthmarks, scars, vitiligo, poliosis, freckles, albinism, heterochromia, dwarfism, missing limbs, etc.
Basically, if it’s something you would have gotten bullied for in elementary school, I think you’re awesome.
15.
I like fat guys with muscle underneath it. The linebacker build has me in a chokehold. I can’t even put into words how sexy it is when a man’s just built big everywhere: broad shoulders, big belly, beefy arms, thick thighs/calves.
16.
I love women that are shaped like shop vacs—just small and sturdy.
17.
I love all things natural, so I love saggy boobs. I don’t care if they’re uneven or malformed, I love them all!
18.
Smart and powerful women drive me wild.
19.
Exceptionally pale/fair-skinned girls.
I think it’s culturally dependent, but the US tends to emphasize tanned skin as more attractive.
Give me that neon, borderline translucent white skin. So pristine and beautiful.
It helps that I’m big into redheads & goth/alt girls, but maybe that’s a symptom rather than a cause.
20.
Larger noses on women. I like it.
21.
Androgynous features/style.
22.
Bags under the eyes. Something about tired eyes does it for me.
23.
Beaks!!!
My four main boyfriends have all had big noses and long curly hair.
24.
Baldness. Yup, I find bald men attractive.
25.
Men with hairy bodies.
26.
I find thin men very attractive. Like, I wouldn’t want them to be unhealthy, and I don’t shame or reject other body types.
But a tall, really lanky man with delicate hands and a prominent Adam’s apple… yes please.
Funnily enough, I’m bi, and I don’t have a body preference when it comes to women or other genders. But lanky men, for sure.
27.
I will say (as I always do) a strong guy with a solid big belly is someone I wanna cuddle up with all day and night.
28.
A unique nose. Large, crooked, whatever. I love them. I think they add so much beauty and uniqueness to a person.
29.
Well-defined jaws on women.
Women with slightly hooked noses.
Women with thick eyebrows.
I saw a Pakistani (I think) woman at the airport with all that I mentioned above, and I swear, she may have been the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.
30.
Imperfect teeth. I’m not talking full-on meth mouth, but a little snaggle tooth is cute. Creeps me out when I see perfect white veneers.
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