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What the “perfect body" looks like varies greatly from country to country. Superdrug Online Doctors created a project called “Perceptions of Perfection" to highlight the different views of beauty from 18 different countries. They hired a designer from each of the countries included and had them all photoshop the same image to reflect the beauty standards of each country.

The series starts with the “original" photo and changes drastically from there.

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The original photo.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

designers, models, body image

Photoshopped for Venezuela.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

beauty, self esteem, physically fit

Photoshopped for Syria.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

body health, health and fitness, health

Photoshopped for Ukraine.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

fitness, graphic artist, professional models

Photoshopped for Spain.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

convention, standards, good looks

Photoshopped for Serbia.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

allure, grace, attraction

Photoshopped for South Africa.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

appeal, desire, chemistry

Photoshopped for Romania.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

attractive, attractiveness, comeliness

Photoshopped for Philippines.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

Colombia, Philippenes, Romania

Photoshopped for Colombia.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

South Africa, Serbia, Spain

Photoshopped for Italy.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

Peru, Italy, Ukraine

Photoshopped for Peru.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

Venezuela, Syria, UK

Photoshopped for UK.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

Italy, Netherlands, enchantment

Photoshopped for Netherlands.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

China, style, taste

Photoshopped for China.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

Mexico, motive, yearning

Photoshopped for Mexico.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

Argentina, desire, lovely

Photoshopped for Argentina.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

Egypt, beautiful, marketing

Photoshopped for Egypt.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.

U.S.A., ordinary looks, beauty standards

Photoshopped for U.S.A.

Image from “Perceptions of Perfection”.


This article originally appeared seven years ago.

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