Beauty mark
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A beauty mark or beauty spot is a dark facial mole that some people consider attractive, usually when it is within about an inch of the upper lip or around the eyes, and does not protrude from the skin (not polypoid). Doctors call them melanocytic nevus, more specifically the compound variant. Moles may also be located elsewhere on the body, but are not generally considered beauty spots.
False beauty spots can be applied to the face as a form of make-up. Beauty marks were particularly highly regarded during the eighteenth century and creating false ones became common, often in fanciful shapes such as hearts. Marilyn Monroe's beauty mark generated a new vogue for them during the twentieth century. In recent years, fashion model Cindy Crawford's prominent mole has helped revive the look.
[edit] Celebrities with beauty marks
Contemporary celebrities with beauty marks include:
- Angelina Jolie (above right eyebrow)
- Lemmy Kilmister (cheek)
- Sophia Bush (cheek)
- Simran (upper lip)
- Gisele Bündchen
- Scarlett Johansson (cheek)
- Kip Pardue (below right eye)
- Dita Von Teese (below left eye)
- Rainie Yang (below right eye)
- Madonna (below nostril)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt (below right eye)
- Daniel O'Brien (upper lip)
- Eva Mendes (cheek)
- Hera Saqib (above lip)
- Demi Moore (cheek, chin)
- Ian Thorpe (left cheek)
- Mariah Carey (chin)
- Shiina Ringo (upper lip; surgically removed in 2003)
- Molly Sims (chin)
- Lil Kim
- Tina Louise (cheek)
- Lindsay Lohan (upper lip left)
- Sheryl Crow (chin)
- Sarah Jessica Parker (chin)
- Kim Cattrall (left below lip)
- Natalie Portman (cheek)
- Janet Jackson (below nostril)
- Wynonna Judd
- Izabella Scorupco (cheek)
- Faith Ford (above lip)
- Cindy Crawford
- Goldie Hawn (above lip)
- Lisa Stansfield (cheek)
- Jessica Alba
- Rachel McAdams
- Colin Farrell
- Rodrigo Santoro
- Jason Schwartzman
- Mandy Moore
- Nas
- Ringo Starr
- France Gall (below left eye)
- Kylie Minogue
- Alyson Michalka(left below lip)
- Julia Roberts (below each eye)
- Ashley Olsen (cheek)
- Gloria Estefan (below right eye)
- Wentworth Miller (next to left eye and below right eye)
- Janine Turner (near left eye)
- Kate Winslet (right side of upper lip and below nostril)
- Estella Warren (above lip)
- Rachel Bilson (under the left eye)
- Shyla Stylez
- Gloria Arroyo
- Alexis Bledel (cheek)
- Hayden Panettiere
- Shannen Doherty (below right eye)
- Tiffani Thiessen
- Anna Faris (under the left eye)
- Katie Holmes
- Elisa Toffoli (chin)
- Jennifer Connelly
- Laure Manaudou
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Louis Garrel
- Stacie Orrico(left below lip)
- Pink (singer)
- Amy Winehouse (above lip)
- Jennifer Tilly (cheek, between the eyes, and on left side of forehead)
- Summer Glau (left eyebrow)
- Johnny Depp (next to right eye)
- Britt Irvin (left cheek, near chin)
- Beyonce Knowles (next to left eye)
- Russel Crowe (each cheek)
- Jeremy Irons
- Rupert Grint (corner of mouth, right side)