Does a Great Smile Make You Gorgeous?

Allure Daily Beauty Reporter

By Elizabeth Angell, Allure magazine

Before dates, I used to spend a lot of time worrying about whether I looked good in a certain pair of jeans or if my hair was sufficiently bouncy and shiny. I don't think I spent a minute worrying about whether I had a nice smile-but maybe I should have.

It turns out that a smile ranks as the most important physical feature when it comes to the attraction between men and women, according to a recent poll conducted by the British Dental Health Foundation. (Face and eyes came after smile in the poll, with body shape, hair, and height rounding out the list.)

Need more proof of the power of a smile? In the recent national beauty survey that Allureconducted for its 20th Anniversary Issue in March, we discovered essentially the same thing: women are more attracted to a man's face and smile than to his height or body type.

So, what do you think? How important is it to you that a guy has a great smile?

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