Beauty is a characteristic of a person, place, object or idea that  provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning or  satisfaction . Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology,  social psychology and culture. As a cultural creation, beauty has  been extremely commercialized. An "ideal beauty" is a person  who is admired, or possesses features widely attributed to beauty  in a particular culture.

Beauty mark

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 or stars. 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.

Celebrities with beauty marks

Contemporary celebrities with beauty marks include:

Alexis Bledel (cheek)
Alyson Michalka (left below lip)
Angelina Jolie (above right eyebrow)
Anna Faris (under the left eye)
Ashley Olsen (cheek)
Beyonce Knowles (next to left eye)
Blake Lively (cheek)
Britt Irvin (left cheek, near chin)
Chelsea Staub (left eyeball)
Cindy Crawford (above upper lip - left)
Colin Farrell
Daniel O'Brien (upper lip)
Diana Haddad (above upper lip - right)
Demi Moore (cheek, chin)
Dita Von Teese (below left eye)
Elisa Toffoli (chin)
Estella Warren (above lip)
Eva Mendes (cheek)
Faith Ford (above lip)
France Gall (below left eye)
Gillian Anderson (above lip)
Gisele Bündchen (upper lip)
Gloria Arroyo
Gloria Estefan (below right eye)
Goldie Hawn (above lip)
Gwen Stefani (chest)
Haifa Wahbi (multiple)
Hayden Panettiere
Hera Saqib (above lip)
Hitomi Yoshizawa (multiple)
Ian Thorpe (left cheek)
Izabella Scorupco (cheek)
Jake Gyllenhaal
Janet Jackson (below nostril)
Janine Turner (near left eye)
Jann Carl (above upper lip - left)
Jason Schwartzman
Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Love Hewitt (below right eye)
Jennifer Tilly (cheek, between the eyes, and on left side of forehead)
Jeremy Irons
Jessica Alba
Joe Jonas (side of jaw-on the corner, and all around body)
Johnny Depp (next to right eye)
Julia Roberts (below each eye)
Juan Baez (on lower lip)
Kate Winslet (right side of upper lip and below nostril)
Katie Holmes
Kim Cattrall (left below lip)
Kip Pardue (below right eye)
Kylie Minogue
Laure Manaudou
Lemmy Kilmister (cheek)
Lena Headey
Lil' Kim
Lindsay Lohan (upper lip - left)
Lisa Stansfield (cheek)
Louis Garrel
Madonna (below nostril)
Mandy Moore
Mariah Carey (chin)
Marilyn Monroe (left above lip)
Molly Sims (chin)
Nas
Natalie Portman (cheek)
Nawal Al Zoghbi (above upper lip - left)
Rainie Yang (below right eye)
Pink
Rachel Bilson (under the left eye)
Rachel McAdams
Ringo Starr
Robert De Niro
Rodrigo Santoro
Rupert Grint (corner of mouth, right side)
Russel Crowe (each cheek)
Scarlett Johansson (cheek)
Shannen Doherty (below right eye)
Sheryl Crow (chin)
Sherilyn Fenn (next to left eye)
Shiina Ringo (upper lip; surgically removed in 2003; surgically reattached to lower lip in 2007)
Shyla Stylez
Simran Gill (below left nostril)
Sophia Bush (cheek)
Stacie Orrico (left above lip)
Summer Glau (left eyebrow)
Tiffani Thiessen
Tina Louise (cheek)
Wentworth Miller (next to left eye and below right eye)
Willa Holland (right cheek)
Wynonna Judd