Ruh roh, did you guys see this computer program

that re-structures faces (white people only!) to make them more beautiful:

 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/fashion/09skin.html?_r=1&ref=style&oref=slogin

When Mr. Leyvand put a photograph of Brigitte Bardot through his program, her full and puckered lips were deflated, and the world-famous beauty seemed less striking — less like herself.

(By contrast, the before and after shots of the actor James Franco were almost indistinguishable, suggesting his classically handsome face is already pretty perfect.)

That article is crazy, but seems to be true. Oof.

that bit about James Franco is funny too.

And they weren't kidding about James Franco. He looks exactly the same in both photos!

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/10/08/fashion/20081009-SKIN_index.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1223567818-YhyD3Dw64nKZ+v/VQlMT6w

beauty is in the eye of the quantifier.  But they only have one alteration formula...