Beauty mark 1935701 226159186 2008-07-17T02:24:27Z TheLadyRaven 3469587 she had it removed A '''beauty mark''' or '''beauty spot''' is a dark facial [[Mole (skin marking)|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 [[polyp(medicine)|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: <div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;"> * [[Alexis Bledel]] (cheek) * [[Alyson Michalka]] (left below lip) * [[Amy Winehouse]] (above lip) * [[Angelina Jolie]] (above right eyebrow) * [[Anna Faris]] (under the left eye) * [[Ashley Olsen]] (cheek) * [[Beyonce Knowles]] (next to left eye) * [[Britt Irvin]] (left cheek, near chin) * [[Chelsea Staub]] (left eyeball) * [[Cindy Crawford]] (upper lip - left) * [[Colin Farrell]] * [[Daniel O'Brien]] (upper lip) * [[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) * [[Gisele Bündchen]] (upper lip) * [[Gloria Arroyo]] * [[Gloria Estefan]] (below right eye) * [[Goldie Hawn]] (above lip) * [[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) * [[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]] * [[Johnny Depp]] (next to right eye) * [[Julia Roberts]] (below each eye) * [[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) * [[Lil' Kim]] * [[Lindsay Lohan]] (upper lip - left) * [[Lisa Stansfield]] (cheek) * [[Louis Garrel]] * [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] (below nostril) * [[Mandy Moore]] * [[Mariah Carey]] (chin) * [[Molly Sims]] (chin) * [[Nas]] * [[Natalie Portman]] (cheek) * [[Rainie Yang]] (below right eye) * [[Pink (singer)|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 below 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]] * [[Lena Headey]] </div> == See also == * [[Mole (skin marking)]] * [[Birthmark]] [[Category:Cosmetics]] [[Category:Human appearance]] [[Category:Dermatology]] [[ar:شامة]] [[de:Schönheitsfleck]] [[fr:Grain de beauté]] [[he:נקודת חן]] [[ru:Мушка (косметическая)]]