Line #36 Main/TheBeautifulTropes


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:[-Give Belle a white mink wrap, fancy dress, elegant jewelry, HighClassFan, and loads of sparkles. The Franchise/{{Disney Princess}}es thrive on these tropes.-] ]]
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4	Tropes about, or related to, beautiful people and things. If you see one of these tropes, a major aspect involves being as pleasing to the eye as possible.
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6	Or pleasing in the beautiful sense, since some might find StuffBlowingUp appealing to look at, but that's RuleOfCool.
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8	Sure beauty might be only skin deep, but as always, Administrivia/TropesAreTools.
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10	See also AttractionTropes, GarnishingTheStory.
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12	Contrast DisgustTropes and UglinessTropes.
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14	!!Tropes
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16	Related:
17	+ BejeweledTropes\
18	Pretty gems and jewels.
19	+ CosmeticsTropes\
20	Makup enhances beauty when applied correctly.
21	+ CostumeTropes\
22	Clothing is often designed to be appealing.
23	+ DressesGownsAndSkirts\
24	Most dresses are meant to be pretty.
25	+ {{Fanservice}}\
26	The overlap between beauty and sex appeal.
27	+ FashionAndModelingTropes\
28	Involves showcasing beauty.
29	+ FemininityTropes\
30	Being beautiful is a major aspect.
31	+ ImprobableAppearanceTropes\
32	Being beautiful can ignore reality in fiction.
33	+ LuxuryTropes\
34	The most beautiful things are often the most expensive.
35	+ MagicalGirlTropes\
36	These shows like pretty things.
37	+ TheMakeover\
38	To make one prettier.
39	+ MarySueTropes\
40	These characters are often the most beautiful.
41	+ MinkBecomesThisIndexMost\
42	Furs are usually meant to be appealing.
43	+ OpulentOutfits\
44	They aren't costly to look ugly.
45	+ PrincessTropes\
46	A princess is usually beautiful in fiction.
47	+ RuleOfGlamorous\
48	Being beautiful helps our suspension of disbelief.
49	]
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51	Subcategories:
52	+ DelicateIsBeautiful\
53	Making men feel better by protecting women, which means they see looking delicate as attractive.
54	+ APrettyBoyIndex\
55	Tropes of bishie-ness.
56	]
57	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: A tall, dark-haired beautiful woman with an aloof demeanor.
58	* AmazonianBeauty: A muscular woman who is attractive.
59	* AngelicBeauty: Their beauty is literally heavenly.
60	* AgentPeacock: He's not going to let this job get in the way of being stylish.
61	* AttractiveBentGender: She's drop-dead gorgeous even though she's really a he.
62	* AttractivenessDiscrimination: Judging people on if one finds them pretty or not.
63	* AttractivenessIsolation: Because she's pretty, people think she's too good for them, even when she'd be their friend.
64	* AttractiveZombie: Well, at least she wants you for your brains.
65	* BeastAndBeauty: A monstrous-looking character and a beautiful-looking character are a romantic couple.
66	* BeautifulAllAlong: A pretty person is either disguised, cursed, or just wore their hair the wrong way (and had glasses).
67	* TheBeautifulElite: The ruling class are also the prettiest.
68	* BeautifulSexualAssaultVictim: Beautiful characters are more likely to be victims of sexual harassment or assault.
69	* BeautifulSingingVoice: Regardless of physical appearance, this character has an angelic voice.
70	* BeautifulSlaveGirl: And... she's attracting the attention of her master.
71	* BeautifulTears: Somehow, tears make this character cuter or more beautiful.
72	* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The first member of this PowerTrio can have many skills, but is still the prettiest.
73	* BeautyBreedsLaziness: Someone uses their looks to avoid work.
74	* BeautyEqualsGoodness: When fiction casts ugly people as villains.
75	* BeautyIsBad: Being attractive doesn't make you nice.
76	* BeautyIsBest: Attractiveness is considered above other qualifying factors.
77	* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Fiction makes sure one's looks never get scuffed up.
78	* BeautyToBeast: Used to look good, now one is a monster.
79	* BigBeautifulMan: Being overweight doesn't mean one still can't otherwise look nice.
80	* BigBeautifulWoman: The curves and big bones just add to her looks.
81	* BishieSparkle: Anime sparkles represent beauty.
82	* {{Bishonen}}: A delicate, androgynous man and boy who is attractive in East Asian media.
83	* BlemishedBeauty: A character is perceived as attractive despite outward imperfections.
84	* BrainlessBeauty: Looks don't substitute for education.
85	* CircassianBeauty: If she's from the Caucasus Mountains, she's the pinnacle of feminine beauty.
86	* CostumePorn: Nine times out of ten, detailed costumes are pretty costumes.
87	* CrystalLandscape: This SceneryPorn is GemEncrusted.
88	* CutenessEqualsForgiveness: Looking pretty means it's all okay.
89	* TheDandy: This guy values looks and fashion.
90	* DelusionsOfBeauty: The character ''thinks'' they're gorgeous, even though everyone else disagree.
91	* EasySexChange: Thanks to modern medicine, the most beautiful women are the ones who used to be men.
92	* ElegantClassicalMusician: You aren't playing Carnegie Hall looking like a schlep.
93	* ErmineCapeEffect: Royalty makes sure their portraits always look their best, including wearing their regalia, so fiction shows them in regalia all the time.
94	* EveryoneLovesBlondes: When blondes are seen as more beautiful than other hair colors.
95	* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Sparkles make everything pretty.
96	* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Jewels having no practical purpose, but certainly a stylish one.
97	* FairCop: You have the right to stop undressing them with your eyes.
98	* FairytaleWeddingDress: A bride wants to look like a beautiful princess on her wedding.
99	* FemmeFatale: Her looks could get away with murder (if not already).
100	* FluffyFashionFeathers: Plumes and down on stylish clothes just look appealing.
101	* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: Gold adds visual flair.
102	* GorgeousGorgon: You'll turn to stone even before you turn to stone.
103	* GorgeousGreek: People from Greece are portrayed as attractive.
104	* GorgeousPeriodDress: Everyone dressed grandly in that part of the past.
105	* HandsomeLech: An attractive CasanovaWannabe.
106	* HappyHolidaysDress: It's the most glamorous time of the year, so dress like it.
107	* HeadTurningBeauty: Characters are clearly attracted to her on sight.
108	* HelloAttorney: Guess ''Vogue'' and ''GQ'' run the bar exam.
109	* HereditaryWeddingDress: Wedding dresses that run in the family.
110	* HiredForTheirLooks: Especially if they have few proper qualifications for the job.
111	* HollywoodBeautyStandards: Fiction makes people more good-looking than in real life.
112	* HospitalHottie: Attractive medical personnel.
113	* HotConsort: Whether a chief, king, or empress, your spouse or concubine(s) should be among the most beautiful people in the land.
114	* HotGod: Makes you get on your knees for several reasons.
115	* HotGuyUglyWife: Well, clearly he doesn't think she's ugly.
116	* HotLibrarian: Because good literacy is beautifying.
117	* HotMenAtWork: Women on the street should be catcalling them.
118	* HotTeacher: The teacher is making some of the students hot and bothered.
119	* HotWitch: A witch who is a bombshell rather than an ugly, old hag.
120	* {{Hunk}}: A tall muscular man who is very handsome, often with a LanternJawOfJustice.
121	* IAmNotPretty: Denying one's looks (whether true or not)
122	* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: Aspiring to be attractive.
123	* IndifferentBeauty: If other people find them attractive, they just shrug.
124	* InformedAttractiveness: Characters are very open about finding certain people attractive.
125	* InhumanlyBeautifulRace: Our 7 is their 1.
126	* InLoveWithLooks: A character chooses their long-term partners based on their looks.
127	* IWasQuiteALooker: A character who ''used'' to be good-looking years ago.
128	* LasciviousBeautyMark: A facial beauty mark is used to characterize someone as flirtatious, seductive, generally sexually forward, and/or highly desired InUniverse.
129	* LipstickLesbian: This hot girl has the hots for other girls.
130	* LittleBlackDress: Being pretty, in a simple, but timeless and stylish, way.
131	* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Long hair just makes this PrettyBoy look better.
132	* LongHairIsFeminine: Past the shoulder adds to conventional attractiveness.
133	* LooksWorthKillingFor: Their beauty justifies the means.
134	* LovelyAssistant: Yes [[MyEyesAreUpHere her eyes are up there]], but I'm putting the ace of diamonds in the deck well over here.
135	* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: It seems good looks and the urge to conquer the universe ForScience like to alternate generations.
136	* MenAreStrongWomenArePretty: Men are attractive as long as they're active and/or physically strong or strive to become so. Women are born attractive and if they're not, nothing but plastic surgery will ever make them attractive.
137	* MermaidArcEmergence: Emerging from water in a beautiful, sometimes even sexually so, way.
138	* MixedAncestryIsAttractive: Being mixed race is inherently more exotic and attractive than not.
139	* ModelCouple: They were paired for this ad because their looks complement each other.
140	* ObliviouslyBeautiful: Doesn't get when people find them hot.
141	* ParasolOfPrettiness: A classical sign of feminine beauty.
142	* PimpedOutDress: The decorations are meant to make the dress, and lady, even prettier.
143	* PlasticBitch: People who use surgery to look prettier are unpleasant.
144	* PrettyBoy: A delicate, androgynous man and boy who is attractive in Western media.
145	* PrettyInMink: A luxury fur garment is meant to look good.
146	* PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: Being pretty and of royalty doesn't mean she can't kick ass.
147	* ProgressivelyPrettier: As the series, franchise, etc. goes on, this person looks more and more attractive.
148	* ProudBeauty: Proud of their good looks.
149	* RavenHairIvorySkin: Dark hair makes this pale person pretty/handsome.
150	* RedheadsAreRavishing: Red hair is associated with attractiveness.
151	* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Wouldn't help make the wearer look regal if the items were plain or ugly.
152	* RidiculouslyPhotogenic: Even their DMV pictures come out nice.
153	* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: I'm hot, so I can get away with it.
154	* SeductiveMummy: Mummification either didn't take away her looks, or is altered by magic.
155	* SexinessScore: Ranking, rating, or scoring a character's attractiveness and sexual desirability.
156	* SexySantaDress: So one can be hot with Christmas cheer.
157	* SexySurfacingShot: A person looks more beautiful when emerging from the water.
158	* SharpDressedMan: A tailored suit means he's rich, so he must be more attractive.
159	* SheCleansUpNicely: This person was surprisingly easy to make pretty.
160	* SlidingScaleOfBeauty: Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible explicitly applied to beauty.
161	* SmokingIsGlamorous: The beautiful people make a cigarette look beautiful.
162	* SoBeautifulItsACurse: When beauty has its drawbacks.
163	* StatuesqueStunner: A lady is pretty and tall.
164	* StylishProtectionGear: Your spacesuit, HazmatSuit, diving gear, etc. is designed look stylish, while still functioning perfectly.
165	* SultryBangs: The use of eye-covering bangs to denote sensuality or seductiveness.
166	* TallDarkAndHandsome: The quintessential description of a man who is supposed to be attractive--tall, dark-haired and dark-eyed, and good-looking.
167	* TarnishingTheirOwnBeauty: A beautiful character intentionally downplays or outright ruins their beauty for plot reasons.
168	* TrueBeautyIsOnTheInside: What you find attractive about this person isn't their looks.
169	* UglyAllAlong: An ugly character uses make-up magic (or actual magic) to make themselves look beautiful.
170	* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Either this girl had a hot mom, or her dad's looks skipped a generation.
171	* UglyGuyHotWife: Well, at least the wife wasn't judging on looks (unless she's a GoldDigger).
172	* UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain: When fiction doesn't cast the ugly people as villains.
173	* UnkemptBeauty: You don't need to have a beauty regimen to look nice.
174	* VainSorceress: Something about magic that attracts the narcissistic.
175	* WastedBeauty: So beautiful they could be a heartrob, too bad they have serious flaws or quirks that (former) admirers find repulsive.
176	* WhatBeautifulEyes: They never need to say "My eyes are up here."
177	* WhenSheSmiles: If your smile is rare, that makes it look even more attractive.
178	* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Certified by an impartial committee, this woman's looks surpass all others.

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