Have you ever wondered why certain eye colors are so beautifully alluring?
We decided to ask a psychologist and dig into some research to find out.
What’s rare is attractive.
Conversely, brown eyes are the most common color yet the least attractive to the survey’s respondents.
Throughout evolution, she says, we’ve retained this interest in that which is novel.
What your eye color says about your personality.
Does eye color tell us anythingrealabout a person, though?
There’s also a lot to be said about what weassociatewith specific eye colors.
Apeer-reviewed study3published in the journalPLOS ONEfound we subconsciously assume people with brown eyes are more trustworthy.
As a counterpoint, though, a separate study found brown eyes to beassociated with dominance.
Cultural ideals are also powerful.
“We are, as a society, very much influenced by the media,” says Manly.
The role of “sexual imprinting.”
Some research cites an unexpected link between the eye color of one’s partner and that person’s parents.
