You might want to think about that second drink:
People who are trying to impress a date with their good looks might want to limit themselves to one drink, a new study finds.
People in the study were rated as more attractive after one glass of wine, but not after two glasses of wine, compared with when they were sober, according to the study published Feb. 25 in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism.
In the study, 40 students at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom volunteered to get a little tipsy. To see how the students' appearances changed with each drink, the researchers photographed their faces three times: when sober, after drinking the equivalent of one glass of wine, and after drinking a second alcoholic drink. The participants were asked to make a neutral facial expression for each photo.
Of course, the person you're with might look a little better after the second drink, still better after the third. "The girls all get prettier at closing time" ain't just a country song. So if a second drink will make me look better, well, then, go ahead on.
