Beauty, I think it was said best that it was in the eye of the beholder.  What does that mean and is there really a clear cut definition of beauty?  I think there is a distinction between facial beauty, lust, and development of beauty sincerity.  Concerning many people, the lust factor plays a large part about beauty (especially of others) and becomes less beautiful once the lust factor is taken out.  It is necessary to ensure that your ideal of beauty is not just lust because your sense of beauty will stay in conformity of that.  To expand your sense of beauty is necessary to take an openness of ones life in the world.  By reducing it, you are inevitably reducing yourself.  Again, at the end, it is in the eye of the beholder so it really just depends.