Drinking alcohol does not make people look more attractive, study suggests

Past research typically had people simply rate others’ attractiveness while sober and while intoxicated based on photos.

Alcohol makes you more likely to approach attractive people (Yui Mok/PA)

When it comes to approaching someone you like at a bar, it may be more a case of alcohol giving you liquid courage than beer goggles, researchers say.

A new study suggests drinking alcohol makes people more likely to approach someone they already find attractive, but does not make others appear more attractive.