Attractive people do better at work - but it varies by gender...

Women who spend more time doing their make-up fare better than those who spend less time on personal grooming, a study has found.

However, this doesn’t apply to men; they can rely more on their natural attractiveness – The Huffington Post reports.

The study, titled ‘Gender and the returns to attractiveness’, will be published in the June issue of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, and is written by sociologists Jacyln Wong, from the University of Chicago, and Andrew Penner, from the University of California, Irvine.

It goes on to say that those who are good-looking find it easier getting hired, perform better in performance reviews, get promoted quicker and earn more.