This is a great talk by Denis Dutton on beauty. He posits that beauty is not 'in the eye of the beholder' but is a deep rooted part of human nature, evolved from the preference of ancient cave-women for ancient cave-men who could do something well (and vice versa?). A finely-worked neolithic chisel was evidence that the creator had great motor skills, could make a plan and follow it and had access to rare materials - and was thus considered a great catch in the evolutionary race.
But what does this mean?
If you want to be attractive, it is simple: do something well.
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