A beauty mark or beauty spot is a euphemism for a type of dark facial mark so named because such birthmarks are sometimes considered an attractive feature. Medically, such "beauty marks" are generally melanocytic nevus, more specifically the compound variant. Moles of this type may also be located elsewhere on the body, and may also be considered beauty marks if located on the face, shoulder, neck or breast. Artificial beauty marks have been fashionable in some periods. Artificial beauty mark Artificial beauty marks, or mouches (Fr. flies), became fashionable in sixteenth-century France, and the fashion persisted into the eighteenth century. When the fashion spread to Spain and the Spanish Empire they were called a chiqueador. A mouche was generally made of silk or velvet and was applied to the face as a form of make-up. They were kept in a patch box, or boîte à mouches (Fr. box of flies), and were often fanciful shapes such as hearts or stars. Besides their decorative value, the patches could hide smallpox scars or syphilis sores. Alexander Pope's 1712 poem The Rape of the Lock mentions such patches as indicators of "secular love": Here Files of Pins extend their shining Rows, Puffs, Powders, Patches, Bibles, Billet-doux. Now awful Beauty puts on all its Arms; The Fair each moment rises in her Charms, Repairs her Smiles, awakens ev'ry Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face; The Monroe piercing has gained popularity in recent years as a flexible way of approximating a beauty mark. Natural beauty marks are also often enhanced with color from an eyebrow pencil or pen. People with notable beauty marks Many female sex symbols, actresses, and other celebrities are known for their beauty marks: Dolly Parton, born 1946 Gloria Swanson, born 1899 Arlene Dahl, born 1925 Jean Patchett, born 1926 Marilyn Monroe, born 1926 Anne Francis, born 1930 Elizabeth Taylor, born 1932 Sophia Loren, born 1934 Tina Louise, born 1934 Kate Pierson, born 1948 Christine Baranski, born 1952 Sheryl Crow, born 1962 Lisa Marie Presley, born 1968 Mel B, born 1975 Charli XCX, born 1992 Lady Gaga, born 1986 Sarah Buxton, born 1980 Karlie Kloss, born 1992 Caroline Polachek, born 1985 Elizabeth Perkins, born 1960 Pink, born 1979 Rachel McAdams, born 1978 Kim Cattrall, born 1956 Edie Sedgwick, born 1943 Paloma Picasso, born 1949 Madonna, born 1958 Paula Abdul, born 1962 Cindy Crawford, born 1966 Janet Jackson, born