The coveted hourglass shape is the type of figure you’ve likely seen on billboard ads, magazines, influencer posts, and celebrities on the red carpet.

Well-known beauty icons and hourglass figure celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Kim Kardashian, and Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and the likes might come to mind when you think about this famous body shape, which typically involves chiseled shoulders, shapely curves, and a whittled waist.

The truth, though, is that having an hourglass shape doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re healthier or more attractive.

And it’s important to remember that many celebrities we see in photographs don’t actually have those perfect measurements.

Instead, they have pricey cosmetic procedures and use the best personal trainers, expensive shapewear, and a professional photo editor to create an illusion of an hourglass figure. If you don’t have those things, chances are, it’ll be really hard to look that way.