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Plain explanations of the terminology used in facial aesthetics discussion and by our tools - what each term means, how it's measured, what genuinely changes and what doesn't. No hype, no upsell mid-article.
The PSL scale, explained (0.25-8.0 chart)
Complete 0.25-8.0 PSL scale chart, all 7 PSL rating tiers, 1-10 conversion, and the 4 categories behind your PSL score.
Am I attractive?
How an AI attractiveness test reads your face, and how to make sense of the result.
Face rating, explained
What an AI face rating measures, what the score means, and how to read the breakdown.
Facial analysis, explained
What a real analysis of your face measures - the four categories and the on-device measurements.
How old do I look?
What actually reads as age in a photo, and why the same face can look years apart.
Smile aesthetics, explained
The 5 things a smile rating reads, and which 'flaws' don't actually hurt it.
Seasonal color analysis, explained
The 12 color seasons, what undertone/depth/contrast mean, and how to find your season.
How to dress well
The 5 things an outfit rating reads, and why fit beats price every time.
Looksmaxxing, explained
What the terms mean, softmaxxing vs hardmaxxing, and what actually works.
Hunter eyes, explained
The five structural markers, and an honest answer on what can be changed.
Prey eyes, explained
The five markers behind the look, and why the label is harsher than the anatomy.
Canthal tilt, explained
Positive, neutral and negative, and why most selfie measurements mislead.
Mewing, honestly
What tongue posture can and can't change in an adult face, per the evidence.
Jawline, honestly
The four levers that genuinely sharpen it, and the gadgets that don't.
The Norwood scale, explained
All 7 stages of hair loss, how to read yours accurately, and when it matters.
Receding hairline, honestly
How to tell it from normal maturation, and what actually helps.
Mature hairline vs receding
The four tells that separate normal maturation from real recession.
Facial symmetry, explained
How much it really matters, and why perfect symmetry looks wrong.
Face shape, explained
How to tell which one you actually have, and how much it matters.
Eyebrow shapes, explained
The 5 types, what's genetic versus groomable, and what over-plucking really does.
Eye shapes, explained
Almond, round, monolid, hooded, downturned, upturned - how to tell yours, and the makeup that suits each.
Body shapes, explained
Hourglass, Pear, Apple, Rectangle, Inverted Triangle - proportion, never size.
Nose shapes, explained
The 6 types, and the glasses, contouring and camera angle that actually suit each.
Lip shapes, explained
The 6 types, and the liner technique and finishes that actually suit each.
Hair types, explained
The full 1A-4C chart, plus what porosity and density actually mean.
Beard styles, explained
The common shapes, and why the line matters more than density.
Good posture, explained
What it actually looks like in photos, and what genuinely helps.
Softmaxxing, explained
The six non-surgical levers ranked by impact, with a working order and honest limits.
Skin type, explained
How to tell which one you actually have, and why condition matters more than type.
Skincare routine, honestly
The boring three steps that work, and the mistakes that quietly undo them.
Ascending, explained
What a real ascend plan looks like - staged, sequenced and measured.
How to ascend
The step-by-step playbook: what to do, in what order, on what timeline - and what to skip.
Glow up, for real
The mainstream version of ascending: levers ranked, ordered, with honest timeframes.
Looksmaxxing terms, translated
The complete glossary - PSL, mog, halo, NT and the rest, defined honestly.
Mogging, explained
Heightmog, facemog, framemog - the origins, and what the framing gets wrong.
Dating profile pictures, honestly
The lineup that works position by position, and the photos that cost you matches.
A FreePSL alternative
How LooksMeter compares: a complete free score, an honest report, and a hunter eye test.
Best face rating tools, honestly
PrettyScale, PinkMirror, Umax, FreePSL, Photofeeler and us - compared straight.
A PrettyScale alternative
Fixed rubric and defined tiers instead of landmark roulette.
A PinkMirror alternative
Honest analysis with no retouching funnel downstream of the score.
A Photofeeler alternative
Instant five-marker photo scores instead of a days-long voting queue.
LooksMeter vs Umax
An honest comparison: web rater vs app store download, free PSL tiers vs weekly subscription.
Photofeeler vs LooksMeter
Human voting queues vs instant AI rubrics: speed, karma farming, and scoring consistency.
Is Umax App Free?
The truth about Umax pricing, the weekly subscription paywall, and free browser alternatives.
PrettyScale vs LooksMeter
Manual landmark drag overlays vs automated AI facial geometry and PSL tiers.
Is PrettyScale Accurate?
The truth about golden ratio masks, user drag variance, and modern facial measurements.
A Umax alternative
Full score free in the browser - no app download, no subscription.
AI face rating, explained
How computer vision measures facial geometry, what PSL tiers mean, and how to use your score.
Face rating scale, explained
What the PSL tiers actually mean and where most people realistically land.
What is PSL?
PUAHate, Sluthate, and Lookism - the framework, the seven score tiers, and how to read yours.
How to get hunter eyes
Hunter eyes are mostly bone. What the five markers are and what you can realistically change.
Negative canthal tilt: what's fixable
What causes negative canthal tilt, what worsens it, and the honest options available.
How to get a better jawline
The levers ranked by impact - body fat, masseter, posture, mewing, and the surgical options.
Is my jawline good?
Five measurements, where most people fall short, and what's realistically improvable.
Best beard style for your face shape
Which styles suit each face shape - and why the neckline matters more than the style.
How to grow a beard
The honest timeline, why patchiness happens, and what actually helps density.
Am I balding? Shedding vs hair loss
The difference between normal shedding and miniaturization, Norwood stages, and when to act.
Best Tinder photos
The six-photo lineup that performs, position by position, and the photos that kill match rate.
Hinge profile photos that convert
What goes in each photo slot, what Hinge rewards, and the mistakes that kill match rate.
How to get clear skin
Three ingredients do most of the work. The evidence on what clears acne and what to skip.
Skincare for men
Four products, two minutes a day, actual results. The routine that covers 90% of men's needs.
What season am I?
How undertone, depth, and contrast map you to Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter.
How to dress for your skin tone
Warm, cool, and neutral undertones mapped to the colors that actually suit each.
How to dress well as a man
Four principles - fit, color, context, condition - in the order that actually moves the needle.
Style tips for men
Ranked by impact. What actually improves a man's look and what's just marketing noise.
Smile attractiveness
The five markers that determine how a smile rates and what's actually improvable.
How to improve your smile
From free (technique) to costly (veneers) - ranked by cost-to-impact ratio.
How symmetric is my face?
What AI measures, what normal scores look like, and how much symmetry actually affects attractiveness.
Face symmetry and attractiveness
The research shows a modest link - here's what it actually says and what outperforms symmetry.
How to look younger
The four signals that read as age and the priority order for addressing each.
Do I look my age?
What AI age estimators read and why the same chronological age can look 10 years different.
Eyebrow shapes for your face shape
Which arch suits each face shape, with the three dimensions that matter beyond just the arch.
What is my body type?
The five shapes, how to identify yours from proportions, and what it means for dressing.
Kibbe body type test
The 10 Kibbe types, the three traits behind them - vertical line, bone, flesh - and how a photo read differs from your body shape.
Nose shape analysis
Six nose types, how to identify yours, and how camera angle changes everything.
Lip shape analysis
Six lip types, how to identify yours, and the liner and finish techniques that suit each.
What is my hair type?
The full 1A–4C system, how to identify your curl pattern, and why porosity matters as much.
How to fix posture
Posture is a muscle imbalance problem. The two common patterns and the exercises that fix them.
Complete face analysis, explained
How a unified 6-dimension face report reads harmony, proportions, colour season, and styling from one photo.
Facial harmony, explained
Why balance across your facial thirds and features matters more than any single measurement.
A TheFaceReport alternative
How LooksMeter's Face Report compares: a free 6-dimension Face Score, colour season, haircut guide, and AI Style Preview.
What is my face shape?
How to find your primary and secondary face shape from four width and length ratios without mirror guesswork.
Best haircuts for your face shape
Which haircut silhouettes suit oval, round, square, oblong, heart, diamond, and triangle faces - plus what to tell your barber.
Golden ratio face test, explained
What facial proportion tests actually measure - vertical thirds, horizontal fifths, and why 6-dimension harmony beats a 1.618 mask.
Skin undertone test, explained
How to tell if your undertone is warm, cool, neutral, or olive alongside depth and contrast for your 12-season palette.
Canthal tilt test, explained
How to measure your eye tilt angle in degrees against the interpupillary axis, and why head roll fools selfie tests.
Rate my face: how AI scoring works
How an objective, landmark-backed AI face rating works compared to crowd forums and manual golden-ratio masks.
What is my eye shape?
The four checks - crease, lid, corners, spacing - that place you among the six shapes, and why most people are a blend of two.
LinkedIn headshot tips, honestly
What a recruiter-ready profile picture gets right - crop, light, expression, background, attire - with a phone, no photographer.
Best glasses for your face shape
Frame rules for all 7 face shapes, how eye shape and brow line change the pick, and the fit measurements that matter more.
What hair color suits me?
Undertone, depth and contrast mapped to hair shade families for all 12 color seasons - plus what to avoid, greys and highlights.
Siren eyes vs doe eyes
The trend explained through canthal tilt, lid exposure and eye set - how to tell which you have, and the makeup that suits each.
Rate my side profile
What a side profile is judged on - chin, forward growth, the E-line, nose, jaw angle, neck - how to photograph it honestly, and what's bone versus posture.
Body fat percentage from a photo
What each visual body-fat range actually looks like, why photos mislead - lighting, pump, water, lens - and the honest ±3 caveat.
What is my eye color?
The seven colours, why hazel, green and grey get confused, how lighting moves the answer, and roughly how rare each colour is worldwide.
How to measure Pupillary Distance (PD)
How to measure your Far PD, Near PD, and Dual monocular PD in millimeters for glasses - and how PD sets your ideal frame width.
Why do I look different in photos vs the mirror?
Why flipping a selfie makes your face look crooked to you (and never to others), lens distortion, and how a True Mirror works.
fWHR, Midface Ratio & ESR, explained
The exact landmark math and ideal anthropometric ranges for Facial Width-to-Height Ratio, Midface Ratio, and Eye Separation Ratio.
Animal face types: Cat, Fox, Deer, Bunny & Puppy
How canthal tilt, eye spacing, midface length, and jaw taper define the 6 animal beauty archetypes - and how to style yours.
Best bangs for your face shape & forehead
How curtain, bottleneck, wispy see-through, and blunt bangs interact with your upper-third forehead ratio and jawline taper.
Best lash map for your eye shape
Cat eye, Doll eye, Kitten/Squirrel, Wispy, and Fox lash maps matched to your canthal tilt, lid crease, and eye spacing.
A Qoves Studio alternative
Instant 478-landmark facial anthropometry, six harmony dimensions, and a styling report in seconds instead of a multi-day studio queue.
A FaceIQ Labs alternative
12 craniofacial ratios measured automatically on your device with zero manual dot-dragging variance, plus PSL and Face Report scoring.
An Areum app alternative
Free K-beauty Animal Face Type Test, 12-Season Color Analysis, Bangs Finder, and Face Report in your browser with no subscription.
Gonial angle, explained
What the mandibular corner angle measures (115°–130°), why camera height and posture hide it, and what actually sharpens your jawline.
Hooded eyes, explained
How orbital bone projection and upper-lid folds work, how they relate to hunter eyes, and the brow, lash, and liner placement that suits them.
Better cheekbones, honestly
Bizygomatic width vs forward projection, the three-quarter Ogee curve, and why body-composition leanness and hair framing beat facial exercises.
A PFPMaker alternative
Score your LinkedIn headshot or dating profile photo across trust, expression, lighting, and framing instead of slapping on a cutout circle.
Facial exercises for symmetry
Skeletal vs muscular facial asymmetry, bilateral chewing habits, posture, and the 4 neuromuscular release drills that genuinely help.
Face analysis studies, explained
What craniofacial anthropometry and perception research actually show about facial thirds, fifths, symmetry, dimorphism, and golden ratio myths.
Oval face shape guide
How to tell if you have an Oval face shape from your length-to-width and jaw-to-cheekbone ratios - plus the best haircuts, bangs, and frames.
Best eyebrow shape for a round face
How a soft-angled arch, outer two-thirds peak placement, and lifted tail break up circular cheek contours and add vertical structure.
How to have a prettier face
The 7 evidence-backed, non-surgical presentation levers ranked by visual ROI: hair framing, brow lift, colour season, skin homogeneity, and lens distance.
Nasolabial fold reduction, honestly
Why top-down bathroom lighting exaggerates smile lines, how to tell cheek shadow from etched dermal creases, and what dermatology supports.
Collagen supplements for your face
What randomized controlled trials show about hydrolyzed collagen peptides (2.5g–10g), skin elasticity, and how collagen ranks against SPF and retinoids.
Best haircuts for a round face
Long layers, angled lobs, curtain bangs, textured crops, and quiffs that add vertical height and slim full cheeks - for women and men.
Best haircuts for a square face
Soft waves, collarbone lobs, curtain bangs, and textured crops that balance a strong jawline and broad forehead - for women and men.
Best haircuts for an oval face
Textured lobs, blunt bobs, butterfly layers, side parts, and French crops that preserve an oval face's natural balance.
Best haircuts for a heart-shaped face
Chin-length bobs, curtain bangs, French crops, and low-set layers that add jawline fullness and soften a broader forehead.
Best haircuts for a diamond face
Chin-length bobs, feathered bangs, and scissor-tapered cuts that broaden a narrow forehead and chin while showcasing high cheekbones.
Best haircuts for an oblong face
Collarbone bobs, curtain bangs, French crops, and cheek-level waves that shorten vertical length and add horizontal width.
Best haircuts for a triangle face
Butterfly cuts, wide curtain bangs, bixie crops, and voluminous quiffs that build upper-temple width to balance a strong jaw.
Best glasses for a round face
Rectangular, square, wayfarer, browline, and cat-eye frames that add crisp angles and length to soft cheek contours.
Best glasses for a square face
Round, P3 keyhole, oval, and teardrop aviator frames that introduce soft curves to balance an angular jaw and brow.
Best glasses for an oval face
Wayfarer, walnut, soft rectangular, and geometric frames sized to your cheekbone width to preserve natural facial harmony.
Best glasses for a heart-shaped face
Round, aviator, oval, and light-rimmed frames that draw focus downward and balance a broader forehead.
Best glasses for a diamond face
Browline, cat-eye, oval, and top-accented frames that broaden a narrow forehead and complement high cheekbones.
Best glasses for an oblong face
Deep-lens wayfarers, oversized squares, aviators, and contrast temples that break up vertical face length.
Best glasses for a triangle face
Browline Clubmasters, upswept cat-eyes, and D-frame silhouettes that widen the upper third to match a strong jawline.
Best beard styles for a round face
Angular boxed beards, extended goatees, Van Dyke, and heavy chin stubble that add lower-third length and slim full cheeks.
Best beard styles for a square face
Designer stubble, circle beards, beardstaches, and softly rounded short beards that showcase a strong jawline without boxiness.
Best beard styles for an oval face
Classic short boxed beards, heavy 4 mm stubble, and beardstaches that sharpen the jaw while preserving balanced facial thirds.
Best beard styles for a heart-shaped face
Squared-off boxed beards, Garibaldi, and graduated stubble that broaden a narrower chin to balance the forehead.
Best beard styles for a diamond face
Tight-sideburn boxed beards, broad Balbos, and rounded bases that widen a narrow chin without flaring high cheekbones.
Best beard styles for an oblong face
Short designer stubble, horizontal beardstaches, and fuller-sided short beards that add jaw width without lengthening the chin.
Best beard styles for a triangle face
Beardstaches, close-cropped stubble, and tight jaw tapers that streamline a wide lower jaw and draw focus upward.
Best eyebrow shape for a round face
Structured soft-angled arches, outer two-thirds peak placement, and lifted tails that add vertical structure and slim full cheeks.
Best eyebrow shape for a square face
Softly curved arches, medium-full feathered brows, and rounded peaks that balance a strong jawline and angular forehead.
Best eyebrow shape for an oval face
Classic soft-angled arches, natural feathered brows, and balanced horizontal shapes that preserve harmonious facial thirds.
Best eyebrow shape for a heart-shaped face
Low rounded arches, controlled tail length, and soft feathered brows that balance a wider forehead and delicate chin.
Best eyebrow shape for a diamond face
Softly curved arches, full temple-balancing tails, and open inner-brow spacing that broaden a narrow forehead.
Best eyebrow shape for an oblong face
Straight horizontal brows, low flat arches, and extended tails that add horizontal width and shorten vertical face length.
Best eyebrow shape for a triangle face
Medium-full lifted arches, extended outer tails, and wider inner spacing that broaden the forehead to balance a strong jawline.
Best bangs for a round face
Cheekbone-grazing curtain bangs, deep side-swept fringe, and wispy arched bangs that elongate a round face without adding cheek width.
Best bangs for a square face
Feathered curtain bangs, wispy Birkin fringe, and soft bottleneck bangs that soften a broad forehead and angular jawline.
Best bangs for an oval face
French Birkin bangs, cheekbone curtain bangs, classic brow-skimming blunt bangs, and see-through fringes matched to your forehead third.
Best bangs for a heart-shaped face
Bottleneck curtain bangs, wispy crescent fringe, and side-swept bangs that narrow a wider forehead and balance a delicate chin.
Best bangs for a diamond face
Wide-flared curtain bangs, textured brow-grazing fringe, and side-swept bangs that add temple fullness to balance high cheekbones.
Best bangs for a long / oblong face
Brow-grazing blunt bangs, full French Birkin fringe, and wide horizontal curtain bangs that shorten vertical length and balance facial thirds.
Best bangs for a triangle face
Temple-flared curtain bangs, wide feathered brow fringes, and lifted side-swept bangs that broaden the upper third to match a strong jaw.
Almond eyes guide
How to tell if you have almond eyes (~3:1 palpebral fissure ratio and zero scleral show), plus the best lash maps, liner, and brow shapes.
Round eyes guide
High vertical palpebral aperture, visible lower sclera, and how to elongate round eyes using Cat-Eye lash maps and outer-third liner.
Downturned eyes guide
Negative canthal tilt vs lateral upper-lid slope, why Squirrel lash maps lift better than Cat-Eye maps, and upward brow tail framing.
Upturned eyes (cat & fox eye) guide
Positive canthal tilt (+4° to +9°), ascending lower-lid vector, and the best lash curls and brow shapes for upturned eyes.
Monolid eyes guide
Smooth upper-lid geometry, why flat-base L and M lash curls project cleanly past the lid margin, and horizontal gradient framing.
Deep-set eyes guide
Supraorbital brow-bone projection, orbital depth vs hooded skin folds, and why softer B and C lash curls flatter deep-set eyes.
Facial measurements, explained
Canthal tilt, fWHR, midface ratio, lower third, chin-to-philtrum and eye aspect ratio - what each measured ratio means.
AI face analysis, explained
How 468-landmark 3D geometry, roll-corrected ratios, PSL scoring and 12-season colour analysis work from a single photo.
Face harmony score, explained
How the 6 pillars of facial harmony - proportions, eyes, jawline, cheekbones, symmetry and skin contrast - combine into a 1-10 score.
By face shape
Already know your face shape? Jump straight to the hairstyle and eyewear guide written for your proportions - or detect your face shape free from one photo.
Hairstyles by face shape
Glasses by face shape
Beard styles by face shape
Eyebrow shapes by face shape
By eye shape
Explore orbital geometry, canthal tilt, lash maps, and brow framing for each eye shape - or detect your eye shape free →
By 12-season color palette
Know your season already? Jump to its full swatch palette, metals, hair shades, and styling guide. Not sure? Find your season free →
These pages are general information about facial aesthetics terminology, not medical or cosmetic advice. Scores from our tools are AI-generated estimates for entertainment and self-reflection.