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Guides
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.
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.
The PSL scale, explained
All seven tiers from 0.25 to 8, the four categories, and the scale's limitations.
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.
A Umax alternative
Full score free in the browser - no app download, no subscription.
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.