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What a real looksmax report includes
A looksmax report should do what a good rating thread does on its best day and none of what it does on its worst: give you a strict, calibrated number, tell you exactly which features earned it, separate what is bone from what is presentation and end with a plan ordered by return on effort. This guide lists what a complete looksmaxxing analysis contains, which parts should be free and how to tell a report from a rating with adjectives.
The seven parts of a complete looksmaxxing analysis
If any of these is missing you are reading a rating, not a report. The Face Report covers all seven from one photo:
A strict PSL Score, calibrated
0.25-8.0 on the familiar bell curve, where most faces land between 4 and 5.5 and anything above 6 is rare. Calibrated to a fixed reference so the number does not drift with the mood of a crowd.
A 1-10 Face Score with tier and percentile
The same face read on a harmony scale, so you can see the strict benchmark and the constructive read side by side.
Six dimension scores
Symmetry, Proportions, Eyes and Brows, Jaw and Lower Third, Nose and Midface, Skin, Lips and Grooming. The spread across these is the whole point: it shows where the leverage is.
A halo and failo feature map
Each region marked as carrying the face, neutral or pulling it down. Protect the halos, work the failos.
Measured geometry, interpreted
Canthal tilt, fWHR, midface ratio, facial thirds, bigonial to bizygomatic width and more, measured from facial landmarks in your browser with a note on what each number means for you.
A ranked plan with mechanism
Each move states what it targets, why it works, the first sign it is working, effort, timeframe and a confidence level. Item one is chosen for visible impact per unit of effort, with the reason it comes first.
An honesty section
What is not worth it for your face, what the report will never do and the photo tips to confirm any angle-sensitive measurement on a re-scan.
Report versus forum rating
Forum ratings are useful for one thing: unfiltered brutality. They are poor at everything else. Ratings vary with who replies, the number is rarely tied to a specific feature, nobody separates bone from soft tissue and the advice ranges from sound to dangerous. A report fixes the variance with calibration, ties the score to measured features, labels what can change and writes the plan itself. You also do not have to post your face in public to get one.
LooksMeter keeps both philosophies available: the standalone PSL Score for people who want only the benchmark and The Face Report for people who want the full analysis.
What is free and what the unlock adds
The free scan returns the PSL Score, the Face Score with tier and percentile, all six dimension scores and your face shape with match percentage. No account is needed to see any of it. The one-time Face Report unlock adds the written verdict, the halo and failo map, the measured geometry interpreted line by line, 12-season colour analysis with swatches, perceived age, a haircut and frame guide with try-ons rendered on your own photo, the ranked plan, the honesty sections, the Best Look and a print view that saves as a PDF. The complete sample is public, so the format is never a surprise.
How to use the report without wasting a month
Read the verdict, then find the lowest dimension. Check the geometry note for that dimension: if it says soft tissue or presentation, item one of the plan will move it and you should start tonight. If it says bone, read the not-worth-it section before you spend anything. Protect your halo features in every haircut, frame and photo decision. Re-scan under the same light at the same distance after the stated timeframe, otherwise you are measuring the lighting rather than the change. Nothing in the report promises a number will rise, it tells you which lever is most likely to and how to check.
Frequently asked
Is the looksmaxxing report free?
The scores are. One photo returns your strict PSL Score on the 0.25-8.0 scale, your 1-10 Face Score with tier and percentile, all six harmony dimensions and your face shape, no account needed. The full written Face Report with the halo and failo map, measured geometry, ranked plan and Best Look is a one-time unlock, no subscription.
Is the PSL Score the same as a forum rating?
It uses the same 0.25-8.0 scale and the same strict bell-curve distribution, but it is calibrated to a fixed reference rather than to whoever happens to reply to a thread. The same photo scored twice gives the same number and scores stay comparable across prompt versions because the calibration never changes with a descriptive update.
What is the difference between softmaxxing and hardmaxxing in the report?
The plan labels each move by what it changes. Softmaxxing moves (skin, finish, haircut, brows, body fat, posture, photo technique) change presentation and soft tissue. Hardmaxxing moves change bone or require a professional. The report ranks what is realistic and includes an honesty section on what is not worth your effort.
What photo should I use for a looksmax analysis?
One front-on photo in even daylight, hair off the forehead and ears, neutral expression, no filters, phone at eye level about an arm's length away. Angle and lens distance move landmark geometry, so a low-angle or close-range selfie will shift the number.
Is my photo kept private?
Landmark geometry is measured in your browser and never leaves your device. Nothing is posted anywhere, the photo is used only to produce your report, it is never sold and unpaid scans are cleaned up automatically after a short retention window.
Can I see a sample looksmax report?
Yes. The complete public sample of The Face Report (our flagship report) at /tools/face-report/sample shows every chapter of a real report end to end.
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The Face Report
Free PSL Score, 1-10 Face Score and six dimensions, then the full written report
See a complete sample report
Every chapter of a real Face Report, end to end
PSL Score
The strict standalone benchmark on the 0.25-8.0 scale
The PSL scale
What 0.25 to 8.0 means and where most faces land
Looksmaxxing, explained
Softmaxxing versus hardmaxxing and what actually moves a score
AI face report, explained
What a complete report covers and how to read it
Looksmax.org alternative
A calibrated PSL Score from one photo
Keep reading
Is face rating AI accurate?
An honest answer: calibration, photo quality, lighting, angle and training data, plus what a strict score means.
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.
This page is general information about facial aesthetics terminology, not medical or cosmetic advice. Scores from our tools are calibrated reads of one photo that describe presentation, never your worth.