Looksmaxxing Test
Rate your face and find the features with the most room to improve.
Drag & drop a photo here
Front-facing · eye level · neutral face · good light
Measured in your browser — your photo never leaves your device
Same photo, same score — measured, not guessed.
AI-generated sample face · real measurements
Sample result
7.0 / 10
Attractive
- Eyes98
- Symmetry80
- Golden Ratio97
- Jawline92
- Facial Thirds82
For adults 18+, for entertainment and self-improvement. Scores reflect geometry in one photo, not your worth. Terms
How it works
- 1Upload a photoA straight-on photo at eye level, neutral face, good light. Or take a selfie.
- 2We measure in your browser478 landmarks are mapped on your device and small head turns are corrected. The photo is never uploaded.
- 3Get your looksmaxxing resultSee the numbers with the lines drawn on your photo. Same photo, same result, every time.
This looksmaxxing test rates your face from a straight-on photo and ranks eight measured areas — symmetry, thirds, golden ratio, eyes, jawline, proportions, dimorphism and harmony — so you can see your strongest feature and where looksmaxxing effort pays off most.
What is looksmaxxing?
Looksmaxxing means maximising your looks — working on the parts of your appearance you can change. The term started in online forums and spread through TikTok and Reddit. It is usually split into two kinds:
- Softmaxxing — non-invasive changes: skincare, haircut, grooming, body fat, posture, sleep, style, photos.
- Hardmaxxing — medical and surgical changes such as fillers, jaw implants or eyelid surgery.
Most of the practical gains for most people are in softmaxxing. A looksmaxxing test helps by showing which features are already strong and which ones pull your rating down, so you spend effort where it shows.
How the looksmaxxing test rates you
Upload a straight-on photo and the test maps 478 landmarks in your browser, corrects small head turns and scores eight areas: symmetry, eyes, jawline, proportions, facial thirds, golden ratio, dimorphism and harmony. You get a 1–10 rating calibrated so a typical photo lands around 6, your strongest area, and the score for every area so you can see where the gaps are.
Looksmaxxing forums mostly use the stricter 1–8 PSL scale; the same photo converts as PSL = 4 + (score − 6) × 0.9, so a 6/10 is a PSL 4 (MTN).
Where looksmaxxing effort pays off
| If this area is low | What can change it |
|---|---|
| Jawline | Lower body fat, beard shaping, posture (head and neck forward makes the jaw look softer) |
| Eyes | Sleep, less puffiness, brow grooming; tilt itself only changes surgically |
| Proportions / golden ratio | Haircut height and fringe change how long the face reads; beards change lower-face width |
| Facial thirds | Fringe or hairline styling for the upper third; beard for the lower third |
| Symmetry | Even brows, a hair parting that balances the face, chewing on both sides |
| Dimorphism | Body fat, brow and beard grooming for men; brows, lashes and lip definition for women |
Not scored here but often bigger: skin (consistent cleanser, moisturiser, sunscreen, treating acne), teeth, hair health, and how you dress.
Looksmaxxing methods to skip
- Bonesmashing — hitting your face to "grow" bone. It does not reshape bone in a controlled way and can cause fractures, nerve damage and permanent asymmetry.
- Unsupervised drugs and hormones sold for looksmaxxing — real side effects, no medical oversight.
- Crash dieting for a sharper jaw — loses muscle and can make the face look gaunt.
- Mewing as a cure-all — good tongue posture is harmless, but there is little evidence it changes adult bone structure.
If you find yourself checking your face constantly or feeling unable to stop thinking about a flaw, talk to someone you trust or a doctor — that is a common problem with real help available.
Track your looksmaxxing progress
To see whether changes work, take photos the same way every time — same distance, camera at eye level, same light, neutral face — and run them through the test every few weeks. Because the same photo always gets the same score and small head angles are corrected, changes in the numbers reflect changes in your face rather than in the camera. Adding two or three photos per check averages out small differences.
Frequently asked questions
What is looksmaxxing?
Looksmaxxing means improving the parts of your appearance you can change. Softmaxxing covers non-invasive steps such as skincare, grooming, haircut, body fat and posture; hardmaxxing covers medical procedures. Most people get the most from softmaxxing.
What is the looksmaxxing scale?
Looksmaxxing communities usually rate on the PSL scale from 1 to 8, where 4 (MTN/MTB) is average and 5 (HTN/HTB) is clearly above average. This test gives a 1–10 score and converts it: PSL = 4 + (score − 6) × 0.9.
Does mewing work?
Resting your tongue on the roof of your mouth is harmless, but there is little evidence it changes adult bone structure. Posture can change how the jaw and neck look in photos, which is part of why before-and-after pictures differ.
Is bonesmashing safe?
No. Hitting your face does not reshape bone in a controlled way and risks fractures, nerve damage and permanent asymmetry. Skip it.
Does looksmaxxing actually work?
The basics do: lower body fat, consistent skincare, a haircut that suits your face shape, grooming and better photos all visibly change how people rate a face. Extreme methods such as bonesmashing do not work and can cause injury.
What does hardmaxxing mean?
Hardmaxxing means medical or surgical changes — fillers, implants, jaw or eyelid surgery — as opposed to softmaxxing, which covers non-invasive changes like skincare, grooming and fitness.
Will the same photo always get the same score?
Yes. Your score is calculated from fixed measurements with a fixed formula, not guessed by a chatbot, so the same photo always returns the same result. Different photos can differ because angle, distance, expression and lens change where your features appear.