Guides
Looksmaxxing, explained
Honest, specific guides on improving your looks the measured way — from Looks Max. What works, what is hype, what is dangerous, and where to start.
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- Looksmax, definedLooksmax: Meaning, Origin and How to LooksmaxWhat does looksmax mean? The meaning and origin of looksmax and looksmaxxing, the -maxxing family of terms, and how to looksmax safely and measurably.
- Face ratingAI Face Rating: How Attractive Am I? (1–10 Attractiveness Test)Get an honest AI face rating on a 1–10 scale. How an attractiveness test works, what it measures, how to take a photo that rates fairly, and what to do with the result.
- GlossaryLooksmaxxing Glossary: Every Maxxing Term ExplainedThe complete looksmaxxing glossary: softmaxxing, mewing, canthal tilt, hunter eyes, PSL, mogging, skinmaxxing, gymmaxxing and every other -maxxing term, defined plainly.
- MethodologyHow Looks Max Rates Your Face: Our Scoring MethodologyHow the Looks Max AI face rating works: the 1–10 scale with two decimals, the metrics it scores, how scores are calibrated, what affects accuracy and its limits.
Foundations
What looksmaxxing is, how faces get rated, and how to tell real advice from hype.
- Looksmaxxing 101What Is Looksmaxxing? A Complete Beginner’s GuideLooksmaxxing explained: what it means, softmaxxing vs hardmaxxing, what actually works, and how to start improving your appearance the data-driven way.
- The PSL scalePSL Scale & Rating Explained: The 1–10 Looksmaxxing ScoreUnderstand the PSL scale, PSL rating and PSL score: how the 1–10 looksmaxxing scale works, what a good score is, and how to measure it more objectively.
- PSL testHow to Calculate Your PSL Score (Free PSL Test)How to calculate or estimate your PSL score, what a PSL test actually measures, why self-rating is unreliable, and how to get an objective AI PSL rating for free.
- Soft vs hardSoftmaxxing vs Hardmaxxing: What Actually Changes Your FaceSoftmaxxing vs hardmaxxing explained: which looksmaxxing methods are habits, which are medical procedures, what each realistically changes, and where to start.
- App comparisonBest Looksmaxxing Apps in 2026 (Umax Alternatives)Compare AI looksmaxxing apps in 2026, including free Umax alternatives: what a face-rating app should measure and how to choose one with actionable results.
Face & features
Jawline, eyes, skin and hair — what each feature responds to, and what it does not.
- JawmaxxingHow to Get a Sharper Jawline: Jawmaxxing Without the MythsHow to get a more defined jawline: what body fat, posture, beard shaping and mewing can and cannot do, why jawline exercisers are oversold, and when only a doctor can help.
- Eye areaHunter Eyes & Canthal Tilt Explained (and What You Can Change)What hunter eyes are, how canthal tilt is measured, positive vs negative tilt, and which eye-area factors — brows, sleep, skin, hairstyle — you can actually improve.
- SkinmaxxingSkinmaxxing: The Skincare Routine for Men That Moves Your ScoreSkinmaxxing for men: a simple morning and night skincare routine — cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen, retinoid — plus acne, texture and dark-circle fixes, and what to skip.
- HairmaxxingHairmaxxing: The Best Haircut for Your Face ShapeHairmaxxing: find your face shape and the haircut that suits it — oval, round, square, oblong, diamond, heart, triangle — plus hairline and styling advice.
- MewingMewing Guide: Correct Tongue Posture, Does It Work?A practical mewing guide — correct tongue posture step by step, realistic expectations, what the evidence says, and the mistakes that stall progress.
Routines
Day-by-day plans that turn a rating into visible change.
- Look more handsomeHow to Be More Handsome: 25 Changes That Actually WorkHow to look more handsome as a man: 25 evidence-informed changes to skin, hair, beard, body fat, posture, style and photos — ranked by impact and by how fast they work.
- 90-day planThe 90-Day Looksmaxxing Routine: Daily, Weekly and Monthly PlanA complete 90-day looksmaxxing routine for men: the daily, weekly and monthly habits for skin, hair, body fat, sleep, posture and style — and how to measure progress.