The science behind your looksmax score (17 metrics, explained)
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The research underneath your score.
Your weakest metric was Jawline Angle. The three studies below explain WHY that metric is in our scoring model.
1. The 100-millisecond first impression
Willis & Todorov showed that judgments of attractiveness, trustworthiness, and competence stabilize after roughly 100ms of face exposure. longer exposure mostly increases confidence, not changes the verdict. This is why a single photo carries so much weight on a dating app.
Willis & Todorov, Psychological Science (2006)
2. Jawline + sexual dimorphism
Penton-Voak and colleagues showed perceived male facial attractiveness shifts with masculine cues (jaw width, brow ridge) depending on context. This is why "Jawline Angle" and "Sexual Dimorphism" are two separate metrics in our model. they trade off, they don't add.
Penton-Voak et al., Proceedings of the Royal Society B (2001)
3. The Duchenne smile
Ekman's Facial Action Coding System distinguishes a genuine smile (orbicularis oculi engaged. the eye crinkle) from a polite one (zygomaticus alone). Genuine smiles read as warmer in fractions of a second. This is what "Smile Authenticity" measures.
Ekman, Facial Action Coding System (1978)
There are 14 more metrics in the model. symmetry, midface ratios, canthal tilt, skin clarity, framing, lighting bias. Each one is in there because a published study put it there.
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