Glow Up Test: Your Glow Up Potential

A glow up is a noticeable improvement in how someone looks — and usually how confident they feel — over time. It normally comes from everyday changes: a better haircut, clearer skin, groomed brows, clothes that fit, getting fitter and taking better photos.

The phrase is informal and often used for before-and-after photos years apart, but most glow ups are made of small, specific changes. This glow up test finds which ones would make the biggest difference for you.

The glow up test rates your glow up potential — how much your look could improve with non-medical changes — as High, Medium or Low, with an estimated gain (for example "about +1.0 point with easy changes"). It does not rate how attractive you are now; it rates the upside.

An AI vision model reads one photo and scores the upside in eight areas: hair, skin, brows, facial hair or makeup, teeth and smile, body fat as it shows in the face, style and photo technique. Each gets High, Medium or Low with a note. Half are free; the full details rank the rest and add a plan.

Want a score for your face as it is now? The attractiveness test measures it from 478 landmarks.

The changes that matter most are the ones with the biggest upside for you, and they differ from person to person. That said, these come up again and again:

• Hair: a cut that suits your face shape and hair type is often the single fastest change. The hairstyle finder names yours.
• Skin: a simple, consistent routine with daily sunscreen. The AI skin analysis shows what to focus on.
• Brows: tidying stray hairs and shaping to your natural line frames the eyes.
• Facial hair or makeup: a beard shape that sharpens the jaw, or makeup that evens tone without masking it.
• Teeth and smile: regular dental care and a relaxed, natural smile.
• Style: clothes that fit and colours that suit you. The color analysis finds your palette.

The test does not give advice on surgery, injectables or other procedures.

In a week, focus on things that change quickly: grooming, hair, sleep and photos. The full details include a "first 72 hours" list chosen for your photo; a general version looks like this:

1. Book a haircut or trim, and tidy your brows.
2. Shave cleanly or shape your beard along the jawline.
3. Start a basic skin routine: gentle cleanser, moisturiser, sunscreen.
4. Get consistent sleep. It shows around the eyes within days.
5. Pick two or three outfits that fit well, in colours that suit you.
6. Retake your photos in daylight, at eye level, at arm's length or further.

A month is enough to see skin and habit changes start to show. The 4-week plan in the details is built from your weakest-scoring areas; a typical structure is:

• Week 1: haircut, brows and grooming, plus a simple skin routine you will actually keep.
• Week 2: add one targeted skin product if needed, and fix posture and sleep.
• Week 3: style: update the few items you wear most, in your best colours.
• Week 4: new photos in the same light and angle as your first, to compare.

Regular exercise and steady habits help too, but the face reflects changes in overall body fat only slowly, so think of it as a longer project. The details also include daily habits that keep the results going.

No. Attractiveness describes how a face reads now; glow up potential describes how much room there is to improve with changes you control. Someone who already has a great haircut, clear skin and well-fitting clothes may get a Low potential simply because there is less left to gain. That is a good sign, not a bad one. Someone with an outdated cut and a bad photo may get High potential, which means quick wins are available.

That is why the result leads with the biggest wins first. Starting at the top of the list gives you the most visible change for the least effort, and the later items are the ones to keep up over time.

Photo technique is one of the eight areas because a bad photo can hide real progress. Front cameras held close distort the centre of the face, overhead light adds shadows under the eyes, and looking down softens the jaw. Daylight from the front, the camera at eye level and some distance between you and the lens fix most of it.

For a fair before-and-after, take both photos in the same place, light and distance. The same photo always shows the same stored result, so take a new photo to see how your potential has changed.

Yes. Your glow up potential, estimated gain, summary and half of the eight areas are free. The full details — all eight areas ranked, the biggest wins first, the first 72 hours, a 4-week plan, daily habits and photo tips — cost 20 credits, one time. Credits never expire and there is no subscription. Free analyses are limited per device per day.

Your photo is uploaded only after you tap Analyze, read by an AI vision model, deleted within 24 hours and never used for training. The test is for adults 18 and over.