How we research our guides
Our guides explain what face measurements mean and what research says about them. Here is how we put them together and check them.
We start from real questions
Each guide answers something people actually search for and ask about: what a canthal tilt is, why one side of a face looks different, whether a jawline can change. We read what already ranks for the question and look for what it gets wrong or leaves out.
We read the research and cite it
Claims about attractiveness and proportions come from published studies, mostly peer-reviewed work on facial perception, anthropometry and orthodontics. Every guide lists its sources at the end, so you can read them yourself. Where the research is thin or disagrees, we say so instead of picking the most exciting answer.
We check it against real measurements
The examples are measured with the same engine that builds every Face Rating Lab report: a 478-point face mesh, a traced side profile and 65+ measurements compared with ideal ranges from facial-proportion research. The lines in our images are drawn by that engine, not by hand. The example faces are illustrative and are not customers.
We stay inside what we know
- We do not give medical advice and never recommend surgery, fillers or other procedures. Tips stick to things you control, like grooming, hair, skin care, posture and photos.
- Attractiveness is partly personal and partly cultural. Measurements describe a face; they do not decide anyone's worth.
- We never rate private people. When a guide mentions a public figure, it talks about features in a respectful, general way.
We update and correct
Each guide shows the date it was last updated. We revisit guides when new research comes out or our measurements improve. If you spot a mistake, email support@faceratinglab.com and we will look at it and fix it.