Scores & measurements
The four pillars of a facial analysis: harmony, angularity, dimorphism and features
3 min read · Updated October 4, 2026
A single 'face score' hides more than it shows. Breaking a face into pillars makes the result readable: you can see what's pulling your score up and what's holding it back.
Harmony — proportion and balance
Harmony is the geometric core: the facial thirds, facial width-to-height, cheekbone height, midface ratio, eye spacing and tilt, nose and lip proportions, and symmetry. These are measured directly from facial landmarks, so they're the most objective part of any analysis.
Harmony answers one question: do the parts of this face fit together in balanced proportion?
Angularity — bone definition
Angularity is about how much structure shows through the soft tissue: cheekbone prominence, jaw and chin definition, and a lean under-chin. It's less about the exact size of a bone and more about whether it reads sharp or soft.
This is hard to capture with landmarks alone — a lean face and a soft face can share the same outline — so it's judged visually. Leanness and good posture do more for angularity than almost anything else.
Dimorphism — masculine or feminine read
Dimorphism measures how strongly each region reads as typical for the chosen sex: jaw, brow ridge, face shape, eyes, nose, lips, brows and hairline. For a man it rewards masculine structure; for a woman, feminine structure. A face that mixes strong cross-sex traits scores lower here.
Because it's a judgment about how features read, not a single measurement, it's assessed against sex-specific ideals.
Features — skin and detail quality
Features covers the things that aren't bone geometry: skin clarity, under-eye quality, sclera, brows and lashes, nose-shape detail, and per-region symmetry. These are often the most improvable part of a face — skin, grooming and sleep move them in weeks, not years.
How the pillars come together
The geometric ratios are measured in the browser; the subjective, visual assessments are graded by an AI model; symmetry is pure landmark math. Each metric carries a different weight — a glaring flaw counts for more than a minor one — so the overall score reflects your weakest high-impact traits, the way a person's eye does.
The point of the pillars isn't the number. It's seeing, clearly, which one to work on first.
Which pillar to work on first
The pillars differ a lot in how much they respond to effort, which matters when you decide where to start:
| Pillar | Mostly set by | Room to move |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony | Bone structure and proportions | Limited. The photo matters a lot. |
| Angularity | Leanness, posture and lighting, on top of bone structure | Good. Responds to body fat and posture. |
| Dimorphism | Bone structure, plus hair and grooming | Mostly the hair items. |
| Features | Skin, sleep, hair and grooming | Usually the quickest to improve. |
A sensible order to read your report
- 1
Start with the overall and the tier
They give you your bearings: roughly where the whole face lands, before any detail.
- 2
Find the lowest pillar
Compare the four pillar scores. The gap between them tells you which part of the analysis is holding the overall back.
- 3
Open that pillar, weakest first
Rows are sorted from lowest to highest, so the first few you see are the ones that matter most.
- 4
Read the page for each low row
Every measurement has its own Help Center page explaining what it is and what affects it.
- 5
Decide what's fixable
Separate the rows that respond to effort, like skin and grooming, from bone structure, which doesn't.
Common misunderstandings
Is a high Harmony score the same as being attractive?
No. Harmony is one pillar and measures proportion only. A face can be well proportioned and still score lower on skin, definition or how it reads for its sex. The sample report shows a very high Harmony alongside pillars in the 7s and 8s.
Why can one pillar be low while another is high?
Because they measure different things. Harmony is geometry from landmarks, while the others are graded visually from the photo. There is no reason for them to move together.
Do all four pillars count equally?
Not in the overall score. The overall leans toward your weakest and highest-impact traits, so a clear weak point in one pillar can matter more than its share suggests. See Understanding your scores.
Which pillar is the most accurate?
Harmony is the most repeatable, since it is measured. The AI-graded pillars depend more on your photo and lighting, so treat them as a read of that photo.
See it on a full report
Open the sample report to see every measurement, score and highlight on a real example.