Research

Advancing the science of beauty

Notes, replications and small studies from the Faciem team. Written for people who want the sources.

  • 2026-09-01

    Do AI models rate faces like humans?

    We compared model judgements with human raters on a public dataset. Agreement is high on averageness and symmetry, lower on charm.

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  • 2026-08-18

    Do freckles make you look more or less attractive?

    A summary of the published evidence and what it means for skin recommendations.

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  • 2026-08-04

    Why the order of a protocol matters more than its length

    Fixing skin before brows, and brows before hair, changes how each later step is perceived.

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