Rate my skin: get a score out of 100

Twelve honest questions about how your skin looks and feels right now. You get an overall glow score and four sub-scores, the same four the Gloss app measures from a photo. This version is a self-estimate. The app version looks at your actual face.

Slide each one to where your skin is today, not on a good day.

Hydration

Tightness after cleansing (0 = very tight, 10 = none)

Fine lines that vanish when you press the skin (0 = lots, 10 = none)

Plumpness and bounce (0 = flat, 10 = bouncy)

Clarity

Active breakouts right now (0 = many, 10 = none)

Dark marks or leftover spots (0 = many, 10 = none)

Redness or uneven tone (0 = a lot, 10 = even)

Texture

Smoothness to the touch (0 = rough, 10 = smooth)

Visible pores (0 = very visible, 10 = barely)

Bumps, flakes or blackheads (0 = many, 10 = none)

Radiance

Glow in daylight without product (0 = dull, 10 = glowing)

Dark circles or tired look (0 = strong, 10 = none)

Overall brightness compared with 6 months ago (0 = worse, 10 = better)

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Want the version that does not rely on your own opinion?

Self-ratings drift. Gloss scores hydration, clarity, texture and radiance from a selfie, so you get the same four numbers without guessing, and a timeline that shows them moving.

Cosmetic tracking only, not medical advice. Your scan photo is analyzed and discarded, never stored.

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What a skin score actually measures

There is no official scale for rating skin. Any score you see, on this page, in an app, or at a beauty counter, is a way of turning a handful of visible traits into a number so you can compare today with last month. The four traits that cover most of what people mean by "good skin" are:

Hydration: water content in the top layers. Shows as plumpness, and its absence shows as tightness and fine crinkling.
Clarity: freedom from blemishes, marks and uneven tone.
Texture: smoothness of the surface. Pores, bumps, flakes and roughness pull it down.
Radiance: how much light the skin reflects evenly. Dullness, dark circles and sallowness pull it down.

How to rate yourself consistently

The score is only useful if it is comparable, so keep the conditions the same. Rate in the morning, before products, in daylight, in the same mirror. Do not rate on the day of a big breakout or the day after a facial. If you want to use this page as a tracker, come back once a week rather than daily, since day-to-day variation is mostly noise.

Why a photo-based score is more honest

Self-ratings have a known problem: you compare your skin with your memory of it, and memory is kind. A photo scored the same way each time removes that. The Gloss app asks for a bare-faced selfie in similar light, returns the same four numbers plus a glow score, and stores only the numbers. Your trend line is built from measurements rather than moods.

What a "good" score is

Above 80 in a category means it is not something to spend money on. Between 60 and 80 is where one well-chosen product makes a visible difference. Below 60 is where the basics (cleanse gently, moisturize, wear SPF, sleep) matter more than any active. Most people have one category well below the others, and that is the one to fix first.

Common questions

Is there an app that rates your skin?

Yes. Gloss for iPhone analyzes a selfie and returns a glow score out of 100 plus hydration, clarity, texture and radiance scores, then tracks them over time. This page gives a self-rated version of the same four scores.

What is a good skin score?

On a 0 to 100 scale, 80 and above is strong, 60 to 80 is average with room to improve, and below 60 usually means the basics (hydration, sun protection, gentle cleansing) are missing. The trend matters more than the number.

How accurate is a skin rating from a photo?

It is consistent rather than perfect. Lighting, angle and makeup change the result, which is why photo-based tools ask for daylight, no makeup and the same distance each time. Under those conditions the score tracks real change well enough to tell whether a routine is working over several weeks.

How often should I rate my skin?

Once a week for a self-rating. Daily is fine for a photo-based scan because it takes seconds, but read the weekly average, not single days.

Gloss and the tools on this site are for cosmetic and general information only. They do not diagnose or treat any condition. If something on your skin is new, changing, painful or worrying, see a dermatologist or doctor.

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