02-03-2024, 08:48 PM
Looksmaxxing, or to looksmax, is a practice involving several forms of facial exercising and body care routines, in an effort to improve one's physical appearance. While the practice as a whole can refer to simple hygiene, more extreme methods have become associated with looksmaxxing, such as "mewing". The practice is affiliated with incel subculture, and originated on "manosphere" message boards such as Lookism, Sluthate and PUAHate. The practice became a TikTok trend, and became popular amongst mostly teenagers in the 2020s, with origins tracing back to mid-2014.
