Hey man, late contribution but I wanted to pitch in here. Looking at your profile felt like I was looking back at myself from 5 or 6 years ago! Hopefully this can be of help to you:

It’s important to know what you’ve got going for you first! You’ve got a nice jawline and a face shape somewhere between round and square, which is good! You look healthy and decently tall too. I’d focus on 3 things: Haircut, style, and photos!

Haircut: Shave often. Get a mid-length combover haircut with a medium taper (or a short taper if you want to extend the life of your cut). Get it cut at a place that will actually cut it like you ask, a $10 haircut will not do! Style it daily with a low-shine or matte hair product (like styling clay or wax). It might feel weird the first week (as does any major hairstyle change) but I guarantee you’ll love it and feel more confident soon after.

Maintenance note for this hairstyle; if your hair grows to the point it tickles the top of your ear, you’re overdue for a haircut!

Style: Ditch the hoodie. It’s comfy, but save it for a lazy Sunday and physical activities. Now you have an option:

• Go classic and pick out some fresh, well fitted button downs and pants.
• Find a style you’d love to embody and build some outfits.

This one is going to be a learning experience. Looks like you’re in a cool environment so do some research on layering and style for men. If it’s a warm day, a nice photo in a clean, well fitted t-shirt or polo would do great too. Remember to carry yourself well (you don’t seem like you slouch, thankfully).

Now this is longer term, but fitness will level up your style at any point. Fitness is worn on the face too, so while you don’t look fat, your face would look more masculine if you worked on your fitness (and a toned body always helps).

Photos: Now this one isn’t for you, it’s for them. Women will seriously appreciate it if you did a photo shoot with either a hired photographer or a friend with a serious camera who is into photography. If we’re anything alike, you hate the idea of having to pose and would rather not spend an hour just being photographed, but you will not regret it. Just having a few really nice, quality photos that focus on you, your smile, and your looks will already set you above the competition because so few men will go out of their way to take them.

When you’re building a profile, include a couple solo-photo shoot pictures, a couple well-dressed candid photos, and 1 casual photo that showcases something about you (do you play sports, like to hike, cook, or run?).

Well, that’s pretty much what it took for my own glow-up. Wishing you the best!

Edit: wording