ALMOST half of women admit they want to change the way their partner looks, according to shocking new research.

An unhappy 47 per cent of women say there is at least one thing about their partner's appearance they would change, and it's their other half's weight they hate the most.

Other popular dislikes are the guy's dress sense and their hair -- or lack of it.

Men ought to listen to their partner though as a whopping 15 per cent of women admit they would dump a bloke if they didn't like their style.

A spokesperson for VO5, who carried out the poll said: "It's incredible how many women want to alter the appearance of the man in their life. It suggests that men really aren't taking pride in their appearance - the research proved 56 per cent of women seem to think so.

"This is surprising considering gym memberships are more affordable, fashion choices are wider than ever and male grooming products more sophisticated. It's about time for a bit of effort from the guys."

The survey also revealed a staggering 54 per cent of the 3,000 women polled said they didn't like their partner's hair.

15 per cent would like them to sport a spiky style while another 15 per cent said they would prefer them to go for a more cropped look.

But almost a quarter say the biggest hair no-no is a comb over while 17 per cent would hate their man to have a Mohican.

More than half of women wish their partner would take more pride in their appearance in general with the clean and well-groomed look favoured over a rough n' ready or natural style.

Some women take their partner's appearance into their own hands though as almost half have attempted to subtly try to change them themselves.

And 55 per cent of those reckon their boyfriend or husband didn't mind that they were trying to mould them into someone else.

A cheeky 19 per cent of women even admit they have started going out with someone, knowing they would try to change their look before long.