Just one question (because I haven't even bothered to do the glamour quest yet). When you are trying to determine what job of prism you need (leathercrafter, armor, weaver) what item do you look at? Do you look at the item you're changing the appearance OF or the item you're changing the appearance TO?

The only thing I would probably bother with glamouring (if I ever change my mind) would be the scholar gear to Acolyte or the black mage to Battlemage.