Hello everyone! Just to quickly explain, I thought I would do something a bit different and upload an old video of mine with photos you guys have donated as the examples! You'll have to forgive the video for being a bit amateur and dated - I had 400 subs when this this first uploaded!! Hopefully you find it helpful to have some real examples to compare x
I don't know why people think the description of natural essence to be negative....its just a perception because we associate words like "simple", "ordinary", "asimmetric" with a negative connotation...but its what allows them to make casual messy looks look intentional, what makes them approachable. Modern media want everyone perfect, symmetrical, cleancut, extraordinary...most people are beautiful being average.
Having natural essence totally suits my personality and love it! I find that people are easily nice to me and I like that cuz I’m nice too 😅 I don’t have to worry about being perceived as something I’m not. So really I love it and don’t see those descriptions as negative at all!
Natural is prominent in my mix (of face, not body as much) and I love it! People tell me all the time how approachable I am, how good my hugs are lol. In a crowd I will get asked to help and I like that I have a comforting presentation.
I've always interpreted "natural essence" as 'features that people in their 30s and younger don't normally go for when deciding what they want from plastic surgery.' Like, you never hear someone say "My nose looks too much like a ski slope, can you just put a bump on the bridge please?" Or "My eyes aren't small enough, could you lower my brow?" If you have these traits naturally then that's fine, but as you've said, there's a certain look most people go for when getting plastic surgery. That's why, even if these features are natural on a person, they tend to not get labeled as such because they're commonly associated with plastic surgery
What a wonderful idea to redo this with actual real life faces! It made me think of an issue that you could maybe address in one of your future videos: A good friend of mine is very likely a Romantic. Her whole adult life, she has been called "cute" or "adorable" and this is a real problem for her because people - especially men - do not take her seriously. She is not granted the respect that she deserves just because of her face and she tries really hard with piercings and tattoos and dark, loose fitting clothes to counter this youthful and innocent impression. Even though her and I are equally confident and outspoken women, I, as a classic, have much less trouble commading the respect that I am due. Maybe you could do a video discussing how women of different essences can display confidence, competence and seriousness through their clothing? That would be amazing! And maybe you could include more images of people of different weights and race to be helpful for more of us. Thank you so much for your work! I love the way yu explain these abstract concepts and make them into tools, we can all use in our every day wardorbes.
If she’s been called “cute” and “adorable” a lot as an adult, could it be that she actually has a very strong ingenue essence? My understanding of it is that it’s basically a more bright and youthful version of the romantic essence. Sorry, I know this doesn’t address your concern, but I couldn’t help being curious. I hope Ellie does do a video addressing this because it’s a pretty interesting and useful idea.
As someone who regularly receives similar comments and also isn’t taken seriously by men, in my experience men often use more innocent-sounding words like that to try and disguise (very unsuccessfully) the inappropriate and creepy nature of their comments/attitude/behaviour. I’ve also been called cute in a genuine way many times before and the difference is obvious! I don’t know if what I described is the same as how men treat the original commenter’s friend but it’s possible. I don’t know my essences so I can’t really comment on that, red hair seems to be enough on its own to make men think all kinds of weird, invasive behaviour is justifiable…
I hope this doesn't sound too harsh, I am really trying to help but "trying really hard with piercings and tattoos and dark, loose fitting clothes" does not at all "counter a youthful and innocent impression". In fact it almost always does the exact opposite as the style is associated with teenagers. Especially on someone that is smaller and softer in appearance, the loose fitting clothing will contrast those traits and exaggerate them, make her look even smaller, softer and not to be taken seriously because she hides instead of daring to take up space. This is the same for all types, if someone is long, sharp and large and puts on something that looks really cute and girly on for example a Soft Gamine, it does not make the person as a whole look more cute and girly because it contrasts their features instead of harmonise with them. This contrast vs harmony concept is the basis for the whole system and extremely useful to understand when figuring out how one comes across to others and what response it evokes in them.
One thing I'd love to see is how to dress for your 'opposite.' for example, I see myself as an ingenue with some romantic essence, maybe a bit of ethereal - but I don't like being perceived as 'cute / adorable' or 'feminine.' I much prefer to dress more 'natural' and 'relaxed.' I don't like frilly dresses, pink, or really anything like that. so I'd love a video on dressing more within the yin / yang balance, but the less-traditional stuff! I'm sure a dramatic out there loves dressing femininely, but how would they do that without looking 'costumey?' I hope that makes sense!
Anya Taylor Joy is a dramatic, and dresses very feminine. She also has ethereal essence too. But her body type, is dramatic. And she has sharpness in her face too. I think she looks VERY STRIKING. In very feminine clothing. It does look costumey, *but IN A GOOD WAY. Like she looks so interesting ya know. If it wasn't for that dramatic essence. She wouldn't look as beautiful imo, and just blend in, with others. Instead of standing out
I see some overlap in some of the face types, and I think it would be very helpful to see some comparison! For example, dramatic and ethereal are both long, and I have trouble seeing the difference between gamine and ingenue.
Janelle Monae, Audrey Hepburn, Winona Ryder, Twiggy, Emma Watson are gamine. Nicola Coughlan, Halle Bailey, and Elle Fanning are ingenues Nicola, Halle, and Elle: round short nose, round face, naturally round fluffy eyebrows, round cheeks, Halle and Nicola have rounded lips. Soft chins or cleft chin. Gamines: sharp small lips with a defined cupids bow, sharp small but long noses, more defined sharper cheeks, sharp/pointy chin, small face/head, sharp thin pointy eyebrows. They have a lot of overlap though.
Ethereal are a little bit related to "angels " or alien looking and dramatic appear more powerfull dominant often can scary a little bit people and feel intimidating 🐅while ethereal have more of a calmer looking more airy and confident like they know what are doing and are not from the earth 🐎🫎 Ingenue and gamine have something in comon:youthfulness!! But gamines are more tomboyish like a boy who cant stop being playful always cheerfull!🦭 Ingenue are more like "little girl " because they have feminine features but unlike romantic the ingenue is youthfull , give the impression of being naive ,inocente (even if not) a girl who likes flowers,dresses, and is always happy🌸🐇
Willow Smith, Dakota and Elle Fanning, Cate Blanchett, Halle Bailey, and Liv Tyler are ethereals. Small eyes, long face, without makeup lips blend into the face, barely noticeable eyebrows naturally, high cheekbones, low nose bridge. They are just slightly soft. Dramatics: Anjelica Huston, Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga, Keira Knightley, Emma Watson: strong straight or pointed/angular arched eyebrows, straight long very prominent nose, sharp jawline maybe rectangular or square face shape, prominent lips either in color or by shaping but still sharp. The best parallel is Jessica Chastain (dramatic) and Bryce Dallas Howard (ethereal) in non-smiling photos. Jessica is sharp where Bryce is soft/plush/light, nose, lips, eyebrows, cheeks, face shape.
This video was so helpful! Thank you! I really appreciate the real people examples. This helped me realize that Ingenue is my dominant essence. I think Natural and Ethereal are also in my blend.
An episode on two opposite style essences wearing the same clothing in a different way? Which of the two contrasting essences can wear each other's clothes most? You said ethereal and natural. Can you match each one up with their contrast? Can a Natural share a lot of Flamboyance with a Romantic and thus carry off many of the same clothes with a tweak for the shape? Which would dramatic parallel? Gamine and Ingenue?
Ohh think you may have answered a question I had. I was confused because I’m a natural but the romantic styles described here - hair, textures, jewellery etc - work super well on me. Figure there must be a crossover.
I see more ingenue in you than classic. As for the classic style itself I feel it’s tricky because I think it suits almost everyone but the other styles would only suit the specific features you mentioned.
I agree I feel like her face at least leans far too yin for classic. Although different perspective on classic styling, I would say I'm TR so not sure where I fit in here but I look pretty trash in classic lines. The more simple the more I just feel like garbage, even a plain coloured dress is really hard for me to work with. If I want to look good especially if it were a dress to go out seeing as the rest of the time I'm dressed for the gym, in work uniform or basic day to day clothes anyway 😅 but for a dress I would go for something floral or patterned, maybe with frills or embroidery or just anything that adds detail, and tbh the more detail the better. Even a nice simple black dress will look crap on me, I'd have to accessorise, have my hair curled a lot and lots of makeup or something to make up for the plainness of it 😅
I’m in the process of trying to figure out my dominant essences, so this video was well timed! I think that my two highest essences are dramatic and romantic, which interestingly correlates with my Kibbe body type (theatrical romantic).
Not sure if I'm romantic or ingenue but both of those are how I dress depending on my mood and I think it's the most flattering ❤ these are fun videos 😊
Thank you for the incredible work you do to create these videos, your content is brilliant, inspiring and very relatable. It's taken me to another level since discovering I best suit autumn colours. I definitely feel I am predominantly a natural with perhaps a touch of classic and/or romantic. One day I will get more clarity on my personal style, but for now sincerely love how you define and clarify the different essences. Blessings from new Zealand
@@zellalaing5439 yeah! I genuinely thought it was great too. I feel you. I hate the whole element of thinking that a creator is here to “satisfy you” as the viewer. You’re tuning in to their thoughts on X topic! If you don’t like how they described something ask yourself “why”-then if you feel so inclined, make your own video the way you would like to see it described 🤣 yeah, I’m sure they meant no harm by their comments, but it just seems a bit whack to me to post a negative comment instead of being curious about different opinions. Again-it’s not that deep. I thought it was a great description that reflects Kitchener so I can’t really relate
@@haleypenny I don’t think it’s her fault I just think the system itself considers some types as more desirable and others not so much. I know fans of this sort of stuff deny it but you’ll see it a lot in the community. No one wants to be a “natural” or have “width” in their body
Naturals are literally known as the type most models are!! I don’t doubt that there’s some bias, it’s just interesting to me how the words used to describe this type seem to have created a bias that is the reverse of what the bias is in other contexts
Ive had my essences assesed and my main essence is Romantic, my second Ingenue and my third essence is Gamine . I hope this helps someone whom is thinking they may have romantic essence or have a similar essence blend
This is the most helpful video I've ever came across to understand my actual self!! I'm 26. And until age 25 my style was quite bohemian, overly girly, light pastel colours, and I loved it. But in my head my ideal self would dress smart, bold, put together, contrasting colours. At a certain point once becoming 25 I "hit a wall" and completely changed the way I dress and accessories, started wearing black and red after avoiding them for years, wearing high heels! Now I understand why the sudden and overwhelming change felt so right to me - I'm actually a dramatic-romantic! Can't thank you enough, I finally get it now ❤❤
Hello!! Absolutely loved the video! Left me with loads of questions tho lol I've been told MANY times that I look a lot like Anya Taylor Joy, am I then right to assume that I have an ethereal essence??
Brilliant video. My essence is still a little bit of a mystery to me! I'm somewhere between a FN and D in Kibbe (I'm 5'9) but my face doesn't match at all! I have quite a small delicate oval face with a decent amount of symmetry and people always compliment me when my hair is straight and central parted so I'm kinda quite classic but have this fun and quirky edge to me as my style roots are pretty much sun and flower with a bit of stone thrown in there. Tend to be drawn a lot to the more boho chic styles. My seasons I think is a summer one as I don't feel I'm striking enough for winter as it can wash me out a bit!
I think using real people as examples was very helpful for self-connection and self-identification. It definitely did make a difference for me, and this was the first time I saw myself in an essence. I’m an Ethereal with some Natural - the earthy patterns and colours - just you @Ellie-Jean Royden said. This video was perfect - thank you. I’m off to research my essence now
Very helpful video! I think that I'm ingenue, gamine, and classic, especially after googling what that combination looks like. I may just like the recommendations, but I think I'm right!
I am loving this older video. I’m glad you posted it. Very helpful, it’s making me realize that I might have more classic essence than I originally thought.
It's interesting, I got two analyses for my essences. I got Romantic-Natural-Classic with some nuances of Dramatic and Gamine from John Kitchener himself, whereas from you I got Natural-Classic-Gamine. I have found that classic essence is that balancing part, and wearing it in combination with Kibbe dramatic, it works out well for me. I have found that Romantic essence jewelry and ruching, plus the skirt types of Romantic with Classic works out well for me. Structure is my friend. :)
Having a “typical gamine essence”, I always dressed in gamine elements but still it was always off. once I started dressing in my kibbe body theatrical romantic, everything started looking put together on me. so I don’t think dressing for your “facial features” would necessarily work for everyone.
I'm gamine essence with tr body type too! I have to blend them perfectly or I look stupid. Too romantic looks good on my body but I look over dressed. Too gamine looks way too weird on me. It's very annoying. I basically always look bad 😂
I'm a bit disappointed about your description for naturals. the word choices seem rather negative and almost portrayed as the more unfortunate contrast to dramatics (the backgroun music might have contributed to this). It often happens that natural essence is described as imperfect or average, and I feel like it might turn people off from finding their actual essence as it doesn't appeal at all compared to other types, while I believe that natural essence is a very common essence. so I hope that if you are planning on releasing a short about this type, that you might reconsider some word choices? besides that, I love that you're doing more content on essences! I never understood mine but then someone "typed" me and now I'm experimenting with it and noticing the harmony it brings. It works way better for me than body types. It's a great way to make my roots blend in with my looks.
Seconding this! She makes all of the other essences sounds super cool, but in contrast natural sounds so negative. I would hate it if anyone would call me average instead of otherworldly
As I said in the pinned comment this is a reposted old video with new examples and I didn’t realise at the time that this sounded negative as I used the same language as Kitchener, but have since avoided some of the language here x
"Average" can also mean "approachable" and "relatable" while "otherworldly" can also mean "weird" and "eccentric". I'd say Jennifer Aniston and Julia Roberts both have natural essence (my opinion!) and who doesn't want to look like that?! Lots of people find them very attractive! Whereas Tilda Swinton has ethereal essence and while she looks super striking, she isn't everyone's "type" either. Julia and Jennifer are perfect in girl-next-door roles, while Tilda would make a great Snow Queen or something 😆
@elliejeanroyden oops, I'm sorry I missed that comment. Also, it's not all bad, I like the words like approachable and friendly or girl next door, but other words like average, assymetrical of straight up imperfect can give a twisted image to people who are just starting out with essences especially when compared with the descriptions of the other essences. Either way, I appreciate your content. Your style roots were a gamechanger for me!
HIIIII I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A VIDEO ABOUT WHICH COLORFUL COLORS (i’m tired of seeing people talking about blonde, red head and brunette) MATCH BETTER WITH EACH SEASON
Ellie i love your videos and find them very helpful.. i think i might be somewhere between classic and natural ❤ I have seen others mention this too, but i think ingenue fits you a lot more.. i want to know what you think about that- xx
Strange as I think I have natural facial features (and I’m definitely a soft natural kibbe) but your descriptions of what suits a romantic is what looks best & most harmonious on me. I do wear natural styles often but what you’re describing as romantic - the hair, styles, textures, jewellery etc work better on me. Could I be a mixture of the two?
Wow this video helps a lot! I feel like I walk this line between romantic and ingenue. I can be sweet and cute but it's super easy for me to be bold and sexy. I am a romantic body type with flower being one of my style roots. I'm so in love with the work you do! Thank you!
In what case might a "Natural " look good in some clothing suggested for Romantics? Things like bishop sleeves and blousey tops ,or more bouffant pleated pants (like the eighties) . Can a natural have a more romantic face shape? What essence would you call a baby faced look? Particularly on someone who is tall and columnal shaped build.
I have Romantic and Natural Essence. People say I have Ethereal first and foremost, but I don´t feel fairy like. I´m too blunt and I have high contrast (Snow White kind of contrast with dark hair, fair skin and blue eyes).
It's really hard to figure out what type I am. I think maybe natural? Strangers approach me all the time and I have a wide and squarish blunt jaw and chin. I have a big nose too. Only thing is I also have big eyes. I wish I were more of a cute ingenue or romantic type though.
Great content! Can you please make a video about the relationship between the style roots and essences? 👉Fire style root seems to map on well to romantic essence. But how would someone with natural / dramatic essence lean into the fire style root?
My body type and essence do not match at all! I’m a FN and have very broad shoulders and a long vertical line with very long limbs. But my face matches way more with ingenue essence! My face is quite rounded with soft and youthful features. I tend to treat my face and body as separate entities. Does anyone else have this problem?
Can these be applied to men as well? Maybe with some tweaks, but the same at its core I find this interesting to look at but don't know how I'd categorise myself, if at all. Definitely a softer type though. There's a strange contrast that my face looks soft/rounded from the front but much sharper in profile
The natural essence is kind of misunderstood I think. Its described as average or asymmetry is seen as a negative but don't forget many if not most of the super models were kibbe naturals and the asymmetry or quirks can be seen as stand out unique beauty,
I wish you’d show photos of people 40’s-70’s. I can’t relate more than one or two features to any of these and the examples are all girls 20+ years younger than me so our faces & bodies have changed since then. Edit: I’m 4’10”, roundish square face(now) and stocky. It seems everything on the short side is very thin. At 120lbs I was still a bit pudgy w/a 28” waist.
I have a slightly more gamine type, but definitely more romantic or classic essence and facial features! This is probably why I'm so firmly in Theatrical Romantic, which to me, straddles the fences between gamine and romantic.
I would love to see examples of real women who are 60 and older. I think we tend to get lost in the Kibbe and Kitchener examples when actually Kibbe developed his concept when we were then in our 20s. Does your essence and body type change as you age?
Have you heard of deer, bunny, cat, and fox pretty? There are some fun videos out there about it and I wonder which essences they would each align with! Might be a fun topic for you.
I've besn convinced for a while I'm SN, yet I look alright in FN lines. Watching this, I'm seeing Natural and Dramatic in my face and wondering if it's that that allows me to get away with borrowing from the Yang side of my Kibbe type (I really don't think I am FN though as no matter how small I get, I always have a "soft" look).
I have an ingenue face but my personality is opposite of the stereotype (I am not afraid to cuss or challenge someone who crosses me). My rebellious and tomboy behavior often catches people off guard 😅
I feel like I fall into ethereal category judging from the clothes type that fits me best (drapy, flowy transparent fabrics, foggy colors) and from the way many people perceive me. But at the same time I just feel to ugly and average to fall into this category 😢 Like my nose is wider than my chin and my face is long and fat at the same time... Who am I even...
These all make sense, alas I can’t seem to see myself objectively. The comment I get most often is “you look exotic” - which is such a weird culturally inappropriate almost-compliment 🤷🏼♀️ I never know what to make of it. Does that kind of comment fit anywhere in these essences?
Ohh gosh that people are saying that .. however, I have heard that "exotic" used to be described for combination of dramatic-romantic-natural, in case that helps, my gut says that the key here is a combo with a dramatic essence at least. Hope this helps
I think i might be ingenue because im often described as looking really young, and adorable/cutesy. But might entirely be biased because it most resembles the clothes i like... Finding your own essence is so hard 😅
I still don’t know what I am but I’ve been experimenting with jewelry and it seems like ethereal earrings look best on me so I’m guessing that ethereal is one of my top ones. My gut says some combo of ethereal, natural, and romantic, but idk their rank or how to harmoniously style everything together.
I feel like my face is a combination of natural and classic because my nose does have a bump in it but I’ve always been told that I’m a classic. However, I feel like my body doesn’t really look good in natural lines rather it looks better in classic.
How do you blend dramatic/ natural face with short, small waist pear shaped body? Dramatic and natural clothes swamp me, and romantic styles look and feel too fussy and over the top. Soft Natural tends to look sloppy.
I *think* my Kibbe body type is Soft Classic, while my essence (less sure about this lol) is a mix of Classic and Romantic. Accordingly, should i focus on clean lines or "busier" details? Personally - i feel like too much detail looks distracting/ fussy on me and clean lines work best, with some element of "interest" like an unexpected pop of colour, interesting print (again, nothing too crazy haha) or unique piece of jewellery.
What would be good places online to have some people to help you out? I'm not sure I can afford a consultation and have difficulties on figuring it out on my own.
I’m so confused by all these systems. I’m 5ft 10, very tall, but my facial features look very gamine. I’m guessing I’m flamboyant natural in Kibbe? I’ll have to look into the other typing systems to see if I find a better fit.
interesting... i have a pretty weird mix here lol. i often get told i look pixie-like, impish, and cute, but i've also been told i look like an elf from the lord of the rings haha. i also get told i look approachable, friendly, and quirky. my closest celebrity lookalikes are carrie brownstein, ireland baldwin, molly ringwald, and ryan ross... what could my essences be? :)
My looks are kind of natural. Brown hair & eyes light skin. I do dye my hair now, though. Natural lighter colors. 70s I was in sort of Kate Jackson long hair. 1962 born, so yeah, long hair & earthy. Mid length hair now.
I have always wondered why I look like a child wearing adult clothes when I wear feminine and lush dresses and formal clothes. It turns out I am a gamine.
Oh it is so difficult. I can see what I am not: Gamine,classic,romantic,ingenue and not ethereal. But I like to wear puff sleeves, sporty style and classics as well as the dramatic style. I suppose to be dramatic. Very interesting.
Wow saw the face specific video before this and thought was Romantic then leaning toward ingenues/classic... Then still Romantic despite my curly hair... But then... Ethereal... Wow! people tell me I don't look fully human. Interesting
I've got an almost completely dramatic face, but I'm 5 foot and look it. People guess that I'm really tall from pics of just my face. I'm not 'cute' at all, otherwise FG style would suit me. Long skirts/dresses/tops look terrible on me. Not sure what to do with that.
Also in kitchener you are never just one essence you are a combination of essence. If you book a consultain by kitchener he can narrow down essence down to five procent. And see every single essence in one face. But it's best just to focus on your top 3 dominant essence. So the point is you can absolutly be etheral And dramatic
I’m completely lost. All I know is I’m not a gamine and probably not a romantic. I’m not sure what you mean by high and low contrast. And I can’t see really what the difference is between natural, classic and ethereal.
Honestly I don't see any classic in you, you have a long face and a noticeable larger forehead, big eyes compared to your features , so I think ingenue is you primary essence
I have what my sister calls a dumb face. It's like when you look at me, I absolutely don't look threatening. I look te opposite of snitched, modelike or female gaze. Might have some ingenue or gamine element on my face, I'm ny sure I'm 161cm in height. Maybe a classic body type, but with a not very good posture, longer limbs, legs esp short neck, not very small waist. I don't know what to make of mt face, but it's very down to earth
How do people with youthful essences like ingenue and gamine adapt their style as they age? Someone who's 50 or 60 might look silly dressing like a little girl, but they also wouldn't look right dressing the way a dramatic or classic essence might.
Hello everyone! Just to quickly explain, I thought I would do something a bit different and upload an old video of mine with photos you guys have donated as the examples! You'll have to forgive the video for being a bit amateur and dated - I had 400 subs when this this first uploaded!! Hopefully you find it helpful to have some real examples to compare x
THANK YOU ELLIE!! 🧚🏾♀️🌸 This is so cool.
Can you compare Natural and Classic please?
Such a good idea!!!
I loved this!!!
Dear Ellie Jean, is it still possibile to send you photos? If so, how can I do that?
I don't know why people think the description of natural essence to be negative....its just a perception because we associate words like "simple", "ordinary", "asimmetric" with a negative connotation...but its what allows them to make casual messy looks look intentional, what makes them approachable. Modern media want everyone perfect, symmetrical, cleancut, extraordinary...most people are beautiful being average.
I was just wondering the same thing, very well said!
Having natural essence totally suits my personality and love it! I find that people are easily nice to me and I like that cuz I’m nice too 😅 I don’t have to worry about being perceived as something I’m not. So really I love it and don’t see those descriptions as negative at all!
Many extremely successful actresses and singers have kibbe natural and natural essence, so it really goes to show it's about how well you wear it
Natural is prominent in my mix (of face, not body as much) and I love it! People tell me all the time how approachable I am, how good my hugs are lol. In a crowd I will get asked to help and I like that I have a comforting presentation.
I've always interpreted "natural essence" as 'features that people in their 30s and younger don't normally go for when deciding what they want from plastic surgery.'
Like, you never hear someone say "My nose looks too much like a ski slope, can you just put a bump on the bridge please?" Or "My eyes aren't small enough, could you lower my brow?"
If you have these traits naturally then that's fine, but as you've said, there's a certain look most people go for when getting plastic surgery. That's why, even if these features are natural on a person, they tend to not get labeled as such because they're commonly associated with plastic surgery
Could you possibly do a video on how to choose glasses for your face type?
would LOOOVE to see this!!!! 💕💕
Yessss
yeeesss pleeaasee! struggling to find good glasses for my face shape huhu
Would like to see her view on that topic. Although you can check Dear Peachie's video on glasses if you c any wait. Her video is pretty technical.
thats genius
What a wonderful idea to redo this with actual real life faces!
It made me think of an issue that you could maybe address in one of your future videos:
A good friend of mine is very likely a Romantic. Her whole adult life, she has been called "cute" or "adorable" and this is a real problem for her because people - especially men - do not take her seriously. She is not granted the respect that she deserves just because of her face and she tries really hard with piercings and tattoos and dark, loose fitting clothes to counter this youthful and innocent impression. Even though her and I are equally confident and outspoken women, I, as a classic, have much less trouble commading the respect that I am due.
Maybe you could do a video discussing how women of different essences can display confidence, competence and seriousness through their clothing? That would be amazing!
And maybe you could include more images of people of different weights and race to be helpful for more of us.
Thank you so much for your work! I love the way yu explain these abstract concepts and make them into tools, we can all use in our every day wardorbes.
If she’s been called “cute” and “adorable” a lot as an adult, could it be that she actually has a very strong ingenue essence? My understanding of it is that it’s basically a more bright and youthful version of the romantic essence.
Sorry, I know this doesn’t address your concern, but I couldn’t help being curious. I hope Ellie does do a video addressing this because it’s a pretty interesting and useful idea.
As someone who regularly receives similar comments and also isn’t taken seriously by men, in my experience men often use more innocent-sounding words like that to try and disguise (very unsuccessfully) the inappropriate and creepy nature of their comments/attitude/behaviour. I’ve also been called cute in a genuine way many times before and the difference is obvious! I don’t know if what I described is the same as how men treat the original commenter’s friend but it’s possible. I don’t know my essences so I can’t really comment on that, red hair seems to be enough on its own to make men think all kinds of weird, invasive behaviour is justifiable…
Also yes, I’d love a video about this too!!
Masculine men won't have problem with her looking like that, they love it. Problem is not all men are masculine...
I hope this doesn't sound too harsh, I am really trying to help but "trying really hard with piercings and tattoos and dark, loose fitting clothes" does not at all "counter a youthful and innocent impression". In fact it almost always does the exact opposite as the style is associated with teenagers. Especially on someone that is smaller and softer in appearance, the loose fitting clothing will contrast those traits and exaggerate them, make her look even smaller, softer and not to be taken seriously because she hides instead of daring to take up space.
This is the same for all types, if someone is long, sharp and large and puts on something that looks really cute and girly on for example a Soft Gamine, it does not make the person as a whole look more cute and girly because it contrasts their features instead of harmonise with them. This contrast vs harmony concept is the basis for the whole system and extremely useful to understand when figuring out how one comes across to others and what response it evokes in them.
Time Stamps:
YANG DOMINANT
Dramatic 1:12
Natural 2:39
Gamine 4:21
BALANCED YIN+YANG
Classic 6:09
YIN DOMINANT
Romantic 7:16
Ingenue 8:30
DOMINANT YIN+YANG
Ethreal 10:14
Yayyy I'm a natural! Thanks for showing us regular people as examples, sometimes just seeing celebrities isn't the most helpful. ❤
One thing I'd love to see is how to dress for your 'opposite.' for example, I see myself as an ingenue with some romantic essence, maybe a bit of ethereal - but I don't like being perceived as 'cute / adorable' or 'feminine.' I much prefer to dress more 'natural' and 'relaxed.' I don't like frilly dresses, pink, or really anything like that. so I'd love a video on dressing more within the yin / yang balance, but the less-traditional stuff! I'm sure a dramatic out there loves dressing femininely, but how would they do that without looking 'costumey?' I hope that makes sense!
Anya Taylor Joy is a dramatic, and dresses very feminine. She also has ethereal essence too. But her body type, is dramatic. And she has sharpness in her face too. I think she looks VERY STRIKING. In very feminine clothing. It does look costumey, *but IN A GOOD WAY. Like she looks so interesting ya know. If it wasn't for that dramatic essence. She wouldn't look as beautiful imo, and just blend in, with others. Instead of standing out
I see some overlap in some of the face types, and I think it would be very helpful to see some comparison! For example, dramatic and ethereal are both long, and I have trouble seeing the difference between gamine and ingenue.
Janelle Monae, Audrey Hepburn, Winona Ryder, Twiggy, Emma Watson are gamine. Nicola Coughlan, Halle Bailey, and Elle Fanning are ingenues
Nicola, Halle, and Elle: round short nose, round face, naturally round fluffy eyebrows, round cheeks, Halle and Nicola have rounded lips. Soft chins or cleft chin.
Gamines: sharp small lips with a defined cupids bow, sharp small but long noses, more defined sharper cheeks, sharp/pointy chin, small face/head, sharp thin pointy eyebrows.
They have a lot of overlap though.
Ethereal are a little bit related to "angels " or alien looking and dramatic appear more powerfull dominant often can scary a little bit people and feel intimidating 🐅while ethereal have more of a calmer looking more airy and confident like they know what are doing and are not from the earth 🐎🫎
Ingenue and gamine have something in comon:youthfulness!!
But gamines are more tomboyish like a boy who cant stop being playful always cheerfull!🦭
Ingenue are more like "little girl " because they have feminine features but unlike romantic the ingenue is youthfull , give the impression of being naive ,inocente (even if not) a girl who likes flowers,dresses, and is always happy🌸🐇
Gamine :small angular features ⭐️
Ingenue:small rounded features 🌸
Willow Smith, Dakota and Elle Fanning, Cate Blanchett, Halle Bailey, and Liv Tyler are ethereals. Small eyes, long face, without makeup lips blend into the face, barely noticeable eyebrows naturally, high cheekbones, low nose bridge. They are just slightly soft.
Dramatics: Anjelica Huston, Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga, Keira Knightley, Emma Watson: strong straight or pointed/angular arched eyebrows, straight long very prominent nose, sharp jawline maybe rectangular or square face shape, prominent lips either in color or by shaping but still sharp.
The best parallel is Jessica Chastain (dramatic) and Bryce Dallas Howard (ethereal) in non-smiling photos. Jessica is sharp where Bryce is soft/plush/light, nose, lips, eyebrows, cheeks, face shape.
Yes!! Lady gaga is definitively dramatic!! @@LowSlungBadBitch
This video was so helpful! Thank you! I really appreciate the real people examples. This helped me realize that Ingenue is my dominant essence. I think Natural and Ethereal are also in my blend.
An episode on two opposite style essences wearing the same clothing in a different way?
Which of the two contrasting essences can wear each other's clothes most? You said ethereal and natural. Can you match each one up with their contrast? Can a Natural share a lot of Flamboyance with a Romantic and thus carry off many of the same clothes with a tweak for the shape? Which would dramatic parallel? Gamine and Ingenue?
Ohh think you may have answered a question I had. I was confused because I’m a natural but the romantic styles described here - hair, textures, jewellery etc - work super well on me. Figure there must be a crossover.
I see more ingenue in you than classic. As for the classic style itself I feel it’s tricky because I think it suits almost everyone but the other styles would only suit the specific features you mentioned.
I agree I feel like her face at least leans far too yin for classic. Although different perspective on classic styling, I would say I'm TR so not sure where I fit in here but I look pretty trash in classic lines. The more simple the more I just feel like garbage, even a plain coloured dress is really hard for me to work with. If I want to look good especially if it were a dress to go out seeing as the rest of the time I'm dressed for the gym, in work uniform or basic day to day clothes anyway 😅 but for a dress I would go for something floral or patterned, maybe with frills or embroidery or just anything that adds detail, and tbh the more detail the better. Even a nice simple black dress will look crap on me, I'd have to accessorise, have my hair curled a lot and lots of makeup or something to make up for the plainness of it 😅
I’m in the process of trying to figure out my dominant essences, so this video was well timed! I think that my two highest essences are dramatic and romantic, which interestingly correlates with my Kibbe body type (theatrical romantic).
Yes!! I have thought about that. Teatrical romantic have more drama in their face.
This confirms ethereal for me. The shimmery/metallic fabrics always makes me doubt, but just about everything else you mentioned rings true for me.
Not sure if I'm romantic or ingenue but both of those are how I dress depending on my mood and I think it's the most flattering ❤ these are fun videos 😊
Thank you for the incredible work you do to create these videos, your content is brilliant, inspiring and very relatable. It's taken me to another level since discovering I best suit autumn colours. I definitely feel I am predominantly a natural with perhaps a touch of classic and/or romantic. One day I will get more clarity on my personal style, but for now sincerely love how you define and clarify the different essences. Blessings from new Zealand
Thanks for posting! I myself (according to this video) am Ingenue!
I dress for my natural essence more than anything else, just because it’s my favorite and by far the most comfortable
Great video Ellie-Jean! Really loved your description of the natural essence and thought you gave great positive language to the relaxed/undone vibe
I love you commented this, so many people complaining about natural description, I didnt't mind it at all either.
@@zellalaing5439 yeah! I genuinely thought it was great too. I feel you. I hate the whole element of thinking that a creator is here to “satisfy you” as the viewer. You’re tuning in to their thoughts on X topic! If you don’t like how they described something ask yourself “why”-then if you feel so inclined, make your own video the way you would like to see it described 🤣 yeah, I’m sure they meant no harm by their comments, but it just seems a bit whack to me to post a negative comment instead of being curious about different opinions. Again-it’s not that deep. I thought it was a great description that reflects Kitchener so I can’t really relate
@@haleypenny I don’t think it’s her fault I just think the system itself considers some types as more desirable and others not so much. I know fans of this sort of stuff deny it but you’ll see it a lot in the community. No one wants to be a “natural” or have “width” in their body
Naturals are literally known as the type most models are!! I don’t doubt that there’s some bias, it’s just interesting to me how the words used to describe this type seem to have created a bias that is the reverse of what the bias is in other contexts
Ive had my essences assesed and my main essence is Romantic, my second Ingenue and my third essence is Gamine . I hope this helps someone whom is thinking they may have romantic essence or have a similar essence blend
Hm! Neat idea!! It's intetesting to see ppl who look a bit like ppl i know irl!!
This is the most helpful video I've ever came across to understand my actual self!!
I'm 26. And until age 25 my style was quite bohemian, overly girly, light pastel colours, and I loved it. But in my head my ideal self would dress smart, bold, put together, contrasting colours.
At a certain point once becoming 25 I "hit a wall" and completely changed the way I dress and accessories, started wearing black and red after avoiding them for years, wearing high heels!
Now I understand why the sudden and overwhelming change felt so right to me - I'm actually a dramatic-romantic!
Can't thank you enough, I finally get it now ❤❤
That sounds like such a cool essence combo!!!!
Excellent!
Hello!! Absolutely loved the video! Left me with loads of questions tho lol
I've been told MANY times that I look a lot like Anya Taylor Joy, am I then right to assume that I have an ethereal essence??
Brilliant video. My essence is still a little bit of a mystery to me! I'm somewhere between a FN and D in Kibbe (I'm 5'9) but my face doesn't match at all! I have quite a small delicate oval face with a decent amount of symmetry and people always compliment me when my hair is straight and central parted so I'm kinda quite classic but have this fun and quirky edge to me as my style roots are pretty much sun and flower with a bit of stone thrown in there. Tend to be drawn a lot to the more boho chic styles. My seasons I think is a summer one as I don't feel I'm striking enough for winter as it can wash me out a bit!
I think using real people as examples was very helpful for self-connection and self-identification. It definitely did make a difference for me, and this was the first time I saw myself in an essence.
I’m an Ethereal with some Natural - the earthy patterns and colours - just you @Ellie-Jean Royden said.
This video was perfect - thank you. I’m off to research my essence now
I think I’m ingenue! Thank you!!
Very helpful video! I think that I'm ingenue, gamine, and classic, especially after googling what that combination looks like. I may just like the recommendations, but I think I'm right!
I am loving this older video. I’m glad you posted it. Very helpful, it’s making me realize that I might have more classic essence than I originally thought.
It's interesting, I got two analyses for my essences. I got Romantic-Natural-Classic with some nuances of Dramatic and Gamine from John Kitchener himself, whereas from you I got Natural-Classic-Gamine. I have found that classic essence is that balancing part, and wearing it in combination with Kibbe dramatic, it works out well for me. I have found that Romantic essence jewelry and ruching, plus the skirt types of Romantic with Classic works out well for me. Structure is my friend. :)
Loved the addition of pictures with this!
Having a “typical gamine essence”, I always dressed in gamine elements but still it was always off.
once I started dressing in my kibbe body theatrical romantic, everything started looking put together on me. so I don’t think dressing for your “facial features” would necessarily work for everyone.
I'm gamine essence with tr body type too! I have to blend them perfectly or I look stupid. Too romantic looks good on my body but I look over dressed. Too gamine looks way too weird on me. It's very annoying. I basically always look bad 😂
I'm a bit disappointed about your description for naturals. the word choices seem rather negative and almost portrayed as the more unfortunate contrast to dramatics (the backgroun music might have contributed to this). It often happens that natural essence is described as imperfect or average, and I feel like it might turn people off from finding their actual essence as it doesn't appeal at all compared to other types, while I believe that natural essence is a very common essence. so I hope that if you are planning on releasing a short about this type, that you might reconsider some word choices?
besides that, I love that you're doing more content on essences! I never understood mine but then someone "typed" me and now I'm experimenting with it and noticing the harmony it brings. It works way better for me than body types. It's a great way to make my roots blend in with my looks.
Seconding this! She makes all of the other essences sounds super cool, but in contrast natural sounds so negative. I would hate it if anyone would call me average instead of otherworldly
I liked the way she described naturals…I wish I could look elegant in casual, laid back, girl next door looks.
As I said in the pinned comment this is a reposted old video with new examples and I didn’t realise at the time that this sounded negative as I used the same language as Kitchener, but have since avoided some of the language here x
"Average" can also mean "approachable" and "relatable" while "otherworldly" can also mean "weird" and "eccentric". I'd say Jennifer Aniston and Julia Roberts both have natural essence (my opinion!) and who doesn't want to look like that?! Lots of people find them very attractive! Whereas Tilda Swinton has ethereal essence and while she looks super striking, she isn't everyone's "type" either. Julia and Jennifer are perfect in girl-next-door roles, while Tilda would make a great Snow Queen or something 😆
@elliejeanroyden oops, I'm sorry I missed that comment. Also, it's not all bad, I like the words like approachable and friendly or girl next door, but other words like average, assymetrical of straight up imperfect can give a twisted image to people who are just starting out with essences especially when compared with the descriptions of the other essences.
Either way, I appreciate your content. Your style roots were a gamechanger for me!
You said you're classical but I'd have to say you're more ethereal-ingenue.
She said that she's a soft classic body type, not essence. She identified ethereal and ingenue for her essence.
@@arlenejames. She does say (in recent videos) that she considers all 3 a part of her essence blend, classic included.
I definitely see ingenue in her more than classic
I see classic-Ingenue
I actually like the relaxed style of this video though your description of natural seemed a bit negative x
How was that negative? Genuinely curious
Great idea!
HIIIII I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A VIDEO ABOUT WHICH COLORFUL COLORS (i’m tired of seeing people talking about blonde, red head and brunette) MATCH BETTER WITH EACH SEASON
Ellie i love your videos and find them very helpful.. i think i might be somewhere between classic and natural ❤
I have seen others mention this too, but i think ingenue fits you a lot more.. i want to know what you think about that- xx
I think I’m a classic but it’s so hard to be objective with my face.
I think im ingenue. I have a round baby face and my sryle definitely is hyper feminine, pastel, bold patterns, dresses etc
Great video and idea! Unfortunately I still did not figured where I belong at all 😢
Strange as I think I have natural facial features (and I’m definitely a soft natural kibbe) but your descriptions of what suits a romantic is what looks best & most harmonious on me. I do wear natural styles often but what you’re describing as romantic - the hair, styles, textures, jewellery etc work better on me. Could I be a mixture of the two?
Wow this video helps a lot! I feel like I walk this line between romantic and ingenue. I can be sweet and cute but it's super easy for me to be bold and sexy. I am a romantic body type with flower being one of my style roots. I'm so in love with the work you do! Thank you!
In what case might a "Natural " look good in some clothing suggested for Romantics? Things like bishop sleeves and blousey tops ,or more bouffant pleated pants (like the eighties) . Can a natural have a more romantic face shape? What essence would you call a baby faced look? Particularly on someone who is tall and columnal shaped build.
My body type is classic dramatic but my face type is romantic what do i dress according to my face or body??
Thank you for breaking down the styles. I have elements of 5 of them... how do I narrow it down?
I have Romantic and Natural Essence.
People say I have Ethereal first and foremost, but I don´t feel fairy like. I´m too blunt and I have high contrast (Snow White kind of contrast with dark hair, fair skin and blue eyes).
It's really hard to figure out what type I am. I think maybe natural? Strangers approach me all the time and I have a wide and squarish blunt jaw and chin. I have a big nose too. Only thing is I also have big eyes. I wish I were more of a cute ingenue or romantic type though.
7:19 Romantic Essence :)
Great content! Can you please make a video about the relationship between the style roots and essences? 👉Fire style root seems to map on well to romantic essence. But how would someone with natural / dramatic essence lean into the fire style root?
I would love to hear about how the essences mix. I’m ethereal and natural but I struggle to identify the 3rd component.
My body type and essence do not match at all! I’m a FN and have very broad shoulders and a long vertical line with very long limbs. But my face matches way more with ingenue essence! My face is quite rounded with soft and youthful features. I tend to treat my face and body as separate entities. Does anyone else have this problem?
Yes! Same, mine don't match. I have an Ingenue face but a Romantic body and it's so confusing to dress myself.
Can these be applied to men as well? Maybe with some tweaks, but the same at its core
I find this interesting to look at but don't know how I'd categorise myself, if at all. Definitely a softer type though. There's a strange contrast that my face looks soft/rounded from the front but much sharper in profile
Kitchener and Kibbe. I always wondered if they go hand in hand with each other. According to this and to my body type, it seems to!
So, I’m definitely a natural but slouchy/ baggie styles do not look good on me! Definitely an athletic build for me, still determining what I am!
Could be that you have a natural face but a different body type
@@rainbowcentaur207 I think you're onto something. I'm starting to think Flamboyant Gamine body type but who knows lol
Same, natural face with soft classic body!
The natural essence is kind of misunderstood I think. Its described as average or asymmetry is seen as a negative but don't forget many if not most of the super models were kibbe naturals and the asymmetry or quirks can be seen as stand out unique beauty,
I wish you’d show photos of people 40’s-70’s. I can’t relate more than one or two features to any of these and the examples are all girls 20+ years younger than me so our faces & bodies have changed since then.
Edit: I’m 4’10”, roundish square face(now) and stocky. It seems everything on the short side is very thin. At 120lbs I was still a bit pudgy w/a 28” waist.
How would I go about mixing my gamine essence with my lean soft dramatic body?
I have a slightly more gamine type, but definitely more romantic or classic essence and facial features! This is probably why I'm so firmly in Theatrical Romantic, which to me, straddles the fences between gamine and romantic.
I'm a natural. I looove the style.
I would love to see examples of real women who are 60 and older. I think we tend to get lost in the Kibbe and Kitchener examples when actually Kibbe developed his concept when we were then in our 20s. Does your essence and body type change as you age?
Have you heard of deer, bunny, cat, and fox pretty? There are some fun videos out there about it and I wonder which essences they would each align with! Might be a fun topic for you.
I'm a pure dramatic, I don't feel any other essences in me? But it matches with my dramatic body type ^^
I can no longer find your reels on individual essences and body types on your Instagram account. Why is that?
I've besn convinced for a while I'm SN, yet I look alright in FN lines. Watching this, I'm seeing Natural and Dramatic in my face and wondering if it's that that allows me to get away with borrowing from the Yang side of my Kibbe type (I really don't think I am FN though as no matter how small I get, I always have a "soft" look).
I have an ingenue face but my personality is opposite of the stereotype (I am not afraid to cuss or challenge someone who crosses me). My rebellious and tomboy behavior often catches people off guard 😅
i’d love a video about soft dramatic kibbe + ingenue essence. i’m selfish HAHA.
I can't figure out if I'm natural or ethereal. I feel more aligned with ethereal, but my nose and chin are fairly asymmetric.
I feel like I fall into ethereal category judging from the clothes type that fits me best (drapy, flowy transparent fabrics, foggy colors) and from the way many people perceive me. But at the same time I just feel to ugly and average to fall into this category 😢 Like my nose is wider than my chin and my face is long and fat at the same time... Who am I even...
These all make sense, alas I can’t seem to see myself objectively. The comment I get most often is “you look exotic” - which is such a weird culturally inappropriate almost-compliment 🤷🏼♀️ I never know what to make of it. Does that kind of comment fit anywhere in these essences?
Ohh gosh that people are saying that .. however, I have heard that "exotic" used to be described for combination of dramatic-romantic-natural, in case that helps, my gut says that the key here is a combo with a dramatic essence at least. Hope this helps
dramatics or ethereals get that.
@@SaraMuzi thanks! That’s helpful actually. But yeah people could get better at their compliments hahaha
@@LowSlungBadBitch thanks!
I've been called exotic several times and have never understood what people mean by that 🥴
I think i might be ingenue because im often described as looking really young, and adorable/cutesy. But might entirely be biased because it most resembles the clothes i like... Finding your own essence is so hard 😅
I still don’t know what I am but I’ve been experimenting with jewelry and it seems like ethereal earrings look best on me so I’m guessing that ethereal is one of my top ones. My gut says some combo of ethereal, natural, and romantic, but idk their rank or how to harmoniously style everything together.
I feel like my face is a combination of natural and classic because my nose does have a bump in it but I’ve always been told that I’m a classic. However, I feel like my body doesn’t really look good in natural lines rather it looks better in classic.
Can someone send you a picture of themselves and you can tell them which category they fit into? Thanks.
How do you blend dramatic/ natural face with short, small waist pear shaped body? Dramatic and natural clothes swamp me, and romantic styles look and feel too fussy and over the top. Soft Natural tends to look sloppy.
I *think* my Kibbe body type is Soft Classic, while my essence (less sure about this lol) is a mix of Classic and Romantic. Accordingly, should i focus on clean lines or "busier" details? Personally - i feel like too much detail looks distracting/ fussy on me and clean lines work best, with some element of "interest" like an unexpected pop of colour, interesting print (again, nothing too crazy haha) or unique piece of jewellery.
What would be good places online to have some people to help you out? I'm not sure I can afford a consultation and have difficulties on figuring it out on my own.
I’m so confused by all these systems. I’m 5ft 10, very tall, but my facial features look very gamine. I’m guessing I’m flamboyant natural in Kibbe? I’ll have to look into the other typing systems to see if I find a better fit.
interesting... i have a pretty weird mix here lol. i often get told i look pixie-like, impish, and cute, but i've also been told i look like an elf from the lord of the rings haha. i also get told i look approachable, friendly, and quirky. my closest celebrity lookalikes are carrie brownstein, ireland baldwin, molly ringwald, and ryan ross... what could my essences be? :)
My looks are kind of natural. Brown hair & eyes light skin. I do dye my hair now, though. Natural lighter colors. 70s I was in sort of Kate Jackson long hair. 1962 born, so yeah, long hair & earthy. Mid length hair now.
Ah yes, I am inhuman and unusual looking but also sensual and slightly youthful. I am a sleep paralysis demon from a Japanese horror 😂
Can we do one of these for the boys too plz❤
I'm a gamine-ethereal. So basically like a pixie
I have always wondered why I look like a child wearing adult clothes when I wear feminine and lush dresses and formal clothes. It turns out I am a gamine.
Oh it is so difficult. I can see what I am not: Gamine,classic,romantic,ingenue and not ethereal. But I like to wear puff sleeves, sporty style and classics as well as the dramatic style. I suppose to be dramatic. Very interesting.
Wow saw the face specific video before this and thought was Romantic then leaning toward ingenues/classic... Then still Romantic despite my curly hair... But then... Ethereal... Wow! people tell me I don't look fully human. Interesting
What is billie eilishs essence? Everybody tells me i look like her auntie
I think im soft dramatic who is a winter with dramatic, natural and Ingenue. Its either ingenue or ethereal.
I've got an almost completely dramatic face, but I'm 5 foot and look it. People guess that I'm really tall from pics of just my face. I'm not 'cute' at all, otherwise FG style would suit me. Long skirts/dresses/tops look terrible on me. Not sure what to do with that.
I can’t tell if I’m Romantic, Classic, or Ingenue.
How likely is it to have a mix of dramatic and ingenue essences?
That's such an interesting combo 😍 i think Dita Von Teese is supposed to be Dramatic Ingenue?
That video was way more describing the Truth is Beauty system than Kitchener. Good summary of that though!
Can you be both? I think Dramatic and ethereal for myself... the combo is an odd one😅
Absolutely! Tilda Swinton is often considered both ethereal and dramatic.
Also in kitchener you are never just one essence you are a combination of essence. If you book a consultain by kitchener he can narrow down essence down to five procent. And see every single essence in one face. But it's best just to focus on your top 3 dominant essence. So the point is you can absolutly be etheral And dramatic
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I'm natural classic whatever that means
I’m completely lost. All I know is I’m not a gamine and probably not a romantic. I’m not sure what you mean by high and low contrast. And I can’t see really what the difference is between natural, classic and ethereal.
I get Ethereal and Classics confused
Honestly I don't see any classic in you, you have a long face and a noticeable larger forehead, big eyes compared to your features , so I think ingenue is you primary essence
I have what my sister calls a dumb face. It's like when you look at me, I absolutely don't look threatening. I look te opposite of snitched, modelike or female gaze. Might have some ingenue or gamine element on my face, I'm ny sure I'm 161cm in height. Maybe a classic body type, but with a not very good posture, longer limbs, legs esp short neck, not very small waist.
I don't know what to make of mt face, but it's very down to earth
How do people with youthful essences like ingenue and gamine adapt their style as they age? Someone who's 50 or 60 might look silly dressing like a little girl, but they also wouldn't look right dressing the way a dramatic or classic essence might.
My face is romantic frontally and dramatic on the side. Does this make me a classic? 😂 (No, seriously)
Lol, I´m still clueless. Maybe dramatic, but I have no definition in my cheekbones