NATURAL essence- it's not what you think {kitchener style essences} 

wow you know its a misunderstood type when it has a 50 min vid! your deep dives are the best

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I like the "resting nice face" aspect of natural essence! I also always felt that natural essence gets a bad rap. To me, if ethereal is a lily and romantic is a rose, natural is a wheat field. Like that beautiful, Gladiator wheat field of the afterlife. It's absolutely gorgeous. It's warm and inviting and you just want to be there.

“The existence of shoulders does not = natural.” Amen, sister 😂

It's kind of weird to me that so many people reject natural as a type. Especially since the vast majority of supermodels are typed as naturals. Apart from that, the naturals are warm and inviting, and these are some awesome traits to have IMHO.

For anyone who feels like natural essence isn't beautiful, and goddess like in its own way, I always associated natural essence with images of mother nature, divine feminin wisdom and power. Mature looking, like a sage! Edit I wanted to add, mother nature always looks relaxed! Lol

🍀Don’t mind these timestamps 🍀 0:00 Intro (suggested not to skip) 4:51 Natural essence explanation: description of physical characteristics, traits, behaviors, and mannerisms 9:27 Painting the picture of the natural essence 10:21 People with natural in their blend (Kitchener Verified) 11:10 *important point 1 -- 🍀Natural essence in clothing🍀 12:32 Quality/shape of the natural essence (hint: Relaxed!!) 13:12 Clothing and Silhouettes🍀(Hug check: Can you easily hug in it?) 15:39 Clothing details and fabrics 🍀 16:00 Styling with natural essence-texture 17:28 Print choices -- 26:00 *important point 2 28:00 Blends of essences, Kitchener recommendations 35:30 Outfit examples Natural essence + Kibbe IDs type, hair, and occasion (examples + considerations) 42:15 Examples of celebrities with natural essence in their blend 45:43 mood boards (link in desc) 46:40 popular fashion styles with natural essence blend

Im a a soft natural and have natural essence, not sure what else I need to do more research. But this Christmas at a family get together I tried dressing in my lines, and my cousin was like you look like a model! I was so pleased I feel closer and closer to understanding this stuff the more I listen and read about it. Every essence is so beautiful to me I can’t really pick a favorite and it’s why I’ve fallen in love with this type of styling because it so subjective and you look at your body for what it is and not how to “correct” it.

I like using the term “undone” when it comes to styling because it denotes a sense of ease and relaxedness without signaling athleticism or casualness. It’s like the dressed-up, more polished version of “relaxed” lol.

I wanna be perceived as relaxed, soft and girly, like a fairy or witch in a cabin. I have soft natural kibbe + natural essence. Thank you I learned a lot!

As a soft natural and definitely natural essence (combined with classic) I always feel like if my clothing is too restricting and (exactly as you're describing) not *relaxed*, it's not for me. Like, I need to be able to move and cross my legs and have relaxed posture. I also feel like natural essence people are the ones who can look really good in something that might look sloppy on other people, like a sweatsuit.

Wow, you deserve PhD for this comprehensive work. Very thoughtful work. Also, your entire outfit , hair, make up were harmonious and you looked amazing.

Love this one - made me really close my debate if Natural is one of my majority essences. Turns out I just love to dress relaxed, but I always need to dress it up to make it not look super sloppy 😹 not so natural, or really approachable when I think about it… Also wanted to point out and applaud your consistent use of inclusive images for examples 👏💛👏💛

yesss I’m 27 min in and I already feel so many inarticulated thoughts from my style journey get crystallized and explained😭❤️ Like I actually got goosebumps. Ya classic/natural/ingenue gorl NEEDED THIS.

I already knew I had Natural in my essence blend, but the importance of _texture_ is new to me, and it’s giving me completely new eyes for my wardrobe. Just adding a few pieces of corduroy and linen has made all the difference! This is a wonderful video and I’m so glad you made it.

I'm still convinced I have natural essence but all this stuff about coming across as likeable and approachable was like.. my social anxiety can't handle that :D Thank you for the helpful video!

Ah, this explains why I always look ridiculous in sleek hairstyles 😅

I'm a romantic/classic, but my sister is a natural. I've always been envious of how effortless she appears, how she so easily carries a relaxed style. It seemed like she could pull of anything, always making it look like it made sense. Natural essence is by no means boring in my book!

This finally explains why adding certain accessories to my outfit or wearing certain jackets or sexier/tighter clothing never sat right with me... it just wasn't relaxed! I never felt "me" when I felt I was trying to look good or consciously creating a certain style. Thank you sis for illuminating this x

Oh my goodness! The work you put into this video is so phenomenal and much appreciated! I didn’t realize how much of a natural I was (and was almost outright rejecting the idea of it due to wanting to look more “polished” and “chic”) until you described the personality traits and ideal setting. Everyone throughout my life has called me sporty looking, friendly looking, relaxed, easy going… and I am the girl who enjoys a fresh loaf of baked bread and my only goal for my house is to be cozy 😂 so thank you for the deep dive and digging into the nitty gritty on all this. It has shown me so much! Now I have to go find my other essences , but accepting that my base is natural is all thanks to you! Also at some point I’d love to see you do a pregnancy/ postpartum outfit guide for the essences/ body types (no rush on it you’re doing saint’s work with these essences videos) I’m about to give birth to my first kid and it has been such a struggle to find clothes I feel confident in. I so do appreciate when you put in the mom outfits because it shows me fashion can be functional too! Thanks again for all you do❤❤❤

I remember walking into a Patagonia store for the first time back in 1987 and thinking I’d finally found my tribe. It felt like my blood cried out “Yes!”. Since then, 90% of my wardrobe has come from Patagonia, REI, sporting goods stores and thrift stores. I’m the poster girl for Natural.

Yes this is what I’m saying natural can wear literally everything and look great! I’m unfortunately a romantic so jeans look meh on me, very jelly of naturals. And I’m so glad you put out this video. Naturals are the ultimate “cool girl” imo for chic effortless looking fashion. Living in Canada the knitwear is so nice, but like linen in summer also looks so cool on them and the texture ugh omg. Y’all are a lucky bunch. Chic- effortless- but also can very easily look high fashion in relaxed clothes.

You’re a gift to humanity.

I don't know if it would work, but It could be super interesting to look at these essences through the lens of Goth style since today there are so many different types of Goth... trad, whimsy, grunge, emo, victorian, punk, glam... I've been playing around with my style for some time now and find the softer, grunge and whimsy goth looks work better for me as much as I would love to rock a more dramatic look I tend to drown in it. This video is making me think I've got natural essence for sure, very enlightening!

Hahahahaha. I am basically anti-natural. I love long flowing fabrics, but I have to be super careful, because anything too 'relaxed' (no matter the style) makes me look super sloppy. My sister and mom both have natural vibes, too, so it's what was modeled for me, growing up. It's kind of my cultural baseline, and it doesn't really work well for me unless I find some way to make it look *very* intentional. Very interesting.

This video is perfection and just led to the biggest epiphany in my style essences journey - I've been thinking I was romantic - ingenue - gamine because your girl is SHORT (5' nada :) but the quirky/tomboyish/mischievous part always felt a little off... your description made me realized that the relaxed/outdoorsy/approachable yang part of my blend is clearly from a natural essence, not gamine. Your videos are so helpful, TY so so much from the bottom of my (romantic - ingenue - natural) heart

I can picture so many people I know/have known with this essence because of your great descriptions. It makes me wish I had natural essence and appreciate this essence. I think if natural essence was a pet it would be a Golden Retriever.

It’s honestly comical how accurate this is with my personality. I am at my home right now in yoga pants and an oversize T-shirt, baking bread 😂 my children and I went hiking last weekend, and my entire social media account is littered with teaching moms how to bring their kids into nature. The color schemes in my home are dark, red, green, complemented by lots of wood 😂😂😂😂😂 I am decently sure that I am the exact person he was thinking of when he created the natural essence! I’m also a kibbie natural so it’s all fit together fitting.

The fact that I own every single piece you’ve suggested for the Dramatic Classic with Natural essence sealed the deal for me 😄 I’m a dramatic+classic+natural mix now

The natural essence person describes me 100% to a “T” but the style choices are definitely NOT me. I feel much more comfortable and put together in structured classic clothing. So interesting.

I love that when you take out the athletic, sporty element out of the natural essence you get cozy grandma energy and freshly baked bread and wide clothes to give hugs. Really my vibe. ❤

i think that natural style is sooo in vogue right now also! lucky lucky for people of the essence or body type since they can absolutely rock the minimalist, athleisure and lots of the street wear that’s popular. it’s interesting considering today we’ve moved to much more casual wear as the norm vs the originating contexts of the systems when they had much more formal everyday clothes

I just watched this twice. Better than a movienight. Thanks Gab!!

I am a Soft Natural and love this video! I wear boot cut jeans and Frye cowboy boots 60% of the time ~ add in a loose fitting cashmere sweater or wrap shirt. Love my long loose hair and natural make-up. Really appreciate you showing us how to blend in dramatic fabrics or a romantic vibe.

The light on this video is just gorgeous! The sunlight going in and out seems perfect for the natural essence and its warmth 🤭 Thank you a lot for this well written and well thought video! I really appreciate you taking the time to do all this and I’m amazed that you seem to keep the same update rhythm… I think it’s something that should really be noted: this must take you so much effort and energy. I hope you know how good and helpful your work is. At first I was disappointed the natural essence didn’t have any shape because I felt it was the piece missing for me to understand fully this essence but the word relaxed makes so much sense and now it all clicked! I’m pretty sure I’m yang dominant and that it’s mostly natural essence (whatever I plan to wear I always end up with a laid-back version of the outfit). I do believe I also have a small scale essence too but gamine or ingenue? It’s hard for me to differentiate them even if I know the theory : my eye isn’t trained yet… Even if I’d love the gamine video to be the most thorough I love that your videos goes from most yin to most yang, so gamine next please 💌

The more I watch these videos the less sense it makes to me. I get it as a general guide, but I always find myself disagreeing with so much (I don’t think puffy sleeves look silly on you at all!! I think they honestly give you more personality than the shirt you chose for the video) I really do think it’s all about what makes you comfortable and feel most you - of course sometimes we need help, in which case these systems are a nice guide, but generally speaking I think most of it is arbitrary. (Nothing against you, the video is great, more so purists)

Every time I see Gabrielle in natural clothing I get so jealous. She just looks so fresh faced, naturally beautiful, and cool. As a soft dramatic with ethereal, dramatic, ingenue and romantic essence, I don’t think I have a drop of natural in me, but I’d love to look like that. I am not done with the vid though so I’m hoping I’m wrong. Sometimes I can look kind of relaxed in long draped verticals? I’m 5’7 and change. Edit: ok ok I may have a spot of natural looking at celeb examples but the only possible thing it could affect is not wearing makeup and being able to wear slightly looser/wavier hair

Im a (soft) classic gamine with I think romantic essence and I envy the natural essence’s ability to look good in relaxed clothes. I need cropped and structure fun and slightly sexy shapes and would love to wear just like a sweater dress without cinching. I love cinching at the waist and love my style blend but look ip to natural essence women. Kinda opposite to you. Lol

So far I’m only a quarter way through the video and omg, thank you so much for this. I DEFINITELY have natural in my blend. The further you go into it the more it makes sense, broader shoulders, relaxed posture, comfortable clothes. The things my husband say I look good in, like my midi tiered dress that’s so comfortable but I still look put together. Ahhh so much good info!!

The amount of work put into these deep dives is astounding. This channel is the one to go to to completely understand essences. Thank you for all the information and examples ❤

What's funny is that, these essences and IDs seem really obtuse and mysterious until you run across an example "in the wild." I worked with a young woman who was a textbook Natural--both in Kibbe and Kitchener--who dressed and acted exactly how you'd expect. It was really eye-opening and she was really confident in who she was, too.

Amazing, thank you! You've perfectly explained what was swirling fruitlessly round my brain: I am 'Kibbe dramatic classic' with a strong Natural essence. My wardrobe is spookily like the ones you demo'd, but I've long been wanting to go more Boho - but in terms of earthiness and texture rather than floaty/tatty. I've completely failed to find anything suitable, so I make my own now (most appropriately!).

I love this video! So many insights! I'm surprised you didn't mention 1920's fashion as an example of how relaxed clothing can look chic and luxe. I mean, basically any of Phryne Fisher's outfits from Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries could qualify.

It's surprising that you defined Natural "common", but in Italy it's not so the perception of ourself changes with the country. I've been analyzed Soft Natural and it's rare here, people always say to me (and my sister): "you have very wide shoulder, you're athletic, you have muscle", even though I didn't train physically more than the others... so I grow up thinking that I was a little bit different. Girls are often D and pear shape, also C and R, but N... No. I should start feeling proud of it.

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This series has had huge explanatory power for me - not to mention just being really fun information to absorb and process. I believe I am a Kibbe romantic (a fat one, incidentally), but I've never really attempted to dress Full-Romance. When I first worked out my Kibbe type, I used to say to myself that I was kind of cheating to Soft-Gamine, but that it was from some combination of cheeky taste and Romantic silhouettes just being really hard to find in stores at the time - at least in my size. But learning about the Kitchener essences has had me asking whether I have also actually instinctually been pulling back from a level of aesthetic maturity that felt overwhelming and self-serious on me. I'm pretty sure now that my essence home base is actually Ingenue-Gamine... +Something. Figuring out the Something has been an interesting puzzle, though. I'm over forty, but youthful vibes seem really right on me - up to a point. High femme is also really right - up to a point. There's something in the mix that pushes back on and leavens the femininity and the youthfulness. Romantic made some sense, given my Kibbe type and that I have quite pillowy (one could say lush) facial features. But for context: I am a bit of an uggo. Like, I'm not feeling sorry for myself or craving some kind of public consolation. I just think that I might have some features which might have been more prized in a different place or time, but that I'm also probably in a non-majority group of people that just wouldn't be considered ideal anywhere at any time. Like, literally any people that has ever been would look at my face and have some notes? (I still like being me, fwiw!) But while I'm fundamentally bothered by the idea of any beauty hierarchy among the Essences, so many of them are described mainly in terms of specifically attractive characteristics. I have literally been trying to figure out whether the Natural essence is the only available source that could explain a person like me being... visually wonky. (Obviously there are Natural Essence supermodels. Without question, there are many extremely beautiful Naturals. But if you're NOT quite pretty, is there room for that/explanation for that anywhere other than the Natural essence?) And I think what this video has helped me to work out, precisely by being so careful and so detailed, is the Natural is NOT in my Essence blend. The more specific you get about what the Natural means, the *less* it fits me, despite me being plain and ordinary in my... some-other-brand way. I think I do *use* the Natural in some outfits as a way of toning down/adding some of that seriousness while keeping the sensuousness of the Romantic essence out of the equation. This is partly lifestyle (as a teacher, it's my personal choice to keep my mature yin side kind of stashed away) but also maybe a little from anxiousness and insecurity. Like... I do have some fairly Romantic pieces in my wardrobe, and they are, in fact, really quite good. But modeling them for other people feels a little more high stakes than the more innocent and playful stuff? I don't really want to expose my style to comments from the internet, but I can't help but wonder if I would encounter some gate-keeping impulses. It can feel very audacious to claim that you have two fonts of youthfulness in your blend when you're also 40+ and look your age, and likewise to claim that you have both cute and sexy yin in your blend, when femininity itself has been so hard to separate, as a concept, from being beautiful in a consumable way. Like, how can I say I have both the cute and the sexy, if no one thinks I am either cute or sexy? This all still feels a bit transgressive to me, but all I know is: if you delete the Ingenue from my wardrobe it stops working for me. When the main series on each of the Essences is finished, it would mean so much to me if you'd consider a video comparing and contrasting plus-size celebrities and/or using famous women who are not famous for beauty. It makes all the sense in the world to use celebrity images for this kind of project. They're familiar and available and seem more fair to comment on. But sometimes my brain just slides off one exceptionally beautiful (expensively styled) face after another, and I struggle to see myself in any of them. I hugely appreciate that you've included plus size examples from the very beginning and obviously do not treat them all alike! Thank you for that! But I think there might be a lot more I could learn from a video that goes even deeper

okay so now I know why I dont always fit into the boho look ... no romantic essence here but rather ingenue and ethereal!🤠

this was so worth the wait, what a great video!!! i knew i was natural dominant, but i wasn’t sure how to best incorporate that into my own personal style - this has helped so much!! i took so many screenshots 😂 very excited to see the next two!

I was wavering between Dramatic and FN for Kibbe, because I knew I had traits of both, particularly in my face. However I realized Dramatic with natural essence makes a lot of sense, more than Natural with Dramatic essence. Thanks for describing this type in a positive way because it's really not fair how people are mean to Naturals, they tend to be sooo beautiful!

I love how your videos are so complete. I love natural essence, an another amazing mix of essences are the natural/gamine/dramatic, which it reminds me a lot of Anna Sui style, is so hippie, gothic, funky and a Little bit ethereal. For me Kate Bush is the goddess of natural essence with romantic and ethereal essences, just look at her in “Sensual World”😍 ❤️

32:25 Omg, throwing on an oversized linen shirt has been my go-to to make summer dresses work for me, IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW 😂😂😂

Girl, you’re throwing me for a loop with this. I’ve never considered natural essence for myself because I associate it with being classic, which I am not. I came here to learn more about it after sharing my photos in a typing group. (Currently narrowing down where I fit between the Romantics and Gamine or Ingenue.) HOWEVER, your keyword of RELAXED may just have brought some things into sharp focus for me. I can see that that concept likely underpins my entire current wardrobe. Which is blowing my mind. Despite my likely being a theatrical romantic, I hate waist definition or any tightness around my stomach in almost any outfit. My favorite item in my wardrobe is actually a fleece open kerchief sweater that I literally wear every day (and have for years). So much of my taste would make more sense if I had natural being foundational beneath my other essences.

I didnt think I have natural essence blend until I post some photos in Facebook groups... everyone had different ideas, but natural was present in each one! I did think "but I look horrible in boho style " hahaha But I really look great in unformal outfits... i can't go totally N , still. But very formal outfits, as well as heavy make up, looks really strange on me!

The Natural has the best style, but I'm too short, non-physical, and introverted to be one. I don't do "homesteading" in any form, not even gardening. I took Library Science in the 8th grade to get OUT of Home Economics. 🙂 Which essence would include the nerd who would rather read cozy mysteries, drink coffee, watch science fiction, and think about life, the universe and everything, doing so in comfy clothes? Edit: I made this comment early on in the video. Yes, short little me is a Natural. Whew! I feel most at home with this essence. I may have a Classic secondary, because my go-to outfit in high school was an untucked Oxford shirt, open at the collar, over a pair of flare jeans and sneakers. A faux silver and turquoise owl pendant finished the look. I sometimes think I had a better idea of who I was stylistically before I fell down the rabbit hole of color and style analysis.

As long as I’ve known about essences I’ve thought I’m part natural essence. I’d like to look unapproachable but people seem to always approach me in a crowd if they have questions or just want to talk (in a country where small talk is not a thing). And I hate it 😂

Thank you Gabi for making me appreciate Natural in my blend. I was resisting it, now I am comfortable with it. It is a great base. Also you look great in this dress! 😌

I know you don't do professional typing, but I am dying for your opinion on my essence-blend. I have gotten more out of this essence series than any other information on them I've found on the internet. I have also gotten every single essence multiple times when I've asked the subreddits and facebook groups at large, so I'm very lost.

Ooh this video suddenly makes me feel so proud of my natural essence! Now I’m much more clear on how I can incorporate it into my style. Thanks, Gaby!

Wow! I've watched many of these vids talking about Kibbe and Kitchener's body types and essences, but this one was so thorough and even more informative than what I already knew. My main essence is definitely natural and I'm excited to try some of these tips to see what is most harmonious for my body. Thank you for all the effort!

I definitely see megan markle as classic-romantic-natural essence. I never thought about her essence before this moment, but that is also my top 3 essence combination. Her and I have similar vibes communicated via the face, with mine being a bit more yin. I think I have high percentages of both classic and romantic (maybe each 40%), with a smaller amouint of natural (20%). She seems to be primarily classic (60%) with a balance of romantic (20%) and natural (20%) to me. Of course, I'm making these percentages up... but hopefully it translates, haha.

We appreciate the care that you take in fully exploring what makes each essence beautiful. In terms of features that help to guide the process, there are two that I don’t hear style analysts talk about: ears and teeth. While they both can really affect things like our smiles, whole facial shape, how we style our hair, etc. they don’t seem to get the attention that eyes/nose/lips do. Have Kibbe or Kitchener addressed these kinds of features? Either way, given how important the smile is to a natural essence what do you think?

this video is so well done and totally solidified my own suspicions about myself. i used to wonder why i look so much more stylish when i dress "down" and the term relaxed has never resonated more! thank you for putting so much thought, research and love into this 🫶🏼

The Superman stance! I always stand like this and my family tells me to put down my chicken wings lol. Also thank you for helping me embrace the natural essence which always came across as boring to me. I think you have a fantastic interpretation of it and this video was extremely helpful!

So I just found your channel the other day. Decided to watch each see dive video on the different essences, after watching an overview video I had an idea but wasn’t positive. I can’t believe how exact these descriptions define me and I’m realizing I always associated this type of clothing with being sloppy looking because that’s how I was raised and so I’ve always dressed more casual and felt badly when I dressed more comfy/casual. Like that was maybe ok at home but not ok to go out in. Now watching this I’m going ok but these relaxed styles look good on me, I also think I am a flamboyant natural so it seems like the two fit together very nicely. Funny how we can have biases about certain types of clothing/ looks!

Please do Dramatic LAST!!! I'm 100% sure I have Dramatic in my essence blend. I think a nice 1.5-hour video on the dramatic essence would be a great gift for the end of 2022😊

I haven't even finished this video and it's so deeply resonating with me. I've wasted so much money on clothes because I've admired them on others and the mantra "you can wear anything;" this is true to a fact but I was always puzzled why I felt uncomfortable. I was typed as both natural in body type and essence. Your description of the natural essence is me to a T. But I always felt the boho examples of Natural would look awful on a broad weightlifter like me. Your video really helps clarify what I kind of always knew and gravitated intuitively. Thank you!

Literally the best video on natural essence out there. Great style and editing as always and for me it explained and stopped me discounting the missing puzzle piece which is my blended natural essence! None of the other types suited me to the point where I almost gave up and binned Kitchener essences, but having Natural explained as a relaxed undercurrent just makes so much sense. From thinking I was ethereal-dramatic on a TR body to actually a natural-romantic and small percentage ethereal on an FN body (you can see how much I was stabbing in the dark before!!) your video and particularly this video series is so so helpful 😁 looking forward to the next one!

Now we need gamine queen ❤️

*Awesome Deep Dive* . Gabrielle, I was so so excited to watch this video and I can only imagine the time it took to put it together, thank you! I'm 55 and 5'2 so proportions are a key, you hit the nail on the head with *relaxed* . Feeling like I can move in a garment is a must have for me. Midi skirts can be tough for petites to pull off, but I love suede and wool blend skirts with boots. If my hair is overly coiffed, I look too harsh. The "no makeup look* works for me. My blend would be Natural/Classic/romantic. I love a classic Ralph Lauren inspired look. I could go on. *Bravo* Great Video!

You do such a good job of honoring what makes each of the essences super special and also reframing essences in clear, more holistic ways. Relaxed is so easy to understand as a style priority. Side note about Kibbe though-maybe he thinks FNs and SDs are such common types since tall women can only fall into those two and one additional option???

WOW!!! Finally! I have felt like I have a natural essence but dont like too boho chic. And finally. Did the test on your site. After consigning myself to the opinions that I fit best into the kibbe DC category. And found that I have highlighted natural, gamine/high-spirited, classic (and ingenue) and this feels so right. It finally clicked. Afte so many months (or years) of confusion and searching. Ruling out. Your examples in the end cinched it, I like everything and would tey them out in a store or could fins it on my Pinterest boards. So THANK YOU! ❤️❤️Much love from Sweden

I really really resonated with all of this. Natural is my main thing (also, I'm a soft natural so makes sense). I think I have a little bit of romantic and classic or dramatic. Not sure yet so I'll be waiting for the dramatic one 🙌🏻 Love your videos, I like that they are not confusing and at the same tame not limiting ♥️ also looove the variety of examples

I'm glad I found you!!!! 🥰🥰 I was getting so confused. Now I know I'm a natural (Kibbe) with natural/romantic, mostly natural essence. Thanks for all this work Edit: after watching all of your videos(on different essences), I'm a natural classic romantic, in that order. You're such a good communicator, because I didn't feel overwhelmed. And I'm happy because I already have that in my closet, looks like instinctively, I knew what worked. Now I can be more intentional and take it to the next level. Thank you ❤️

Can we discuss how much "natural/hippie/boho/western" is appropriated from Indigenous cultures? It's pretty annoying how white ppl (No, I'm not referring to Thea Porter) get all of the credit for fashions that were around for centuries before "America" ever existed. Hippies were considered "fashion revolutionist" for the "earthy attire" inspired (appropriated) significantly by Indigenous ppls traditional garments while we were being unalived for it. IJS ....

i definitely think i have some kind of natural essence… if only a little of my predominant ingenue blend. especially as i’ve been trying cuter decorative elements if i don’t balance it out with something more casual it becomes fussy princess baby real fast 😅

Tell me why a 51 minute long video on NATURALS made me realise I have a dramatic essence? That rbf remark really made me do a double take.

Im a petite person with natural essence. Finding relaxed, undone, but delicately shaped clothes is so challenging 😭

Oh I'm SO GUILTY of thinking ethereal essence is natural essence. I think it's bc of me interpreting the width between eyes and short wide face as natural features along with a lot of the models used for 'natural' clothing brands being majority Flamboyant Naturals with ethereal essence (think early 2010s elsa hosk for free people). I'm a 2000s baby so this makes sooo much sense! Thank you so much for help clearing this up ❤️

I loved this video! I have a classic/ingenue/natural blend but didn't realize how the natural factored in. Now I see it in my friendly smile, love of knit tops so I can move, and my natural wavy hair. Thank you so much. I appreciate all the time and research you put into each video (and your wonderful sense of humor!).

im soft natural in kibbe and my color is dark autumn. 160 and my hair is very black and thick and curly. i really dont know how to style myself i feel my my face "not head" a little big compared to my body. and i look a little short.. my face is bold in sense of size(nose and checks but my eyes small...my eyebrows hairy and black). i mean i feel like my face is big and my head is small therefore my hair being down does not look good at all. edit after 4 months: i think im natural-romantic and some of ingenue. i was thinking maybe my somehow shortness quality coming from gamine but inegune seems more resonating since i think the girlish sweet little details suits me more than color blocking and little bold and geometrics.

Insightful. Thorough. Thoughtful. Please keep these coming! This information is life altering for those of us with limited clothing confidence lol

People hating on Meghan Markle are so basic and random at the same time (eyeroll). You can love both Kate and her, you know? Or even better, not to give a sh** about this bs** and just take care of your business and live a happy live ;) Whatever she is, she is (just like Kate) a beautiful woman, and I agree, with both Classic and romantic traces. The smile might verge on natural :)

I ditto all of the praise below: YOU'RE SO GOOD! I look forward to your videos more than any show! Two standout things for me were the word "relaxed" - game changing. And the "Natural Gamine Essence" mood board. As someone who has Flamboyant Gamine lines, but a strong Natural essence, I can literally see myself in every single thing on there. FUN! I've been totally wondering what that would look like. Thank you!! Also to ditto the comments below - I'm super excited for your Gamine video. I hope its 2 hours. ;)

Love this! Once I figured out I’m a flamboyant natural with a natural and classic essence so much made sense to me about what I like to wear and how I engage folks. Far from boxing me in fashion beauty and even connecting with others feels more abundant and authentic. I love my off shoulder tops and jeans, laughing loudly with friends over a pie I just baked. Thank you for this beautiful overview.

great video, cant wait for gamine 🤧🤧🤧❤️

I really needed this- I was so disappointed about being the natural essence but now I love it

I'm pretty sure I have a natural face, a natural body and a natural essence. And my most important value is nature too. I think that mother nature created me to experience her and now I'm here worshipping her, in the world and in me

Thanks for this video! I am devouring all of these. I am very happy I kinda got your essences! I see that romantic grungy 90's look in you, you remind me of some rock singer. As for me, I thin I definitely have classic and natural, in this order, and then something between gamine and ingenue in textures/prints/details that I can use in touches to make the outfits lean more into my yin features (I have a baby face, still at 36. I think I read that ingenue or gamine don't work after 20 but romantic lines look way too fussy on me). I do think I can pull off some grungy touches (was my favourite style in my teens) but mixed with more classic/small scale yin pieces. I know I have been easily labeled as unkempt, so I know that I need some structure or yin added to natural styles :) Thanks for your work!

OMG, I am so happy I just found your channel. I like your sense of humor and practical down-to-earth teaching. Fun times, thank you!

I don't know how many times I've watched your essence videos but definitely a lot. :D I am still figuring out my blend but since I got rid of a lot of clothes from my closet, it's harder to find pieces representing these essences. Also, I have a question (if you're still reading comments under this video :D ). You said about both Natural and Classic essences to test them in the end but what if you want to test them both? I'm considering for myself Classic, Natural, Ingenue and I'm not sure how to go about the first two.

I keep being told I have a Natural essence in my blend (not as the first one) and also simultaneously told that I should avoid all loose fitting styles as they look sloppy on me and make me disappear behind the fabrics - the effect being very similar to Sofia Vergara there 😂😂 I mean, I didn't used to be as easy-going and friendly as I am now, so perhaps that change gives an essence influence that I don't have as naturally? Or maybe it's just a small percentage (i'm still at the first 15min of the video) so that's why most Natural styling doesn't work.

16:00 Revisting these videos a few months later is honestly so helpful bc my first time around i Completely Missed the part abt how prints vary Greatly depending on your body type. I was wondering why the natural essence felt like it fit so well, while the stereotypical natural style clothes Fit me so poorly (flowy fabrics, long silhouettes, large prints). Turns out i likely Do have a natural essence but i've a short vertical line so i can't pull off large prints well (like.. the Effort is not worth it haha) But Texture and natural fabrics are a Must in my wardrobe now and having mulled over this for a few months rly did help in distinguishing the different aspects of these theories in practice.

You look great in this video. This look and these colors really suit you.

Omg I absolutely LOVE this dress and ensemble on you ❤ Thank you for the deep dive, it's so informative, I enjoyed it really much! I do think now that I have classic ingenue natural essence but I don't know still the percentages. I would love to see the gamine essence next, but I'll watch no matter what you post, love your channel and appreciate all your content 😊

Please do gamine next there is so little information on gamine essence

About the comment natural being not as great as ethereal ..I now know I’m ethereal and have always dislike not fitting in like most I felt not as attractive cuz I didn’t look as good in typical style. I love natural so chill Also how to do ethereal in middle age and tallish ?? Tallish middle age style tends be very different than my essence ethereal/natural ..

I’m eager to watch this. People often tell me I seem outsdoorsy, down to earth, that I seem like I go hiking a lot and am very active…. I’m like the opposite of that, I’m a bit of a neurotic homebody lol. And not very active at all. Could it be I have natural essence? I’ll watch and find out!

Omg I love this video! I just self typed recently and it makes so much sense to me. My favorite shirts are oversize Hawaiian prints in soft rayon, all leaves and flowers. I love layers and texture and scarves! I have a lot of scarves. 😄

The problem with the descriptions and style inspo for naturals is the following: They don't fit a realistic lifestyle for most people! Most people dress for these things: work, dating, special events and homewear. Yes, sweatpants, boho style, huge chunky sweaters are good for the last one, but it ignores the most imoortant ones. Most people don't need style inspo to dress comfortable in their free time. Safari style, animal prints, etc. are so far removed from most people's realities. If some of these videos include how to dress professional, sexy, then I will be satisfied.

Thanks! This was very helpful. I knew I was classic with a little romantic but I knew there was something big missing from that mix for me. Looks like I'm maybe half Natural. Was wondering why I can wear skinny jeans and casual Doc Martin style boots without looking too strange, even at age 66, as long as the jeans aren't shabby and the boots are a bit refined, not too clunky. I have a slim, athletic build now, which helps a bit...LOL. I am re-styling myself because I recently lost 60 lbs and I'm enjoying the heck out of it!