Soft Dramatic vs Soft Natural and being MEMORABLE 

An interesting video idea is showing how celebrities' (or IG models) have had their body type preferences distorted through plastic surgery. Like when Aly Art talks of how Romantics/Gamines might feel insecure about the fleshiness of their cheeks but if they were to remove it, it would age them or make them look too dry. Or maybe dramatics might want get lip injections and how it would make their face look swollen/"fake", etc. Basically, the potential insecurities of each given body type and how their way of compensating for it might take away from their beauty imbedded in their body types.

lots of indian traditional clothes and hair really suit soft natural so it makes sense that someone like aishwarya would be a beauty icon there.

I went through all the fashion phases. People always told me I was curvy and I went for old hollywood/Marilyn Fashion but it looked kind of weird on me because I'm a lot more blunt. Coming out of that phase I tried boho fashion and loved it but I kind of grew out of it and wanted to be more "grown up and professional" as it fits with my career. I thought I was a soft classic but straight cuts and stiff fabrics make me look so weird and I only realized this when I couldn't figure out my actual Kibbe type for years. Realizing that I'm a soft natural was a game changer. I don't need to be super "flower power" to have flowy, uneven fabrics. Embracing my Yin and Yan feels so good. Making my hair go wild and free with blonde highlights, not trying to give my soft droopy eyes sleek cat winged eyleiner, not trying to push my boobs, embracing my soft lips but sharp nose with lots of flesh (My ex called it ogre nose *middle finger*) I want to find style and chicness in my asymmetry and unevenness. I try to go for Serena from Gossip Girl with a bit more girly (Blake Lively is the queen of naturals) and it's so much fun and works for me. Yes to my small boobs. Yes to my big ass. Yes to my big fleshy nose. Yes to hooded eyes. Yes to wavy hair. Yes to my small waist. Yes to my high cheekbones, fleshy cheeks and slim Jawline. Yes to me

I am a soft dramatic when I go to work and wear my hair in a curly regular ponytail ( wash and go look but in a ponytail). My co-workers always tell me; I would look better if I did my hair professionally. I would said, "I did do my hair" . I would get annoyed. So, when I do get glamor up people and co- worker are like, "wow". I like being SD sometime, but it is like you have to be glamorous all the time, if not people will question you.

Dear Merriam, please make a video on how to recognize the different types "through" overweight! You have one on how the types don't change if you gain or loose weight, but as a beginner, how do I see my type "through the overweight" in the first place? That would also be a great training for all of us! Thank you, I love your videos!

The more I dig into Kibbe’s theories the less sense they make. So I checked the Soft Natural celebrities and I can’t see what those ladies have in common, some are perfect hourglasses with long limbs and square jaws (Sandra Bullock, Hellen Mirren), some are hourglass with quite short limbs and softer facial features (Scarlett Johansson, Kat Dennings, Aishawrya Rei), some are gamine like ladies with not much curves and big heads (Goldie Hawn, Jane Fonda). And there is Renée Zellweger with very different body and face to all of other ladies and some sources claim that singer Pink is SN and she is short limbed with zero curves. I can’t see any common vibe at all just very random celebrity list.

It's so interesting to notice that when you dress in your natural feature you feel so much in your own element, it feels right not only outside but also inside. It just fits in your body AND personality!!

Incredible analysis. Thank you. I’m a soft dramatic and I feel that it’s true, when I wear loose flowy clothes or messy hair it looks separate from me, and I don’t look or feel relaxed or comfortable. Yet, when I wear cleaner lines and style my hair in romantic waves I look relaxed and comfortable. How fascinating, I’m amazed at your teaching.

That was very useful for me because when I didn't know about Kibbe yet, I used to buy all kinds of Soft Natural clothing because I thought I was similar to the models in terms of a soft face, and then it turned out that those clothes often looked 'undone' on me, like I was hiding my lines more than emphasizing them. Now that I know I'm a Soft Dramatic, it all makes sense and I always pay attention to the relative length and width of the clothes so that I can look effortless but complete at the same time.

I feel like people with yang bones age well as they get more sharpness in the face, which helps with the drooping of the skin flesh Thanks for pointing out how for soft dramatics being more put together looks more relaxed on us than a casual look! I’ve realized that I have to put in a lot more effort to look decent. I love boho style or more casual looks but it just looks a bit off on me... looking polished isn’t easy tho ah

I laugh because I’m definitely a soft natural- at 5’3, however, I have always been attracted to Dramatic and Soft Dramatic styles. I am attracted to jewelry and clothes for them but at 5’3, I have to be careful! It’s as if I think I’m an Amazon but I’m stuck in a short, SN body (which isn’t awful, there are so many beautiful, curvy, vital-looking SNs).

Soft Dramatic here.

This was exactly what I needed

Yet another awesome video, thanks Merriam! Love listening to your voice and you have such amazing content. I'm a soft natural so I really appreciated this video, and the one before it, talking about the differences and similarities with other kibbe types. Thanks again.

Thank you Merriam, so helpful as always ❤️ your videos are so relaxing you have the most soothing voice I get asmr vibes from your videos.

Thanks for using south East Asian examples! I’m a soft dramatic but don’t have the height, am only 5 ft 5 but people think I am taller

More soft natural videos? I feel spoiled rotten!!!😍😍😍💕

5:07 thank you! Thank you! It has taken me forever to understand what blunt meant especially in the jaw. Most of my features are sharp but rounded so I kept thinking I'm a soft natural but i look awful in the clothing and too full bodied for flamboyant natural.

I’m so glad I found this video! I’m honestly still unsure as to which type I am between these two, but probably SN. This was so helpful and beautiful thank you!

Can you do Romantics next? You touched on so many of the body types. It would be nice to see romantics next

This is a very helpful video. I was lucky enough to visit David Kibbe in NYC and have a personal consultation and makeover. His observations ( I am a Soft Dramatic) literally changed everything I was doing wrong. I wasnt accepting my yin undercurrent and trying to hard to be just a Dramatic. I am so thankful to him for helping me find my true style identity.

It was so nice to see this video! Thank you! As I have been writing before, I like to wear soft natural clothes. I don't have skills to do my hair so they are always bit messy. Seeing this video made me very sure that I belong to dramatic - family as my body looks just the same as the soft dramatics you presented wearing long dresses. So I shouldn't be afraid to wear more glamorous clothes as they don't make me look too "much". And also I should figure out easy way to do my hair in soft natural way... Sadly my hair is thin and slightly curly, so it looks easily messy.

I think this is one of your best. Loved it as always :)

I love opening my youtube to find a new video from you, Merriam, I've been learning from you for months. I still don't know which type I am, a mixture of classic and natural but that doesn't really exist in Kibbe system :( Anyway, Thank you for sharing your gift with us. I wish you a very Merry Christmas

Thank youuu!!! After this video no more doubts, I'm definitely a soft dramatic 😄

You are the most perceptive on this kibbe topic. And also color analysis. I always learn the most from your videos.

I was torn between the two, but now am leaning toward soft natural 🌬 thank you!

Great video Merriam! Even when I am not one of these types, I can't stop watching your videos! ☺ Please do a video on how to differentiate between soft classic and romantic!! 😊

After a sleepless night, I watched ~3 hrs of your videos and managed to get more confused 🙃. I do love your content. Very intellectual and analytical. I think I'm either soft dramatic, soft or flamboyant natural. Basically 1/2, 1/2 As and Bs 🤷🏻‍♀️ so hard to be objective with my own body.

Thank you! I am definitely soft-dramatic!

Your photos of a soft natural face and a flamboyant natural face made me look at myself and say - yup, that's me, definitely a natural!

Can you do muscular Soft Dramatic with small eyes/small mouth vs a curvy Flamboyant natural

Such a great video! One of your best I think. 😊 So much detail and research put into it, thank you for the info; your delivery is unique and awesome!

Could you please make a video on different posing for different body types?❤️ I love your videos! They’re what I look forward to every weekend!!!😂

Thank you so much for this! I was stuck between thinking I was theatrical romantic or soft dramatic and with this video I've finally found that I'm a soft dramatic 💕

Wow i learned so much from this, f.e. all this time i believed Aishwarya to be a romantic (thanks to the Truth is Beauty lady) Thank you for putting this all together ❤

I love how much detail you put in your videos and I am now even more assured that I am a soft dramatic. I think the hardest thing is to analyze yourself as you mostly only see the differences between you and others with the same body type rather than the similarities, which may cause you to not recognize you are that body type. People tend to also concentrate on one detail which they think is the most important rather than the whole picture. Keep up the great work!!

How do you work with your natural hair structure when it differs from the lines you need? Like a romantic body type with straight hair or a Yang body type with curly hair? The idea that these people would have to damage their hair to get lines that work is annoying. Is there a way to work with that?

Thank you so much for this video, it’s such a great analysis! 😊 🎉 Could you make one about classics and soft classics?

Idk why but I feel Priyanka Chopra belongs to Natural Family

these videos are so interesting!! i love getting to see the deep dives and comparison of different body types!! would love to see another one about/including plus sized women, your last one was so helpful!

Please would you be able to do a video comparing Theatrical Romantic and Soft natural please?

That was so much more helpful than just written descriptions and random celebrities who appear to have almost perfect bodies anyway. Well as these ladies do too, but the deeper analysis of the bone structure and particularly the facial bone structure helps me understand why I am in fact (mainly) a soft natural and not some other type. I have read random things like that a soft natural will have wide set eyes and thin lips, or can't be "exotic", whatever that means exactly. I don't think those details have anything to do with it, except that wider cheekbones might go with wide set eyes, or on the other hand the relative width of the bones might make the eyes appear a bit closer set. Now I can see more clearly it's all about the bones and general softness vs tautness of the flesh.

Absolutely fantastic video! Helped me to settle on being SD not SN ❤️

So well explained thanks 👏🏽

Really good and accurate video, you can really see the difference wearing your lines makes on your overall effect

Whenever Aishwaraya attend Cannes in her immaculate makeup, hair and dresses, she looks older about 15 years.

Can you do a soft gamine vs a theatrical romantic next? Btw I love this new 'this body type vs another similar body type' series on this channel.

I would love to see a similar video comparing Romantics and Soft Dramatics. On the surface it seems obvious but there can be tall romantics and shorter soft dramatics (ie you can BE tall but LOOK short and vice versa). Furthermore, the advice Kibbe gives them is quite similar. The differences seem to be small rounded lines vs large rounded lines. I've seen a few people online wondering this as well but not a lot of information. I would love a video on your opinion on this matter.

Can you do a video on posing in photos for the body types?

You are so right. When I first saw Priyanka I thought she might be a SD but then I heard that she was a natural from somewhere so I guess that stuck. I totally see the SD lines now. This is such a detailed video I love it. Thank you for helping me train my eye 😊

This video was so helpful in differentiating between the "square" jaw of a dramatic and the "broad and blunt" jaw of a natural. It just goes to show that a video can be helpful, even if it is on (a) completely different body type(s). I can now say that I have been wrongly assuming my jaw to be natural , when it is, in fact, dramatic. With time, I will hopefully be able to analyze more features I'm not very good at analyzing better. For now, I can only reference comments I've received regarding these features. Here's a question: Can a person who is more yang than yin-with a yang skeleton and body and a yin face and stature-be considered flamboyant gamine although she has no B answers? I've read Kibbe eliminated the gamine category and that a flamboyant gamine consists predominantly of answers A and E with several B answers. If a person matches the "yang body and skeleton; yin size and facial features", does it matter whether that yang is sharp or blunt?

This was so helpful thank you

Very helpful, thank you.

🙏🏻 Merriam, this one's SO helpful. My mom always wanted me to dress soft dramatic or classic and I'm a soft natural like my dad! Ironically and conversely, my mom was a classic and never quite got her type right, bless her. I'm so glad we all have Kibbe to set us a little bit more on the right path, making us aware of all the subtleties and nuances. 🌺Thank you. ~ Jen in California

you are amazing!

Hi Merriam! I think we all would appreciate if you could make videos for the rest of body types as there already are for soft gamines and soft naturals! :) It is really helpful to have more information about the clothing (with examples), hair, makeup and everything gathered in one place. Thank you for keeping us informed and making videos!

Don't say too much of "this is just my opinion", "again, she's beautiful, but.. ". It's too much of reassuring and we know that you don't criticize her. You just have to make those judgements to show your insight. Thank you for your work.

Love that the glam items look casual on the soft naturals

Please a video about flamboyant natutal!!

I'm really bad at typing, I think my own bodydysmorphia distorts my ability to assess bodies. I really thought Monica, Aishwarya and Kat were romantic (sub)types. 👀

It would be helpful to have a video comparing soft natural to flamboyant natural. I know I'm one of them...

oh my god Yes 😍! I've been binge watching your videos all day, trying to figure out my Type and Colors , These are two of my multiple "Not sure" 😂 It Might Help me! also I just made a super interesting testing just taking Pictures in front of my Bright Cyan/Deep Green Curtain Shower/ Pale Cool grey wall / Muted turquoise/teal towels/and almost Black Shower Tiles. The Difference on how my skin look in the different pictures is CRAZY !!! it was all taken in tge same exact lighting facing the same direction only a couple inches Appart ! 😮😮😮 I would have NOT thought I was to see such a difference. I couldn't see a difference when I was trying to see between Bright Yellow or blue , but I definitely look bad on Pale cool grey and worst on warmer pale grey !!! my entire house is in cool grey tones... maybe that's why I always feel like I look bad 😂😂😂😂

Thank you ❤️🤗

I feel like Priyanka matches soft natural more than she does soft dramatic

Hi, I am a biochemist. Can we have some more soft gamine and looking boyish instead of girlish ? I always see girly looks for soft gamine but for my lab work I prefer boyish looks.

I am a soft dramatic with a baby face :D that is such a funny mixture

Can soft natural be tall too? I mean they are into shorter side more

SD and TR are similar speaking of glamour

I’ve been curious what do you think is Bella Hadid’s type? Aly Art mentioned that she might be a flamboyant natural, but I think she is a really skinny soft dramatic. She wears soft Dramatic lines often and I think she looks so distinguished in them. What do you think? Also is Angelina Jolie SD? I’m still not sure on her.

This is the best news I've received all day! I share a body type with Aishwarya! ❤

I would actually love to see a more in depth-comparison between SN and FN. In some cases, I think it's fairly obvious if a person is tending towards a bit softer or a bit more dramatic (i.e. if you compare Scarlett Johanson and some of the super models; she looks shorter and curvier, the super models look way taller, less curvy and with longer bones). In other cases, I find it difficult to understand why a certain celebrity is considered FN and not SN, as with Jennifer Lawrence. It's not obvious to me why Katy Perry and Pink (both being SN on Kibbe's list) are considered softer than Jennifer. Several times I've found myself thinking that a certain celebrity is SN and then finding out she's typed as FN. To me, seeing that extra bit of yang or yin is easier in classics or gamines, but for some reason, I find it harder with naturals.

I have the traits you're talking about in the face that soft naturals have. To me though when I don't smile it looks like the the dramatic but when I smile I do have have a lot of muscle there lets see with the body

Wow, I reviewed multiple videos discussing the different Kibbe types by different fashion channels and I’ve come to the conclusion I can talk myself into being about 4 different types and it’s a ploy to get people to fork out for analyses. I am happiest wearing what makes me feel the most attractive in the colors I like best. I think I am going to go with that. When one has difficulty determining type because of how much “flesh” a person is packing then it kind of negates the importance of types.

Please do theatrical romantics next.

Your videos are great and very detailed but I m still confused between those 2 types . I lean more towards soft dramatic considering my face (esp the cheekbones and nose) but I m still not sure enough.

Please do soft natural vs. theatrical romantic

6:00 how does she still look gorgeous while doing a derp face

Thaaaaank you

Aishwarya Rai defines beauty here in India, to see that she is in fact a SN is just.. strange. lol. And now I do see how PC is a SD as well, maybe she just works out a lot and hence look a little board. Thank you SO much for clearing this up! Can you please tell us about how can certain seasons wear a variety of colors (like mixing yellow & black clothing that still goes with a spring coz of the yellow and vice versa). Also a black for all seasons like the White video, PLEASEE! 🙏

I don’t know which one i am, i feel like I’m everything lol. I have bold round features with high cheek bones but soft also with big cheeks and dimples....

is it possible to be a natural without broad shoulders? I think I have a soft dramatic body but my face does not fit this type at all.

Great job! This came in great timing; my daughters and I were talking about this just this afternoon. So, naturals have width in their yang skeletons, dramatics more narrowness, right? And with the soft types of these, both have soft flesh. But the character of SD needs to be more structured or polished, SN needs to be unstructured and unpolished! Right? So with my beautiful teens there is one of each. 😊

Jennifer Love Hewitt is Theatrical Romanitic pritty sure.

Very interesting and informative. What is yasmeen ghauri? She has a true skinny hourglass figure but she is lean and has a swan neck.

Thank you for this video. I think I am a soft dramatic...🧐

Can you do soft natural vs. soft gamine?

Still confused...I'm one of them dont know which one though. Im 5'7.5, fleshy, long arms and legs...I just wanna know best type of clothes to wear 😩

Can we be SG even with some b answers? like b jawlines but a shoulders, and d/E flesh/arms/legs (etc.)

Please help!! Can’t figure it out and I just got a haircut that doesn’t suit me and I don’t know why. 5’8”loong torso, fairly narrow shoulders though not angular, slight hourglass, long slim, hands and feet. Look pretty tall. Medium fleshiness , large bust, med booty. Very full lips, almond eyes, not a cheekbone in sight, long broad nose, high forehead Thanks a ton if you read this 💜

does anyone know a difference between a soft gamine and a soft natural?? (besides the size difference) your answer will be appreciated!!

Apparently Kibbe just typed Selena Gomez as a TR!

I thought Jennifer Love Hewitt was a TR

I need help do you think I’m soft dramatic and I’m 5’8 btw my face is oval/long I have full lips a high forehead and a lean body type I’m not sure.

I am almost 5'10, does that mean out of those two I am automatically more likely to be soft dramatic? I am definitely not flamboyant natural because my hips are wide and my shoulders kind of narrow. My face seems kinda blunt and wide to me but soft and not muscular, so more like priyanka. I am kind of curvy but more pear than hourglass. I think both kinds of hair work on me but I look weird with strong makeup or super fancy jewelry imo as I never wear it. Anybody got some insight?

Oooh I might be a soft dramatic then

So do you think when/ S. Gomez dresses Gamine she is dressing for her face? Because i think it looks good on her (as does SN), when proportioned correctly. Thanks for all your info/work 👍😇✌💪

In Priyanka's old pictures and movies you can see that she's a clear SD but, it's definitely harder to see in her recent appearances. She doesn't wear many SD lines lately, I see her more in classic and natural lines which can be misleading as well.

I wish to see the differences between Soft Dramatic vs Soft Classic, Soft Natural vs Soft Classic, plus their common denominators. Thank you and greetings from Mapnila, Philippines.

Can you tell me about Ornella muti ?