THIS, is the answer. The 7 Style Essences { face types} 

Hey! I'd like to clarify a few things. A few errors/miscommunications: 1. You can be more than three essences 2. Kibbe does include style essences in his system, but he "pre-selects" them for you, and Kitchener and Kibbe still view their essences differently even though they both use yin/yang 3. I suggested using black and white photos- which I think can be helpful to see your facial shapes and overall impression (like casting agents typically use these style photos to help discern a "vibe"), but color is a fundamental aspect of kitcheners system and one b/w photo alone will not confirm your essence. 4. I don't consider myself a guru; I like to view this as a community exploration (me being part of that community!)... so if I ever get something wrong or you feel it's not representative, then leave a comment and we can learn and explore together

Sooooo two dudes built their careers off a woman’s work and she gets lost history? I’m just peeved that this is the first I’m hearing of her!! And super grateful to you for bringing her back to light. Can’t wait to read up on her views.

I really appreciate that you include POC in your examples of essences. So many other styling gurus neglect POC and it's hard to see how different ethnic features might translate into each essence/style.

5:01 dramatic 6:24 gamine 7:17 natural 8:42 classic 10:01 romantic 11:11 ingenue 12:17 angelic/ethereal

You definitely fit the ingenue essence SO MUCH MORE than romantic. I'd say ingenue and natural look like two of the more dominating essences for you.

As a romantic I've never felt vavavoom which is usually the stereotype and when I learned about ingenue, I understood why my vibes are mostly cute/innocent. I add some ingenue friendly pieces or jewelry and it works wonders.

I just had the realization that my essence is an ingenue/angelic blend, followed by the realization that I have exactly one (1) piece for each essence. And that my wardrobe is made out of clothing that fits e v e r y essence except the ones I need. Isn’t life just wonderful 🥰🥰

I actually see so much ethereal essence in you! Your wide-set sort of siren eyes, your coloring, your full lips and unique nose-all that screams MERMAID to me. You definitely have a touch of ingenue and natural too, but I think you just have such an ethereal air (this is on a first impression)

I’ve paused and my guess! - Natural (dominant), dramatic, ingénue xx

Its interesting because I actually thought that the gamine and ingenue suited you the most. Also it would be great if you did more in depth videos of the different essences, I'm still unsure of what I am and it would be helpful!

I think your essence is natural dominant. I loved you in the natural outfits and when I saw your face at 8:05 next to the other natural examples, I feel like there’s a lot more similarities in features and bone structure with these examples, than with the romantic. You have this kinda “undone” quality about you where you could roll out of bed, throw your hair in a messy bun, throw on jeans and a T-shirt and it would look GOOD and kinda like off-duty model style, where others would look like… they rolled out of bed. Even as I look through your other videos, this relaxed hairstyle you have in this video looks more cohesive than the more done hairstyles. I also think the source of your yin is from an ingenue essence- the high contrast, the flushness of the skin, and the full lips. Without seeing your body, you look like you could pull off vintage styles and patterns, like the dress to the left on 11:29. There’s a little bit of a delicateness in your frame that makes me think that your more yin leaning outfits would look good in this essence. You remind me of a young Liv Tyler- I think she dressed her essence when she was young, rather than the “more polished,” darker image she has now. Either way- loved the video and the explanation. I definitely agree that dressing for your face and essence helps to bring more cohesiveness to one’s style

I see her most as gamine essence. She’s so so playful with hot body movements and facial expressions! The gamine outfits she displayed totally suited her!

I’m a 43 year old gamine from what I see. I’ve been trying to do a “capsule wardrobe “ and so far it is disastrous! I’m not into neutrals AT ALL! I want colours, patterns and FUN! So I realized that I want is a wardrobe that has my own personal basics. So instead of a plain white button down shirt, I’ll get one with polka dots or stripes. I’m trying to narrow down my choices and streamline my closet. It’s hard to style yourself as you get older.

I recently became very obsessed with the essence system. You’re right, it goes perfectly hand-in-hand w/ Kibbe in terms of allowing for a deeper understanding of your style. I’d love to see videos for each type that also mention some “blends” as well!

I went hard into the romantic/cottagecore aesthetic last year as a way to escape my gloomy reality lol but I've realized I am truly a natural essence. As much as I admired my ultra feminine pieces on the hanger, they never really brought out the best in my looks. I really look so good in simple, organic fibers. I LOVE my flowy linens and broken in denim.

I thought ingenue and gamine suited you best. Dramatic seemed overwhelming, and all the other essences didn’t give “This is it!”

I fit Romantic to a T! 😂😂😂 I wear so much red because it always looks good on me. My color palate is also Dark Winter so i gravitate toward colors that "know who they are"(that's the way I describe them. Brights, bolds, emeralds, etc).

Kibbe has provided tremendous insights, but the system clearly has it's limits. I am a Kibbe Soft Classic but always found something's missing. It was the ethereal essence. Classic romantic ethereal feels much more right for me. I have been compared to Kate Winslet who is a Kibbe verified Romantic, but have always seen something classic, regal about her, especially in her face. It's probably her secondary, classic essence which has become more prominent in recent years.

This was SO helpful! Kibbe always told me I was physically a Dramatic, but I absolutely hated that style. I now realize I've always been 100% Ethereal.

I honestly thought Gamine, Ingenue, and Angelic/Ethereal looked PHENOMENAL on you. Natural and Romantic looked great, but paled in comparison. Dramatic simply overpowered you.

Notes for myself 4:42 dramatic essence 7:46 natural essence

Btw.: I'm autistic and kibbe and related stuff is one of my special interests. I lovelovelove your videos and the effort and amount of detail you put it. And know you offered a mini-quiz? My autistic brain loves taking quizes!!!

Thank you for including Asian looks on describing essences ❤ I can finally feel represented It also helps a lot

In my opinion your essence blend is composed of natural, gamine and engenue.

I have no idea what essence I have😳 I find it so difficult to separate what I was told (all my life) growing up from the actual grown up me- like how many of us were told to wear a lot of concealer to hide our imperfect skin, to only choose dark colored bottoms in order to tone down our curves or to get more volume in our hair at any cost etc. All those advice were like hide hide hide instead of shine shine shine. Weird thing is that I still always feel more ”ugly” with bare skin and in sleek hair -but does voluminous fluffy hair even suite me? Do I look better in something completly different?🧐

More in depth videos on each essence?? Absolutely yes!

Emma Stone is also a Bright Spring, which adds to her seeming like a ray of sunshine. They just look sparkly and shiny.

Natural and Ingenue were the looks that fit you best in my opinion, and felt in line with your general vibe/essence. Maybe Ingenue above all 👌🏻

I love the way you explain and how you go into details and examples. Would definitely like to see individual videos for each of the types!

If you're the same person I'm thinking about you're absolutely amazing! It was your site's test that helped me with my Kibbe body type and now you're at it again with the essences! You're killing it! Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰 Your explanations are the absolute best ❣️

I think I have a dramatic romantic and classic blend but tbh after seeing you in all those outfits I don’t think it matters too much cause you look amazing in all of them 😭

Glad you mentioned that natural does not equal potato sack! I saw even DK mentioned that shapeless, baggy recs are a misconception. It would nice to see more of what natural recs could be without seeing inpossibly thin models wearing oversized "sheets", or menswear that's 3 sizes too big.

This makes so much sense! I’ve been recently dressing more in earthy tones and fabrics and didn’t really know why, but natural really describes the way I look 😊

Your videos are pure gold!!! The amount of work you put into creating them is astounding! Extremely helpul and in-depth. Binge-watched almost the whole essence series! So happy I have found your channel!

I've been really struggling to pinpoint my essence and this video helped SO MUCH. Basically doing what you had us do with you at the end, where we looked at your styled look and judged how well it matched your face, with various pictures of myself, was very eye opening!

This has been the MOST helpful even compared to Kibbe and the other system. Thank you so much!

My bf always says I have a sexy but cute girl-next-door vibe. Thanks to this video, now I understand that he means I have a natural type with a romantic + ingenue essence. I finally feel seen/understood in my style and my outfits and fashion preferences make complete sense now.

This was so helpful. I really like the Kibbe method and boy has it helped me figure out why clothes suit or do not suit me and has transformed my wardrobe into something that makes me feel confident and happy. But there was always some tension because while I’m definitely more on the flamboyant natural side, something about how kibbe describes them and what suits them just didn’t resonate. There is a hint of the dramatic in me but what I kept coming back to were things that fell more into line with a classic. Watching your videos on essences I’ve realized why it is I’m drawn to some dramatic pieces but always always need to temper my outfits so they are balanced. Anyhow, it all makes so much more sense to me now. I’m getting better and better in identifying what a piece needs to have for it to work for me which makes shopping so much easier, impulse buys a thing of the past, and a wardrobe that inspires me. It’s freedom, really 😊

Wow! This is so accurate. I used to buy lots of "cutesy" dresses and tops (lots of florals and pastel colors) because my Kibbe body type is theatrical romantic, and thought I needed to dress the soft romantic part. But for some reason, these still made me look like a little girl. So I found out my color season is bright spring, and I swapped out pastels for brighter colors, for example, coral makes me glow and look tan and healthy. I still feel a bit lost with my style, but after watching this video, my essence is definitely romantic! I can't pull off ingenue like I was trying to because it makes me look like a little kid, but in an awkward way. I love wearing lingerie (in red and black), I feel so pretty in it! And I always get tons of compliments when I wear red, especially red lipstick! Thank you!

lol I guessed classic essence for you, because I thought you looked the best in it. Thank you for breaking down the topic of essence. I find it highly interesting.

over the past few months ive slowly been steeping myself into the fashion part of youtube and finding my style and your videos have been a really big help at understanding things- thank you so much for the great videos!

you are the only one who explained without calling me ugly

OMG this is making it all come together. Please do a video on each of the essences!

Oh my goodness I've been needing this video even before I started looking into style and trying to figure mine out! Thank you so much for putting this together

I am a soft natural and I believe my essence blend is natural, romantic and ingenue. Thank you for this video ❤️

I think the Classic lines looked absolutely stunning on you!!

Taking short videos in different outfits is soooo helpful! I thought I had classical essence, but now I see it looks so stiff and just wrong on me😅 turns out my friends and family were right and ethereal essence is dominant!

The natural outfits seemed most harmonious with the energy you give off here, with romantic a close second!

I was thinking you’re classic or ingenue for sure!!! They shined so much more than the others.

I was so happy to discover the essence system because it filled in the gaps for me after discovering my kibbe type. I like that kibbe helped me with understanding my shape and getting the right fit and flatter, while the essence system helped me with narrowing down my aesthetic and overall vibe. Now I know what to look for on the hanger when shopping. I’ve also been using the 3 word method suggested by a personal stylist on TikTok., it has been helpful with purging my closet and getting a more cohesive wardrobe. Love your videos, They’re so insightful!! :)

Personally I think u look absolutely GORGEOUS in Gamine/ romantic styles Thank you for explaining the different styles, it helped alot❤

thank you for including childhood photos to this video! I agree it helps A LOT. my Kibbe journey was very rough since I have very broad shoulders and a huge head lol so not a very strong vertical and for 5 years I thought I was a natural because of that. but in my whole life of 21 years I NEVER looked good in athletic, sporty or casual lines. I thought I had the ugliest body since even a plain black t-shirt with black shorts looked AWFUL. Me and my mom would go out shopping and everything she chose looked terrible on me. turns out, we were struggling because I was a SD child with a masculine, serious essence (idk what it is exactly) and she was a SN with gamine essence. what started that break through of realizing im a SD was looking back at my childhood photos and ignoring body shape and just focusing on the impression I made. Even as a child I always looked mature for my age. I was always the longest in my class and that didn't made me look like a model, sporty or powerful/mascular at all, I just looked older. Not feminine, sexy or womanly just big, broad and grown up. I looked pretty awful in school uniform however I shined at our schools annual balls in satin dresses with fake Swarovski crystals as jewelry, even when I was just 7. I would wear makeup almost everyday when I was around 4-7 and it was just my thing back then, nobody could stop me. so I strongly disagree it is impossible to type someone until 25, the type and essence makes itself seen even in childhood.

Natural looks amazing on you in my opinion. You look at home in those lines and effortless. I’m envious as I tend to look best when really dressed up

Love that you’re putting these two systems together! I think this may help me find my essence/style combo! I’d love to see a Kibbe “dramatic classic” breakdown with all the possible essences and how that would look!

Awesome video, great explanations! Finally figured out why I didn’t feel like I fit completely into the natural kibbe category. I’m an ingenue, ethereal, natural

Thank you for this! I kind of felt lost in Kibbe’s system. Essence speaks to me a lot more. Though, maybe it was good for me to learn Kibbe first. Now the whole concept of essences has a lot more gravity to it.

Gabrielle, this video made me so excited because I actually understood everything!!! Some people have two essences but don't know how to mix and match styles but you managed to accurately capture the 7 essences through the pictures and your exact description of each category. It has really helped me visualize myself and organize the categories I fit in so I know how to style myself. It must have taken forever for you to gather it all up. Thank you. Thank You. Thank You. This video is like a 🦄 to me. 🙌🙌🙌

Okayyyy. So I guessed all three of your essences! Your natural looked most effortless to me, your dramatic was a statement and gave androgynous almost and your romantic just looked pretty on you. Natural is your everyday bag in my opinion. Loved this video🤍🤍🤍

I felt like the gamine essence just fit so well. Now, this is the first video of yours I've seen, but it looked the best IMO. Funny how the way we perceive ourselves can differ from how others see us. But whatever makes you feel yourself and most confident matter more :)

This was so helpful.☺️ I guessed yours right! I think I have romantic, natural, classic essence. It's made dressing soft dramatic a little difficult, because I'm not into animal print or big jewelry etc..

Omg, I was pleasantly surprised I was on the TEA for your essence combinations. Like all of the three you said is what I said, although I thought at first that natural and romantic suited you way more. But this video has given me so much clarity honestly in understanding my essence, which I would say is gamine with a small percentage of ingenue, and not just because I am sporting short hair rn but because I feel like the description. both the physical and personality description matched me so well! So thank you for that!

You explained the combo of kibbe body type + Kitchener essence better than anyone I’ve heard so far. Very well done! And I love the idea of demonstrating the essences on yourself so we can really get a feel for how they shine through an outfit. Really great video!!!!!!!

I thought for sure romantic and dramatic. I couldn’t see the natural essence. But I can see the romantic and dramatic with natural. Such a good tutorial.

Thank you for this. I learned something new about my essence. I'm definitely between romantic and classic.

omg my guess was natural-ingenue-gamine !! they definitely fit you more imo especially natural and ingenue, i love you in lighter palettes and softer fabrics but also in bold colors and printed fabrics!!

Thank you for this incredibly helpful video which I shall come back to multiple times. It's helping me to piece together why I don't fit fully into any one category and also why my own instincts are mostly right. Thank you!

I have studied Certificate 2 in Applied Fashion Technology and have been fashion orientated for a lot of my life. Gabrielle you have articulated a thoughtful, comprehensive approach to such a complex topic in a way that is easy to comprehend. Watching this video make me feel optimistic and inspired to reinvigorate my wardrobe. Fragments of fashion rules and guidelines had been floating around in my head for so long... and your advise just makes all finally click! Thank you for sharing your wisdom, you are such a fun energy and I know you will continue to do amazing things (:

ingenue suits you the best!!!!! i literally gasped!! followed by natural and classic. ethereal suits you well too.

you are most definitely a natural!!! it looks amazing on you

This makes so much sense! I first identified myself as Kibbe Theatrical Romantic, since my body is curvy and I have big round eyes and full lips, however, I am quite tall and not all the characteristics would suit me. Then I discovered I am Soft Classic (which made sense since I saw one chart that showed TR and SC quite close to each other). Now I know that even though I am Soft Classic according to Kibbe, I definitely have Romantic essence... ever since I remember people would always tell me I look sexy, even though I would wear pretty normal clothing. Thank you very much for this video!

I've been struggling with my body type during all this journey, because I am a Soft Classic and I have really soft features (I am 18 years old but I look even younger) and it doesn't fit really well with the styles that I like the most wich are more assymmetrical, contrasting and with gamine-like lines, but thanks to this video now I understand that I can make this kind of blends between essences and styles and I am very happy with the idea of finally developing my dessire style while looking good in clothes that fit my body lines and shape

Gabrielle, I’ve watched this video again, and again! Sorry this is such a long comment, but I wanted to tell you I really appreciate you connecting the essence with Kibbe type. I think I’m a dramatic classic body type, and my dominant essence is classic. It has really helped me, since I don’t always want to look dramatic and classic, nor do I always FEEL those characteristics. I have always admired natural outfits and essence, so I’m blending that vibe to my dressing habits, especially since I’ve retired, and my wardrobe needs to be more relaxed, (classic sometimes looks too dressy and put together!). It’s really been a game changer for me. I now see why adding natural to my classic is something I’ve wanted to try, and that is okay to do so! I find myself being more relaxed about my fashion ideas, and adding natural elements, and I feel so much more “ like me!” Going to start taking photos!

This was SUPER interesting! I think this is by far the easiest to understand video I've seen on essences (and I mostly guessed your essence correctly!). I'm a FG and I feel like I'm mostly a gamine essence with a dash of dramatic and romantic. This has made it so much easier to look at the things I like in my wardrobe and understand WHY I like them

I wasn't sure if these essences were anything real, but I thought the romantic outfits looked best on you and then you said that was your dominant essence... And now, I'm kind of convinced! Really great video :)

This is so interesting!! I’ve been thinking about kibbe a lot and sometimes, I do feel a little boxed in. Excited to experiment a bit!

Your videos are fascinating. I just came across your channel and finally, someone understands me, my struggles and interrogations about all those systems!!

Thank you for the helpful breakdown of style essences! I figured I might be 1) Ingenue 2) Romantic 3) Classic or Natural. I liked some of the classical looks you showed, I am drawn to timeless pieces, but incorporating them into romantic, flowing, bohemian outfits. Now would love to see some suggestions or videos on how to mix and blend style essences in outfits! Cheers and thanks for your awesome work! ❤️❤️❤️

Yes, I'm interested in seeing more videos of the essences and how to incorporate them into Kibbe type outfits. In Kibbe I'm SN but my essence is probably a combination NEI, or NEIC rather than NR. Also, I'm not young so incorporating the I tends to look best in details and jewelry.🙂

love hopping on an amazing channel before it (inevitably) blows up. love your content!

You're great at explaining these things and you make it very entertaining. Thank you!

I've got a true autumn color palette. I didn't know Kibbe had removed faces. When I typed myself some years ago, I landed on classic, though I wasn't sure which variety. The way you just described the essence for classics was so spot in for me, and one reason why I thought classic was accurate. But I recently looked into it again and classic just didn't seem right. Aha! Soft natural! But some of the soft natural clothing suggestions (just getting started) aren't right. Bingo. Thanks for saying that many of us were accidentally typed as classics,due to classic essence! Now I've got more info for this deep dive. 💪 One reason I've struggled so much with the classic diagnosis is that my mom and I are so similar and she definitely isn't a classic. I thought she was probably a natural of some kind. Unfortunately, example photos are almost always celebrities, non overweight people, fit people, heavy makeup, high maintenance and dyed hair, and fashion clothes. No everyday wear, no clothes you could just get at Target or wherever, no one with little to no makeup, undyed and non curled hair, any weight gain or post baby bodies, etc. It just makes it so much harder to figure out.

Natural fit you the best, all of the outfits looked perfectly in place, while you showed the dramatic and romantic styles it was 2 out of the 4 outfits looking in place, it was a great exercise none the less

stumbled upon this video by accident and it's my introduction to this system and i love it! thank you for explaining it so well even to someone who never heard of it before in an understandable way. However i gotta agree with my fellow commentators below, rather than romantic i see the ingenue as well! it looks lovely on you. But yes natural definitely is the strongest essence of them all, all outfits look great and straight out of a magazine on you :)

Thank you so much for this Gabrielle!!! 🤩🤩🤩 Clear explanation and makes so much sense! I'm mostly a TR in Kibbe's sense, and thought I might be a mix of TR and FG, but I was stuck with my style at some point. Finds out I'm a TR with angelic essence rather than a mix with gamine. So as you said in your intro, essence was definitely the missing piece! Thank you so much for you work and I wish you all the best from Francein whatever you do ! ✨

I LOVE your content. Binge almost all in one sitting and know I must rewatched to implement your advices to my one personal style. Amazing energy, personality and very concrete informations. Btw, you look amazing with hair draped at one side of the face, such a graceful and natural look ❤

Natural fits you SO SO well!!

Ingenue fits you SO WELL! 😍

as someone who can show off both ‘softer’ and ‘dramatic’ styles, I think that people will always have a bit of this and that, and anybody ‘should’ feel allowed to mix/experiment :) That said, I’m just glad I found another channel that focuses on actual aesthetic rather than trends. 🤍

Yes please! All of the above! ❤️ Fantastic content

When you were describing gamine I thought to myself “well, that’s me, but with a hint of romantic” and then you moved to ingenue and it clicked! but I still think ingenue without little gamine for me feels a bit boring. I was always wondering why classic looks that look so good on others just wash me out. Thank you! LOVED your outfits for ingenue. Personally I loved how romantic and angelic looked on you. You give off very soft vibe.

I'm still learning what my essence/style would be. I've worn uniforms all my life (school/career) & never had the opportunity to experiment with fashion. Thank you for creating this well-informed video!

oh! i see you as classic. looks amazing on you

I really think ingenue and dramatic suits you so well! You are wearing this dress right now and I was like, "this fits her essence so well." And this dress is very ingenue. ✨️💖

Yeees!! I need a video on the ingenue and romantic types please! 🙏🏻

I thought you are a classic! Because I felt like the classic outfits looked best on you. But everybody's opinion is different. At the end of the day, we decide our own essence.❤💕

When I saw romantic on you I was like, yessss! It fits you well, the vibe, and the eyes too I guess. And I nodded as well in natural and dramatic.

Loved this video! I can totally see dramatic, romantic, and natural essence in you.

More of these please. I think I'm a soft dramatic with romantic essence but heck it gets confusing. However you have really made the essence thing seem easier to figure out.....finally! Love your videos x

I definitely see the Natural and think Romantic as a close second. Works really well

This is the first I'm hearing about any of this. I'm intrigued.