Truly AUTHENTIC PERSONAL STYLE starts here { personal style mapping} 

Most underrated style RU-vidr of all time. I don’t know how she doesn’t have millions of subscribers

Would love to see a video on closet auditing!

You're back! I've missed your creative and in depth videos so much! Love your unique approach when it comes to styling and how you incorporate modern takes on style principles without being overly restrictive. Like many, I've struggled with combining all of the kibbe/kitchener/color season principles and this video really helps taking a step back to reevaluate what truly brings me joy and confidence when curating my wardrobe. There is no fun in subscribing to strict ''laws'' of styling if they don't reflect our individual personality traits and aesthetic inspirations. Adding that extra sprinkle of originality makes all the difference! Thanks again for taking the time to produce such entertaining and insightful videos! :D

I have a Pinterest board called ‘Aura dump’ where I pin every single picture that calls me. Then, now and then I download a few of those pictures and make a video with a song that really resonates with me currently, sometimes I feel like my outfits don’t exactly resonate that, but my soul does and it just…shows!

Gabby’s approach is very therapeutic. She is a brilliant creative and intellectual.

I never considered that I had to mourn my old self, in a way! I have never viewed style in this way. It is so true and so profound. Thank you for putting it this way.

Another vote for closet auditing, but I’m interested in all your ideas. Also your editing is amazing as always!

A video on tips for integrating various essense blends would be amazing! For example I'm gamine, natural, romantic and not sure where to start in learning how to express that in outfits/wardrobe.

For some reason the therapeutic part of this really pulls to me, not because I haven't done inner work but because I think there have been parts of my lived experience that are directly about style and get in the way of authenticity. I was once working with a coach who told me how adorable I look in a positive way and then all of her advice was to give me black, white, and brown solid office wear outfits because I "was dressing younger than my age" (I was 24) and to look more sophisticated to achieve my goals. I didn't realize it then but it had an effect on me that maybe looking youthful made me look silly even if it made me happy and is a dominant part of my essence blend.

You are truly gifted to do this! I’m feeling so overwhelmed as I’m trying to learn more about my “personal style,” but when I click on your videos I actually feel inspired 💕

Weird fashion revelations I’ve had in the past month just from vibing: - a waist belt changed my life. It makes anything look good. It’s magic. It makes my fits look more intentional + distracts from my lumpy lumps without needing to hide. - Most of my closet doesn’t match my mousy hair color. I like changing my hair so i’m going to dye it a deeper color as it would fit all the colors i like. Rip blonde hair, i only kept you because you seemed unachievable and i am toxic like that. Also family pressure. - I bought a pair of pants, immediately tried to style it with my closet at home, noticed it was difficult and the cut made me look off. Returned it and invested in ones with flare instead. Much more confident they will be worn. - i regret not getting a slightly long curtain bang earlier. Frames my face, and my hair is at an awkward length so it needed a distraction. - toning your hair at home (not just a purple shampoo and not a box dye that lasts for months) = the superior option. It’s very mild so you learn as you go how much you need/when, and also super easily removed. I’m enjoying it a lot. - idfc if hair on the darker side might make me look pale, never been into tanning, i am naturally very pale, why am i listening to advice i don’t care about? 😎 I’ve just been watching videos, getting stressed and obsessed, but as soon as i just relaxed i listened to myself qnd respected who i saw. Not using any video as perscriptive, like you noted, just as inspiration or «fun facts»!

I am really glad I signed up to get the free worksheets. I am really starting from ground zero with my closet and I really don't admire anyone or have any icons I look to for personal style, so trying to figure out what I want has been tricky. I hope they can help me narrow that down! I appreciate all of your explanations!

I can tell you’re a creative perfectionist like me possibly always trying to reconcile the two! I love your detailed analysis. Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge with us! Looking forward to your next video. No rush, just looking forward to it. 😊

I would like C and speficially how to combine juxtaposing essence and personality. For example classic, ingenue essence but you want to be experimental, powerful, bold and artsy

Gabrielle's backkkk!!!!!❤

My vote is for an essence video.I love essence related videos. Maybe an exercise on how to figure it out with maybe everyday people examples as opposed to celebrity. But I'm sure whatever you come up with will be great.

I am so glad I found your channel and your content. You don't only give out info, you also give so many examples (especially on putting together entire outfits). I really feel like these are all tools and it's up to me which ones I want to incorporate or not in my own style. My work is research so this approach really speaks to me! I also like how you touched on how exploring style can feel scary or uncomfortable and that it's okay to try on clothes and style just by myself, for myself. Thank you so much!

I appreciate the wisdom you are giving to the world so much! It has been more than helpful to me as someone who has struggled with visual aesthetics my whole life - I'm so not a visual person which makes dressing myself hard. I really appreciate your emphasis on being true to your own aesthetic, and the detailed and concrete advice on how to find your aesthetic, which I really needed! I've been revising my personal style map for a year now, and it's finally coming together for me. Mille fois merci!

Missed your videos. Thanks for this one. Feeling in a style rut but didn't want to go out andbuy aimlessly. Yay!

Gabi you look so beautiful in blue ❤❤

Love your videos, by far the kindest and most fun embrace of style on RU-vid

your very talented I love your videos

*What's In My Closet* . Your "DEEP DIVES" are always inspirational. It's finally Autumn in Upstate NY and that is where my soft-natural shines. After watching this, I had to do a quick review of my saved outfit inspo on Pinterest. My color palette and pattern choices haven't changed in two years. They suit "authentic" me. I'll be doing a closet edit, and plan on hanging some outfit combos together. I wear a uniform for work, but I love the idea of having a go to outfit at the ready for days off. I do thrift 90% of my clothing, a thoughtful edit is due. I'm not looking for space to add more, just a concise evaluation. I've experienced that "confidence" boost when I'm wearing that outfit/color combo that suits *ME* . From necklines to hemlines and footwear, your content has upped my style game and I'm grateful. 💎

You killed it with this intro! I can't wait to see everything! Love your work and style!

I found your videos yesterday and I have been binging them ever since!! I got stuck in and have shared it with my friends so we can help each other 😍 I'm currently balancing having to dress relatively practically for horses and then going off to work... still trying to find way to make it so I stop going to work in my yard clothes everyday 😅

BTW, the relaxed/draped, asymmetrical top looks really good on you! And the color is just right for you too!

Fantastic! Thanks for all the time, thoughts, and production! I appreciate your videos, and always look forward to the next one! Great insights and info! 😍

Gaby i just want to say that i love YOUR personal style! i love you getting more into these chic moody colors (this blue is soooo stunning both on you and in general) and i feel like you've really come a long way to honing your own style. When you show off your outfit photos at the start (the "from here [instagram photo] to here [current outfits]" the outfit are all bangers,and i especially love that collared dress on the far left on you. it conveys so many different things, it's both chic and relaxed (and it makes you look so tall haha). i've been clamoring for a style map video so i'm excited to get a cup of tea and watch this but i just wanted to say that first.

I love your videos, especially the style essences, it would be amazing if you did videos deep diving two style essences combined, given that we have more than one style essence, like romantic-dramatic or classic-gamine. My style essences are Ethereal, Ingenuine, and Natural. ic or classic-gamine

GABI your editing is fab❤❤

Very extensive video, loved it! Would love to see A in the next video, or in terms of C, how to look more serious or more approachable for different style essences (e.g. if your dominant essence is dramatic but you work with children)

So helpful!! Thank you for this video!! And all your videos, truly, I keep coming back to them and always find something new that I didn’t quite understood before. ❤Btw, I love The Beatles too. They will be in my board as well :)

i always love all your video!! I appreciate your hardwork making all of this, always look forward to the next one! i vote for closet auditing video!

I love the way you talk about fashion and style. You’re the best 💙 Missed your videos!

Another gem of a video, thanks for all the work and insight you put into these. We are so bombarded with input and pressures on a daily basis that we stopped looking at ourselves, so we try to fit into an expectation or an aesthetic. Besides it takes effort to look inside, not just intellectually but also emotionally. Often it's easier to keep chasing a dream and tricking ourselves that we got it covered, than to actually put the work into working with what we have and finding out who we are. What you said about comparison being the thief of joy and the loss of identity reminds me of this wonderful quote by Kurt Cobain "trying to be someone else is a waste of the person you are".

you work so so hard and are so in depth, i appreciate it so much!!!!! like no other!!!

Your videos make my day!!

So happy for this new video, I just rewatched yesterday your latest video for the 5th time 😅 implementing it bit by bit 🥰

amazing! I can't wait to explore more with your worksheets, thanks for giving so many details about this process and for your next video closet auditing please :)

Yeaaah! Welcome back! I vote for an Essence video! I am thinking makeup that works with essences for different occasions. For example, dramatic makeup is easy to think of, but what about for a day at work or in the park? I have also been looking for examples of Ethereal makeup, especially wearable examples.

I love your creativity and how far in depth your analyses are. I also adore this look on you. It might be one of my favorites 😍

Just downloaded the guide! Cant wait to get started on this new journey 😎👏

oh im SEATED !!

This would make a great companion video to your workbook wich I bought and LOVE! I'm still in the process of it and it's been so helpful already! Keep up the excellent work👍

I have so enjoyed completing the worksheets and just wanted to thank you for your incredible generosity x

Totally binging your content! So glad I found this channel!!! 🙏🙏🙏🩷🩷

Gabrielle Arruda, a master and a mistress of inspiration, thank you! Vous etes extraordinaire! Merci beaucoup!

I haven't finished watching yet but wanted to write that you are so inspiring. Thanks a lot

It’s the Oregon Trail for me 🤣🤣🤣 Love your generous content! I feel like each one is a master class. I have learned so much- Thank You!

Can’t wait to update my style map and go on a date with myself to get comfortable with my new style! Thanks! 💐

Fantastic breakdown!

Hahaha. I just LOVE your beginnings.. Appreciate your weirdness very much.!!!

Always love your videos and feel so inspired afterward! Voting for closet editing but would be excited about any topic you presented❣

I really enjoy your videos, i think they are practical AND inspirational. I like doing exercises and i'm not a very "theory" person in regards to decision making, although i need to feel inspired by it to continue. I've been using your capsule wardrobe ebook and i can say finding my style has really been a journey 😆 It is taking me years but i think im really building something that would last me for years as that is my main goal: to wear something personal, comfortable and where i can feel pretty in. So thank you 💕 This video and material are really helpful!

Definitely Closet Auditing for me. This channel is so rich with knowledge, it's like a free food everyday hahaha ❤

Brilliant as usual! And I would love to see any video of yours.

Thanks for the info. I love that color and style top on you. ❤

C, essence related but maybe crossing over essences? So, for example what an angelic romantic wound look like and designers or brands we can look for for inspiration or to purchase :)

Lovely info and v.p.--thank you!

So glad to see you! I bought your workbook but then got slammed at my job. Looking forward to working through it in October!

I've watched video the second time and now I can say: in my opinion it's the best content on personal style. It covers entire topic, I don't think anything else is needed. I love that you emphasize how important subtraction of ideas and elements is. I love how many graphic examples there was so everything was clear. I love that you show your personal journey so it is easier to imagine how it could look like. Expected nothing else form you ❤

I came across my old full body photos, and I collected them in the same folder. It's so fun to start identifying if I love the photo and why, what is it telling me about my style (change).

This is a really well done video, love your brilliance! I've been looking for a video like yours for so long. You covered the whole thing in a beautifully articulate piece! Thank you

This is the best most insightful video about style I’ve watched!! Thank you! Will definitely be coming back to consult it(:

Your information is fabulous. Please keep giving us more! I learned so much from your web site!

This video has helped me get out of a style rut. Time to get to work and actually understand what my style goals are

Closet auditing would be good! Thanks for asking! I’ve watched your video twice! Wish I could like it twice! Hehe! I’m going to start applying your suggestions, and try to convince myself I can take photos, play around with fashion expression, and deep dive into really who I am!

I appreciate this sooo much as a newbie therapist who has gone down the rabbit hole trying to figure out a new professional wardrobe, while still being true to myself and fits my body, my essences, my color palette, etc. it's all such a proccess. I'm glad to see that I'm not overthinking it and that all of this reflecting and work will be helpful in the future as well.

I’ve recently subscribed and am really enjoying your videos! Cumulatively, you’ve really helped balance my style journey ✨ I’m trying to focus on only A+ pieces- I remind myself, “I thrift, I buy secondhand online, so I have access to all the clothing in the world. I can wait for the perfect piece!” Looking forward to your next video! Thanks for all your hard work!💖✨🌸

I’ve just discovered this video! Excellent content! Immediate follow. 👏👏👏

Thank you, Gaby. I've been waiting for this video to start the canva process😊 At the moment I have all images literraly printed as photos glues to my "style book".

Great video! A lot of food for thought. Definitely need to go trough my closet before buying _anything_ new. Closet auditing video would be much appreciated! 😊

I loved what you said at the end about being an individual. I see so many copycats in today's world, it's truly boring. It takes all the fun out of making choices and self-expression. Individuality is paramount. And although you are very creative and quirky I see a "serious" side to you, later on in life you'll make a great Professor, but as for now, I think your contribution as a Fashion Designer is key.

Thank you so much, Gabrielle, I adore how you make everything clear and working)) Watching this video I had an idea what you're building in your personal style. It's like Lady Godiva approximately. Sensual but daring and strong; relatively simple ladylike of the Early Middle Ages; long but practical dresses with equestrian boots (they are not equestrian really but I imagine it). Legendary Godiva also had very long hair but for you side volume looks more preferable. Sorry if that sounds imprudent (who asked me?!) but your videos help me and I wish to give some positive feedback))

I’m also romantic natural dramatic and off the shoulder tops saved my life! You look gorgeous Gabriel

Working on the new worksheets right now! It's true what you said about style evolving! My answers are a little different than on the previous work sheets now!

I haven't seen the video yet, but i just wanna say that GIRLLLL YOU LOOK AMAZING, THIS DRESS/TOP GREEK KIND THING IS DOING IT, IS SOOO PERFECT, hands down to flamboyant natural beauty, just amazing

I am voting A ❤

you were born for this! I vote A) closet auditing for your next vid pleaseee ♥

I love how intentional this approach is. I worked on this a bit when you first introduced it (the intro was very fitting because my history section had a lot of Star Wars costuming on it). I've started doing boards of images that speak to me in two-month chunks, not limited to personal style. It's been really interesting and definitely shows that containing multitudes aspect of style.

Thank you so much for this video! You are my favourite style content creator and I admire the depth of your approach. 🤩 I also love the new version of your personal style - you look gorgeous. Always waiting for new videos from you!

You don’t understand the rabbit whole I’ve gone down to figure all this out😅 thank you for your guidance🤗✨

Thank you so much for your videos ! As already said it is just precious content. I really love your style map theory and since the first video I already make several of them. I encounter a few obstacles make them : one I can’t seem to synthesize all my ideas and I have to much pictures so I tend to get lost in my board. Second, when I finally manage to resume to 15-20 photos, there isn’t much fashion related content. Which by itself isn’t much of a problem but I don’t know how to create an outfit from it after. Third, when I have a smallish amount of photos that can be more easily made into outfit, I feel like I need to buy clothes because I don’t have the item to do the outfit 😅 But I will not end this quest, and I will finally manage to have a personal functional board of my style ! I also recently started your workbook, but I go through it much slower than I thought I would. I already think it help me to see things I didn’t get before. Also I think I still struggle quite a lot by the fit of the clothes so I can’t get to the next steps. Closet editing seems like a really good idea for the future videos, I would like one on the essence too

Thank you ❤❤❤

Gotta love that intro 😍😅

Great video! The Star Wars joke gave me a chuckle. I felt it when you brought up getting stuck in the research/education phase--I've been guilty of this before now. As far as the video ideas poll, yes to all of them.

I’d be interested in the Girl Next Door style deep dive :)

Getting out the popcorn now 🍿🍿🍿

Closet audit please! Great video, thanks. Will definitely rewatch.

I always enjoy the pure pragmatism of your videos and advice, how functional and actionable it is. It is really interesting to examine the relationship between our personal style and our mental health. I feel like a reluctance to examine who i was in the past when i was being traumatized and my depression languor combine to make finding my style history and cleaning my closet out really difficult, to say nothing about the execution portion of personal style. I feel like i accumulate a lot of information but when it comes to acting on it i don't feel like i have the energy to really apply that information. If you do a closet audit video i would appreciate some advice for half-assing it for those of us who don't have easy access to a place to donate clothes or the time/energy to lay everything out Marie Kondo style. I love her advice but the time i tried to do it i lose all my physical energy halfway through and everything i had just taken out of storage just lived out in the open for the next 6 months (!!!). no pressure though! i appreciate all your videos. Re: essence video i would love a video with some concrete examples of how to figure out your essences as recommended in your other videos - like do you start at the shoes, furthest from your face, and work your way to jewelry? I personally think i only have like one and a quarter essences but i might be doing the exercise incorrectly.

B ist my vote! Girl Next Door deep dive

Maybe essence blends! I am classic, romantic, and dramatic and would love to hear your take on something like that. Also thanks for this video! I was so sad to mourn the loss of my fiery ginger hair as it was so fun for me and now I feel bland with my natural dark hair and I’m finding that I’m discontent with my wardrobe because of it. Hair really does have a huge impact on how I style myself, as odd as it seems.

Gabrielle, I have always been creative and into style and design, and like a lot of us have had hits and misses but never really found my personal style and have struggled with knowing myself and dressing myself. After falling pregnant 2 yrs ago (going up 5 dress sizes) and becoming a first time Mum to my beautiful son then going back down 3 sizes, I have since completely lost my sense of self and my wardrobe has been a confused reflection of that. I knew I needed a change and some help, with so much information out there I was feeling overwhelmed. I discovered Kibbe, colour seasons and few other different style concepts a few years back, over consumed too much information and watched too many RU-vidrs searching for one source that encapsulated everything I already knew I wanted to learn more about, things I didn’t know anything about and more, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was looking for but I knew I would know it when I found it. I started to think what I was looking for just didn’t exist, that was until I found you! All that to say that I think you are so truely brilliant, I can’t thank you enough for existing, the way you structure your information, the way you speak, teach, explain, no shade to others but the thought and detail that goes into all your videos makes every other personal style RU-vidr I’ve ever watched look basic, unenlightened and lazy compared to you, I love your unpretentious demeanour, even with the rich and detailed information you give us in your videos I can tell you know way more than you speak on and the way you subtly break it down in layman’s for us in the most gracious way, mostly I love your attitude toward style in general, honouring freedom and creativity, the way it should be.

Hello :) Your intro was as fun and surprising as the previous ones XD My comment is long. I hope you don't mind 😅 The learning circle you presented is more or less how I (self)learn everything. So yeah, very true (at least for me). And yeah, just like we are multi-faceted, we likely have more than one style. For the next video I vote for : Clothet auditing. If I may make suggestions, I think a series of videos helping us to critically analyze pieces of clothing so we know if they are going to work for us would be useful for everyone. It would be useful to closet auditing, to shop our closet and when purchasing something new : * Essences : maybe how to critically analyze (real life) pièces of clothing and assess their essences/vibes of so we could more easily know how to incorporate them into our outfits (or know why they aren't working for us) *Body Type/Lines: Learning to critically look at clothes and all of their details (lines, cuts/silhouette, fabric, design details, etc...) to see if they would work or not on our body (or more like, how their lines, fabric and details would affect their visual effect on our bodies) something like that *How To : It would be interesting to take some popular items and see how to find some version that would accommodate our body lines. Like, totally just for exemple : "puffy" sleeves tops&dresses, wide legs pants, leggins/jeggins, slip dresses/skirts, blazers, dusters, kimono vests, etc.... AND maybe also ways to wear them in an outfit that would work in harmony with our IDs/essences. * Likewise, why not something about some fashion styles (boho, grunge, smart casual, athleisure, classic, preppy,...) and how to make them work for different IDs? Maybe even for different events (off day, work, date/party). That would probably help people who don't want to go by stereotypes. :) * Something about how to accessories an outfit so it could incorporate the right amount of something else (like another essence) and/or harmonize with the rest of the outfit. Or clash with it, depending on what one would be going for. I never know how to incorporate jewelry (is it too much? Not enough? Does it goes well with the rest? Is the overall result what I was going for?). PS: would you recommend the book Flow to help for other purposes than fashion style (like creative hobbies)? It seems like an interesting and useful book. Or did you quote the only good part? I'm on a very tight budget so I have to spend every euro mindfully.

B! Girl next door style is I used for soft naturals and I never knew why

ive never made a board of myself and its been very theraputic, I love style therapy

I would love love love a video on the girl next door!!

All for the next video look good. How about putting A and C together - "closet auditing through the lens of essence"?

Gabrielle! Love you! I am old school and I love paper…Would love to purchase your personal style guide but in a book form. You could even sign it or something and sell many! I would love to give it as gifts! You are so intelligent and practical and you know how to encourage people in their uniqueness. I think that guide would be great as a physical workbook, you can put the QR codes to the videos in there and everything! I know you give things for free but I would love to have it already organized and where I am able to fill it in…it’s a soul searching process and I am sure it is useful for everyone, but especially for artists (I’m a singer songwriter) and your videos have given me more insight on myself than most resources I’ve found. Do you offer any workshops? Courses on Kajabi? Sign me up for anything! Blessings!

This is ✨BRILLIANT✨thank you for sharing! My vote is for 🥁 Closet Editing.