I just looked at her pictures and I completely agree with you. She definitely has that 'from another world' feel. Btw- I didn't mean 'better than you' in a bad way. I see it as very cool and almost aspirational in a sense- but I can see how someone may not want to be summed up as being characterized by that level of detachment/ aloofness. (Not me though- I wish (and believed for a very long time that I did) I had this essence!)

You don't know how happy this makes me- thank you!

Oh really?! That's so interesting, thank you for sharing that. It does get tricky when you start making splices of the essences you perceive as opposed to just one that's their main/ overarching- which I know is part of the brilliance and novelty of Kitchener's system. I get the Ingenue and even the Romantic (although for me these do have some opposing characterizations so it would be interesting to see exactly how he broke that down) but I am surprised at the lack of Ethereal. I'm going to make a note to go back and look into this. Always so much to absorb and learn. :)

I was totally shocked too! The exact percentages he broke down were shared by a couple on Reddit. If I come across it again, I'll be sure to share

Thank you so much for sharing this information! 😘For me Liv Tyler is 90% ethereal and 10% ingenue. I would be happy as well if I could understand the reasons Kitchener put Liv in those categories. Are there any details about Angelina Jolie?

About Liv Tyler: it all depends on what role she's interpreting. Now we all think of her as Arwen from LOTR, where she was RECITING an Elf, with all the allure and demeanour of the angelic essence. But she's interpreted also different characters, with a much more romantic and ingenue essence, like the young girl in Stealing Beauty or Bruce Willis' daughter in Armageddon, where she's absolutely NOT angelic. You cannot judge the essence of an actor/actress based on his/her characters: they're actors, for God's sake! Their job is to BECOMING SOMEONE ELSE AND MAKE YOU BELIEVE IT! Ok, often an actor is chosen exactly because his/her look/demeanour etc. is perfectly fit for the role, but often this is true only for their look, and not their essence.

@@Laurelin70 Thank you for your answer!😘 For me personally Liv is in every role angelic, even in "one night at Mccools" there she plays a very sexy character, it's all based on seductivity. I didn't like the role for her and it was long time before LOTR. But with ingenuene you defently are right 🤗

Thanks so much for finding me here too- I appreciate you!

Thank you- I'm so happy you've found this helpful!

Thank you! In the past, I used to take on personal clients and help them figure out their body type and essence(s). Then I would craft a wardrobe for them based on that. I have actually done your exact composition and it was a fun one to put together, and because I've done it I fully understand the challenge of it. I cant say exactly when because I have 3 different series' to create and upload first- but I'll add a 'how to dress for your body type and essence' series to the list and I'll do an ethereal essence/ flamboyant natural combo as one of the examples. Hopefully that will help.

Thanks so much!

What I’ve found helpful is to just consider the common compliments or reactions I get. When people compliment my appearance I’m often called cute, even as an adult. So I think I must have some ingenue essence and it would also make sense with the one of my most common negative first impressions too. People assume I’m too innocent or naive for serious topics. I can also rule out dramatic essence because I used to really try to be intimidating but I failed miserably. No matter what I do I’m very approachable. People even come up to me in the street and tell me stuff about themselves, which isn’t normal where I’m from. I only know a few others who experience this as often as I do! Personally I don’t find people with dramatic essence intimidating but I know it’s a fairly common perception. If I had some dramatic essence I think I could’ve seemed intimidating when I tried!

I definitely think so! The have that 'from another world' look and feel going on and they certainly play into that aloof persona.

Aren’t they gamines?

Heck no