I think a great “tell” for a classic is how easily they can look undone… A classic wearing a sweater and messy bun doesn’t come off as casual or cool, they usually look unkempt or even dirty; and When a classic is wearing a smoky eye and a dark lip they usually don’t look smoldering or sensual, it’s giving clown or drag. They just very easily are overtaken by color and fabrics.

I have to agree with some of the other comments regarding your essence. I see your body type as a soft classic. But your essence is more ingenue than classic. I would definitely say ingenue is your primary essence.

Video idea: Please cover HOW to determine essence. I know my kibbe (dc) and my season(soft summer), but am struggling to understand my facial essence. I'm interested in your comment that Etherial is your second strongest essence, and I would love a video about essences... but how dominant and secondary essence play off one another and one's kibbe style. Thanks!

This is very helpful! Growing up my mom always bought me very 'girly' and 'elegant' clothing that were often loose and soft-colored, and I never thought suited me. I'm 24 now, and I realised that I look my best when I wear dark and tight fitting clothing that I believe accentuates my body type. I am mixed south american/italian, and very much look mediterranean with bolder face features. Elegant clothing just makes me look very dull and lifeless.

Literally have had several people tell me I remind them of Kate Middleton. So now I have to shop in the granny stores.

You explained it so well and gave great examples! I'm a classic or soft classic too and I often struggle to get my outfit juuuust right. I can't pull out randomly pieces from my closet and simply look cool and effortless. Everything has to be pre planned. The details, like fabric quality are so important. The fabric should never show noticeable signs of wear or look cheap. The look has to be harmonious from top to bottom, including the accessories. Personal color palette is very important too. It's hard to get it right, but on the days I do, I immediately notice that people notice (in a good way).

I think your essence is closer to ingenue than classic/ethereal

As someone with mainly gamine and ingenue essence I can wear the weirdest looking clothes but if I try to look more minimalistic I just end up looking very awkward and weird. I have tried those type of styles in the past because it looks great on others but on me I just feel like something is missing.

Thank you so much for your content. I'm finally starting to learn why I look ridiculous in certain styles. I'm pretty sure I'm a soft dramatic with classic/romantic essence. It always annoyed me that I could never pull off the same whimsical looks as my sister, but now I get it. I always feel the most confident in structured and plain fabrics.

I am also a classic (dc) but took a long time coming to this realization because my face isn't 100% symmetrical. Thanks for clarifying that symmetry is in Yin vs Yang, not the normal sense of mirroring sides!

My friends know me for looking great on outdated stuff, and my mom once said (when discussing about clothing I liked. Of course, they were soft classic coded) that it was pretty much my style. She's also called me 80s actor, haha. Definitely a soft classic.

Thank you ! I always get compliments and I personally find myself more beautiful when I stick to simple outfits with black / white and pastel colours !

honestly was a little skeptical of the kibble body types, but after listening to you tell me about my own style for 10 minutes…i think i’m convinced lol. crazy how much of this i do instinctively as a classic!

With classic essence it’s often mentioned that symmetry is important but I feel like my face isn’t perfectly symmetrical (uneven brows, cheek bones…) but I feel like besides that I fall into the classic essence quite a bit. I think I have a mixture of classic, romantic, and ingenue (everyone is always shocked when I tell them how old I am hahah)

This video is so helpful! I am a Theatrical Romantic in Kibbe, but using more than 2-3 colors, pattern and ornament suffocates me/my face so much and I carry formal office wear and minimal jewellery so well. Now I know why 🌞

This stuff is so fun! I am a dramatic light spring and I think I have the exact same essences as you! I've always hated bold patterns and colors and felt that simple classic pieces fit my face and body better

Same. I cannot wear large patterns or overly crowded prints. I can do polka dots, stripes, geometric shapes... minimalist. No ruffles lace layers ... keeping it simple is key. Also cleavage, I have big boobs so no chest covering clothes or I look 3 times bigger 😅 but conservative doesn't have to remove sexy or attractive from the equation

Kate Middleton is apparently a natural. She dresses in classic style because of her royal duties and it does suit her however, natural style looks better on her than classic that seems to mute her fierceness. That's why she looked so good in that gold dress.

It explains so much! As a classic essence, I find that vintage classic items look good on me.

This is very helpful,I HV been looking for this kind of video

Loved this! I have both romantic and classic essence

I loved this video! Would love to see one on natural essence 🌹

I relate to this on SO many levels

Great video and made sense of my face and body. Thank you 🙏 ❤️❤️

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I love learning about the classic essence - I think my mom is a TR with natural & classic essences, with maybe a hint of gamine essence, and it helps me pick stuff out for her. Her favorite items of clothing really reflect that - linen fitted button-up shirts (natural texture, sometimes bright colors but often muted tones, but perfect smooth classic fit), pants that are neither too tight nor too loose, simple and classic shoe shapes and colors, generally nothing too wild. I'm the polar opposite - SN body type with likely dramatic essence, but not sure in combination with what else - ingenue/gamine/romantic, not quite sure what the combo is lol.

Yes the more exciting the clothes the more boring we classics look in comparison. We need very little just a hint in a particular direction such as an accessory to achieve the same result as other body types. So I usually think the best bet would be to use sparingly accessories.

Very informative and well-put together video! It has helped a lot, especially since I am still struggling with the essences. The body types are more straightforward and I have known for a long time that I'm a soft classic, but still don't exactly know my essence. Would love more video's on it! Also the memes and references are perfect!😂 Thank you for making these video's! Xx

Thanks for the information

I don’t know if I’m a classic essence but that won’t stop me from wearing all the elegant things in the world.

Love your content👍

Thanks for this

Very informative! I think i have classic as my primary essence, ingenue as my secondary, and romantic as my tertiary. Ivr always been drawn to more elegant and feminine styles and always got compliments whenever i wore those styles. i would get told that brands like dior and chanel would suit me best. There was a point where i wanted to experiment with an edgier, avant garde style and people didn't receive that well lol. It was off putting on me. The layers, the stripes, the graphic band tees, the distressed vests, the overly pierced ears, etc. I thought it was just bc ppl were used to me looking more elegant and feminine but after learning about style essence and kibbe, there was actually some truth to their words lol. I also found that even when i would wear something in line with a classic essence, if i put on a blazer, vest, or add even just one layer i can tend to look sloppy.

You look classic when it comes to body and face. Just keep up your good work.

Thanks for a great video. I suspect I've got combination of classic and natural essences. My body type is technically a flamboyant natural but my frame can't handle much layering/volume and bold accessories look horrible on me! would you consider doing some videos on dual/ multiple essences? I think that would be so interesting!

I just love your videos

I feel so seen right now 😄 Your descriptions about "not too little, not too much, not too angled, not too long" all resonate for me. The moment you said that certain exaggerated styles will wear me, not me wearing them, completely cinched the deal. I now KNOW that I'm a classic through and through.

Love your videos

Exactly. Before I knew I was soft classic. I had the urge to out extra effort into my look. Brush my hear once more, correct the collar or not wearing clothes which look like.. washed out. I have soft face features, but not too cute, I have a soft gaze but I am tall and slender. Messy looks overpower me. I feel like people with sharp features can wear it much better.

Thanks for the enlightenment

omg- i finally found your channel! and i completely agree with you!! i saw one your tiktok video; where you wore t-shirt and jeans but not feeling good then you said you have classic sense. most comments are saying that you mistaken what suits to your body shape and style. i was frustrated to explain but don't wanna join the bandwagon of clueless internet 😂

This is very helpful

I really love your videos. Can you do a video on contrasting body type and essence? I find it quite confusing.

Hi Ellie-Jean!! Please do a video on how to find your color season!👏🏻😭 love your videos💕

I am new to kibbe body types and essences and I cant determine on my own what I am. But I really love classy style. I love shirts with chinos and oxfords. I look pretty feminine and delicate so the masculine look is quite a fun juxtaposition to my features. But in summer I love flowy dresses with minimal pattern. I love florals and wear mostly pastels all year round and white beige and navy. I hate black on me so I wear white top with navy trousers when I want to have a contrast but not too strong as with black. Even though I dont know if I am a classic I really love that style

✨❤️Yup…me too‼️ all my life I’ve tried patterns over and over…and toss them every time‼️

I've only learned about essence recently! I think I'm a soft classic kibbe body type, but have no idea what essence I am. I'm not sure if I'm a classic essence, as "basic" classic clothing either make me feel/look older than I am or make me look/feel overdressed. I echo other peoples request: please do a video on how to determine your essence :)

I'm really resonating with this classic essence. I often get a bit lost in your videos, but this one...I get! I cannot for the life of me wear anything "fancy" & I so wish I could lol. I've worn my hair slick back for years, I'm always drawn to jackets, a simple blouse, a simple shoe or a white trainer, I'm always carrying a simple tan leather bag cos I can't do bright colours & the most "fancy" I get would be a hoop earring, a ring on my finger & a red lip. Sounds so boring & I look at women wearing daring clothing but I just can't do it. I'm short also. Only 155 cm so I stick to simple. Blacks, tans, beige, navy, white. Simple shapes, pencil skirts, jackets, T-Shirts, blouses, a bag with no details lol. This is me & I'm happy about that. Thank you for sharing this x

This help me alot

I am a classic and this video was very helpful

Top 🔝 information and video, I feel dramatic classic - 176 sm is my tall and strong shoulder and sharp, protruding chin. Or sometimes I feel better in classic or natural, but the best in dramatic outfit and with classic style.

Hey, out of curiosity. Is it likely to be a soft-gamine with engenue essence? I find I look best in soft gamine lines & I have some ethereal too! Especially eversince wearing my hair naturally wavy & having a cut that brings out my cheekbones as well as enhancing my almond-shaped eyes my ethereal has really become more noticeable ❤️

I am very interested in how you would go about styling a group of people, who have different body types. If we for example think about girlgroups like Little Mix, Spice Girls or Fifth Harmony, they often had outfits that were supposed to match or make sense together, but how can they both compliment eachother and dress for their bodytypes? If you look at touring outfits, I think that is were these particular problems would accur.

loved it, can you do a vid on evening outfits for classic essence

I love this video

Omg 😳 the frayed test is trueeee

Lovely 😍

Thank you for the video. I love your white shirt you are wearing. Where one would be able to purchase it? Thanks.

In one of your videos your background had a bunch of white roses in a vase... In the video it looked like you had roses in your hair. And boy oh boy it looked so good! It looked loooovely on you! So instead of bold patterns on clothes, you could try some delicate floral hair accessories and you will look lovely. I think it is because of your etherial essence which the roses were honouring that made you look the loveliest of all your looks! You look lovely in your videos but in that video you did look other worldly beautiful ❤️❤️

Hey can you do a dramatic essence pls I'm curious and still figuring out my essence☺️

This is very informative...I think I know my body type now.

I think you're an Ingenue. Your widely spaced eyes is dominant in your facial feature. You have a baby face. When you're wearing Classic outfits, I feel like you're a sweet little girl wearing your moms clothes.

I relate to this

Please make one for yin/romantic essence

I love the classic

I’m a Soft Dramatic, Soft Summer (I got this knowledge thanks to you) and I think I may have some Classic romantic and gamine or ingenue essence 🫣🤔quite a mix there 😂

You should know your essence from what other people sees you first ..dont know how you think you are classic...you are so cute and gentle, your hair( which is not for classic)suits you well...i think you will rock the natural style

Where is your Jean skirt from i love it!

I would love it if you could do a video working with essences that seem at odds with the body type. I think gamine is one of my essesces but I'm a soft natural with definite Kibbe width, and the pixie cut many have suggested just left me looking like a pinhead

phewww the accuracy of this. I realized all this about myself a few years ago. I need to wear business casual all the time or else I look soooo freakin sloppy!!!

I believe I have classic essence. In art class in high school, no one could draw my face. My features are so smooth and blended that nothing stands out, but my best feature to play up if I choose to is by far my eyes. However, classic jewelry and hair look boring on me. I find TR hair, jewelry and fabrics compliment my overall soft, delicate vibe. I am way too tiny and delicate to have a classic or SC body, but I am sure my essence is mostly classic. It does not make much sense to me. Still trying to piece it all together, but this video helps ❤️

So can I be a soft natural with classic essence? Or my essence needs to match my body type?

I struggle so much with the shoe/bag/belt thing. Like, once I discovered how great it looked for all of them to match I realized I was going to have to find a bag in all the colors I have shoes in.... That's a tall ask but it makes such a difference.

Do you have link to that white button down?

How can I determine what my essence is?

What can I do if I‘m a FN, but have a classic essence, as the recommendations are pretty much the opposite?

Ok, I'm definitely not a classic 😆 thank you for the video

Wonderful

Any tips for classic essence + romantic body type?

please make one on romantic too thank you

Very nice

Okay, okay, okay…I’ve been mulling over body types, essences, and stylings for years now, and kept trying to put myself in either theatrical romantic, or soft gimine, but just never felt like either of those fit. I avoided looking at classic, idk, I guess I felt like it would be boring to be a classic body type, but I think I finally realize that I’m definitely a classic, and I think I’m specifically a soft classic. I may have a little bit of gimine essence, and I know I have some ingénue essence because I’ve always been mistaken for being much younger than I am, and that I have a very “sweet” look about me. What finally tipped it over the edge for me is looking back at an old picture of myself as a brides maid, and everything about the dress I wore was very much classic lines, and styling. I feel like that was one time I really looked my best, and I know it’s because I was in my right lines, and I wasn’t fighting them so hard like I normally do. Thank you for your videos, and helping me to realize that just because I might be a classic, it doesn’t mean I have to look boring, I can find new ways to step up my wardrobe, AND not fight my body’s classic lines❤️

So true. She looks very cute and small first..

I would like to know if a Romantic body type to be that its supposed to necessarily have a hourglass body type. Because I am very petite, fleshy, soft but my body type is more on the 8 type side.

My mom was more yang, and she looked amazing in clothes. I'm more yin, and look terrible unless I'm wearing more structured, sleek styles. I can't wear rouching or patterns, especially small florals.

I know for sure I'm not classic essence. I'm too muscular, too soft, too sharp, too broad, too curvy. In my face people tend to notice one specific feature first and everybody sees something else. Some notice my eyes, others my lips, others my nose. I'm SN with a romantic and ingenue essence. When I tried wearing classic lines not only did I look stiff, I felt stiff. They looked okay with the romantic essence but they felt completely off in general. It's the Pamela Anderson effect: wear something very structured that is tight and you will look like you're bursting out of it. For a long time I was hoping that I'd fit in the classic category, but now I'm happy with how I look and the clothes I wear ☺ Would love more videos on natural essence please! 🥰

Stunny

How to find out what essence I have? I'm so confused, have no idea what I have. I can only say I'm not dramatic or neutral. But it feels like all the others somewhat ok for me. Either I'm a mix of many or probably just confused.

do naturals pls!

I may have some classic essence with primary romantic essence. I am Kibbe R but have mixed yin/yang features in my face I think. It’s not pixie like enough to be quite Gamine either. It’s certainly not symmetrical but R+C clothes somehow don’t repel me and I feel at home considering that archetype. Just… a bit more R than a lot of pics might portray it to be but with a yang influence. Might have gamine and ingenue as a tertiary essence as some people are often surprised at my age and I also gravitate to them in style and I don’t think it looks off.

I feel so it does

hi, i'm wondering if i can be soft natural when I'm 5ft 10 in. I was a professional tennis player during my childhood (about 8 years till i was 16 years old) and i have lots of muscles still, but have quite big chest (34g), hands a lot smaller than my face, and soft flesh, even when i was skinny i had quite rounded face and flesh on my arms and legs. I look very good in clothes for soft naturals. In cothes for flamboyant naturals i look like i wear a bag ( i loose myself and look disproportionately). Also the best hairstyle for me is sth with soft edges. But i don't have pronounced waistline, it's very straight, but look good in clothes that emphasize the figure. Also how i pose is so soft natural to me. * * * Thank you for your content.

Beautiful....

Video idea: Please do a... fashion show (?) for us... I consistently feel OVER DRESSED anytime I wear my lines. And in America's dressed down culture, I really struggle to fit in-especially in the summer heat. I seem to either be over dressed OR I wear shorts in the summer (nothing obscene, w/ a 3 to 4 inch inseam) and I feel like I'm screaming 'sex'. How do I stay cool in the summer while also dressing my lines without wearing horrid Bermuda shorts? I'm also not a huge fan of skirts because of thigh rub (I'm athletic, and 'thigh gap' is an unhealthy lie we've all been told is achieveable).

Can you be a flamboyant gamine and have a classic essence? I know that geo patterns are recommended for me but when I wear them I feel ridiculous I look great in collars, structured pieces blazers and solids

Nice video

Cool

Off the subject, but I really like your eye makeup! Next time I’ll be doing professional makeup I should go for this look…

I’m a classic and I’m always Fixing anything that’s out of place. one fray hair it’s gotta go back in one loose thread it’s got to come off. I look frumpy so easy. Can’t do smoky eyes I look crazy

please , do a video like this one about romantics :)