We’ve been waiting for this one!! Love dramatics with dark aesthetics. Really fits their features!

Amazing suggestions! Thank you! .. I have quite some dramatic essence in my mix (prominent nose, thin lips and overall cut lines) and since I decided to throw away all aspiration of being the "soft girl", buzzed my hair and threw away almost all my make up (just a little bit of a blush sometimes) I finally feel like me - am I startling people sometimes, yup, do I care? nope .. it all feels a bit unfinished, but that is the way we roll .. however I still struggle with pairing that with my outfits (hello super wide shoulders and weird proportions) - but that is the fun and the heart-ache :D

Anjelica Huston as Morticia was always an icon I wanted to imitate, but realistically, Yvonne De Carlo is probably a better muse for my essence combo. I had long assumed I had gamine essence because I am short and have a mix of soft and angular features, but after lots of trial and error, realized my primary essence is Romantic, with Dramatic as secondary. I have been slowly incorporating more Dramatic style components into my wardrobe over the last few months and feel like it’s really improving my day to day style. I noticed a long, sharp jacket over a fitted dress, angular, low cut shirts, or a long skirt with a high slit is much more flattering than the cropped jackets, short hemlines, or high necklines typically recommended for gamines.

Illustrator has a spell check function! Saved me many times ❤

13:27 Grace Jones is a SINGER! The model/actress are secondary and tertiary. She is an amazing musical performer and she is still touring at age 75! I saw her in concert last year and she did the encore while Hula-Hooping for the entire song! If you only know her as model and actress, you are missing out. I have some videos from her concert on my channel.

Watching all essences to take inspirations 📝

I have a hard time embracing my dramatic essence (secondary, I guess), because I feel like my personality has more natural/ethereal traits. But your suggestions like a statement piece in outerwear (like a huge bold fur-like coat and combat boots) are working really great. It’s hard to shop for the little bit of *extra*. 😂 But so worth it, everything simple/plain looks kind of boring on dramatics. It needs a lot of self-confidence though. Thanks for this series! 🖤

Once again my friend, you've explained things & many fashion elements in a surprisingly inordinate amount of fine detail. You really need to be involved in film & television costume designing. I'm sure your designs would be _BEYOND_ amazing for anything that is filmed as a Gothic horror or even an action/horror hybrid. Truly! Also I see French actress Eva Green in a still at the 9:55 mark. I've always had a fascination with how she looked. Was curious if you're a fan as well? Cheers!🦇🖤🐈‍⬛🕸🎃🦇

I love this video so much. The muses you included in this video are most of my fashion and beauty muses, especially Grace Jones, Anjelica Houston, Elvira, and Siouxsie Sioux!

yay, the Dramatic video is out! I'm pretty sure Dramatic is my third essence, and even if it's a really small percentage I will consider your suggestion to make it shine

Interesting video! I may be in my early 20s but I get told I look much younger despite Dramatic being my main essence. I've been a bit nervous to try more trad goth makeup to not look costumey but I guess I'll try it out some day. Since I have Ethereal in my mix I like using glitter and keep it simple with using eyeshadow like eyeliner. Other than that, it has been amazing following this series it has been very insightful.

i love what you said about focusing on the main three essences, it's hard enought like that lol i recently did my essence analysis and it turns out i have a very balanced combination of gamine (35%), ethereal (35%) and dramatic (30%), so i always make a conscious effort to honor all three of them at the same time.

Great video, as always. 🖤 Also, I adore Karen O.

Ive really enjoyed this series! Looking forward to where you go next 🖤

I love your videos. I've been watching some videos about essences, and although I could use some of the information I saw in them, the suggestions didn't suit my style, so it's great to have videos like yours. I really like the way you explain things and how you organize references.

There is this telenovela, name "Chica vampiro" (2013) wear vampires have their own world, so everyone in the vampire world dress alternative and is so freaking funny to me, you should check it out. Some of the outfits are questionable, but may you can find something good in it, I trust you can.

Finally 🖤 thank you 😊 i feel very validated in my styling and curating my wardrobe after watching this. Sometimes I think my dramatic details are too much but people rarely take notice of them because they look natural on me. I'm taking your advice and going all in 😁 hats and all

Oh yes Morticia! As I became an adult, I resonated more with her than Wednesday. I have embraced my pale skin and dark hair, round /wide nose, straight lips and almond eyes. Natural is first but i feel dramatic is 2nd... no clue about a 3rd.

omg i love your makeup and new lip color it looks so good on you I'm speechless 😳🖤

Great VIDEO 🖤🖤

Great video! Dramatic is my dominant essence, so I was delighted to hear that some of the things to which I gravitate are in fact staples for a Dark Dramatic look (leather, boots, trench coats, basics with a theatrical or avant-garde twist). I will say that balancing all of that with pregnancy has been an interesting exercise--thus far my favorite pieces are long and sleek, accommodate my changing body, and come in unusual colors or cuts or both. As far as, say, makeup? I like the way I instantly look finished with a bold lippie; meantime my hooded eyes will not take anything more complicated than a sweep of eyeshadow and a simple (film noir-ish) eyeliner look. Again, thank you!

im a soft natural but i've always been so jealous of dramatics cuz i love dramatic fashion and i've tried wearing it in the past but it always looked too much on me. i do think i have some dramatic essence in my face but not in my body. so it's a bit of a struggle cuz my face is kinda dramatic but my body isn't, so if my clothing is too soft/feminine it looks off but also if it's too sharp/masculine it looks off, kinda hard to find a balance.

I love your content and the mindfulness that you approach these topics with! As a Wasian, also excited to see Karen O as a style icon 😊. I'm stuck on the difference between Ethereal and Dramatic essence. I know they're on opposite sides of the spectrum in terms of angularity v softness, but they both present so similarly to me. Ethereals are associated with an otherworldliness that can give off a sort of "unapproachable" vibe. Dramatics meanwhile tend to have a commanding presence that seems to cause the same reaction. What are good ways to tell the difference between a Dramatic and an Ethereal?

I've been waiting for this! Thank you so much.

Awesome video 🎉

This was so good ❤

@silkymochi, here's an idea for future videos. Matching 12-sub seasons with Kibble I.Ds and the seven Style essences.

I think I have a dramatic body type and I thought maybe facial essence but I don't know. Being blonde and a true spring it feels like dramatic and dark essence makeup looks clownish on me. Maybe I am more the Hunter Schaeffer or Tilda Swinton type. Or just a Natural, lol.

I loved this series so much! I am curious about how much an essence can be present based on demeanor only (can dramatic be dominant solely because of personality and how someone carries themselves?). Although I have very dainty features, I have a rbf, and I've been asked so many times If I'm upset; when in actuality I was just keeping my face neutral and relaxed, nothing more. Also-I have tried quite a few different styles before realizing how comfortable and at home I feel in darker styles; and even then, people have told me they found me intimidating. So despite the dainty features that would technically make me look approachable (based on the ingenue essence), I am quite the contrary. All this gets me confused when trying to assess the order of my essences; not sure if dramatic would be more dominant than ingenue/gamine in such an instance. Any insights?