I feel like it can be so difficult to determine if you really have an essence or if you just have such an admiration for an essence that you make yourself think you have it

Thank you for including models in wheelchairs. It means a lot to casually exist in a video that doesn't have disability as its main topic, just being there too alongside everyone else.

You deserve a standing ovation for this entire series. The detail to attention with everything from information to inclusivity.... fantastic. Thank you!!!! ❤

Best kitchner video series on youtube. Once I figure out my essence blend, I’m rewatching the videos. Great rewatch value.

Do I have any dramatic essence? No. Am I going to watch this video regardless? Yes.

A tattoo/piercing jewelry for the essenses video would be so fascinating!

I would SO be down to see your take on essences for Men. And blending their essence and Kibbe ID for their clothing. Wanting to help style the men in my life 😁😂

The fact that you opened with the one cinematic scene in film that left the biggest impression on me since childhood leaves me with no doubt this is my essence. Your understanding of the kibbe/kitchener systems and style in general is mind boggling. It feels like this video was made for me. Wow 💯 percent worth the wait. Thank you 🙏

I can't believe you are only 5ft6, you really do come across as taller. That's some vertical line witchcraft lol! My boyfriend's mum is the same, only 5ft6 but everyone thinks she is much taller, it really shows the vertical line is magic in understanding what you can pull off easily.

This opening? MA'AM!!! Congrats on wrapping up your essence series. Of all the typing/style system content on the web, this has been the MOST helpful in guiding me toward my personal style. I love that you've focused on making these systems pragmatic, useful, and modern for DIYers and that you focus on your audience rather than pledging allegiance to any particular theory. To sum it all up, you're doing the Fashion God's work. Thank you so much!!!

Damn, you need like hundreds of thousands of views for these videos. The insight is on another level.

I don't have any dramatic essence myself, but of course I want to learn to recognize all of the essences. The way you teach is super entertaining and especially nice for visual learners.

Ok you convinced me. I have dramatic essence. I struggle when I hear the description because I don’t see myself that way. I have 2 young kids and I wear scrubs to work everyday. Unlikely you will see be in any runway looks any time in the near further. However, I’ve been told by MANY people I have a serious RBF and they were intimidated by me when we first met. Not sure if this is related but I can’t tell you how many times I was told to “smile” by random guys at the bar when I was in college🤪 AND I’ve always thought I looked like a cat🤷🏻‍♀️

This is the essence I always thought I must have as a tall person, but don't. I love rock n roll and tried to emulate the fashion. I looked like a kid in a costume. Now that I know I'm primarily ingenue/natural I feel like I'm learning more harmonizing ways to look edgy instead of forcing the black cat eyeliner and structured leather jackets. Thanks for helping me understand myself better

There are lots of kibbe and kitchener content creators out there, but you are by far my favorite because of how insightful and respectful you are! I love how you clarify that dramatic doesn’t mean “masculine” and gamine doesn’t mean “little boy”, for example.Thank you for your effort! Keep up with the great work❤❤

Seriously, you're the best. Now I know that, although people think I'm a drama queen, I don't have a centimeter of dramatic essence.

I love your emphasize on fabric in your videos. It's so helpful for me to understand the silhouettes. You are bringing so major Devil Wears Prada vibes in that outfit and I love it!!

If it’s possible to have zero amounts of essence, then that’s me and Dramatic. I thought that before, and your video confirmed it, but I loved it regardless (of course). Excellent work x

I was just stalking your channel this week, waiting to hear from you. Thanks! (and also thank you for including wheel chair users in your examples, your effort is acknowledged and appreciated)

As a curvy romantic wit very sharp facial features, THANK YOU FOR THIS. OMG. I have been trying to thread this needle for ages.

I am SD and have mostly dramatic some ingenue and minimal romantic essence. That explains why I was so lost in other youtubers advice who mostly emphasise the bold romance of soft dramatics. You've helped me so much. Thank you ❤️.

Very interesting! I'm only 5'3" and a lot of my features are 'soft,' yet this video shows that it's not that simple. I tried to dress ingenue to match the roundness and my shortness only to discover I looked really rather silly doing that. So now I've embraced those bold colours and my natural tendency to stand out. Hello drama: I'm here! Thank you for all your hard work!

I never thought I have a dramatic essence, but this video changed my mind. Sharp eyebrows and a bold lip suits me best. I think my 3 essence are: Romantic, Ingenue and Dramatic. When I was a teen I wore a lot of leopard print. I'm 5'7

Gabrielle, you are a rockstar!!! I never comment on KZfaq videos, but I had to pop on here and say how amazing these essence videos are! I feel like I actually understand the essences now, and I've found a deeper appreciation for them all. I can't imagine how much time and research went into making this series - thank you for your dedication!

my favorite thing about these videos is how detailed the information is and how well-organized it is. i've learned so much about not just these philosophies but the pragmatics of them. i also love how practical your advice is! and of course these essence breakdowns are also ideal because you can recommend them to friends when you think they have the essence in question! so it's a bonding experience

I have been waiting for this!!!. I'm flamboyant gemine and I always thought I have natural eccense. When I asked group what they thought, everyone said dramatic is my main eccense. I never even thought I would have it but now it alllll makes sense. I'm definitely dramatic.

I'm a dominant dramatic with ethereal and romantic as well with TR Kibbe and I waited so much for this video. Thank you so much!!!

I love the vibes you express through the type of dance / music and houses etc, I hope you do this for the other essences that didn't get theirs mentioned :)

Very interesting dive on dramatic essence. As a 5f2 I tought I couldn't have it. But I now understand that even tho I am short, I have a Ingenue/Dramatic with hints of Romantic essences. I see youghfulness in me, but no playfulness.

I'm so sad that this is the last one...I want someone to create a new essence so you can cover it

this was so helpful! as a soft gamine, i wasn’t sure how i could pull off the looks i love without swallowing my frame but now i see i can keep my tapered looks/strong shoulders and still land the look! thank you!

These essence videos have been so great, thank you so much! I debated for quite some time wether I have dramatic essence or not but nothing else clicked. I'm a very low contrast pale ash blonde soft summer (which made me debate my dramatic) but I look great in black and I think that is my dramatic essence. I naturally gravitate towards bold outfits and makeup but when I was younger I was a bit hesitant to dress bold but I've come to realize I can actually pull it off. My friends often describe me as magnetic and bold so this video totally clicked for me. Dramatic/Natural/Ethereal here, might have very small amounts of something else but these are my big three and your videos really helped me confirm this. After watching your videos I have also really understood what vertical and sharpness in features means and especially finally dressing for my vertical has totally elevated my style.

Sorry for the quality in first minute or so- it improves after that! But yt STRUGGLED with this rather large upload...

I can’t have enough of this video, 5 times and I have to keep coming back and back again. You are the best!

This was so helpful!! I’m starting to think I’m ingenue, romantic, dramatic with a kibbe romantic id. All these years I’ve just done kibbe and never settle on why it didn’t 100% gel. Some of that is just practicality (hello winter as a romantic!), but I knew I was missing *something* - I couldn’t figure it out. I think it’s the dramatic essence! I definitely am not primarily or majorly dramatic (I’ve been trying those looks lately) but some of the bold details are so in harmony with my lines - this really opened up some possible explanations for me. Thank you again for all the work you put into these videos!

Here because the stylist said my essences are 50% dramatic, 30% romantic, and 20% ingenue based on my face analysis and how both myself and others perceive me. I never really venture into these three essences before because my Kibbe is Flamboyant Gamine. Here to learn more 😌.

This is amount of work and all the details about outline, fabrics, lengths, etc. is fantastic! I feel like having spent an hour in a lecture at University of Style and Essence

I love your content so much, it's like having a best friend tell me that I can rock it today. I've been suffering from low self esteem after leaving a domestic abuse situation last year. He was extremely controlling and would often tell me I couldn't wear garments that flattered me as a Soft Dramatic with dramatic/ethereal/romantic essence blend. My friends at the time told me that I tend to express my emotions through how I dress, so being in such a deep, dark place, I lost my sense of self and style. Your videos have been a real confidant and you have truly helped me find my identity again and 'strength through style' through the tools you provide. I cannot thank you enough. I now leave the house more confident in my skin and my lines. I have even found a new, truer love who loves how I dress. And this one on the dramatic essence has helped me discover my inate power where I started to shy away. Just a big thank you for everything, Gabi x x x

Thank you so much for this series!! The detail you've put in is incredible! So helpful.

Thank you SO much for this! I always thought I had this dramatic/romantic blend since I’m a soft dramatic, thank you so much for talking about it! Now Im going to rewatch this as I create a new capsule wardrobe that actually works for me ❤😊

Bravo! What an excellent deep dive. It's long but you kept me glued to your every word and the visuals too! So, so good. I mean, all of these essences videos I've been watching are just *chef's kiss*. I'm so glad I discovered you! Thanks for including the brands/stores as well. I wonder if you could do the same for the other essences?

I loved the section about dramatic x romantic. That was a great analysis and really helped me settle for dramatic classic natural blend. I knew I had dramatic but sometimes I questioned It thinking It could be romantic. Thanks!

This entire series was excellent! I learned so much from it and just went through the chart to figure out my essence blend. Now, off to my closet to figure out how to make my blend work for me! Thanks so much for all of the time, effort and expertise you put into making these videos. Much appreciated!

We have remarkably similar general face shapes, so I’m not surprised that I’m a dramatic and romantic mix as you are. It’s interesting that I feel like I’m definitely not a natural, though, but drawn to classic instead. Then again, our body types are quite different - like most AMAB folks I’m an inverted triangle, though I border on rectangular now.

Future video idea: More exploration into your essence blend, please! I think you called it romantic nomad? I feel like I fit this tertiary blend but need more direction. If memory serves you also explored this in the natural video, but still not enough for me to fully grasp it. Please bring on more Gabby and Frida Kahlo! Thank you so much for crafting this series. 🧡

Girl, you've put so much work into this series! Thank you so much!!! Quality content. 😍

Yay! So excited to see this video uploaded, and I am excited to watch it. I only just discovered this series by you yesterday and went looking for the video on Dramatic Essence since I'm unambiguously a Kibbe pure Dramatic and am trying to understand the essences. While visually I see dominant Dramatic and Ethereal essence in myself, I'm drawn to very comfortable, functional, relaxed feeling, but still structured minimalist style (Naturals and Classics, I envy you). Your videos have been helping me understand why my favorite outfits are my favorite outfits. They combine elements of Dramatic and Ethereal essence that I physically embody with influence from the elements of Classic and Natural essence that I envy, and I'm going to keep confidently playing to that. Thank you for your wonderfully insightful takes on the essences!

I have been interested in Kibbe and other style concepts for a few years and I'm always happy to learn more information! Your videos are always well thought out and entertaining, and I appreciate you putting yourself out there and using yourself as a subject!! 😊

Yaaay! I'm so happy to have accompanied you throughout this series! Thank you so much for answering my question about dramatic essence face + soft body. I loved the examples! After all this journey I believe I'm a Teatrical Romantic in Kibbe's body id + Classic/Romantic/Dramatic essence + True Winter seasonal pallete. Still, I like to play around with all shapes, sizes, textures and colors, so any of your content is really helpfull, informative and entertaining to me. I'm looking forward for more! 🥰

I think soft dramatic elements and how you style them honours your three essence blends so well

Incredibly helpful. I kept pausing and scrutinizing. You put a lot of work into this and it is much appreciated!!!

This series has been amazing!! Thank you so much for making these!

Omg. Thank you for doing ingenue/dramatic combos for essences!

I love when the videos are longer and longer, it feels like I’m going to be rich with information and examples… the moment I saw it was 1 hour I was like YES!! Fave essence ❤❤ can’t wait to watch it fully, thank you so much for the effort ❤️❤️🤍🤍

Yessss Gabrielle!!!! Your channel just can’t be beat 🎉

wonderful series! phenomenally explained. great work. I really binged these

Video ideas: make smaller videos complementing the sections you missed in previous essences: a history of the ethereal essence, mom friendly outfits for ingenue etc. Also Q&A for each essence will be great. And lastly, maybe look at some youtubers and type them? To see what works for them and why, for example: Safiya Nygard, Bianca from The Closet Historian, Lydia Naomi, Audrey Coyne, Rachel Maksy.

THANK YOU for talking about the dramatic/ingenue combo, this helped a lot!!!!

I can't describe in words how this video was and will be helpful to me. Thank you so much for it! I was always drawn to dramatic looks, but people around me said that I had a childish face, that I should be attractive to men like an innocent "doll" and I noticed that my body was too fleshy. Thanks to you, I realized that this can't stop me from having dramatic essence. (I was especially impressed by the table with the external age of romantics, dramatics and angelics). If you decide to make a video with examples based on viewer profiles, then here is my data (I'm studying it myself, so far based on past looks and basic appearance parameters): in style, I was always drawn to the mystical (mages) / gothic / noble warriors (these are fantasies), but in reality: prints on black T-shirts that cause more. And the androgynous style that I want to give up, but the difficulties with money make it difficult to find things for a tall person (and modesty / self-doubt).... Soft Dramatic. Dark winter. Style card: modern charming hypnotic vampire or street "ugly" fashion. Dramatric+Romantic+Ethereal. I work from home, but I go for walks in the city and would like an example of outfits for a music concert so that I can move freely. Thank you if you have read this far. ❤

Thank you so much. This was the most informative video on dramatic type I've ever seen.

Alright this video and your thorough explanations just blew my mind. I never would have guessed that dramatic essence was a significant part of my blend, but this video really made me realise that all of my favourite garments and accessories (and the ones that I think make me look best!) are actually dramatic 🤯 Thank you!

Yes! I was waiting for this!!!! I'm so excited!!! Thank you!!!!

Incredibly helpful for sure! A lot to think about!!

oh my god! This is the most insanely useful video ever and I need to watch it at 5 more times to be able to note and screenshot and research everything. Thank you for putting it together, this is amazing!😄🤯😍

Yes!! These have absolutely been helpful! Even though l found my own blend l’ve watched all of these and learned soooo much about myself/style while doing it. Incl why l haven’t felt goid in certain ”must have” items

You're so amazing! I love your videos!! Thank you so much for such creativity and hard work here!!

Hi! I'm watching this video for the fifth time even though I already figured out my essence blend (thanks to you) and dramatic isn't part of it. In fact I'm rewatching this whole series over and over just because I love how fun and educational your videos are. Thank you for all helpful information! I'm looking forward to whatever you put out next ❤️

Yay!!! Thanks for this! Please keep talking about essences and kibbe and color- your take is so helpful!

thank you!! you’re so knowledgeable about this, this video is ART 🙌🏼✨

Thanks so much for answering my question about eyebrow grooming! Totally makes sense and I agree with what you said. Thought I'd provide more context in case it helps. My eyebrow hairs are black and thick and the overall shape is bold and straight-ish, but without plucking I have lots of strays and sort of a unibrow, making a much more diffused natural look. So just by removing the strays it immediately takes them from natural to more dramatic and sharp. It's interesting because, in their unplucked state, they are a true mix of natural and dramatic (which I believe are dominant in my blend). But due to societal grooming norms, I've been told many times they look better when shaped/"cleaned up." I wonder if I'm better off ignoring this and honoring my blend. Loved the video as always, by the way!

Thank you so much for this compilation of your research. Love it.

Rewatching this it just dawned on me how many people I’ve seen who people think have Ethereal Essence but it’s really Ingenue… that kind of angelic cherub thing going on

Woow what a complete video. Thank you for the dedication and such a good explanation!

i just love your videos! theyre so interesting and helpful ! i think i might be a dramatic, ingenue now and its helping me see what looks good on me and these days i often dont feel confident in my looks haha 💗💗thank you!

Just an appreciation comment for the variety of people included in your examples. It’s so helpful and refreshing!

This is such an amazing and informative video !!! The attention to detail is beyond words. Thank you fro taking the time to make this video!!!

At first I thought you have an ingenue essence but, now I can see that I mistook your romantic essence for ingenue.. it really takes practice to differentiate between mature and youthful yin, and I'm happy I can finally notice the differences thanks to your efforts to share your knowledge and experience with us in such a fun, positive way 💖💖🥰 Btw, I really like how you style yourself for each essence it's so pretty and inspiring. And thank you so much for explaining how dramatic ingenue could be mistaken for gamine, it helped me to realize that I've been doing the same mistake and it was confusing for me why even tho I look both sharp and a bit childish I still can't pull gamine looks and hairstyles. I'm also a deep winter so I automatically ignored the possibility of having an ingenue essence because of my high contrast and didn't notice that my eyes, lips and dimples gives me a softer yin look.

Amazing thank you! I am definitely a dramatic kibbe and initially I was very opposed to his suggestions of tailoring and sharpness - I felt it didn’t match my soft personality and I was afraid of looking masculine and intimidating. However I have been testing more dramatic features and outfits and I must say I do look better and it’s made me feel more confident. Perhaps it has encouraged the stronger parts of my personality to express themselves and after learning more about dramatic types I can rest in my innate softness’s whilst embracing dramatic elements.

This is just so stellar. I can't stop watching (even though I peeked at the time to see how long!) The longer it went the more I thought... I could go for more of this. It's such a friendly, thorough, solid information download. I have questions... so yours is the very first KZfaq community I am going to visit! (I guess I am old and uncool. Hadn't realized those were a thing)

Wow, what a journey! Thanks for yet another great video. I’d originally thought I was a dramatic-ethereal TR (I had this very confusing and ambitious mood board of iris van herpen and sci-fi films haha) but with these videos I’ve realised I’m actually an ethereal-romantic TR and had been misinterpreting the styles. Now that I’ve got a handle on these things it’s soooo much simpler. Thanks! I know you had a warm spring ethereal-romantic TR party look in an earlier video, but if possible I would love to see a casual look for those parameters 🙏🏽 🌸

This video has made me realise I have dramatic essence even though I never thought so because I’m quite shy ! Thank you so much ! ❤️

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I see why KZfaq have advertised this episode to me for ever…. I just didn’t watch because I didn’t think I was a dramatic type! Hahahhahahahhahahahahah I surrendered and am extremely glad I did ❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you’re hilarious xx

Hi Gabriella. I’m just starting this journey now and I found it so fascinating. I’m really interested in understanding what makeup to wear based on essence and Kibbe type. Could you do a video just about that? Thanks!

Very informative as usual and I agree with your stance on representing outdated opinions. You're still explaining them, but without using the original sexist, descriminatory language or stereotypical gender roles. As someone with a deep and unclear voice (yay for GERD) and typically masculine hobbies, growing up I was told that I wasn't feminine enough and it was "pointless wearing dresses, trying to look pretty or pretending to be dainty" so I disregarded fashion from a very early age just because I didn't think I was invited lol. I definitely think it's time to move on from the original source material, and I really appreciate your emphasis on trying to modernise and de-gender body types and essences.

I really love what you're teaching to all of us out here in U-tube-land. What I have learned at my age is we all gravitate to an internal calling to our cultural roots in fashion, and colors/ essence. Gabby, I cringed when you said gypsy was a negative term. European Gypsies, I can't speak for all, but those I know of are family-centered, have fabulous food, and love cultural fashion, romance, and drama. They need a style all their own, they are very spirited and so beautiful! They do influence style mostly in the Boho category. My mother was a great example. I grew up with this, and although it's not my style or essence, I still admire it. Thank you for your wonderful videos. I still think you look good with dramatic makeup and hair, but that's probably my gypsy roots whispering. 🥰

Oh, I'm convinced this is me. The number of times I've been told by people that they're intimidated by me. I just have that natural RBF combined with shameless eye contact and sharp features, and you have yourself a dramatic essence. I'm a FN in kibbie, but I don't have that approachable quality of naturals. I recently dyed my hair muddy ash blonde, biggest mistake. I've never seen a colour drain the living essence of my face and aura. I had red hair as seen in my pfp, my natural hair is dark brown. I need contrast, even in my day to day casual looks. This is so reassuring.

You make the absolute best content. Your creativity makes me happy. 😊❤

This was so epic. 🤩 Your whole essence series is absolutely the bomb - thank you for this labor of love!!! I noticed as you went through the series, the videos got longer and included more and more sections, which I loved. As someone with (I thiiink) a lot of ethereal essence (50/50 natural/ethereal?), I'm curious if you're thinking of ever going back to the beginning and adding some more info! Especially where on earth to buy ethereal clothing, because I've been hardcore struggling with that one haha.😂 I've mostly just found some niche designers - like Lauren Manoogian seemed promising! Anyway, you rock. THANK YOU!

Finallyy!!!! I am pretty sure I am a dramatic mostly but I needed this

Thank you for doing these, Gabrielle! I'd also love to see a video in the vein of "my week in outfits," showing us how you integrate your essence blend into your everyday dressing.

35:30 HA I was asking about this and yep, I’m wearing outfits like these in some of my favorite photos of myself. I never would’ve seen myself as dramatic based on body alone, I love that the Kitchener system has a more cohesive approach. This video is really unlocking a piece of my style I never considered.

This is so insightful 🙌

Once again : you rock 🤟🙌 as always exciting, informative and very helpful 🙏 I think Tina Turner's lyrics sum up perfectly the quality of your videos : you're simply the best, better than all the rest ✨️🫶✨️ thank you for your work and sharing

Hi Gabrielle! I love your videos, they're so funny and informative. I'm a soft natural, and that was easy to discover, however my essences were a mystery. Everything is beautiful for me and I couldn't detect my vibe. Then I took the characteristics chart and used it as a true or false test. My bet was on Natural, Ingénue and Romantic, but I got Natural (40%), Classic (30%) and Ethereal (30%) and after some thinking it makes sense. Anyway, I'm having lots of fun on this journey. I'm loving this video. You're the best!

THANK YOU! Dressing for a dramatic face/Yin body combo is exactly what I was looking for. These outfits look very similar to styles I’ve naturally gravitated towards. 35:29

It me!! Thank you for this video! Off to communicate something with my clothes; without that, things feel “off.” I recommend Mara Hoffman for dramatic essence, or maybe more for people who are Kibbe dramatics. So much I love from her!

Once again your video is amazing! 💌 I’m very grateful for your deep and well-thought work. You put effort in these videos and it doesn't go unnoticed! Your talk about forcing the essence with makeup made me think about glasses… can they have the same role/impact? Thank you a lot for this series it was clear, informative, pragmatic and funny! I look forward for your next project! ☺

This was so interesting! I just realised I've some dramatic essence! Im a soft classic but I tend to look for ways to add some edge to my outfits. Even tho its just very small things here and there. There is something about the princessy feel of classics I dont like so I tend to look to the opposite direction 😄 Thanks for a great video!

This video is so helpful, thank you

I have classic, etherial and dramatic essence and I am soo excited for this video 😍😍😍🥳