I had my brows "cleaned up" at a salon once, and it looked so wrong. Absolutely a downgrade in my opinion. I absolutely need the natural "unclean" part of the outer outline of the brow shape.

I think the tricky part about pinning down your essences versus your body type is that you only have one body type, whereas most people have a blend of three different essences. The fact that the three are combined in your face makes it more difficult to tell what's what imo.

It's also important to remember that essence is also about how you walk / talk and some aspects of your personality.

This is oddly a great tool for finding your casting type as an actor, i still dont know my type lol and im honestly the worst at even working out kibbe types but i get mainly cast as femme fatales but also "difficult" leading characters with a lot of differences between them. Due to the lack if interesting features on my face I suspect im a classic, and i have a strong feeling that actors who share the same essence might find themselves been sought out for similar roles but idk

Ethereal is in your face because of the mid length. Your mid face is longer which gives more of that mystical quality. It's not your main one but it is there. Plus you have a slight softness in your coloration. It's not PITCH black it's like you toned the contrast down. Slightly grayish.

I think you definitely show an etheral essence due to the space between features , light eyebrows and length in your face with elegance. I also get a sense of calmness and maturity from your face

I LOVE your approach. I took a makeup class for theatre in college and one of the assignments was to do opposite makeup styles on either side of your face and I did “ingenue vs evil Queen” and I absolutely achieved this through contrast level, eyebrows, lip shape, and contouring. So I think that’s exactly it. I don’t think anyone would think I have a dramatic body type but I definitely have dramatic eyebrows and I know I can soften to more of a classic vibe through shaping. Somehow still never fully broke down how that related to essences 😅. Thanks for your work translating and communicating!

I've actually found Kitchener essences much LESS confusing than Kibbe's system, the latter being confusion-fest all over to me! ;D (I follow Kitchener-based system as laid out by Truth Is Beauty, specifically.) I love how it gives SO much more choice, especially as you can be *any* combination of essences, to me that's just freedom, without any artificial limitations (like Kibbe has)! :) None of us is ever just one thing, honestly, like Kibbe claims. And that's is based on one's face, *not* body, which makes so much more sense. Plus Kibbe is entirely lacking some essences like Ingenue and Ethereal, which are crucial to any great & accurate style system, IMO!

I had the exact same experience as you with Kitchener essences! I could easily find my Kibbe type because there were specific guidelines for each body type, but my essences were harder to pin down because of how intuitive Kitchener’s system is and how much the essences mix and flow into each other. I’m just the kind of person that needs hard and fast rules lol.

Hi Jenn! You did my analysis earlier this year and you actually supported what I already know to be true about my essence blend. You shared that cute/delicate, sophisticated/ elegant looks work best for me along with some modern/glamour looks. For reference I have a blend of Classic (40%), Romantic (35%), and Gamine (25%). I loved how I could combine both an analytical and artistic approach and pretty much end up with the same results. Love how we are connecting the dots in these recent videos!

I have a feeling that essence shouldn't be determined only by still image, but with movement and manner of speaking included

Oh I love seeing your take on the essences. It'll be great to hear more of an "analytical" take from you on this topic, since Kibbe typing is easier for you than the Kitchener system. I'm still very confused with Kibbe, because so often I just can't "see" what makes a person type X instead of type Y or Z. I find the Kitchener essences a lot easier to understand since interpreting the "vibe" of a person and their face/body comes to me much more naturally than analyzing their actual body proportions. So I'm sure I'll gain new insight when I hear a "Kibbe-minded" person like yourself explain the essences!

This gave me a lot to ponder about. I love how you helped explain this through features that are more easily identifiable like looking at length of bones, shortness, eyebrows. This gave a slightly more concrete element to the essences that can make studying them a little easier. I love your take!

OMG someone is finally explaining it to me in the way my brain works!! Thank you!!

Your hair has been looking so shiny and smooth in these new uploads, are you using any particular product? Love your channel 💞

You explaining all these systems is very exciting!! Love your approach :)

Awesome content Jenn! Congratulations on your first anniversary on KZfaq!! Can’t wait to see what you teach me in year 2! 🎉

This is so interesting Jenn! I appreciate so much your honesty and going out of your comfort zone. Your analysis really got me thinking. It is hard to identify essences because one's personality comes to play too. One of my bosses is an example. If we look at the facial features she's born with, she ingenue - round face, full cheeks. Her body type has a softness and she's not tall. However, she clearly projects a dramatic flair and she dresses according to that too. When more toned down, say for corporate meetings, she 'scales down' the dramatic part and dresses classic but it isn't her best look. I once travelled with her and she dressed natural for the flight and didn't look like herself - the clothes were flattering but she looked underdressed somehow. Her personality comes into play and takes first place 😅

Wow you published this right as I was trying to do some research on Kitchener essences, and I was just thinking "I wish >Style Me Jenn< had a video on essences," as you are my favourite style youtuber by far, and because you explain things in a logical and analytical manner!! Thank you for this!

Love your explanations! Cheers to 1 year! 🎉👏👏

I had an easier time with Kitchner than Kibbe. Mainly because I believe that I have a strong Ethereal essence. Kibbe doesn't really make space for Ethereal traits in his system. You get placed in dramatic generally, which is far too harsh for most ethereals. FN and SD fit a little better due to the added softness, but are still not quite right. I am grateful that Kitchner makes room for those of us who don't fit well in the boxes of Kibbe.

Finally, a video on 'essences' I can relate to. Thank you! These categories are too all over the place and arbitrary for my brain to make sense of them completely, this makes it easier.

I got mine done by Kitchener ♥️ I’m a NR with a little bit of G

Can’t wait to order my consultation from you Jenn. You are incredibly knowledgeable and the expert I’ve been looking for.

I would say you totally have an ethereal essence because (at least how I picture ethereal in my head) your eyes seem to be "withering" away from the center of your face to the outer corners, I don't know how to describe it better than that. It's like taking a quick brush stroke - the most concentrated part is the center and it feathers out to nothing. Including a calm look to the gaze. Also that feeling of ethereal that they know something more than us others now. Not like knowledge of experience but more a some kind of inner knowing that comes from some 'otherworldly' place. That is how I see ethereal and definitely see that in you.

Well done! Thank you! Waiting for the series on each essence! 💫

This was great thanks Jen. Excellent job as usual. I find your analytical approach really useful in all your videos. It has helped my recognise some strengths I didnt realise i had and helped me be happier with my uniqueness. 🥰

Identifying my essence was so extremely easy, compared with the immense amount of ??? Kibbes system gave me 😂 😅 just the recommendations for ethereal ✨️ aren't that easy to follow on an everyday basis.

Great video for beginners who are just learning about essences! Thank You! 💚

I appreciate the analytical approach and helps me understand the reasoning behind why I have the qualities, beyond just feelings and beliefs.

Loved your insight into this topic. Great approach as always! I loved your observation about the eyebrows because I have those EXACT Romantic essence eyebrows and facial configurations. I have very dark slightly arched eyebrows and a bit of sad/doe eyes (not that big though) and full lips. People LOVE a red lip on me as well. I think I might be at least 50% Romantic essence. I'm still figuring out the rest of my mix but I think it might be Dramatic (longer middle third, a bit of a prominent slightly squarish jawline) and probably Classic as well (always being referred as mature for my age, serious, stuff I associate with Classics).

Hi Jenn, I loved this video as someone who is really into the Kitchener essence system. I loved the more tangible approach you took to analysing the essences, I would have really appreciated this video when I was first getting into the essences. I agree with many of your your takes and think that your eyebrow take is honestly amazing - it’s so simple and the eyebrows are such a small feature but they carry a lot of weight in regards to how you’re perceived!

You explained everything very well. It makes sense to me. I also love your duvet cover paired with that wall paint. It's pretty without being childish or twee.

This was really profound! Thank you for sharing ❤

Hello Jenn! I've been exploring essences and your videos, and I got an analysis from you a few months ago! I was confident in my Classic and Natural essences but I couldn't figure out my third essence. I knew it was yin, and I was swinging between Ethereal and Ingenue because they both had a softness to them. Then I remembered one of your notes was that there is a "fullness in my cheeks" which finally made it click - full cheeks lends a sense of youthfulness, therefore Ingenue! It's very interesting looking at both the overall look but also knowing how/which features contributes to the essences

Hmm. Thanks Jenn! I think I am a blend of natural and classic. Helpful!

This is the first time I've ever heard of this term. Sounds like an interesting system. I searched them a little bit and Ingeniue is literally everything about me lol. That was easy.

Your content is so unique! And completely logical. I bet you'd have kicked ass on the LSAT. Since finding you, now everything is making sense. LOL :)

Your videos are amazing, really.

@Jenn, Truth is Beauty has a wonderful blog where she defines the qualities of each essence in a very systematic and clear fashion suitable for the more analytical among us :)

Once again, your explanations are wonderful! Thank you! Still “natural” here!

On my god the Matthew McConaughey moment made me laugh tears 😂 I love your videos, they are so clear and easy to understand. Thank you ❤

I could listen to you talk about face science ALL DAY! ❤

Good video, as always ❤

Could you please keep adding more dark skinned people in your videos. it’s hard to understand when I don’t see much on deep skin and African features

I feel like finding your essence can be so hard because we can be so biased about our faces. I feel like I look very plain and approachable. But what I get told is that I look very young and intimidating. It can make things really confusing, but this definitely helps to highlight things I hadn't considered about my features. Thank you for your breakdown, I'll be sharing this with my friends and my mom! ❤

Wow! Eva Mendez looks really great with softer eyebrows!

Hello Jean! Thank You so much! Really nice video, I think it's amazing point of view and true, it helped me! Can You do another vid like this, please? Exciting✨Thank You so much!💖

Thank you !! ... You look beautiful in this video by the way ✨🌟

I feel you have natural and ingenue :)

Fantastic video, as usual. I do have a question (and this might be more Kibbe related if I think about it hard enough). Do you think a contributing factor to an essence can also be the distance the mouth is from the nose? I notice the softer essences have a shorter distance and the more “dramatic” leaning essences CAN have more distance between the nose and lips. If the distance is longer in yin types, the lips tend to curl up a bit. And for naturals, the distance is the shortest. Also the cupids bow. It tends to be smaller and pronounced in yin types and a bit more wider, making it less exaggerated in Yang types. Just thinking out loud at this point - it all confuses me. 😂

Honestly I've been 100% stumped regarding essences. I'm Dramatic family and have been told my essences are Dramatic and Natural, but something feels missing when I adapt OR combine these styles. My eyebrows are huge and curved at an angle, not quite Dramatic but not Natural, either, and while my face is long, the rest of my features are usually moderate to soft. I've never considered Romantic essence, but Dramatic/Romantic/Natural is something I might explore thanks to this video!

This was a very helpful video. I think I have narrowed my kitchener essence to natural and ingenue probably. Now I'm confused on how to dress for my dramatic kibbe body type.

I think I prefer Kitchener because Kibbe tries to mix physical lines with “vibes,” and a lot of times a person’s body lines don’t quite match their face and vibe so it gets quite confusing. I’m pretty sure I have a “soft classic” sort of body, but the style really doesn’t suit my face… I think perhaps I have a mix of dramatic, romantic, and ethereal. I look a lot like Morticia actually, but softer bone structure so less extreme of a dramatic look. I’m not particularly tall or elongated, I don’t have narrow hips, but I feel like there’s a dramatic undercurrent that can’t just be disregarded.

Hey I was wondering so since you're Asian yourself you might understand how different our culture's clothing is from the western "traditional glamourous" dresses. Can you please make a video of what saree or salwar suit each kibbe body type should wear?

I actually think this system is easier to understand, for me anyway. I think I'm Natural/Romantic with a splash of Gamine.🥂😄

Interesting. I actually find Kitchener so much more coherent and easier to follow than Kibbe. I gave up on kibbe typing with him constantly contradicting himself with new rules every 5 mins .

I think I have gamine and dramatic essence and a bit of classic. I am not sure which is stronger?

Great video. Thank you. Sophia Loren is generally typed a soft dramatic though.

What of a long face with light brows, soft/rounded jaw and medium eyes?

Tysm. Btw you look fantastic.

Ethereal essence comes from many things. One of them being eyes that are wide set

I'm trying to combine my classic essence with ingenue and a tiny bit of romantic. Not super easy, especially that in Kibbe I am dramatic classic. But what was very helpful for me in the video, were the words describing each essence, so of each of my three, I have chosen one and I resonate with the combination: elegant, sensual and innocent. Still, something is missing, as it now sounds too naive, like a little woman, which I am definitely not. I would add: with strong views. :))) Difficult task. :)))

omg the insert of the Wolf of Wall Street clip 😆😆😆

Can you be ethereal with a round face and are the online quizzes accurate with the essence results?

I think the elongated curve is the reason that you have ethereal essence. Your face is long and curved, and this is very ethereal in my opinion.

Just a question about eyebrows, since you say they are important: I always feel the need to darken my eyebrows somewhat, as they don't naturally have much colour (or part of them doesn't), so would that mean I don't have much Ethereal, if any? It's just an essence I'm still debating myself, as I do feel some of my traits point towards it, but not sure ;) But anyway, I know I have at least one elongating essence, as very long hair suits me, and short most definitely doesn't ;)

In you I see large amounts of Classic and Ethereal!

if anyone sees this, can you tell me what you think Rosamund Pike, Calista Flockhart, and Michelle Pfeiffer have in common essence wise? I get these three frequently and there must be something in common there

What's your take on POC with ethereal essences? Esp in regards to the low contrast coloring comment

Interesting video! What if anything do you think is the role of character/personality in this? Does it influence the "essence" and/or rather the other way around? I hope this doesn't sound creepy but your lips also look very full and round and have a beautiful shape in my opinion, but you don't recognise yourself in the romantic type? Is that a personal preference or don't all full lips give off the romantic vibe, does the shape play a role? Your look does transmit some kind of serenity overall...

I think I have mostly natural (my nose and eyes) romantic (eyebrows and face shape) and maybe ingenious? I think I have a short face that is more noticeable from apart and my lips which I always thought looked like a porcelains dolls lips

I have a mix of gamine, natural and romantic essence. My kibbe type is flamboyant gamine. People always tell me I look way younger than I am. I look young and kinda "boyish" with bolder yet soft features. I love that blend of very strong and masculine with a touch of more femenin and round characteristics, it makes my face unique. When I wear my hair short, some people struggle to identify if I'm a boy or a girl 😅

Hi Jen, can you talk about eyelashes? Like I feel so weird when I wear mascara, it's like it doesn't suit my eyes, I dont know... I think I'm a gamine btw.

Your nose is soft but long, so are your eyes. Your face in general has the soft elongated s curve that characterises an ethereal face 4:24

I have consumed so much information about Kitchener essences that by now I feel like I have a fairly good grasp of the system. I find it quite easy to type others. However, for some reason I find typing myself very difficult. I can immediately rule out gamine, ingenue and romantic. Classic doesn't really seem to fit either, and dramatic clothing does not suit me. So I guess I am a natural ethereal blend. But there is nothing blunt about my face, so I guess predominantly ethereal...? But this is supposed to be the rarest essence, yet somehow everyone on the internet thinks they have it. So I am really reluctant to type myself as an ethereal and feel like I am seeing things all wrong when it comes to myself. Maybe I should just book a professional consultation haha

Wow Aishwarya Rai is truly incredibly beautiful. Soft and smoldering at the same time. Adding... the romantics seem to have the beauties - sofia, liz, aishwarya.

Which system it might be I will nerver get it, even when it is explained like you did it 😅

I think I have a mixture (natural, romantic, gamine, classic). My face is a slightly elongated oval (no sharp angles) due to my high forehead. My lips are on the full side (more so when I was younger). I have a turned up nose that is rounded but on the large side. Most people think I’m younger than my true age.

What are Kim K and Emrata?

I just wish there was some type of app that can scan your face and tell you. I'm really stuck between romantic and classic and who knows I could be completely wrong.

I actually think you have a strong natural essence too! I don’t think it’s bias 😂. I also think you have a classic undercurrent that is more than just in your features but also in how you carry yourself, of course I am basing this off of an edited video where you have curated your image but I still think you have a decent amount of classic essence. I think your final essence is ingenue! You have small and delicate lips and delicate nose. Your colouring is quite muted in my opinion and your voice is higher pitched. I think the combination of natural and ingenue essence give you a sweet and down to earth vibe!

10:37 who is the woman on the right? I was just looking at my pohoto then at her and we have the same face(eyes, nose, lips, bone structure) only my face is longer.

I've always thought i have a ingenue, gamine, maybe romantic essence. Because all my facial features are round and soft, i always get complemented on looking very youthful

I’m so confused! I have a short face which is supposed to be child like, but have very light eye brows. Very thin lips and long filtrum. So one thing says I’m child like while the other ages me . I was old before my time . None of this makes sense.

Im a kibbie SG and im Romantic , gamine, ingenue essences and i would say in that order. I have more of a romantic essence than gamine essence and a small amount of ingenue essence because of my short face, wide and round cheek bones with a little plumpness to my cheeks and short nose length. I dont look that youthful and since around my 23rd birthday i never get asked for i.d so the romantic description of never looking underage but never past 20 rings true. Where as my sister who is 2 years older gets asked for i.d a lot and shes a gamine and people tend to and have always thought im the older sister.

Something that confuses me is that you can't have an ingenue essence if you are tall ... Am 1,72 cm and look like a 17 y/o regardless of being 28 y/o 🤷 (sorry for my English)

I'm using castor oil on my eyebrows every night 🙆 I wish they grow back as original 🙌🙏

Hmm… I think I’m a mix of natural (my brows and eyes), classic (my facial shape), and romantic (my full lips)

What if i hv comparatively lighter eyebrows (black hair but greyish brows as in i hv thin brows so they look more grey) but theyre like mountains 😂

I think you're probably natural classic ethereal 10:20

I see you as highly classic dominant, with some dramatic and maybe a tiny bit of natural

Ok, now ingenue makes sense, if called "youthful"

Hmm, Lupita is more Ingenue than Classic, it's very obvious.

I might be romantic+ingeneu

I clicked cause I saw Aishwarya Rai on the thumbnail haha

Hi Jenn, you are so beautiful! But IMHO you are not flamboyant natural. Please hear me out. As someone who spent years obsessing about Kibbe I can understand why you came to the conclusion of being FN. Here is what I think: While we all can observe others objectively, we all have problems perceiving our own bodies objectively. That is the root cause of why we have difficulties discerning our own Kibbe type: We get stuck in the CONCEPTS of how we perceive ourselves and that literally clouds our judgement. It happened to many us. In your case one of the reasons you named for being FN were your broad shoulders. Or rather you perceived them as broad. When in fact objectively they are not. You don't have FN width in your shoulders. Another point you made is that you feel best in FN cloths and that is great. Do keep wearing them if you love them. Objectively though you seem to drown in some of them. Why? Because they don't go with your lines: You don't have FN width nor vertical. Objectively you seem rather petit. I would like to invite you to check whether the CONCEPTS of how you perceive yourself and your preference of clothes or essence might get in the way of seeing yourself objectively. It happens to most of us at the beginning of our Kibbe journey and it can take a while to overcome this obstacle. Much joy on your journey! Cheers from a FN

Bof... du mal à comprendre l'intérêt de tout ça Quelle est l'utilité de savoir dans quelle ÉNIÈME case on doit se ranger ? Que fait-on de cette information ensuite ?

Hello! I'm from Brazil and I recently paid for an essences consultancy and I'm waiting for the results. I love your channel and I always watch your videos.

i think you are a mix of natural and ingenue