GAMINE essence - FULLY explained (Kitchener style essence)
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- Wow, this video took a bit! ( I promise no more singing intros, lol). Here's my ultimate (very in-depth) deep dive into the Kitchener Gamine Essence. How to determine if you have it, what's the difference between gamine essence and ingenue essence, how to dress for it... and more!
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Imagine a hairdresser saying mid-cut, 'We don't have to do this...' 🤣 This tells me the haircuts are a real clue into someone's essence, and you're the first one to really highlight this that I've heard.
I should have listened! I think since haircuts and styles are so close to your face they can really help you cement your aesthetic. That's why I think once people find the "right cut/look" they end up keeping it for a long time and only making subtle changes
I feel like people like you are the antidote to the toxic beauty standards they try to shove down our throats :)
THANK YOU!!!
I am gamine and sometimes I don't like it... I used to feel unsexy and not beautiful. Don't get me wrong, I love being "boyish", boisterous, and bold, but sometimes I felt that compared to how striking dramatics are, how gorgeous romantics are, how otherworldy ethereals are, etc, we gamines were just... underwhelming. Why would someone want to look at us when they can look at them?
Well, the fact that you started by saying "All the essences are beautiful... but gamines have a special spot in my heart", well that was so flattering and honestly a boost of self-confidence. The fact that somebody could like... me? Game-changing. You say that people can be attracted to us because we do have charisma. You don't know how important it was for me to hear that. The nice things you said about us trying to show people that you can enjoy life, that we always show up with a smile, that we bring a positive energy to the environment, all of that was so important to hear.
I honestly didn't know that there was someone who appreciated gamines.
This video is also full of extremely helpful visual examples, I can only imagine how time-consuming it was to search for all those reference pictures and to edit them into the video. But it makes such a big difference: this video is extremely high quality.
I will try to step more into my natural energy, the energy I would have had if my life and experiences didn't dampen my self-confidence, my desire for happiness, my high spirits.
This video is so important and it was yet another piece of my "Love yourself" puzzle.
The kibbe community beat it out of me that I could possibly have any stitch of gamine essence. I was a soft natural, that’s it. I’m romantic and natural, but then - I looked back at my history. I suited short hair very well, I was known for being unexpected and playful, and I don’t feel right unless I wear my quirky pieces. I also studied essences from Truth is Beauty…. And low and behold everyone - when not seeing me through kibbe constraints - saw romantic natural AND gamine.
Lol! Wow, almost identical over here. Soft natural with natural and romantic essence but something felt missing. I thought dramatic because I have a big personality, but it's so harsh on me. This video just confirmed that my face and energy is so very gamine.
It's why I struggled to ID in Kibbe for a long time. My body definitely has width and my bones are not small and delicate, but my face and height feels so gamine. Finding the essences has filled in the picture more clearly.
Omg this is me! I'm a Kibbe Soft Natural, but sometimes I feel like I look a bit too playful, especially when I suit short hair so much (more than I suit long hair). Now I'm exploring the 7 essences to find my blend.
LOVE that for you😊
Elis Regina, a Brazilian singer-songwriter, is a perfect example of a gamine. She was playful, pixie-like, energetic, fun, charismatic, and charming, with a boisterous laugh and contagious smile. She rocked a pixie cut like no one else. Her nickname was "pimentinha", meaning "little pepper". Love her!
Eita, não é que é mesmo? 🇧🇷
Oi@@somethingunusual8456
I love how much effort and insight you put into these videos! 😊 you bring the focus and fun back into body typing & styling.
That's amazing to hear, thank you so much!
I’m a FG in Kibbe and I recently determined what my “three words” are to describe my personal style: androgynous, structured & playful. I was having a hard time figuring out what my last word should be but when I looked more into the gamine essence, I found it really game-changing.
I was always drawn to both classic and dramatic/edgy styles, but it always felt either too dull or too serious on me. When I realized my last word was “playful”, all I had to do was stick that adverb before any other aesthetic and it was now my style (eg. playfully classic or playfully edgy). It’s a relief knowing you have a word that really grounds your personal style together succinctly. Like a home base.
Totally! A "home base" is a great way to refer to it. You can always deviate but you know where your strengths lie. And I love your style words!
Saaame! In Kibbe, I'm a Soft Gamine, love some styles, even the makeup; but the whole look doesn't work for me. Hence, discovering that in Kitchner's Style Essence, I might be a Ingenue, but I don't like pastels LOL I have always gravitated towards a more romantic, classy in style as my personal preference AND NOW EVERYTHING JUST MAKES SENSE!
When the series is done, I hope you condier making some about specific blends, or how specific styles can work or be worked to suit different essences / blends. ( Gothic grunge for the ingenue or like boho for the classic - dramatic etc. etc. ) I think that would be a fun little time :)
hope you have found @silkymochi already 😉
I have thank you ☺️
As a Kibbe soft classic with some blend of classic, gamine, and ethereal essence, and a true summer color season, there is absolutely a way to combine all of them together. My gamine essence and classic essence are probably equally dominant based on how clothes work with my face and body and there’s a lot of subtle finessing that’s made it possible for me to express my gamine essence while still honoring my balance and light, muted coloring. I use SC silhouettes (and I stick to solid colors mostly), gamine details like sharp collars and cropping, and playful combinations of my summer colors while keeping everything very luminous, and I end up successfully conveying my unique essence blend, which is really true to my personality
That's amazing, sounds like a really cool way to express yourself!
@@Gabriellearrudadesign thanks so much, Gabrielle!!! I love your videos and I’d absolutely love to see a video where you get your essences and colors done with *the* John Kitchener once you’re done with the essence series 👀
I'm glad you know how to do it because in my case - having gamine essence and being a soft summer seems literally contradictory haha.
I also am a natural with natural and classic essense in my blend, but gamine is the most obvious one.
I have learned more by binge watching Gabrielle for the past month than I did In two years of design school.
Gratitude 🙏🏽
I was waiting for this ❤️
Gamine is my first essence, my family always compare me with celebs like Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci and Jenna Coleman, soooo, it has sense that I have gamine essence 😅. It’s so great to understand a little bit more about our natural beauty ❤️
I cannot wait to see the “Dramatic essence” video, I’m sure it will be fun ⚡️❤😅
haha, yes it would seem you have a strong gamine essence with those comparisons, sounds gorgeous! And I'm glad you liked this vid, hopefully dramatic will be just as good!
OH. MY. WORD. I'm only fifteen minutes in so far and I can't even put into words how incredible this makes me feel. I felt so out of place and awkward when it comes to fashion for so long, and I've started finding what works for me more recently but couldn't really put words to why. It all felt like such a weird combination....small but not delicate...bold but not dramatic (in the ID sense)...angular and boxy and somehow kinda...to borrow the word, impish?! But boom, this just puts it all into place. I feel so seen and SO much more confident already. THANK YOU
I'm so glad it resonated and is helping you put the fashion puzzle pieces together!!
The celebrity essence-blend examples blow me away everytime. Each example makes such perfect sense and offers such a great encapsulation of why Kibbe in isolation can be insufficient.
Please know that I usually find style videos incredibly boring. But yours? Very entertaining. It appears to me that you’re being very genuine and being yourself. I love the way you edit your videos bc it keeps my attention.
You also provide a thorough explanation for things. Like I really appreciate that you talk about the history in each of these videos.
Because of you I finally feel like maybe I can develop a personal style! 😭
Thank you and keep being you! It’s helping people!
Thank you so much! this really means a lot and I hope they help you along your personal style journey.
LET'S GOOOO
I need you to burn this video into my neurons with a laser like I am a DVD
⚡️⚡️⚡️ this whole series has been amazing!
This is the one I’ve been waiting for!!!!
⚡⚡⚡I'm not a gamine or a dramatic but I think one of my besties is a dramatic-gamine-romantic and im excited to share with her! I seriously always look forward to your videos and I go back to them a lot for reference. Thanks for all the hard work you put into these your videos are so well produced, informative, and creative! I appreciate you sharing your talents, gifts, and great humor with us! :D
This is so kind, and it's so rewarding to hear this feedback! Thank you so much!
You are incredibly informative this is a topic I’m so excited about and you make it really fun to learn from!🥰💕
*LOUD STANDING OVATION* I have been awaiting this video (I think Gamine is my dominant essence) and you did NOT disappoint. This was masterful. Wonderful. All the things. This also helped clarify my essence blend a bit b/c I've been debating whether I just like small c classic style or if Classic is in my blend. I look really good in small scale sharp pieces and rock the hell out of my signature super short pixie. But I can go from sassy to silly REAL quick with too many quirky details.
Thank you for another amazing breakdown. I'll probably watch this a million times.
Amazing video once again Gabriella!! Excited for the video about dramatic essence 💕❤️
Thank you! Just started working on it!
Your videos are so detailed and full of so much information! I can't even imagine how long they take to produce, but THANK YOU!!
Thank you so much for this video the quality of your content is incredible!
You just made my description I didn't even know that I was a Gamine type thank you so much 🙏🏾✨
This was a FANTASTIC video thank you! This is a huge game changer for me and I feel more beautiful having gamine in my blend and body ❤️
Totally agree about Zooey Deschanel being a soft classic.
yay!
Yes
Lightning bolt!!!! I'm glad you dropped this December first because I could not have spared the time during NaNo to watch it and I love your videos!
I remembered Aurora, the Norway singer, when you talked about quriky personality, looking young, and the medium dresses
Yes! For my aurora also is a angelical/ethereal essence, she is literally a young happy fairy from another world 🤭
@@aradech1470I think ethereal with gamine and some very little ingenue.
Love this video Gabrielle! Love the deep dive, I think you did a really great job! Look forward to more insights from you.
Thank you!! Means a lot!
I remember waiting and waiting for your website to have more added on to it. You have always had great insight and are really good at communicating it to others. Ao glad I found your TH-cam ❤
Wow Gabrielle, such a sublime and complete video. Amazing as always 🖤
thank you!
Your videos are incredible btw. You go deep but explain and demonstrate clearly and on top of it all you're funny and keep the video super entertaining. Absolute talent, I love it.
⚡⚡⚡⚡ love your work Gabrielle! love these deep dives yay
Thank you!!
That was so awesome!! I'm primarily gamine and you made me so excited about my own features and style. Thank you so much for these style essence videos. I've loved every one of them, and can't wait for the dramatic one! I have a dash of that essence, too.
So glad it made your excited for your gamine essence! And I'm already working on dramatic, so that should come out next!
I'd love a video series about certain blends! These videos are very helpful!
Wow! Gabrielle I’ve been following your essence videos for a while now trying to type myself. I explored gamine for my Kibbe ID but moved on. This video helped me see my gamine essence. Thank you!
Your videos are so helpful and insightful! Please never stop creating ❤ Thank you for guiding us through our style journeys
This is so kind! Thank you so much 🥰
I love the Reeses on the shelf. Hehe. My fav! Love this video. The algorithm is very random but in times like these, very appreciated. I can’t wait to check out your channel!
I appreciate all your hard work on this video, but I'm already HYPED for the Dramatics video. Thanks in advance!⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
Thank you for this vid! It was super helpful and insightful.
15 seconds in and clicked on subscribe right away!!! I love the New Girl reference so much omg
I agree these systems help us appreciate the unique features in each essence or image id. The content keeps getting better and better. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I can only imagine how much time and effort this video took. Loved every minute of it! Been waiting for this one 🧡
Lightning bolt x 10 for anticipated dramatic essence video. These videos are incredibly helpful. Thanks, Gabrielle!
Wow! So much great information! This was like a dissertation, lol! I love how you articulate the nuances of the different types/essences. Your breakdown of Zoey Deschanel was very eye-opening- it helps pinpoint the fine details and is a more sophisticated interpretation of how the types can manifest. I'm going to need to re-watch this whole series- I see many happy hours in my closet 😂😂Thank you for the amazing work!
I’m a Kibbe Romantic, but struggled when I followed the lines slavishly, as I often felt I was taking myself too seriously and coming across a bit cringe or overtly sexy. Essence-wise, I’m pretty much pure Gamine and resonate with everything you say, even down to the mid century home!
I toyed with Ingenue as I look youthful for 46, but I’ve always known-deep down- that I’m far too naughty for that 😂
What a fantastic video, thank you.
I'm glad you liked it! And I love the gamine spunkiness!
Hello, i'm a kibbe romantic and have gamine essence, if you like we talk more about it because I'm lost
Me too
I’m the opposite, FG type with mostly romantic essence. Think Penelope Cruz. It’s so hard for me to blend the two together properly.
Saaame! body is exactly in the romantic lines, but it didn't feel right, I have a kind of tomboyish look and love to dress in a ful way, not in a "sexy pastel colourblend" way, and I felt that maybe it could mean I am soft gamine instead? But in the end, I think I am a kibbe romantic with Gamine essence, and it makes so much sense! (by the way, it fits you very well when you_r hair are attached like in one of your videos!!)
*Fabulous Intro* . I love seeing a new drop from you Gabrielle. Your content is off the hook!
Thank you so much! 🥰🥰
⚡️⚡️ So excited for the final installment! I've been really enjoying your videos and appreciate all the time and effort you put into these!
thank you! I'm excited to make dramatic!
I love your videos! You seem like such a cool and kind person. I loved that this was an hour long lol
Ya these deep dives get long 🙃 and thank you! That’s so nice of you to say
I haven't even started playing the vid, but just wanted to say I've been checking almost daily to see if you've uploaded the Gamine vid, hehe. Excited as it's the one I'm most curious about!
Sorry it took so long, but hope you like it!
This was such a very thorough description, thank you so much!!!
You're so welcome!
Thank you for your videos they've been so helpful in finding my essence. I hope you do a series like this for kibbe body types. ❤
I love the way you communicate your thoughts, and thank you for these videos. You've really gone above and beyond to show your ideas and the history. It's very helpful. Also love the way you speak about women, it's always very caring and thoughtful. This is a great space to learn
This really confirmed that I have gamine essence but it is a smaller part of my blend. Gamine pants and shoes look great on me. It does make sense why I have been drawn to certain brands and why I have had trouble with pants. Thank you so much for all the work you have done in this series.
I am a thankful for your videos. They bring new joy, fun an high end information about style.
Thank you, Gabrielle ❤
You are so welcome! It's so wonderful to hear this
Omg! I have inky just started watching this video and it’s like you’ve nailed my essence if I were to be free to express myself; wholly; or….pre-marriage. Thank you! This explains the essence part of the whole Kibbe concept I’ve been trying to understand in regards to myself for over the past year! Thank you!❤
I love this video. I have been exploring my kibbe and essence’s for over a month now. And the results are very different then i initially thought. You must do the work! In my opinion it is not possible to be neutral about you're body and appearance without doing a decent exploring fase. I have so much confidence now and see the fun in clothes and accessories again.
Incredible video you have made❤ thank you!!!
Thank you! So good, like always. I truly believe my top essences are gamine, romantic and natural. Now for percentages. I cant wait for the dramatic video, I'm always learning something new
I have never felt so SEEN before 🥹thank you for this gorgeous video essay 🙏🏼
Ah so glad- makes me thrilled to hear this 🤗
I'm checking your channel daily for updates, finallyyyyy
Ah, sorry! I'm so bad at guestimating how long projects will take me ( I always think I can do it faster🙃) Hope its worth the wait!
@@Gabriellearrudadesign absolutely. Your research on these videos is clearly well done. I love yhow you used celeb conparisons that were giving off a similar "first vibe" Then explained where the differences are, that's sometimes easier to follow than complete opposites when you're trying to see the difference between neighbouring types. The explanations, examples, suggestions, are great. I love your videos and am looking forward to the next one ☺
I’m so proud of how far ur videos have come! Love the creativity and content 🫶🫶
Thank you!! 🥰🤗
I’ve been checking daily for this video!! Thank you for the in depth analysis, as per usual! ❤
Sorry it took so long, I hope it is worth it!
@@Gabriellearrudadesign it definitely was! And I have no problem waiting-I honestly learn more from your videos than any other source. Excited for the DRAMATIC conclusion ⚡️
@@bchan8718 🤗
This was so worth the wait! ☺Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into these videos - they are so helpful! Before this video I assumed I had some gamine essence, but this really helped me to see how much and in what order. I'm a SG with a classic-ingenue-gamine essence I believe, but never really click with the gamine style and look absolutely horrible in very colourful and playful outfits, and easily get overwhelmed in too busy outfits. I think I have certain physical descriptors of a gamine but the personality is very far from mine. I am really glad that you spoke about the sometimes negative connotations to the gamine (like the misconsumption that gamines can't be attractive/hot), because it made me realize why I always felt almost offended if anyone said that they saw some gamine in me :') I feel like I can embrace it more now and hopefully figure out what parts of my outfits could use a little gamine, so thank you so much! 🥰
Finally I understand someone talking about Kibbe, your videos are amazing!
I'm a Kibbe FG with classic, natural and gamine essences. I'm still figuring out which of the 3 essences are most prominent but it's been such a fun journey for me. I've always been drawn to timeless/classic pieces but always feel the need to mix it up with something quirky, fun, or unexpected which translates in many ways through contrasting fabrics (lace and leather), mixing dressy/casual (graphic tees with work trousers and chunky loafers), or basic tee and jeans with a super fun belt, bag, or shoes. Some of my best outfits include really cool thrifted finds. I loved your video! Super helpful and helps me embrace my style without feeling the need to put myself in a box!
Have been loving bingeing these essence videos! They're really helping me embrace my actual self with my clothing. I've always been quite bold with style, but sometimes went overboard and felt less like myself. I think I'll have a better understanding of my essence blend when I watch the dramatic video (just from the intensity of my face, it's likely a pretty big part of my blend even though I'm 5'4 and most definitely a Kibbe SN). I think my favorite dress really exemplifies my essence blend - it's a tea-length cream linen dress with a sweetheart neckline, tortoiseshell buttons down the center, a nipped in waist, and a large lemon print motif throughout. The pattern continues through the entire dress, and isn't stopped by the clearly defined waist, and the fabric is lined, so it's floaty but not like an unlined linen - it's still got weight and structure to it. I always get heaps of compliments when I wear it, whether it's with heels, sneakers, giant matching lemon earrings, or a dainty ear stack. Hair down and free (I have wavy hair with some ringlets if I let it dry without styling, as I usually do), or in a loose bun. I have the same dress silhouette in white with a blue porcelain print, but it doesn't look as good on me (smaller print, cooler toned colors) by itself. I have to wear that one with bolder coordinating eye makeup and heels OR wear a cardigan/sweater on top to wear with casual shoes. Oops this is long, my apologies.
These videos are so much more helpful than the written versions for me! Thank you, this is so fun.
Glad it helped!
This is the best gamine video I've seen! I somehow feel that I am Gamine to some level, but people very rarely include overweight examples. Thank you.❤❤
This has to be theee most comprehensive video on gamines I have watched!!! Very informative but fun and entertaining 😀 Particularly enjoyed how the gamine style can be incorporated into the every day life. Thank you sooo much!!! This is absolutely life changing 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Glad you enjoyed it!
Finally! Thank you so much for making such a comprehensive explanation. I felt very good after finally discovering I was a Soft Dramatic in kibbie, because, as you said, it explains what silhouettes and fabrics look best on my curves. But I always related more with the gamine essence, and throughout my life friends would say "you look like a fairy" or "you have such a pixie energy about you". Now you finally helped me see how I can combine the two systems in a way that feels like ME. What you do is a service to humanity, thank you so much. 🙏💕
This series has been sooo helpful! I'm 5'10 a kibbe Dramatic body type but my face is natural/gamine/ingenue not sure on the amount of each or what's more dominant but having the elements are super helpful!
Yay, I"m glad that it helped you put those two pieces together. Just knowing which essences can be super helpful. You can refine the balance as you go!
Since learning about essences I've been confused about having gamine or ingenue essence, I've been waiting for this video cause you give the best descriptions for the essences, and now I can finally see I have a very obvious gamine essence mixed with natural and maybe a bit of ingenue. Great video :D
Ah, I'm glad it helped clarify it for you! I was really hoping I could help with the distinction in this video
Wow I LOVED this. Before watching I thought oh I know I defo don't have gamine essence in my blend but I'll watch anyway just because I like your content and interested in the system. Just finished it and now I'm convinced that I have a bit of gamine in me!! I'm a flamboyant natural in kibbe and defo natural is my dominant essence, but I've always gravitated to quirky styles, clashing prints, interesting cuts and my style has morphed so much over the years, my wardrobe is constantly changing because I love trying out new fashion trends even though sometimes they defo don't work on me. People have also described my style as cool or quirky at times. You've given me a lot to think about! Thank you so much for this series, I can tell a lot of hard work goes into making these videos💗
Thank you so much! It's wonderful to hear (even if it questioned what you knew) that you found value in the video. Good luck on your gamine exploration🥰
this channel is one of the best
Thank you!!
i love the intro so much lol i think bc of your cheerful personality and the fact that you can pull of vintage looking pieces people may see that you're gamine. this video is so so helpful and confirms that i have gamine essence in my blend, tho pixie hair looks horrible on me lol apart from that i think the descriptions best describe me and what i want to portray. natural and classic lines look good on me but i think bold colors and funky patterns are always my thing. thank you so much for this video, i enjoy watching it so much!
I'm so so glad to hear you liked it and it helped!
That intro OMFG!!!! Just a minute in and am like how can this get any better!!! Let’s gooo!
YAY, so glad you like it so far!
🥲I've been loudly saying "Thank you!" to each of the descriptive vignettes throughout the video, all of which I took as compliments hehee. So grateful for this loving and thorough overview!! So many good stills to screenshot for my moodboards 💖👏🏼
Oh gosh, that is so wonderful to hear! Glad it's resonating with you!!
OMG FINALLYYYYYYY I can’t tell you how much I was looking forward to this video! It totally explained why I have such a hard time finding business clothes that look good on me. If you’re looking for video ideas after this series I would love a guide to gamine business wear and business casual.
I will try to include this somewhere in future content- maybe in one of my style guides!
I love your takes on the essences!! I got profiled by John Kitchener, and have some Gamine, and everything about the fantasy world are things I relate to! I even have a swing chair in my living room! Tysm for doing research and putting so much effort into the history of these things!!
That's awesome! You’re welcome 🥰🥰
I have looked at every notification from TH-cam for weeks waiting for this video to come up! Finally!
Haha, I'm sorry it took so long!
@@Gabriellearrudadesign noo I'm glad it's finally up and worried if everything was okay :((
This video and your chart are super helpful!!! Thanks to this I was finally able to figure it out cuz I’ve always suspected I’ve had gamine essence but something wasn’t quite clicking - and my essence answer is an almost even spread of romantic and gamine essence with some natural essence! It also now makes PERFECT SENSE with all the looks that I gravitate towards ^_^ and I think the romantic gamine combo is why I also am attracted to ingenue styles
I'm so glad! 👏👏
What a treasure you are Gabrielle ❤😂 please don't stop those intros they brighten my day 😊
I’m so glad you like them 😂 I have a lot of fun making them
it's giving genius, thank you girl!! 😭🙏
Ok I haven’t even finished the video yet but I’ve been watching the entire series and this video has helped me SO MUCH! I’m a Classic-Gamine-Ethereal and probably (it’s still confusing) a Kibbe Soft Classic. The way you talked about Zooey Deschanel made so much sense. Like I think I felt some of those things intuitively about my outfits but seeing it play out on another human really made things clear. I feel like my essence blend is not that common, so I’m having a hard time finding style inspo. I know you think she has ingenue rather than my ethereal but I still find it helpful. Also your examples of the ingenue vs gamine prints made it crystal clear to me why I favor some dresses over others. I have 4 of literally the exact same dress and they’re all floral print (I love a floral) but there’s one that just doesn’t make me feel as beautiful but I bought it because it was a floral print, and I love those, right?! And now it’s so obvious that the SCALE of the floral makes all the difference and my least favorite dress has these minuscule flowers all over it which makes it far too ingenue for me. Sorry for the long comment and I may leave another one after finishing the video 😅 but I wanted you to know how helpful this series has been and how much I appreciate all of your examples 🥰
THIS IS THE BEST DEEP DIVE YET!!! It even touches on nuances of the earlier essences that I hadn’t picked up on!!! I honestly had 0 clue there was any gamine in my blend. But after the objective chart look and hearing that ingenue + gamine is super common. Allllllll the light bulbs came on!!!! You are such a valuable resource. ❤
Thank you! I’m so happy it helped!
Thank you so much for these videos! They are so helpful. I am Kibbe’s flamboyant gamine but I never felt like gamine styles work for me. This video helped me confirm that I have a very small percentage of gamine (for my petiteness). I think I have bigger percentages of romantic and dramatic styles so now I know to experiment with those and see what fits me 😁
I think I'm kinda similar to youm
As these style essence videos went by over the last few months, not gonna lie... I was getting really impatient for the gamine video because the other videos were so informative. But I did notice (and you said it in the naturals video too) that the length of the videos are becoming longer and therefore more comprehensive. This gamine essence video is definitely worth the wait! This is like a full length movie for me haha
Ha, I know I felt bad making all the yang essences wait, but I hope it was worth it!!
This is so fun and exciting to see! I like seeing your series expand and learning more about all of this! I definitely think I have probably my dominant essence as gamine and also fall into some of those stereotypes (creative, I like to skip around, have been called/thought sometimes I'm a bit of a Manice Pixie Dream Girl lmao) and seeing this whole video when I wasn't 100% felt like ticking lots of little boxes like it all makes sense haha! I really appreciate that your videos accommodate a variety of styles and experiences/needs. And Looking at more classic ideas of an essence and the history, the development of our idea of certain styles, where and why they thrived and how it comes into play in the present day or how to achieve different things with that!
Sorry for going on and on but excited to see this video! Thanks!
I'm so glad you liked those elements, sometimes I worry I'm nerding out too much or it'll bore people! Glad you resonated with it!
@@Gabriellearrudadesign Absolutely! If you're ever thinking about making a video more focused on the history of styles and modern day associations or how we came to have various perceptions about fashion and style I'd love to see something like that!
I just wanted to say that this video is a MASTERPIECE.
Thank you!! 😊😊
Can't wait for the dramatic essence video 💟
and now I`m a proud gamine!!
Your videos are seriously everything!!!! Thank you!! I really appreciated you let the fabric flow. Fabric is something we undervalue sometimes when shopping. Especially online shopping if we don't understand what a fabric means ( ex. like what does rayon flow like?) by the way I NEEDDDD you on my show! You need more exposure you help so many women 💕
When you put that dress of natural/dramatic blend you were BLINDING!! It looks gorgeous on you
Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video. I am a Romantic-Ingenue looking for my 3rd essence. I think that it’s Natural, Gamine, or Dramatic. I have a little bit of Natural essence and I can identify with some of the Gamine essence (especially with the height portion) plus I loveee the fashion. Can’t wait for the Dramatic essence video! :)
Hopefully after the dramatic essence video comes out it can help you clarify it!
You deserve the world for this content girl!!!!
FINALLY!!! Thank you so much for the comprehensive take on gamine ❤️
I hope you like it!
Your videos are so interesting. Thank you. I've been diving in recently and while I think I'm a kibbe Soft Dramatic, looking at my style, especially when I was slimmer, I think I may have Gamine essence in my mix. Gamime shapes and lines don't work for me as I'm too tall and soft, but the playful pattern and vibrant colour are very me. I don't see any of this as rules, more as inspiration. So thank you for the inspiration!
Looooved this deep dive!
Thank you!
im so fascinated because im told i have ingenue essence but i LOVE gamine essence… since i have a soft gamine body type i think it’s possible for me to pull off some of the ideas but i’ve definitely noticed how costume-y it can come off. im happy for the trend of lettuce hems coming back cause it can add some softer details to more gamine shapes. i’ve also been told i look a lot like zooey deschanel so ur take on her essence is illuminating bb