"Soft Natural" seems to be almost a catch-all category for women with some Natural and some feminine influence. That's because it's a style type that collapses features of several types into just one. This creates confusion for a lot of women.
"Soft Natural" is essentially Natural with Romantic. Romantic is sexy, womanly femininity. Now, that kind of feminine beauty isn't the only kind. But some systems believe it is. In a system that only has one feminine essence, all manifestations of feminine beauty end up getting assigned to Romantic. So women whose feminine beauty is of the Ingenue or Ethereal variety end up getting categorized as Soft Natural, and the recs don't all work. For example, Soft Naturals supposedly get light, floaty fabrics. Those don't work well on women with a lot of Romantic, but they're great on women with a lot of Ethereal. If you're an unsatisfied Soft Natural who looks great in light-as-air fabrics and the most mystical aspect of Soft Natural, you might be Ethereal Natural instead. Soft Naturals also supposedly get puff sleeves. Puff sleeves are girly, even princessy -- in other words, they're Ingenue. If you're an unsatisfied Soft Natural who's great in puff sleeves and other girly aspects of Soft Natural, you might actually be a Natural Ingenue. Still lost? Consider a virtual analysis.
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Gamine and Ingenue are the two style essences that embody youthful beauty. If you are often taken for much younger than you are, you likely have a strong dose of one of these essences. But which one?
Clockwise from top left: Winona Ryder, Natalie Portman, Milla Jovovich, and (of course!) Maisie Williams all sell it as boys. Google these women, and you'll see they're flattered by Gamine styles. Keira Knightley and Angelina Jolie, by contrast, couldn't really pass as boys: (Although in each of their cases, I think it's both the lack of Gamine and the presence of Romantic that makes them fail this test. I don't think either one has much, if any, Ingenue either. That's mature beauty, there.)
I hope this helps those of you with youthful beauty sort yourselves out! :-) Have you tried the Style Identity Calculator? Typically, your best colors make your features look clear and defined, right? And colors that are too saturated can make features look a little blurry, right? As they age, women sometimes gravitate to brighter colors precisely because of that effect -- the blurring of the features. It's a bit like one of those soft filters sometimes used in filming older actresses -- like the one used on Sybil Shepherd on Moonlighting. (Here, "old" is relative! She was younger than I am now, I'm sure. But in Hollywood, it seems like "old" for women means "over 25.") I don't necessarily recommend using brighter colors to create the Moonlighting effect. My aesthetic values authenticity above all
But when we know the effects of different color dimensions on our skin, we can use that knowledge to our advantage, if we like. Knowledge is power. So if you do want to wash yourself out, for whatever reason, highly saturated colors are the way to go.
It can be hard to know which Style Identity category a given outfit falls into. Here are some unexpected questions you can ask yourself to help you narrow it down.
"Could I do a walking tour in this?" The essence of Natural style is relaxation, freedom, and uninhibited movement. If an outfit is something you could wear for a walking tour of a hilly European city, it probably has a lot of Natural. Clothes you could comfortably take a nap in are also usually Natural.
"Do I have an irresistible urge to touch this?"
Romantic fabrics often beg to be touched. This absolutely relates to the fact that Romantic style is the embodiment of feminine sexuality. If you can't wait to run your fingers across a fabric, chances are it's part of a Romantic ensemble.
"Does this scare me a little?"
Dramatic ensembles are avant-garde, outside the norm -- and we humans are naturally intimidated by stuff that's outside the norm. If an outfit makes you feel like taking a step backward, it likely has a strong Dramatic influence.
"Can I imagine this on a girl in a Norman Rockwell painting?"
Ingenue style is an archetype of traditional girlishness. Almost anything that's Ingenue looks as if it emerged from a Norman Rockwell painting -- or from the closet of Sandy in "Grease." (Before her makeover at the end, LOL!)
"Could a little boy wear this?"
Gamine style is boyish. If an ensemble looks like something a little boy could conceivably wear to school without raising eyebrows, it probably has a lot of Gamine.
"In a movie, would someone ascend into heaven wearing this outfit?"
That may sound ridiculous, but Ethereal styles make the wearer look as if she can take flight.
"Would I wear this to my first day at my Wall Street job? (Or to the boss's barbecue the following weekend?)"
Whether formal or casual, Classic ensembles always look conservative and rich. In a Classic outfit, you'd never be embarrassed to run into the C.E.O. of your company. There's never anything attention-seeking, objectionable, or out of place in a Classic look. You're above reproach.
Not sure of your style identity? Try the Style Identity Calculator, or get a Virtual Analysis.
Actually, that's not how it works! Don't pay too much attention to systems that try to tell you otherwise.
Your hair color doesn't make a darn bit of difference in determining your season. A person with red hair might be found in any season, depending on her skin tone. Here's a redheaded Light Spring: http://www.truth-is-beauty.com/uploads/4/7/6/0/4760820/7761500.jpg A redheaded True Spring: http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2005/specials/emmys05/bestworsthair/mcross.jpg A redheaded True Autumn: http://images.totalbeauty.com/content/photos/20-totalbeauty-logo-red-hair.jpg And I personally know a redheaded True Summer. Redheads tend to have warm-toned skin, which puts them into Spring and Autumn categories. But it's theoretically possible that a person with genetically red hair could have Winter or Summer skin. Unsure of your season? Try at-home draping cards. Every one of the 63 style identities can be manifested within every seasonal palette. (Though your coloring may play a small role in your style ID.)
The trick is to read each recommendation for your style identity's color schemes and adapt it by adding your color season's name somewhere in the sentence. For example, I would recommend deep reds and purples to create a Romantic look; if you're a Dark Autumn Romantic, you would think to yourself, "Choose the deep reds and purples from my Dark Autumn palette." To create a Classic look, head-to-toe-conservative neutrals is effective; in the case of a Dark Autumn, she would choose from the most conservative neutrals from her Dark Autumn palette. You can find more information about your style identity's palette recommendations in the shopping guide for your type. As a floral, rose is a note that's inherently feminine. All floral notes are feminine, first and foremost. What kind of feminine, though? Innocent Ingenue femininity? Abstract Ethereal femininity? Or sexy Romantic femininity?
You probably guessed it -- rose's femininity is the womanly femininity of Romantic. Some florals have added masculine elements: for example, carnation has an element of spiciness that brings in some Dramatic, and geranium has a bit of a lemony element that brings in cheerful Gamine. Rose is interesting in that it has an added powdery and refined element that brings in Classic. So rose, as a note, combines passion and sexuality with restraint and sophistication. If you're a Romantic Classic, this is a definitive fragrance note for you.! If you're not, a lot of rose in a fragrance may add more sexiness or conservatism than you feel comfortable with. Want to know what your best notes are? Check out my Fragrance Guides! I'm an Ethereal Natural. I love my style identity -- both halves of it.
Discovering you're strongly Natural can feel like a bummer, for a couple of reasons: - Natural is a masculine essence, and we woman often feel that if we look "masculine," we're unpretty - Natural feels so unexceptional. What's there to get excited about? To the first point: Gisele Bundchen. Very strongly Natural, and stunning. Google her. To the second point: Here are some of the reasons I love, love, love being a Natural...
This is the stuff I remind myself of if I ever find myself wishing I was a more "exciting" or "feminine" type. But that doesn't happen too often, now that I've had several few years of practice being comfortable with who I am. I want that feeling for you too! <3 I'm not always comfortable tooting my own horn, but this letter from a reader made me feel so proud of the work I do that I want to share it.
What she achieved is what I hope for all of you -- that you can use my tools and ideas to find your own authentic beauty. :-) - Rachel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - About a year ago, I took a look in my closet and thought "What on earth is going on in here?" I owned nothing I liked, and nothing that suited me or my job. I decided that it was high time for me to "figure out my style." A bit of internet research and a free quiz or two later, I seemed to fit the profile of a Bright Winter Dramatic Classic. I had my doubts, but that sounded suitably corporate and bold. I attempted to dress as such. I spent a good bit of money on it, too. (Ugh.) Except... it didn't feel right. So I tried messing around with Natural Dramatic... No. Soft Dramatic? Surely I had to be some kind of dramatic, since I'm tall and on the lean side. Every free quiz said that I had to be dramaticish. Fast forward to a few months later when someone snapped a picture of me. I had on a sharp black blazer, a severe platinum bob, and chunky jewelry. And I just looked lost in that outfit. I also looked old. Back to the internet I went, now a lot less confident in the entire style-analysis process. I found your blog, Rachel, and each post seemed to click something into place. First up: dress for your face, you said. Well... yeah. That makes sense. Dramatic Classic clothes looked good on my body, but competed with my face. Then came your blog post about how ethereal elongation often gets mistaken for dramatic elongation. Light bulb moment for me. No wonder I look better in white linen than black pleather. I went on, using your explanation of color analysis and lipstick draping suggestions to find my right season (cool summer, so I wasn't that far off when I thought I was a winter). Armed with my 'right colors', I shocked my friends by dying my hair back to its original dark ash blonde. But then they all agreed it did look a lot better that way. I then took the plunge and got your style ID calculator. I felt pretty nervous about it, since all those free calculators had pegged me so wrong. Now, in using it, I wasn't just pleasantly surprised. I was giddy. First of all, I love the way it worked. It was a way to analyze myself against the clothes themselves - not against some standard set by the latest popular celebrities. I appreciated this, especially considering how so many celebs have had work done or are photoshopped or whatever. Further, I loved the lack of assumptions. Many other style calculators and blogs are western-centric, white-centric, and cis-gender-biased. Not only is that completely unhelpful and damaging for women who don't fit that stereotype, but it's not helpful for women who do. All my life I was told "Oh, well, you're tall and blonde, so you can wear anything." Only, I can't (and I'm not that blonde anyway) and I could never explain why I couldn't wear the 'in' clothes. I figured there must be something wrong with me - with my face and my body. But after using the style ID calculator, my view on that changed. There's nothing wrong with me. It was the clothes. Popular styles don't suit me at all - not when I was a kid and certainly not now. And without that knowledge, I didn't know how to describe what I needed. I walked away from the calculator realizing that I am best flattered by a complicated blend of styles - and that's not only okay - it's awesome! I need something quite different from what's at the mall - something uniquely my own. I've since stopped shopping at my old haunts, and instead found ways to revamp my current clothes or order things from niche internet shops that I'd never even heard of before. My work wardrobe is slowly transforming from a dull, aging uniform into a blend of 'work appropriate' and my own quirky self. I love that. Most of all, I've loved exploring your site. It's wonderful that you have a range of suggestions and insights for women of all body types, features, hair types and lengths, races, color seasons, and so on. This site didn't type me - it invited me to find myself. So thank you, Rachel. You've made me feel a lot more beautiful. And that is, itself, beautiful. If your Style Identity consists solely of Natural Dramatic, and/or Gamine, and you've purchased your What Not To Wear guide, you've probably seen that your skirt no-no section is really long. If you think about it, it makes sense -- all three of these essences are masculine, and, in our culture, skirts are iconically feminine garments. So what skirts do you get to wear? What I'm going to say next may sound weird, but it's really good advice to understand which skirts will look best on you: Anything skirt-like that a man could pull off will probably work for you. All around the world, throughout history and continuing today, men do wear skirt-like garments -- and they make them work! Dramatic, Natural, and Gamine women, men's skirt shapes are our skirt shapes. Now, I know that this may be a difficult idea for some of us to accept, because we want to feel pretty, and we are invested in the idea that pretty = feminine. But it's my goal to destigmatize "masculinity" for women, so that we can accurately acknowledge those features in ourselves. In style analysis, see, "masculine" and "feminine" are not two discrete groups at opposite poles of a binary. Instead, there are "masculine" features and "feminine" features. Many, but not all, men have predominantly "masculine" features. Many, but not all, women have predominantly "feminine" features. Most of us have some of both. And we look awesome! Check out models: the most gorgeous female models often have a lot of masculinity in their features, and the most gorgeous male models often have a lot of femininity. If you're a strongly Natural, Dramatic, or Gamine woman, you have masculine elements in your appearance. Own it and love it! :-) - - - - - - - - - - Anyway... for us women with a lot of Natural, Dramatic, or Gamine, the skirts that complement "masculine" features are the skirts that will look great on us. So, what features define "men's" skirts? Masculine skirts are almost always very straight, sharp-cornered, and simple. Masculine skirts are usually very long, which fits wiith the fact that Dramatic and Natural are elongated essences. They can occasionally be very short, and very short skirts work for both Naturals and Gamines. The outline of a masculine skirt will always resemble a rectangle, square, or trapezoid. If there is draping, it's elongated and subtle. If there are gathers, they are similarly subtle -- there's never a bouffant effect at the hips. And if there are pleats, they are large and sharp, like kilt pleats. Masculine skirts are typically low in detail. It seems clear to me that humans all over the earth independently arrived at the same conclusion: straight lines and minimalism flatter masculine features. Interesting, isn't it? I believe this aesthetic response is hard-wired. Not sure of your style identity? Try the Style Identity Calculator, or consider a virtual analysis.
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Your season isn't about your eye color -- it's about your skin. Period. Here are some beautiful examples of Summer and Winter (i.e., cool-toned) women with seemingly warm eyes. These pics are from Elea Blake's Facebook page. (Elea Blake's makeup quality is amazing, just FYI. I don't understand how a gloss can be glossy and still stick to my lips for so long!) - Here's a True Summer with warm eyes... - and another... - and another! :-) and - a True Winter with warm eyes... - and another... - and another! The only determinant of season is how the colors look with your skin. If they are right for your skin, they will be right for your eyes too. Not sure of your season? Try at-home draping!
If you know your personal style identity, chances are you've bought the corresponding shopping guide.
(If you haven't, I recommend it! And if you don't know your style identity, try the Style Identity Calculator. Or consider a virtual analysis.) I recommend using your shopping guide to create a Pinterest board. Doing this helps you really visualize the full extent of your wardrobe's potential. I used my Ethereal Natural Shopping Guide to create a Pinterest board. I searched for individual items recommended on the list, and pinned those that conformed to other EN requirements laid out in the guide.
For example, I searched for "rolled sleeves," and pinned a pic of rolled sleeves that were cotton (Natural) and very light in color (Ethereal.)
Paging up and down through the board, letting my eyes float gently over all of the images, I get a strong, clear sense of the Ethereal Natural look. I feel like I'm seeing for the first time exactly how much the femininity of Ethereal and masculinity of Natural really contrast with each other. It's striking and beautiful. I feel inspired to stretch myself a bit more in my daily choices. When you make your own board, pin items that only include the garment or accessory in question -- nothing else. Nonconforming items in the pictures will improperly influence your sense of your style identity. You can see my Ethereal Natural boardhere. Have fun! I've been making word clouds out of the color names found on my seasonal makeup lists. They're interesting to look at, because they help you see which colors are key in a season's makeup palette. Like the other 11 makeup lists, Light Spring's list has hundreds and hundreds of products. Among all Light Spring cosmetic products, here are the color names that occur most frequently: If you compare this word cloud to the Bright Spring cloud from a few weeks ago, you'll notice that both seasons prominently feature "coral" and "pink" -- but a key difference is that Light Spring has many more products called "brown." That reflects the fact that Light Springs have a few great browns, while brown is mostly a non-starter for Bright Spring. It's not common to meet women of color who fall into the Light seasons, but Alicia Keys is one such, I believe. She looks her most natural in Light Spring's delicate, light, pure and warm colors.
If you think you might be a Light Spring, but you're not sure, try the affordable at-home draping cards. When you know your season, you save a lot of time and money. :-) In last week's post, I shared my Bright Spring makeup list word cloud. This week, I want to show you the word cloud I made for Dark Winter. The Dark Winter makeup list has hundreds of cosmetics that have been matched to color-accurate Dark Winter fans. As you page through the list, you'll notice that certain color words pop up again and again. Here are the colors words you'll find most frequently on the Dark Winter list: "Plum" is the clear winner, huh? Dark Winters are indeed all about the plums. Dark Winter makeup is cool-toned, rather saturated, and generally pretty dark (as you'd imagine!) Of course, on a Dark Winter, these colors don't look dark -- they look exactly right. If you don't yet own a Dark Winter makeup list, you might still get lucky at the drugstore if you focus on cosmetics with words like "plum," "wine" and "burgundy" in title.
And if you're not sure what your color season is, consider trying the affordable at-home draping cards. When you know your color season, you save a ton of time and money because you buy the right makeup every time. :-) Each of my 12 seasonal makeup lists features hundreds of individual products that have been matched to color-accurate palettes. I thought it would be fun and instructive to create a word cloud for some of the makeup lists, using all the words from the list that are color names. Here's the word cloud for the Bright Spring makeup list: Neato, right!? If you don't yet own a Bright Spring makeup list, seacrhing for cosmetics with these words in the title might help you increase the odds of choosing a product that will work for your Bright Spring face. Notice that "pink" and "coral" are the two most frequently occuring color words in the names of Bright Spring cosmetics. Pinks (both cool and warm) and orangey-pinks are so important for Bright Spring. Bright Spring makeup colors are pure, warm-toned, and generally not very dark. (Thought Bright Spring can wear black, particularly as a liner or mascara, other colors on her face tend to be on the lighter side.)
In your correct seasonal makeup, you'll look like the most gorgeous version of yourself. Not sure what your season is? Try the at-home draping cards -- they're an affordable way to figure out your color season. :-) I love a new year; I see it as a chance to rededicate myself to living my best life. I hope you do too!
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For example, a Romantic Dramatic can go Romantic Natural for a backyard barbecue. You'll still have the proper balance of masculine and feminine, and you'll still be as sexy as you ought to be. Sure, you'll be cheating outside your style identity, a bit. But you'll still be mostly you, which is worth a lot -- and you'll have the additional benefit of feeling comfortable and appropriate for the occasion. Until August 4th, all two-essence Natural Visual Style Guides are only ten dollars! Pick one up now, and enjoy it for the rest of your summer. Use coupon code NATURAL10 at checkout! Romantic Natural Ethereal Natural Dramatic Natural Natural Ingenue Natural Gamine Natural Classic Celebrate the July 4th holiday with a special treat for yourself or a loved one -- a seasonal makeup list for only $10!
Each list has hundreds and hundreds of products. I honestly don't waste time matching products in the the store at all anymore; I just order products from the Soft Autumn list. Use promo code MAKEUPJULY4. The sale ends on the 4th at midnight Eastern time. :-) Are you a Natural Gamine? A Romantic-Dramatic-Classic?
If you've been wanting to know your Style Identity, but haven't been able to figure it out, a virtual analysis is a good investment for you. Before I discovered my own Style Identity, I had many incorrect ideas about what looked right on me. In the year or two prior to my analysis, I easily spent over $1000 on clothes I no longer wear. Whereas in the years since my style analysis, I can't say I've regretted a single purchase. I've worn several items -- including two pairs of shoes -- until they literally fell apart. I'm in and out of stores so quickly, because I know just what I'm looking for. I save time and money, and I never doubt myself. I'm off the fashion merry-go-round. :-) Let me help you get there too! Book me now. Style Identity Virtual Analysis A few months ago, a reader asked about perfume recommendations for each of the style identities. She pointed out that it was difficult to imagine an Ethereal wearing the same fragrance as a Dramatic or a Classic. The idea fascinated me. In college, I went through a period of obsessing about fragrance -- fragrance families, fragrance notes, and so on. (Any attempt to organize and systematize an aesthetic experience is inherently appealing to me, I suppose! 4w5, anyone?) I delved back into the world of fragrance and set about to identify perfect fragrances for each of the 63 style identities. I spent hours identifying the perfect fragrance families, notes, concentrations, and genders for each of the 63 style identities. It was a delightful project, not least because scientists have actually researched how people respond to scent. Did you know that, just as certain images read as masculine or feminine to our eyes, certain odors read as masculine or feminine to our noses? Odors can also read as light or heavy, sharp or dull, youthful or mature.... Do you see where this is going? If a person looks like her best self in mature, feminine clothes, it stands to reason that she'll smell like her best self wearing a mature, feminine fragrance. Right? I'm happy to now be able to offer you a Style Identity Fragrance Guide! In the guide, you'll find
You may find your favorite fragrance on your list -- or be inspired to try one that's brand new to you. But wait -- who says you have to smell like you look? What if I'm an Ethereal Natural, but I want to smell like a Romantic Dramatic on date night? Or like a Classic for my job interview? No problem! I'll buy a fragrance from the Romantic Dramatic guide or the Classic guide. And if you know the style identity of friends and family, you can use the guides to buy fragrance gifts that will feel incredibly personal. I hope you find as much pleasure using these docs as I found creating them. :-) |
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