Before we start the quiz, let’s talk about Style Essences.
So, what is a style essence? They are a perceptible reflection of your inner self with a mix of your clothing lines. It considers your “vibe” or the way you perceive the world, and how that is reflected on your outer self. How you act and interact with others.
In a few words, this is how it all started and the evolution of the style Essences…
David Kibbe in the 1980s with wrote his book “Metamorphosis”. In there they included 5 main families:
- Dramatic
- Natural
- Classic
- Gamine
- Romantic
Harriet McJImsey was the one who matched the yin/yang balance of each that these families and proposed that there where 6 main archetypes: Dramatic, Athletic, Classic, Romantic, Gamine, and Ingenue.
Kitchener’s style essences, included an important 7th essence; The Angelic also known as the Ethereal.
We will be using all these 7 style essences on the quiz since we also believe these 7 essences exist and they are the most common nowadays.
Dramatic, Gamine, Natural, Classic, Romantic, Ingenue, & Angelic
Why is it important to know your style essence?
Kitchener style essences are a way to complement your Kibbe Body Type clothing lines. It will give a better understanding of your style and your image. Which will help you showcase your most authentic self, and feel much more comfortable with your dressing day by day.
Essences consider some traits that are “felt” rather than explained.
We would like you to know that this isn’t about beauty. It is simply about the kind of clothing that looks harmonious on you.
When answering the quiz, keep in mind what kind of clothing doesn’t make you feel like yourself in them, and which ones look like they are separated from you.
7 Style Essences Quiz (kitchener)
We suggest you write down your answers. So… grab a pen and let’s get started!
1. What color palette do you like the most?
A) Black – Gray – White
E) Red – Maroon – Pink
B) Aqua – Beige – Yellow
F) Light Pink – White – Blue
C) Green – Brown – Blue
G) Purple – Dark Blue – Golden
D) Navy Blue – Beige – Wine
2. What is your Kibbe Body Type?
A) Dramatic
D) Dramatic Classic – Soft Classic
B) Flamboyant Gamine
E) Romantic – Theatrical Romantic – Soft Dramatic
C) Natural – Flamboyant Natural – Soft Natural
F) Soft Gamine
If you don’t know what your Kibbe Body Type is, you can start by doing the Kibbe Quiz first. And… if you still have doubts we can help you figure it out, by doing a styling consulting here.
3. If you could describe yourself with one of these pictures, what would it be?
A)
E)
B)
F)
C)
G)
D)
4. In a fictional movie, what character would you play?
A) The Villain
D) The queen
G) The mermaid
B) The superheroe
E) The Mistress
C) The cool market vendor
F) The Princess
5. What is your personality style?
A) Urban
E) Vintage
B) Creative
F) Romantic or Preppy
C) Boho or Sporty
G) Natural
D) Classic
If you don’t know what your Personality Style is, we recommend you answer that QUIZ first, or answer with whichever you feel like you relate to the most.
6. How much contrast do you have? (between your natural hair, eyebrows, eye color and your skin)
*Write down all the letters of your response.
A) B) E) High Contrast
D) F) Medium Contrast
C) G) Low Contrast
7. How would you describe yourself?
A) Jazzy, confident, and bold.
D) Formal, traditional, tidy, elegant, and timeless.
G) Unique, an old soul, interesting, and a dreamer.
B) Charismatic, rebellious, original, and peculiar.
E) Mature, attractive, feminine, and glamorous.
C) Laid-back, relaxed, simple and practical.
F) Innocent, cute, feminine, and pretty.
8. What is the perception others have of you?
A) I’m usually perceived as a tall, intimidating person (even if i’m not).
D) People perceive me as someone who they should respect.
G) Others perceive me as mysterious.
B) Others usually perceive me younger than my actual age.
E) People see that I’m very confident in my body (even when I have insecurities, others think I don’t).
C) I’m usually perceived as strong (physically) and approachable.
F) I’m usually perceived as delicate and harmless.
9. Are you an introvert or Extrovert?
*Write down all the letters of your response.
D) F) G) Introvert
C) E) Ambivert
A) B) Extrovert
10. Choose a nightgown to wear for a gala.
A)
E)
B)
F)
C)
G)
D)
11. What would you rather do on a Friday night?
A) I would go out and check the new place for myself to see if it’s good.
D) Spend time practicing my hobbies.
G) I would throw a one person dance party.
B) Have people over for dinner and boardgames.
E) Take the night off to pamper myself, take a long warm bath and put on a face mask.
C) Depending on the mood, I would stay home or do something chill with my friends.
F) Stay home reading a book, continue my knitting project, and a cup of tea. The cozier the better.
12. How does your room looks like?
A)
E)
B)
F)
C)
G)
D)
13. How do people react when they are near you?
A) They are intimidated by me.
D) They usually take me seriously and respect me.
G) They might be curious about me or treat me like I’m weird (I probably am).
B) They find me interesting and always have something to ask.
E) People either feel threatened by me or find me attractive.
C) I guess they are mostly nice to me and don’t mind being themselves around me.
F) People smile at me and always are willing to help me. Sometimes I’m treated like a kid.
results!
Count the repeated letters. The majority is most likely to be your main essence. The other two that are repeated the most are your complementary essences. For example, you can get 5 B, 4 E and 2 C. Which means you’re a Gamine with Ingenue and a little bit of Natural.
They way you can incorporate them to your style:
Main Essence: it’s the base of your whole outfit.
Stronger Complementary Essence: 1 garment of your outfit.
Lower Complementary Essence: accessories.
Comment below your results. We’d love to know what is you essence blend!!
Bogi S says
Yikes, I got quite a varied result. Conclusion is I don’t really know myself 😀
C4, G3, B/D/F2. So a natural with a bit of angelic and a smidge of gamine, classic and ingenue… lol
I am Kibbe body type soft classic.
Tabitha says
This test was really well done! I already knew what I identified with but was looking for clarity. My kibble type is definitely Dramatic – 5’8″, very lean and straight, sharp facial structure and body lines. What’s SO INTERESTING to me is that I’ve been tomboyish in my style since I was a child and here are the results that back that up: even score for Dramatic and Gamine! The third essence which scored fairly low is Angelic (Ethereal). This essence is always present because while I’m D/G I’m also naturally very blonde, fair, with light blue eyes and a “Galadriel” vibe. I am a ballet dancer which influences this as well.
Here’s how I see this play out in my wardrobe. I find that the Angelic shows up in my style for formal events and in ballet settings. Gamine is my casual style. Dramatic is my professional look.
My take away from this test is to experiment with mixing a touch of Gamine or Angelic into my professional style for variety and interest!
Bebbii says
I don’t know how accurate this test really was but I have gamine-classic (4B; 4D) as my main essence and romantic-natural(3E;2C ) as underlining essenz. In conclusion I’m a soft dramatic with a gamine-classic essenz and a low visual weight, true autumn.
Eeva Kaarina Vähämäki says
Hi. My kibbe is soft Classic, my style is balance sporty and natural, and my 3 essence are mostly inquene, second natural and accessories are angelic. So i am very very jing but it’s not my comfort zone be always frilly, lacy and skirt. And my color analycis is soft summer or light summer.
Sel says
I got Angelic, Natural, & Romantic which as a Soft Natural I guess I’m not too surprised. I kinda that I would get Ingenue instead of Angelic but the Angelic got the most. I mainly dress sporty/dressy casual but I like to incorporate lighter fabrics and even sheer tops in my outfits.definitely interested in how to incorporate my of these essences into my accessories & styling.
yehyeh says
Can someone explain to me how to excuse that in wardrobe? Like how do you channel inguene romantic on a dramatic body type?
Jeferson says
maybe a baby pink suit but keeping the lines straight and the shape big. I think Tilda has this vibe on Okja when she played Lucy Mirando.
Erin says
I’m a Flamboyant Gamine w Dramatic + Gamine + Classic essences (6A + 5B + 4D)! Seems like I’m a walking firework 🙂
Somehow it perfectly shows how I feel about myself deep inside (I’ve always looked at Dramatics w that “Oh my God I wanna be her” feeling, lol), even though I don’t always act like that due to insecurities 🙁
Anyway, thank you for this cool quiz! It showed me that I’m not wrong about what I see as “the best version of myself”! Time to beat the insecurities and shine bright like a diamond 🙂
Tiana says
So my Kibble body type is said dramatic( I’m slim but I have soft features like full lips and round eyes) but my essence says I’m inguene with romantic. Can someone explain to me how to excuse that in wardrobe? Like how do you channel inguene romantic on a dramatic body type?
Kitty says
Is it possible to be two? I did this twice already and I ended up having 4 Gs and 4 Bs. I did it again with answers changed up a little, and I ended up with now 5 Gs and 5 Bs. So am I just both Angelic and Gamine at the same time for my main? Complimentary and Lower seem to be Romantic and Classic at least based off the first time I took this.
Dani says
Hi Kitty!
It is possible to have two main essences, they could be both strong and with the same percentage. Your third essence or complementary would be Romantic or Classic depending on which one did you get more answers between those two.
Nix says
I have 10 Bs, 8 Gs, and 6 each of A and E so my main essence is gamine with ethereal being my complementary and dramatic and romantic are tertiary essences. In Kibbe, I am some sort of gamine and am a dark autumn.
I figured I’d have some mix of gamine & ethereal because my whole life I’ve been compared to fairies and pixies.
I really like rock and roll style and the dark academia aesthetic with a little bit of techno/y2k style ala Björk so I’m trying to figure out how to mix these essences into my daily outfits.
Reece says
Hi!
I just took this quiz and got an even number of answers indicating Romantic and Dramatic, with a couple answers indicating Gamine, Natural, and Angelic.
This is actually surprisingly accurate as my go to styles are Romantic and Dramatic (despite the huge differences in Yin vs Yang energy), but the cost of Gamine and Natural clothes are much less so I tend to wear that more often when going about my day.
This was super cool to learn more about and I will definitely use these style suggestions!
Candace Oppenheimer says
I’m not sure if I actually have as much romantic essence as it says I have, because I’m a Soft Natural Kibbe body type and the Essence quiz gave me this: 5E, 4G, 3C, 3F
The reason I’m hesitant to claim strong romantic Essence is because people always said how sweet, young, and gentle I am. That sounds more Ingenue to me. But maybe my personality style (which is romantic) is heavily influencing my Essence.
Wren says
Very cool test! 5E and 4G, Romantic with complimentary Angelic (also Kibbe Romantic with a Deep Autumn palette). Angelic/Ethereal is so beautiful to me but I have no idea how I’d combine it with the more prominently Romantic/Deep aesthetics going on here!
Dani says
Hi Wren!
You Romantic Essence compliments very well your Romantic Kibbe, that’s awesome! Angelic is your complementary essence so you could add it on smaller details, for example a great way to combine these two is by wearing garments that are flowing but with waist emphasis, with satin fabrics that are soft to touch and have some shine. And if you choose it on a Deep warm blue or red tone you will be blending everything together.
Both are Yin essences so they will go together very well… hope this helps 🙂 If you’d like to know more tips on how you could blend your essences, kibbe, and seasonal colors, we could help you through our Essences Analysis. Check it out here!
Cathlyn Abarientos says
D4,F4,G3 I’m confused
Faith says
I’m probably late but I took the quiz. It looks like I’m mostly Natural but Gamine and Classic come close and they’re tied.
Here’s what I got:
1)D
2)D
3)C
4)C
5)B
6)D, F
7)B
8)B
9)D, F, G
10)C
11)C
12)B
13)C
Dani says
Hi Faith!
You could have Natural as your main essence, and Classic and Gamine as your complementary essence. It is possible that those two have the same percentage, you could consider that, but if you feel more connected to one you could give it more importance.
Hope this helps, but if you’d like us to help you find your essences based on your facial features we could help you with our styling consultation, take a look!
Omi says
Well I got 4D,4F,4C,4G,2B,2E and now I’m confused
M nhta says
I got 4 b 4 e 4 g 3 c and 1 a. Is that even possible. I’m a theatrical romantic.
Naz says
I’m a bit confused on my results and need help understanding a little bit more because I received two of the same numbers 🙂
A (6)
B (4)
E(4)
Dani says
Hi Naz!
It looks like your main essence is Dramatic, but your other two complementary essences (Gamine and Romantic) have the same influence on your style. It is normal, sometimes we have two of our essences that have equal importance. You might want to balance you outfit and wear the same amount of details from the gamine and romantic essence. We would love to help you find the best way to blend your essences and mix it with your personal style with your styling consultation. If you’d like that don’t hesitate to contact us!
Becca says
Mostly gamine with some ethereal/angelic. I don’t know how to combine these. They seem so opposite!
Top 3
7 Bs
4 Gs
2 Ds
Lilian says
The body type test was very clear and I am a Classic, but my results here were very confusing. I got 3 points by Natural, Classic and Romantic and 2 points by Gamine, Ingenue and Ethereal. What can I do with this?
Lucy Becc says
Hi Lilian! You probably have Natural, Classic and Romantic as essences.
Lilian says
Thank you
Ari says
Hi so when I finished taking the test and I’m a bit confused. I figured out my main essence and lower complementary essence easily enough as I have 7 Fs (so mainly ingenue) and 1 A (dramatic), and I’m able to cut out Classical as I have 0 Ds. But with al the other letters, B, C, E, and G, they all tied with 2 points each. So would that mean my secondary essence is a mix of gamine, natural, romantic, or ethereal? Or should I just pick one of the four?
Dani says
Hi Ari!
Oh you have a lot of ingenue essence!, love that!
For your Complementary essence 2, you might want to consider your personality, the impression people have of you, you facial features, and sometimes your Kibbe can influence your essences. For example if you are Soft Natural you might have Natural essence.
If you are still struggling on your essence blend we could help you find your specific essences and mix it with your personal style with our complete styling consultation. Contact us!
Amy-Louise says
I’m somewhat confused by which my main essence would be. I scored 5 responses for both Natural and Gamine, since they’re both equal do I just pick one to be my primary? Also Ingenue is my tertiary, and my palette is Bright Spring lol so I’m not even sure how to balance all this.
Dani says
Hi Amy-Louise,
This can totally happen! You might want to choose which one is your main essence based on what you feel is more you and what which one has more impact on how people perceive you. Although, there are other factors to have in mind like your facial features. We would love to help and guide you on this journey of blending your essences and your color palette with your personal style with our styling consultation. Contact us here if you would like our help 🙂
Layla W. says
My Main Essence is “Natural”! My Second is “Gamine”! And my Third is “Angelic”! I find these to be very interesting and true, as I love to be creative, unquie, bohemian, stylish, but comfortable at the same time! However, my kibbe type is a “Soft Classic”.
Love this quiz!
Dani says
Hi Layla!!
It’s so interesting how our Essences could be different from our Kibbe. I’m happy you took the quiz and liked it! Happy day 🙂
Layla says
I just took the quiz again just to be sure of myself, which made me have a couple of double answers in a few questions. However, the results were still the same as before. Except Ingenue was tied with Angelic.
So now it’s 1. Natural, 2. Gamine, 3. Angelic, 4. Ingenue
Dani says
Hi again Layla!
You could have 4 essences, it is not that common but it happens when two essences have the same importance. If you feel like you need elements in all of these essences, then you do have al four of them 🙂
Tiffany R Platt says
Hi, i just did the test to see what my style essence is exactly…and my answer(at least i hope i did it correctly), came out with a lot of minor inbetween answers. My primary essence is a Gamine, secondary is Angelic. Then i have 2 of Natural, Romantic, and Ingenue. My kibbe is also a Romantic apparently.
Dani says
Hi Tiffany!
A lot of times our Kibbe is present on our essences, so you might want to consider the Romantic essence being your second complementary. But this is not a rule, you could consider it in order to see what best feels like you 🙂 If you are still doubting what your essences might be, we could help you with an Essences Analysis. Don’t be shy to contact us here!
Ali says
Sincerest apologies I messed up on my first post, my results were:
A:2, B:1, C:3, D:2, E:2, F:3, G:2
It’s confusing because it seems to be a mix of everything (except ‘gamine’) could you help me understand this, please and thank you so so much!! Again sorry for the double post.
Kamila says
Hi, i figured my type of body is dramatic classic in Kibbs test, overall my results is leaning towards gamine and ethereal with balance score, and others.Which i am a bit confused. since my presence sometimes can be noticeable even i am wearing simple outfits. base on comments all around me, i am more to intimidating looking and mysterious. when i wore something classic like a dress it toned down my strong looking face and looking softer and more elegant. In relaxed mood i prefer wearing something practical and relaxed
i do always wears mostly with natural colour in my everyday wear. My season is dark winter, pattern arent my forte. stripes is my go to.other than that i hardly tolerate.
do you have any suggestion base on my results?
Dani says
Hi Kamila
Yes, I think what you’re describing is very important to have in mind. Our personality and how people perceive us have a role on defining our essences. You do might want to consider classic on your essence blend since you say your presence is noticeable.
We could help you find your style by blending your kibbe and essences with our Essences Analysis. If you’d like us to guide you on this journey don’t hesitate to contacts us here!
AnjoliE says
I’m having a bit of trouble with my results. I got an equal amount of Classic and Ingenue answers. My Kibbe type is Soft Classic. My results were A:0, B, 2, C:1, D:5, E:3, F:5, G:1. Do you have any advice for me? It would be greatly appreciated.
Dani says
Hi Anjolie!
I’m happy to help you! It is a bit hard to give you a super detailed advice without looking at a photo of you but you might want to analyze which one do you think is more noticeable in you. Do you think you have a lot of presence or do you feel more innocent? Since you are Soft classic it might feel like the classic is very present, since your features a very moderate. Since your first essence will influence the overall structure of the outfit, you might want to consider in which essence do you feel more comfortable wearing a whole outfit?
We could help you find your essences blend and the exact percentages you have, plus give you tips on how to blend it with your personal style with our essences analysis. Don’t be shy to send us an email here if you’re interested 🙂
Zoey says
Hi, on the Kibbes it says I’m a Romanitc, except on this it says I’m a natural, then the second is angelic, then romantic. I am very curvy, taller than average, and auburn hair and blue eyes, and i’m a warm summer. i’m just confused
Dani says
Hi Zoey!
It is possible to have very different Kibbe and Essences blend. You could follow the romantic structure and the clothing lines like keep the waist emphasis tight around your hip curve but maybe a bit loose on the top part to add the natural. Use natural fibers on your garments like lightweight linen or cotton. Keep the prints minimal and use the color palette of the angelic essence. You could also use your hair very natural and put on a romantic makeup look. All of this with your color palette in mind. Hope this helps you find your blend and style, and if you would like more tips and tricks on how to do this don’t be shy to send us an email here. We’ll be happy to guide you with our styling consultation.
Ali says
Hi there Dani, I’m a bit confused my results were as follows: A:2, B:1, C:3, D:2, E:2, F:3, G:2
It seems to be a mix of everything excluding ‘gamine’ what can/should I do with this information?
Thank you in advance!
rhonda susini says
my results/ likes:
1. color palette: C
2. Kibbe body type: Dramatic Classic
3. describe self with pic: C
4. fictional movie character: G mermaid
5. Personality type: C boho and G natural
6. contrast: c/g low contrast
7. describing myself: G Unique, an old soul, interesting, and a dreamer.
8. perception others have of me: B/C
9. Introvert D/F/G
10. gown gala: C
11. friday night: C
12. room: A
13. people around me: c/g
c8; g6
Alison Browning says
Physically I’m a natural, I’m heavy built but no curves, blunt, long lines and no waist line, when over Wright I gain on the upper body above the waist, my legs stay thin. I have thin lips, but on nose snd small eyes, square face. Whilst I look ‘butch’ my personality is very ethereal, so I’m in the wrong body. I look as if I’d be an athlete a d Tom boy but I’m very overly feminine in style and tastes, love anything mystical to do with history and other worldly things, books and historic buildings, cats and I’m very introvert.
Dani says
Hi Alison!
Even though they might feel contrasting, your body and your essence, it is possible to blend smoothly your Kibbe and your Essences. We can help you find the best way to do it if you want. Contact us here 🙂
Ava says
Idk. My result was angelic (mostly G) but my Kibbe body type is Natural (I think FN but I am not sure) and the angelic style looks too soft for me.
Dani says
hi Ava!
It might seem weird when our Kibbe is sharp and our essence is softer, but it can happen. You just need to find the things that work best for you. For example, if you’re a FN you could use long garments and that is also Angelic. If you’re interested we could help you find the perfect balance between your kibbe and your essences with a complete consultation! Check it out here,and don’t be shy to send us an email.
Vanessa says
I’m a tie between gamine and romantic. Does that make me an ingenue?! Lol. I’m a flam-gam and like a 50s-inspired girl next door/pinup look (my style personality is vintage!)
Dani says
Hi Vanessa! Oh great! your style is super defined and goes well with your kibbe. You could be Ingenue, it is an option you could consider as your second complementary essence. If you want we could do personalized essence analysis, send us an email! Contact us here.
Samantha Lee says
Found this by chance and was a bit confused at some of the questions but have to say it’s SPOT ON!
Going I try some of your other quizzes now…awesome! Thank you
Dani says
Thank you Samantha! So glad you liked it!!
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Sandy says
I’m gamine with natural and a little bit dramatic!
Dani says
Hi Sandy,
Great! Your blend is really interesting. Hope you create awesome outfits that will make you feel like your best self.