👸 How To Find Your Face Type: Tutorial + Quiz | Kitchener Essences
If you are sick of trying different styles and just cannot find what works for you, the 7 face types or “style essences” might be the answer for you. In today's newsletter I show how to find yours
In today’s newsletter…
📏 How to define your features
👁️ The typical features of each essence
👄 Q&A video: how to find your essence
🦋 Lookbook: dressing an ethereal for the sun style root
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😄 How to define your features
Step 1: do a line drawing of your face using procreate
Separate your face from the lines to help you get objective from your features
Step 2: define your features + describe the shapes you see
key words
round - circular
almond - almost flat and pointed
sharp - straight line, usually thin - like a razor edge. Can also be pointed as opposed to coming to a flat line.
soft - round line, or no sharp lines
blunt - flat, wide
large/small - we can say out of proportion with the rest of the face; either it’s larger or smaller than average
wide vs narrow - out of proportion with the rest of the face; either it’s wider or more narrow than average
Describe the different elements of your facial features. After you have gone through each element, take a second to look at your answers and see which ones come up the most often.
overall face shape - oval/rectangle/oblong/diamond/square/round/egg
forehead - high/low? round/square? medium?
jawline - wide/narrow? straight/round? sharp/blunt (squarish or more pointed?)
chin - round/pointed/flat/cleft?
eyes - large/small? wide set/ closed set? almond or round?
cheekbones - high/low? taut/ round?
nose - straight/soft? blunt? bumped? large/small? wide or narrow?
lips - almond/round? large/small?
teeth - small/large?
Typical features of each essence
If you were to have only one essence, and be the paragon of that type, these are the features you might have. In real life, most of us have more than one essence (usually 3 dominant essences) so you will have a combination.
dramatic - long + straight/sharp
rectangle/oval face shape
high, square forehead
narrow, straight, sharp jawline
pointed chin
small, even, almond eyes
high, taut cheekbones
straight, narrow, smooth nose
almond, medium lips
natural - long + straight/blunt
rectangle face shape
high/low square forehead
wide, straight, blunt jawline
blunt/flat/cleft chin
small, closed, almond eyes
high, taut, angular cheekbones
straight, wide, possibly bumped nose
almond lips
large teeth
gamine - short + sharp/contrasted
square face shape
high/low square forehead
narrow, straight, square jawline
pointed chin
large wide set round/almond eyes is typical - although any extreme combination often gives a gamine feel e.g. close set, round eyes
high/low, sharp, taut cheekbones
small straight nose
small almond lips
small teeth
classic - medium + balanced
key word is “slightly”
square/round face shape
medium forehead - neither round nor square
medium width, neither straight nor round jawline
slightly round chin
even, medium sized eyes neither round nor almond
neither notably high nor low cheekbones
slightly straight, medium sized nose
medium sized lips, neither almond nor round
medium teeth
ingenue - small + round
round/oval face shape
high/low, round forehead
narrow, round jawline
round chin
large, round, wide set eyes
low, round cheeks
small, round nose
small, round lips
small teeth
romantic - large + round
round/oval face shape
low, round forehead
round, wide jawline
round chin
large/medium round eyes
round cheeks
wide round nose
large round lips
ethereal - long + round
oval face shape
round, forehead
narrow, round jawline
round/pointed chin
wide set/even round/almond eyes
high, taut/soft cheekbones
slightly straight/ slightly round, narrow nose
slightly almond/round lips
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