👸 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?

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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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Thank you for reading the free style scholars newsletter. In this week’s paid segment below:

• find your essence video Q&A

• my thoughts on the tortured poet’s department

• how to incorporate your ethereal essence with a fun, playful style

• outfit challenge of the week

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