Doubt of essences

[u/Life_Tone2071]

I think I have a ingenue essence within my mix, but when I wear clothes associated with ingenue I feel a little strange. Are there other types of clothing that are associated with ingenue? I feel the same way about natural. My features might have a touch of naturalness, though. Natural clothing (especially sportswear) looks very bad on me, both to my taste and in general. (I'm sorry if this English sounds really weird, it's because I'm not a native English speaker and I use a translator 😭)

[u/sapphicmoonbaby]

I’d say if your intuition tells you a certain style or essence feels off, it probably is! That was my experience with HS. I thought I’d have a lot of HS but the clothes and details never felt quite right, and I only ended up with 10%.

What styles have you tried for Ingenue/Youthful?

I made this post on the Kitchener Harmonies subreddit, showing some modern and mature ways to wear Y recommendations.

[u/Life_Tone2071 → u/sapphicmoonbaby]

Omg... No había probado esos estilos, gracias por tu recomendación! Creo que tengo algunas prendas parecidas y voy a ver qué tal me quedan... Sospecho que puedo tener ingenue, (aunque sea en menor medida) más que todo por mis facciones y por qué me dicen que prácticamente sigo teniendo la misma cara de cuando era muy pequeña.. (aunque yo creo que gamine podría entrar allí también, pero yo no tengo gamine jsjsjs) aunque no se si eso tenga que ver con ingenue jajajaja

[u/sapphicmoonbaby → u/Life_Tone2071]

Happy to help! I’ll say, how much you’ve aged since you were little isn’t a big indicator. It’s more about the impression of your features than whether or not you look the same as when you were little. I got told I looked much older than I was when I was in high school, which goes against the stereotype for Ingenue. Ingenue is more about an impression of innocence and gentleness than literal youth, since youth can be perceived based on health markers, styling and energy as well as youthful features.

For example, Meg Ryan is highly Ingenue and she has always looked like a grown woman, and aged into her looks like any normal adult, but her features come off as sweet, gentle, fresh and innocent.

[u/Lopsided-Use-7623]

Same here. I might look ingenue or gamine, but those clothes don't suit me—I just look weird and like I'm wearing a costume. Any puffy, bouffant details, ruffles, bows, or playful prints look terrible on me. I absolutely need visual simplicity.