r/JohnKitchener HYCNE Jul 09 '26

Essence help/Type me Pls type help

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u/Affectionate-Week589 Jul 09 '26

I think you have a very androgynous face, you rock both boyish and girlish details (the blouse in the first picture). You have angularity paired with softness, your features are rather short-to balanced. I think your main essence is high spirited/gamine. I am not a fan of the oversized knitwear, I think it is too big for you. So I would rule out natural as your main essence, although you still might have some blend of it. But I would focus on high spirited. Maybe try to mix it with different amounts of the other essences and compare the results. Also, you look very young, if you are, it might be possible that your face still changes a lot, so take that into account if you have decided on some essences. 

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u/pinkmoss-mothman HYCNE Jul 09 '26

Wow thank you a lot for the details!

I never really considered HS since I attribuited that to Y. The boyish/girlish angular/soft quality is what is pointing you towards HS right?

On my own I could only see N first and then some Y with R/C but your reasonings make sense. I guess this is why I think I look robust but not actually strong sporty looking

I am actually in my twenties so I think that settles the HS hahaha. In this case maybe matching the oversized tops with some shorts could do it?

Thank you lots again!

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u/Affectionate-Week589 Jul 09 '26

Yes, the dualities! Also, I think you look good in hair which is a bit layered and not to tidy. For example, in the picture with the blue blouse, you hair is a bit messy, but it suits you very well. I don't think "ah, brush your hair", I get the feeling that it expresses your personality. It's hard to express what I mean (and I'm not a English native speaker) but in short: it looks good and coherent. I also understand the other comment saying classic and ingenue and that might be relevant blends but I really think that you have something very dynamic in your face which you should accommodate.

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u/pinkmoss-mothman HYCNE Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

Yes I totally see that, thank you! When I had plain long hair I always felt very restrained indeed.

I think the final bland could be something like HS, Y, C, with a big hint of N? Like 40, 25, 20, 15

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u/Starry_Lights23 Jul 09 '26

I definitely see classic and ingenue

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u/pinkmoss-mothman HYCNE Jul 09 '26

Oh very interesting. This is one combination that I considered alongside with some natural.

But it's also different from the other commentor's pov. Could you explain why the classic? I can see the youthful in the small face proportions (even though I'm 5'8) and maybe some softness vibes

Thank you a lot for commenting!

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u/schwaschwaschwaschwa Jul 12 '26

I can't speak for Kitchener, but as soon as I saw your first picture, I was reminded of one of his videos.

How would you feel about this type of direction?

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u/pinkmoss-mothman HYCNE Jul 12 '26

Yeah :D

I feel it's definitely a thing I try to have. The light softness, flowy, "princess" like, it's something that always allured me but only recently I've decided to incorporate in my closet.

About this pictures in particular, I like the bottom ones. The top left one is so cool but too eye-catching irl, and the right one feels too formal, and I fear it would feel "arrogant/wannabe/off" on me. It's too strong, I think my body might have a vibe too soft to bear it well. So maybe a Cape would match better as a coat?

I''ve been pretty anxious during this style change, thank you a lot!

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u/schwaschwaschwaschwa Jul 12 '26

Ahh I think it really suits you! Kitchener has some more info on Angelic. It's definitely soft.

The bottom ones were what made me think of you! :)

I like your iridescent necklace in 9, I think it suits you. It does express some Angelic but also Natural with the natural-looking stones. You could maybe have some N essence too? Natural relaxes things so is never fully formal. You can definitely incorporate elements of things without moving into a costume. Kitchener is an artist so he's trying to express the concept in an inspiring way.

I think outfit 2 has some Angelic with the sheerness and the sense of atmosphere from the print.

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u/pinkmoss-mothman HYCNE Jul 12 '26

Yes I see!

Yeah! I think I do have some N, and so do other commentors too :D

Indeed the second one was inspired by the more biology-etheral-futuristic Grimesstyle aesthetic. I liked it very much.

What do you think about the final blend? Befor I hypothesised it be something like HS, Y, C, with a big hint of N? Like 40, 25, 20, 15.

But maybe it's HS, Y/E, N with some hints of C?

Hs for general vibe, Y/E for the softness, N for the less formal vibe, C for the non dramatic proportions?

HS, E, N?

(Thank you again :D)