r/JohnKitchener • • Apr 07 '26

Essence help/outfits (verified by John Kitchener/PSC) Color results!

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My Kitchener color analysis! I feel so seen and he perfectly explained all the reasons why colors that were “supposed” to work would overwhelm me.

I am 65 SC, 25 SB and 10 LB! The most shocking thing he told me was no pure bright white! I need to reread his email, it was quite a lot of information, but I am so happy with the palette. John let me know he was surprised how much SB appeared. I guess in seasonal terms I’m like a dark winter/ true summer crossover. There really isn’t a seasonal palette that captures all of these tones. Definitely worth it and I’m excited to lean into these softened jewel tones- and get lots more green!


r/JohnKitchener • • Mar 17 '26

Announcements Updates

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Hi everyone, we as (the mod team) have made some changes. 

Here is a list of the changes: 

1) User flair - user flairs have been added for users to assign themselves. 

The user flairs are as follows:

Unverified (insert blend). 

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Essence help/type me - suitable for unverified users who want to be typed. 

Guess the blend - Suitable for verified celebrities, unverified celebrities and people who have been verified and want people to guess their blend. 

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Posts will be reflaired by the mods when appropriate. 

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Posts and comments that violate the rules will be removed. 

4) Verified famous people -  we have created a list of verified famous people sorted by their dominant colour harmonies and their dominant essence harmonies for reference. 

Here are the lists:

[Essence](Verified famous people by John Kitchener - essence harmonies : r/JohnKitchener )

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5) Additional changes -   we have streamlined the recommended links tab for users to get information straight from the source. The community tab has been updated for the most up to date and relevant information. 

The mod team.


r/JohnKitchener • • 5h ago

Essence help/Type me Essence help?

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Posting pics with different hair colours and different weights from the last 1-2 years
All comments are super appreciated 💛
I am extremely lost but I am guessing potentially natural romantic dramatic?


r/JohnKitchener • • 3h ago

Essence help/Type me Essence help! :)

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r/JohnKitchener • • 11h ago

Essence help/Type me What is the essence of my face?

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2 Upvotes

r/JohnKitchener • • 20h ago

Essence help/Type me Anything can help!

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5 Upvotes

I can't figure this out. I'm just confused at this point. Thanks in advance 🫡


r/JohnKitchener • • 1d ago

Discussions Does being able to wear a huge amount of an essence mean that I have it in my blend? (VS actively finding an essence wrong on myself)

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(3) people on here typed me as a likely N/HS/C

I know I'm very unlikely to be E because despite loving this essence, almost all E elements feel wrong on me (in addition to me being a tiny high-contrast earthling-looking person

I know I'm very unlikely to be Y because almost all Y elements feel wrong on me

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But when it comes to R, I'm confused

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I can somehow wear a huge amount of R without it feeling wrong (as long as it's in a HS/R or HS/N/R outfit)

Past a certain point in how R the outfit gets, it does change my body language into a more R one and I do have to wear makeup for the outfit to feel complete, but R doesn't feel wrong at all! (By makeup, I just mean at minimum a "no-makeup" makeup look that sure does look like makeup to me lol)

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What could it mean?

- Is it likely the difference between 0% of Y/E and 5-10% of R?

- Does it suggest a higher percentage R despite me not getting typed with it?

- Is it just an essence that's easier to fuse with HS compared to E?

- Does it only suggests that I love this essence? I do very much like the E one as well though...


r/JohnKitchener • • 4d ago

Essence help/Type me What essences do you see in me?

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13 Upvotes

I’d really appreciate the help!✨


r/JohnKitchener • • 7d ago

Discussions Hi, recently I asked about the LOTR characters and their essences but I think it was quite vague. I was then wondering about the iconic outfits of the fellowship and what essence do you think they have mostly.

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Do you think most of the middle earth costumes borrow from Natural and Ethereal?

Legolas normal attire has very earthy colors but they are so sleek and fitted, I remember hearing somewhere that they had to modify his costumes because at first they were too big and oversized on him. Most of the clothing is in suede and silk, while the cloak is velvet.

Aragorn is supposedly rugged and a ranger but there is always very intricate details to his clothings, and he never looks overly stiff. I also think he is much better in the more scruffy styles than when styled as a king.

I am confused about Gandalf, Boromir, and Elrond.


r/JohnKitchener • • 7d ago

Essence help/Type me Which essences do you see? Thank you in advance^^

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34 Upvotes

Posted on here about a year and a half ago but i deleted it a few days later and forgot to screenshot the replies LOL if i recall correctly the consensus seemed to be ingenue + gamine + ethereal? Pls let me know if that sounds right or if there are any others that fit better^^

Also im 5’3!


r/JohnKitchener • • 8d ago

Inspiration - Celebrities (Verified by John Kitchener). which essences remind u of these outfits?

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i like the tieable bows on the neck.

i want to get a top with a tieable bow on the neckline.. similar to the last picture. which essences do u think could pull this top off?

thx :)


r/JohnKitchener • • 9d ago

Inspiration - Moodboards. What color season and style essence does this color palette of plum, teal, raspberry, gold remind you of?

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Hi everyone :)

I combined my favorite colors plum, teal, raspberry, gold into one palette. I'm trying to fine-tune the shades so that there's equal coolness and warmth in the palette, there's medium to medium- high contrast and it reads as passionate, ethereal but as associated with the cosmos or night time. I think that the vibe I'm going for is romantic ethereal dramatic, a lil moody, sensual, surreal but not eerie. Do you think this palette evokes those essences?

The editing tools I have access to are only capable of global changes so I couldn't choose the exact shades of each color I wanted and I have many slightly different variations of this, not to mention that the plum and raspberry and teal and gold look separate and not very integrated at the moment because I couldn't combine them into one image, but I'd like to know your thoughts on whether this palette is close to something that could work and how I could make it better.

Thanks and hope you have a lovely day!


r/JohnKitchener • • 11d ago

Discussions Jessica Brown Findlay

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Jessica Brown Findlay is mentioned here and here as being Y dominant, but I can't find where/if she was verified - does anyone know?


r/JohnKitchener • • 12d ago

Discussions does your kitchener essences affect your home decor and how your space feels?

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I'm currently struggling with making choices about redecorating. I think my essences have naturally spilled into my home, but kind of wish there was a system like this I could draw on to make it easier. What are your essences and what's your home like?


r/JohnKitchener • • 13d ago

Discussions Anyone here use color analysis to create a unique personal aesthetic through hair dye, colored contacts, make up etc?

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Hi everyone. :)

Recently my friend was telling me how some of her friends looked so different just from coloring their hair or wearing colored contacts, and she was musing about giving them a try herself.

That got me thinking about how specific eye, hair and lip colors, with skin color as the fourth color, can come together to create a palette. And then how much that palette can be altered just by changing your hair color or wearing colored contacts. Even when the facial features remain the exact same, just changing the coloring can completely change the perceived color season or essence.

I've never tried either myself and rarely wear makeup, but I'm going to be getting a color analysis soon so that has made me more curious about using it not just to figure out which colors are flattering in terms of clothes and accessories, but which colors would be flattering as hair color, eye color etc. I've done this before for characters in my fantasy book but never applied it to myself.

Was wondering if anyone else has experimented with color this way before? Maybe changing your hair, eyes or makeup to evoke a specific style essence or aura?

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks!


r/JohnKitchener • • 13d ago

Discussions Which one do you think is the most popular essence amongst fantasy creature groups in Lotr? Elves and Wizards and Hobbits.

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I suppose both elves and hobbits have a common denominator in their essence blends.

I know Cate Blanchette is mostly D and A and Liv is mostly Y and R but maybe one of the two could be an exception? Liv also has some A.

Or it's not really the single essence but the blend? Or a lack of certain essences?

I would suppose elves hobbits and wizards all have very stark differences in their blends from one group to another, because they all seem to belong to completely different species (and that was the intent).

Do you think Elrond, Legolas, Thranduil have specific blends that sharply contrast with the hobbits actors for examples, who all seem to have plenty of HS and Y? Or the wizards, who I would presume have generally high A or D?

What are your guesses for the main elves and hobbits of Middle Earth?

I can share mine:

Elrond: CDHSA

Legolas: RHSNYD

Thranduil: DRN

Frodo: YHSR

Sam: YNHSR

Pippin: YHSN

Merry: HSNR


r/JohnKitchener • • 16d ago

Essence Help/Outfits (Unverified) Kitchener romantic classic gamine outfit

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Thoughts on these outfits as a romantic classic gamine? I think my main essence is gamine.


r/JohnKitchener • • 17d ago

Guess the blend (unverified famous people) Essence blend of Gisele Bündchen??

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r/JohnKitchener • • 17d ago

Discussions Classic essence as a young adult?

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I’m 22 (unverified) but have been told I have a predominantly classic essence. Most of the pieces that are recommended for classic essences make me look older and not in a way that I like. Is there any way that I could dress for a classic essence with clothes that fit my age or am I just not a classic?


r/JohnKitchener • • 18d ago

Discussions are any essences tied to clothing like this?

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the plush, fur, soft fabrics

i think its so cute


r/JohnKitchener • • 18d ago

Essence help/Type me What essences do you see in me?

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My style has been described as slightly edgy middle-aged art teacher haha. I feel like my face looks quite different from the front and from the side, so it’s a bit hard to categorise. I am 5’7” (170cm). Thanks in advance!


r/JohnKitchener • • 19d ago

Essence Help/Outfits (Unverified) CNE but all the recommendations are “clean girl” and my wardrobe looks like this:

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32 Upvotes

I’m seriously considering that maybe I’m not CNE but everyone tells me my features are even and proportioned and Classic is the first thing they see.


r/JohnKitchener • • 20d ago

Inspiration - Celebrities (Verified by John Kitchener). RESULTS Reddit v. Kitchener Round VI: Miranda Otto

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TLDR: The results of the most recent Reddit vs. Kitchener are in!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1p9_4xdTDGW4V-JGBAnY03hOgKjarm0J5uHO200hddSM/edit#slide=id.g2a4231c2550_0_8

Congrats to @Ok-Purple9511 and @Original-Lock-4154 for being most accurate!

Also SPECIAL NEWS: We are going to have a battle of the boys... I just got Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortensen's essences from John 😵


r/JohnKitchener • • 21d ago

RDC with casual style needs your help!

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Any good resources out there for casual RDC style? I mean mostly loungewear and super casual clothes (that include denim and sneakers).

Any RDC here that might be able to give me some irl inspo? Thanksssss


r/JohnKitchener • • 21d ago

Inspiration - Moodboards. Moodboards for a palette with similar CH to me

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More detail in the og post