As someone who's struggled a lot with body image and EDs, I do find it hard to accept and appreciate my SN body type. It's difficult to neutralize the descriptors of 'broad' 'fleshy' 'blunt' 'heavy', especially when compared to other types. It fits me well, but I wish I didn't have such a strong desire for sharpness and a more delicate frame
I know what you mean. I've struggled with those words, too, as someone who is in recovery from an ED as well. But you can still be very delicate as an SN, just look at Goldie Hawn and Lana Wood! It's more about bluntness in relativity to your own body if that makes sense, and the lines. It doesn't mean you are literally wide like a linebacker or something haha.
It's human nature to want what we don't have. Look at how many women with straight hair get perms and how many women with curly hair straighten it. Your body type is to die for. I'm an sd with a lot of yang in my face and I've always wanted to look less boyish in my face. Well, there you are. I'll wish to my last breath, but my husband thinks I'm beautiful. He's the one who has to look at me! 😉
When I found Aly's videos about Kibble body types it was a revelation for me. Being short (5'2) but not "small" (petite) I always felt heavy and very "big" because small clothes don't fit me. Shoping for clothes was a nightmare for me. People say "oh, you are petite as you are 5'2 try size 2" , but I am pretty wide in sholder area, I have flesy arms and thight so I will never fit to "petite" cut of clothes. I feel so much better now as I stopped comparing myselve to women who are totaly different body type..instead I know I must find cut of clothes which are more flatering to my body. Thank you Aly! ❤
Same. I always assumed I was a gamine because I am 5 ft. But my friend who is 2 inches taller than me helped me to realize I am not petite even though I am short. She is 2 inches taller than me but gives the appearance of being shorty, she is also more dainty and delicate where I feel more broad.
Before I found out I am a SN I used to compare my body to other's. When a garment didn't look good on me as it did on my sister or friend I thought there was something wrong with me. Now I know what silhouettes look best on me and I feel good. I've stopped comparing myself to others.
Yes same for me. I always thought I was shaped weird but it was just the clothes that were in fashion or pushed for that age group just didn’t suit me. I even naturally started leaning towards clothes and hair for soft naturals - then when I realized I was a SN it all made sense and made me feel much better about myself and how I looked in the clothes and things that suited me!
I would routinely get "all done up - hair and make up" to go out and then after being home a bit afterwards would later see my hair slightly disheveled and makeup faded off and would be like "why do I looke BETTER/PRETTIER" right now?! I could never figure out- why I looked "better" less done or how to replicate that to look 'done/polished' but not "overly made up" that doesn't suit us. Thank you! Love to all the glowing SN girls!
i am TR and my oldest is gamine. We are very thin and clothes fit us easily. My second is is SN. Lots of people would prefer her body type. She is wider but also voluptuous. Her chest is really big, and has a softer feel about her but is really actually lean. it has been more difficult for me to find clothes that look good on her only because i am used to my body type and hers is so different so i am trying to teach myself so i can help her. I feel bad, because she is so beautiful but it must be difficult being surrounded by such small boned woman….makes her feel big when she shouldn’t. Anyways, my point is that we can easily see ourselves wrongly by the images around us. I am sure you are beautiful just like my one daughter ❤️
It took me forever to figure out my type is soft natural. The only way I did it was by finding out Lauren Hutton has been typed as soft natural. I then realized that like her, I look best with natural fabrics and accessories, “no makeup” makeup, hair not overly styled, and some asymmetry. I hope that helps someone else!
Spot on!! Even the smallest amount of makeup looks off. I do a little bit of eyeliner to extend my eyelid and make sure my face and lips are moisturized. When mascara smudges at all, it looks like makeup from the night before 😂 never mind lipstick!!! I heard from someone else to avoid lip color if you want to draw attention away from your mouth. It was like a sigh of relief to learn I don’t need a lip to look good!!! My mouth is quite asymmetrical and not my best feature. So now i can just focus on good skin and eyes
1:28 SN vs Dramatic 1:55 SN vs Soft Dramatic 2:28 SN vs Romantic 2:52 SN vs Theatrical Romantic 3:46 SN vs Classic 4:14 SN vs Soft Classic 5:00 SN vs Dramatic Classic 6:01 SN vs Natural 6:35 SN vs Flamboyant Natural 6:59 SN vs Gamine 7:57 SN vs Flamboyant Gamine 8:41 SN vs Soft Gamine
For anyone confused about their type: what really helped me was to try the recommendations for each type. I tried Aly's makeup series for SC (was not enough for me), for FN (was too much), for DC (better), etc. before I finally landed on Dramatic. And actually I already was wearing geometric patterns and cleaner lines because they suited me. Also, while a bigger bust can point to certain types, it's just one feature. I think all types can have a big or small bust. What matters is the skeleton and overall appearance (long, curvy, frame dominant, petite, balanced).
I feel so proud to be SN and to have embrace these energies (that I was sometimes hiding younger) and I think it’s the purpose of this channel. Love u ✨🤌
This makes SN sound...not that attractive. But at the end of the day, the ladies quoted as SN are gorgeous. So. The final answer is...we are all gorgeous. Even with these terms squarish blunt not proportioned. ... haha 💕
I wish she would type more normal, non-celebrity bodies (pictures of fans maybe?) for a change bc there's so much more diversity going on in real life. I feel like it would really help illustrate the uniqueness of the types if there weren't all just minor differences between overall very similar, conventionally attractive bodies you know? Maybe it's just me, but I feel like we get a really narrow scale from celebrity's bodies which makes it hard to work as a reference. Anyways, great video! Love, a sn
I bet she hasn't because of the availability of pictures. Celebs have a lot taken of them from good angles, so they're easy to get. I'm not sure where she'd get pics of normal people of the same consistent quality, since people who post themselves on media like Instagram tend to be more attractive and in shape than average too. I don't disagree that it'd make for better comparisions, but I can see why she doesn't.
Okay that's little bit of a reach. Why would she put random people's photos without consent? Besides, celebrities body's represent real life bodies' uniqueness too(if without any cosmetic procedures of course). It doesn't have to be real life people because as long as they are surgery/fillers free, celebrities are real people as well
I love your comparisons in this video. For example the look-alike celebrities who aren't necessarily the same kibbe types. Plus showing the different body types wearing the same outfit!
Love your videos! Please do a video about a soft natural celebrity's style or outfit suggestions for soft naturals! There's not a whole lot of videos on youtube for soft naturals :(
I was torn betweet SC and SN because of my breast size - it's gotten larger thanks to birth control and it kinda makes my torso seem short and wide but as soon as I wear a compressing bra I see that my rib cage isn't so wide so I believe I'm still leaning more towards SC. Also, I don't look as strong as a SN and my bones aren't blunt. This video was very important!!!
Yay!! Three years ago you were kind enough to tell me my type: Soft Natural:) Was so excited to see that this one came up, love the detail you give in your videos🙏🤗
Thanks for this! I now confirmed that I am a soft natural because my body is in between rectangular and hourglass shape. Also, I have soft and rounded facial features and fleshy body but heavy bone structure. The one irregularity in my facial feature, which is also my greatest insecurity is my wide + large forehead (sometimes others refer to as fivehead 🙄 ) just like what Jeniffer Lawrence and Katy Perry have. Most of the times I find it difficult to appreciate my body because I often feel like I am too wide and fat huhu
I think I am a soft natural 😭. I'm really trying to accept my body, but I don't like my broad shoulders. On top of having broad shoulders I also have sort of big boobs. I'm only a D cup, but because I'm slim they look bigger than they seem. These 2 combined and I feel like I look bigger from on top. I have some hips, but it's not a lot. It's very minor and my height is 5'0ft. My face I have been told a lot of times that I look like a very calm person. I don't know if I would call it innocent because a lot of people just by looking at me assume I don't do anything bad. I don't, but this is just going by looks. I can't really describe my face well.
I have much respect for David Kibbe’s work, but I had to really STUDY to discover I am SN. Finally it came down to a few things: broad shoulders coupled with a large rib cage, a “strong” physical appearance, flat (as opposed to rounded fleshy) rear end, tendency toward “squareness”, height of 5’6.5”, when overweight (I am) lack of defined waist. . .
Thanks for this, all soft natural content is very welcomed! I try to dress for my type more, since otherwise I often feel somehow heavy and bulky even though I'm small and not overweight.
I was wrong these all years thinking I was an R/TR but i did the test again and the result came soft natural and more reasonable I have a romantic face and soft natural body maybe that's why Thanks Aly
You speak of bodies with such respect and understanding, Aly! I appreciate it. I'd love to see a video on Kibbe types of Eurovision 2021 contestants, especially the Italians - they're the moment now and their glam rock style is impeccable! ❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥
I was wondering whyyyyy im am a dancer, lean, have abs, just a bit heavier in hips/bum but not too much… but ALWAYS look fat in pictures. Omg I wish I could change my body type 😢 idk what to do!!!
This video is so good! When I first discovered kibbe I thought I was soft classic. After a lot of research and experimentation, lots of photos of outfits-- this video confirms to me I am a soft natural! Seeing the comparisons side by side is so helpful! The explanation of "looking stronger" and having a heavier look in the shoulders, more "open" in the shoulders, or the width was the determining factor for me between soft classic and soft natural. Thanks Aly!
Brilliant video, I was very confused for a long time about my body type because I'm 5 foot 7.5 but look short and I have large facial features so u thought I might be a gamine. But after hearing your description of soft naturals at the beginning of the video Soft Natural is definitely me! Broad shoulders, muscular and toned looking, tall but look small. Large soft facial features, small and defined waist. That's me!
Thank you, Ally for your huge effort to learn women about their unique style and your gift that you generousely share with us. I'm a soft natural woman 🙂
I'm new to trying to understand this body type. By most descriptions I'm too short to be a SN, so for the first year of trying to understand Kibbe, I kept going back and forth between trying to type myself as SG or R. Often times the cut of structured tops like fitted jackets, shirts or the tops of dresses that were too tight and ill-fitting. It was my autistic son, who explained how I fx. appear wide (upper torso, especially back and ribs don't fit SG or R) and strong, but also soft/fleshy within the sharper lines. He used my wide shoulders and the issues I often have with how sleeves fit (or often don't) on my shoulders. When shoulder pads were a thing, I looked terribly boxy. High necklines look awful on me. Looking back on the styles I gravitated to before paying attention to style, I can see that the styles were SN.
Aly- You are truly amazing!!! For those who are reading this she is the REAL deal! about a year ago I sent her a picture and she helped me with my face shape/haircut. The offer stands Ali-if you are ever in Virginia please feel free to stay with us! We have a large home plenty of space and I would love to host you:-) ...My husband is English so we are used to traveling all around! And that is if you can stand a little craziness with my two teens, lol!! Keep the great videos coming Aly!!
I think the only thing that bothers me about being a SF is that I gain weight easily in the upper arms and the tummy. So I'm very self conscious about the arms.
I've been struggling to figure out my type. "Broad", "fleshy", blunt", and "squarish" describe my body well though. I don't like it much because I feel fat even if my weight is healthy, but whatever.
Let me fix it for you, those broad shoulders and hips usually come with a defined waist - you got yourself an hour glass. That blunt bone structure is strong, cat-like and sexy. Fleshy means you got curves over that muscle, we have nice breasts and usually firm butts. We also usually have killer legs The square thing is angular bone structure, meaning your face is going to hold up well into old age This woman made it sound like a bad thing because she's petite, but she isn't strong and sexy
@@xxromanovaxx6682 ur opinion, were all entitled. But everyone in their own right is “sexy”. Im smaller for a SN and i find my sexiness and boldness not in being small but in how i feel power and control over my body, i hate feeling small. To each ‘es own
I still cant decide...I seem Soft Natural when I put on 10lbs...TR when that weight is off. When I lose too much weight I lose the fleshiness in my face, my volupyuous chest and look Classic....At my heaviest SOFT. Natural clothing looks best on me...at medium weight Theatrical Romantic looks best on me and when thin Classic looks best so my wardrobe is made up of the three styles...not what I want to do but it seems to me I am wearing someone elses clothes when I wear clothing styles not in keeping with my fleshiness of face and body...I keep,mymhourglass figure throughout the weight changes.and just 10 to 15 lbs makes me look very different face, shoulders,,arms,,legs, chest,,and hips.
I know exactly what you mean, I'm the same way. I love my smaller size but I'm at my fuller currently. My weight varies so much. I'm confused on body type, but think I'm a SN.
great points same here. on top of it i am entering middle age and believe me, your body changes kibbe types than faster than Aly can talk about a 'dry' looking bone (whatever the hell that means). I am off this whole system especially since kibbe is the only one who can give a definitive answer
I'm between Soft Natural and Theatrical Romanic/R for my type. SN clothing doesn't look as good on me, nor do I like the style yet, I think shoulders and back look broad,...but in more Ying/Romantic clothes look looks so much better for my body, and I feel better? When I do the test most of my answers are D/E, except for two facial features A for hair, B for my nose so I don't what I am lol
I was on the fence of whether or not I was DC or SN, and the pic of Lily Aldridge next to Chrissy Teigen in the pencil skirt made me see that I am 100% SN. THANK YOU!
When it comes to comparing SN with DC, DC looks like a SN who had some Dramatic blended into her. FG looks the same except it wasn't blended, just added in a way that won't elongate her.
I think this is my type. I've been compared to Jennifer Aniston when blonde and Katy Perry when a brunette, so seems I am in the natural category. Edit: Hmmm....but then also Zooey Deschanel and Reese Witherspoon, who are soft gamines.... these videos are so helpful, but I'm still unsure lol
these videos just add to the confusion i think. and since kibbe is supposed to be the 'only' person on earth who can give a definitive answer to someone's type, what kind of science is that?! pseudo science that's what
I think you should take the focus off the celebrities you've been compared to and focus more on yourself. Kibbe is all about overall effect, which is why it's possible to be a certain type while a few of your body parts don't align with it, and why it's possible for people to mistype themselves if they're focusing only on their face or only on their body. Everything has to be considered together. People might compare you to a bunch of different celebrities for a bunch of different reasons, so it's totally possible none of them would be the same body type as you. If you feel confident you're either a natural or a gamine, then figuring out which should be relatively easy. Naturals and gamines are practically polar opposites - naturals are known for looking fairly big, broad, and athletic, while gamines are known for looking fairly petite, small, and almost child/teen-like. If you've ever worried about looking too childish in a certain outfit or style, you're probably a gamine. If you've ever worried about looking too broad or big in a certain outfit or style, you're probably a natural. As @Surreal Beauty suggested, trying on recommended clothing for each type will probably make it much easier to see the difference.
It takes time for me to accept myself as SN sinc i also struggle with body image as well, but since SN known as their sensual air, it kinda helps me to accept it haha.
Great video! Could you explain why Selena Gomez is considered Natural and Sandra Bullock is Soft Natural? Selena Gomez looks so much softer in flesh than Sandra Bullock, I’m so confused! Thank you 🙏😊💖
why is Miley Cyrus a SN? She looks very proportionate to me with gentle curves (waist line), like a DC and like the models type as DC. She also has long limbs for her height. I'm really confused.
I love being SN. It wasn’t always like that, of course. But now that I know more about fashion, I understand that it was never my body that was wrong, but my clothes. I love my strong frame!
I really liked the examples you showed and one that fascinated me was Kylie Minogue. I would like more exploration on her because there are many examples of her spanning decades from her 80s looks to how she dresses now in 2020s. Why isn't she a Classic or a Soft Classic or Flamboyant Gamine?
Kylie is tiny. She petite all round. I met her way back in 1988 or so. I could not get over how tiny she is. Definite gamine qualities, even 35 years later.
@@kateaye3506 when I made this comment I still was learning. But I can clearly see she is not a gamine. She is very balanced and theatrical romantic is her type. She suits those looks best.
Hi Aly. Can i be a combination of sn and sc? I feel i look better in more shaggy rocky style than tidy classic. Especially my hair. I think i am a soft natural but i am close in symmetry to a classic more so in my face. I also suit the classic synched waist of classic but a much more boho style with more going on looks really nice on me.
SN x SG Does anyone have a similar problem? I can't get the result. I'm somewhere between SN and SG. I measure 157cm, I have a doll look (I had the nickname "doll" at school), rather SG in nature. But at the same time square lower jaw, wide nose, broad muscular arms. I feel like if I had a prominent chin and a narrower nose and maybe a narrower body, I would be SG.
Imjust wondering if I am soft natural or something else but just overweight of about 4 kilos. Whenever I get active physically, I become dry and slender again (although I am short). Softness doesn't suit me but I immediately get fat in my legs and arms. my face is much more on the dramatic side
I believe I am a Soft Natural - 5’7” with heavy / wide bones - wide squarish shoulders with defined collar bone - I am a plus size 16 hourglass - wide set eyes - thin(ish) lips - big hands (fingers are med to long) & feet (size 10.5) - there is nothing delicate about me. Wearing clothing with wider belts is my best look. I prefer natural makeup.
Also, romantics tend to be wide as well, in fact their hips and breasts as well as are a lot bigger than ours and they can also be big boned This isn't to knock any body type, though, because beautiful women come in all shapes and sizes and each body type has wonderful, lovely aspects. That what's wonderful about Kibbe as he celebrates the beauty of every type, and you unfortunately veered away from his philosophy
Can your body type change slightly based on weight? I originally thought I was natural but lost some weight and I seem to fit more with soft natural now. Does that happen?
Can it's possible to have a inverted triangle body as a soft gamine. My body don't look wide but my shoulder is wider than my hip and I look very petite and tiny so I think I can be SG type.
The description of soft natural fits me perfectly if we forget about the height. I'm 175 cm and I look pretty elongated but not extremely so. I guess it mskes me flamboyant natural?
Can soft natural have cheeckbones accentuated? Because I have, my face has a mix of strong features and soft. Im 1.60 cm. Muscular legs, and fleshy at same time, my waist is not small but its quite cinched. My shoulders are wide (mostly I would say it could be due to the fact that when I was a teen I did swimming). For me Im between natural and soft natural.
this really might be me, i've been trying to figure it out for a long time and gave up several times, but if i ignore the hands and feet being wide/fleshy/short as a criterion (mine are thin, sharp and long) i think the rest of this should fit pretty well. however, is looking vaguely athletic a deciding factor? i can't build muscle literally anywhere on my body regardless of how much i exercise
I'm pretty well convinced I'm a Soft Natural based on my even curves and broad, blunt frame even though I'm 5'8" which technically would make me either a Soft Dramatic or Flamboyant Natural.
Yes it is! It's more abour propotion and overall look of the body ( the height is also important but is just an aspact of many others one in kibbe body type
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As someone who's struggled a lot with body image and EDs, I do find it hard to accept and appreciate my SN body type. It's difficult to neutralize the descriptors of 'broad' 'fleshy' 'blunt' 'heavy', especially when compared to other types. It fits me well, but I wish I didn't have such a strong desire for sharpness and a more delicate frame
I know what you mean. I've struggled with those words, too, as someone who is in recovery from an ED as well. But you can still be very delicate as an SN, just look at Goldie Hawn and Lana Wood! It's more about bluntness in relativity to your own body if that makes sense, and the lines. It doesn't mean you are literally wide like a linebacker or something haha.
I can relate...
On the other hand, our heavier bone structure makes us look slimmer at a higher weight ;)
It's human nature to want what we don't have. Look at how many women with straight hair get perms and how many women with curly hair straighten it. Your body type is to die for. I'm an sd with a lot of yang in my face and I've always wanted to look less boyish in my face. Well, there you are. I'll wish to my last breath, but my husband thinks I'm beautiful. He's the one who has to look at me! 😉
I am a natural, and try to view it as strong, athletic, amazonian rather than heavy.
When I found Aly's videos about Kibble body types it was a revelation for me. Being short (5'2) but not "small" (petite) I always felt heavy and very "big" because small clothes don't fit me. Shoping for clothes was a nightmare for me. People say "oh, you are petite as you are 5'2 try size 2" , but I am pretty wide in sholder area, I have flesy arms and thight so I will never fit to "petite" cut of clothes. I feel so much better now as I stopped comparing myselve to women who are totaly different body type..instead I know I must find cut of clothes which are more flatering to my body. Thank you Aly! ❤
Same. I always assumed I was a gamine because I am 5 ft. But my friend who is 2 inches taller than me helped me to realize I am not petite even though I am short. She is 2 inches taller than me but gives the appearance of being shorty, she is also more dainty and delicate where I feel more broad.
Before I found out I am a SN I used to compare my body to other's. When a garment didn't look good on me as it did on my sister or friend I thought there was something wrong with me. Now I know what silhouettes look best on me and I feel good. I've stopped comparing myself to others.
That sounds very good. Nice first name.
I mean Mabel P.
Yes same for me. I always thought I was shaped weird but it was just the clothes that were in fashion or pushed for that age group just didn’t suit me. I even naturally started leaning towards clothes and hair for soft naturals - then when I realized I was a SN it all made sense and made me feel much better about myself and how I looked in the clothes and things that suited me!
I would routinely get "all done up - hair and make up" to go out and then after being home a bit afterwards would later see my hair slightly disheveled and makeup faded off and would be like "why do I looke BETTER/PRETTIER" right now?! I could never figure out- why I looked "better" less done or how to replicate that to look 'done/polished' but not "overly made up" that doesn't suit us. Thank you! Love to all the glowing SN girls!
i am TR and my oldest is gamine. We are very thin and clothes fit us easily. My second is is SN. Lots of people would prefer her body type. She is wider but also voluptuous. Her chest is really big, and has a softer feel about her but is really actually lean. it has been more difficult for me to find clothes that look good on her only because i am used to my body type and hers is so different so i am trying to teach myself so i can help her. I feel bad, because she is so beautiful but it must be difficult being surrounded by such small boned woman….makes her feel big when she shouldn’t.
Anyways, my point is that we can easily see ourselves wrongly by the images around us. I am sure you are beautiful just like my one daughter ❤️
It took me forever to figure out my type is soft natural. The only way I did it was by finding out Lauren Hutton has been typed as soft natural. I then realized that like her, I look best with natural fabrics and accessories, “no makeup” makeup, hair not overly styled, and some asymmetry. I hope that helps someone else!
Spot on!! Even the smallest amount of makeup looks off. I do a little bit of eyeliner to extend my eyelid and make sure my face and lips are moisturized. When mascara smudges at all, it looks like makeup from the night before 😂 never mind lipstick!!! I heard from someone else to avoid lip color if you want to draw attention away from your mouth. It was like a sigh of relief to learn I don’t need a lip to look good!!! My mouth is quite asymmetrical and not my best feature. So now i can just focus on good skin and eyes
1:28 SN vs Dramatic
1:55 SN vs Soft Dramatic
2:28 SN vs Romantic
2:52 SN vs Theatrical Romantic
3:46 SN vs Classic
4:14 SN vs Soft Classic
5:00 SN vs Dramatic Classic
6:01 SN vs Natural
6:35 SN vs Flamboyant Natural
6:59 SN vs Gamine
7:57 SN vs Flamboyant Gamine
8:41 SN vs Soft Gamine
I just don't know why she literally went over flamboyant natural and insert them much later in the video instead going in natural order 😅
For anyone confused about their type: what really helped me was to try the recommendations for each type. I tried Aly's makeup series for SC (was not enough for me), for FN (was too much), for DC (better), etc. before I finally landed on Dramatic. And actually I already was wearing geometric patterns and cleaner lines because they suited me.
Also, while a bigger bust can point to certain types, it's just one feature. I think all types can have a big or small bust. What matters is the skeleton and overall appearance (long, curvy, frame dominant, petite, balanced).
That's such a great suggestion, thanks for sharing! Maybe I can finally figure out what type I am!
I admire how you understand all of the body types, not just your own!
I feel so proud to be SN and to have embrace these energies (that I was sometimes hiding younger) and I think it’s the purpose of this channel.
Love u ✨🤌
This makes SN sound...not that attractive. But at the end of the day, the ladies quoted as SN are gorgeous. So. The final answer is...we are all gorgeous. Even with these terms squarish blunt not proportioned. ... haha 💕
I wish she would type more normal, non-celebrity bodies (pictures of fans maybe?) for a change bc there's so much more diversity going on in real life.
I feel like it would really help illustrate the uniqueness of the types if there weren't all just minor differences between overall very similar, conventionally attractive bodies you know? Maybe it's just me, but I feel like we get a really narrow scale from celebrity's bodies which makes it hard to work as a reference. Anyways, great video! Love, a sn
I love this idea! And it would be even more helpful to see them at different weights. Mine is always fluctuating.
I bet she hasn't because of the availability of pictures. Celebs have a lot taken of them from good angles, so they're easy to get. I'm not sure where she'd get pics of normal people of the same consistent quality, since people who post themselves on media like Instagram tend to be more attractive and in shape than average too. I don't disagree that it'd make for better comparisions, but I can see why she doesn't.
Merriam Style has a series where her viewers sent in photos. She seems to understand the system well although her own system is different.
Okay that's little bit of a reach. Why would she put random people's photos without consent? Besides, celebrities body's represent real life bodies' uniqueness too(if without any cosmetic procedures of course). It doesn't have to be real life people because as long as they are surgery/fillers free, celebrities are real people as well
She's using Kibbe-verified people. It would be very difficult to find many non-celebrity Kibbe-verified pictures.
I love your comparisons in this video. For example the look-alike celebrities who aren't necessarily the same kibbe types. Plus showing the different body types wearing the same outfit!
Love your videos! Please do a video about a soft natural celebrity's style or outfit suggestions for soft naturals! There's not a whole lot of videos on youtube for soft naturals :(
Someone like Julie Andrews or Helen Mirren would be great!
Oh I'd love a video about that as well!
I was torn betweet SC and SN because of my breast size - it's gotten larger thanks to birth control and it kinda makes my torso seem short and wide but as soon as I wear a compressing bra I see that my rib cage isn't so wide so I believe I'm still leaning more towards SC. Also, I don't look as strong as a SN and my bones aren't blunt. This video was very important!!!
Yay!! Three years ago you were kind enough to tell me my type: Soft Natural:) Was so excited to see that this one came up, love the detail you give in your videos🙏🤗
I feel like I can identify everyone else’s Kibbe type but my own 🥺
Thanks for this! I now confirmed that I am a soft natural because my body is in between rectangular and hourglass shape. Also, I have soft and rounded facial features and fleshy body but heavy bone structure. The one irregularity in my facial feature, which is also my greatest insecurity is my wide + large forehead (sometimes others refer to as fivehead 🙄 ) just like what Jeniffer Lawrence and Katy Perry have. Most of the times I find it difficult to appreciate my body because I often feel like I am too wide and fat huhu
Same SN is the worst 😭
I think I am a soft natural 😭. I'm really trying to accept my body, but I don't like my broad shoulders. On top of having broad shoulders I also have sort of big boobs. I'm only a D cup, but because I'm slim they look bigger than they seem. These 2 combined and I feel like I look bigger from on top. I have some hips, but it's not a lot. It's very minor and my height is 5'0ft. My face I have been told a lot of times that I look like a very calm person. I don't know if I would call it innocent because a lot of people just by looking at me assume I don't do anything bad. I don't, but this is just going by looks. I can't really describe my face well.
I have much respect for David Kibbe’s work, but I had to really STUDY to discover I am SN. Finally it came down to a few things: broad shoulders coupled with a large rib cage, a “strong” physical appearance, flat (as opposed to rounded fleshy) rear end, tendency toward “squareness”, height of 5’6.5”, when overweight (I am) lack of defined waist. . .
This sounds like me too, but I feel like soft natural lines look horrible on me!
Thanks for this, all soft natural content is very welcomed! I try to dress for my type more, since otherwise I often feel somehow heavy and bulky even though I'm small and not overweight.
I was wrong these all years thinking I was an R/TR but i did the test again and the result came soft natural and more reasonable
I have a romantic face and soft natural body maybe that's why
Thanks Aly
You speak of bodies with such respect and understanding, Aly! I appreciate it. I'd love to see a video on Kibbe types of Eurovision 2021 contestants, especially the Italians - they're the moment now and their glam rock style is impeccable! ❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥
I honestly love being SN, like yasss
Me too
So we just look wider than everyone 😭😭😭
Yes 😒
Yes I'm barely overweight and I have a very hard time looking good
I was wondering whyyyyy im am a dancer, lean, have abs, just a bit heavier in hips/bum but not too much… but ALWAYS look fat in pictures. Omg I wish I could change my body type 😢 idk what to do!!!
@@natk8805 girl no!! Take the positives, everyone can look a little bad in pics but its all posing! irl you prob look curvy/fit and blessed fr!!
Dude, same. I despise how I look in pictures. @@natk8805
This video is so good! When I first discovered kibbe I thought I was soft classic. After a lot of research and experimentation, lots of photos of outfits-- this video confirms to me I am a soft natural! Seeing the comparisons side by side is so helpful! The explanation of "looking stronger" and having a heavier look in the shoulders, more "open" in the shoulders, or the width was the determining factor for me between soft classic and soft natural. Thanks Aly!
Brilliant video, I was very confused for a long time about my body type because I'm 5 foot 7.5 but look short and I have large facial features so u thought I might be a gamine. But after hearing your description of soft naturals at the beginning of the video Soft Natural is definitely me! Broad shoulders, muscular and toned looking, tall but look small. Large soft facial features, small and defined waist. That's me!
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Thank you, Ally for your huge effort to learn women about their unique style and your gift that you generousely share with us.
I'm a soft natural woman 🙂
If both JLo and Shakira were SN, then SN girls rocked last year’s super bowl!
Omg Heyy an army 😁
I'm new to trying to understand this body type. By most descriptions I'm too short to be a SN, so for the first year of trying to understand Kibbe, I kept going back and forth between trying to type myself as SG or R.
Often times the cut of structured tops like fitted jackets, shirts or the tops of dresses that were too tight and ill-fitting.
It was my autistic son, who explained how I fx. appear wide (upper torso, especially back and ribs don't fit SG or R) and strong, but also soft/fleshy within the sharper lines. He used my wide shoulders and the issues I often have with how sleeves fit (or often don't) on my shoulders.
When shoulder pads were a thing, I looked terribly boxy. High necklines look awful on me. Looking back on the styles I gravitated to before paying attention to style, I can see that the styles were SN.
Aly- You are truly amazing!!! For those who are reading this she is the REAL deal! about a year ago I sent her a picture and she helped me with my face shape/haircut. The offer stands Ali-if you are ever in Virginia please feel free to stay with us! We have a large home plenty of space and I would love to host you:-) ...My husband is English so we are used to traveling all around! And that is if you can stand a little craziness with my two teens, lol!! Keep the great videos coming Aly!!
That is such a nice offer for her, i hope, she visit you... you feel good with your Hair?
@@darjadrake4210 I DO! Thanks for asking. She gave me a couple of flattering options:-)
So excited for the flamboyant gamine video 🤗
I was confused between soft natural or romantic. this video leaned me more towards being soft natural! Great video!
I've realised finally Soft Natural is what my body type is. Thanks for the help x
I would love to see you come in closer and show the facial differences as well. It would really help. Love your videos! :)
I think the only thing that bothers me about being a SF is that I gain weight easily in the upper arms and the tummy. So I'm very self conscious about the arms.
I've been struggling to figure out my type. "Broad", "fleshy", blunt", and "squarish" describe my body well though. I don't like it much because I feel fat even if my weight is healthy, but whatever.
Let me fix it for you, those broad shoulders and hips usually come with a defined waist - you got yourself an hour glass. That blunt bone structure is strong, cat-like and sexy. Fleshy means you got curves over that muscle, we have nice breasts and usually firm butts. We also usually have killer legs
The square thing is angular bone structure, meaning your face is going to hold up well into old age
This woman made it sound like a bad thing because she's petite, but she isn't strong and sexy
@@courtneymeyers82 as a woman I prefer looking petite, not looking like I could fight a boar.
@@xxromanovaxx6682 ur opinion, were all entitled. But everyone in their own right is “sexy”. Im smaller for a SN and i find my sexiness and boldness not in being small but in how i feel power and control over my body, i hate feeling small. To each ‘es own
I think I've figured out that I'm a soft natural. Thanks Aly :)
I still cant decide...I seem Soft Natural when I put on 10lbs...TR when that weight is off. When I lose too much weight I lose the fleshiness in my face, my volupyuous chest and look Classic....At my heaviest SOFT. Natural clothing looks best on me...at medium weight Theatrical Romantic looks best on me and when thin Classic looks best so my wardrobe is made up of the three styles...not what I want to do but it seems to me I am wearing someone elses clothes when I wear clothing styles not in keeping with my fleshiness of face and body...I keep,mymhourglass figure throughout the weight changes.and just 10 to 15 lbs makes me look very different face, shoulders,,arms,,legs, chest,,and hips.
I know exactly what you mean, I'm the same way. I love my smaller size but I'm at my fuller currently. My weight varies so much. I'm confused on body type, but think I'm a SN.
great points same here. on top of it i am entering middle age and believe me, your body changes kibbe types than faster than Aly can talk about a 'dry' looking bone (whatever the hell that means). I am off this whole system especially since kibbe is the only one who can give a definitive answer
You watch things you're not into 🤷🏻♀️
Aly please do Scarlett Johansson style review :)
This would help if you contrasted when she wears SN lines and when she does not.
I'm still stuck between Soft Natural and Soft Gamine
I'm between Soft Natural and Theatrical Romanic/R for my type. SN clothing doesn't look as good on me, nor do I like the style yet, I think shoulders and back look broad,...but in more Ying/Romantic clothes look looks so much better for my body, and I feel better? When I do the test most of my answers are D/E, except for two facial features A for hair, B for my nose so I don't what I am lol
I was on the fence of whether or not I was DC or SN, and the pic of Lily Aldridge next to Chrissy Teigen in the pencil skirt made me see that I am 100% SN. THANK YOU!
Finally I find my type after a couple years of watching your videos and believing I was more TR. I am a SN. Very broad large structure.
Yay thankyou! I’m a soft natural and the comparison to the others was helpful
2:28 - 2:51 This difference is one of the most important comparisons; other archetype systems might designate "soft Naturals" as standard Romantics.
Great video, I just wished there was more videos with every day clothes. Thank you for sharing 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you for this video Aly! I was waiting for this one and it answered most of my questions! Thank you for your hard work!
When it comes to comparing SN with DC, DC looks like a SN who had some Dramatic blended into her.
FG looks the same except it wasn't blended, just added in a way that won't elongate her.
I think this is my type. I've been compared to Jennifer Aniston when blonde and Katy Perry when a brunette, so seems I am in the natural category.
Edit: Hmmm....but then also Zooey Deschanel and Reese Witherspoon, who are soft gamines.... these videos are so helpful, but I'm still unsure lol
Have you tried some typical sn clothing? If you look good in the lines then id say that's your type.
Zoey is flamboyant gamine
these videos just add to the confusion i think. and since kibbe is supposed to be the 'only' person on earth who can give a definitive answer to someone's type, what kind of science is that?! pseudo science that's what
@@annedonker4795 Kibbe's system was never a science to begin with...
I think you should take the focus off the celebrities you've been compared to and focus more on yourself. Kibbe is all about overall effect, which is why it's possible to be a certain type while a few of your body parts don't align with it, and why it's possible for people to mistype themselves if they're focusing only on their face or only on their body. Everything has to be considered together. People might compare you to a bunch of different celebrities for a bunch of different reasons, so it's totally possible none of them would be the same body type as you.
If you feel confident you're either a natural or a gamine, then figuring out which should be relatively easy. Naturals and gamines are practically polar opposites - naturals are known for looking fairly big, broad, and athletic, while gamines are known for looking fairly petite, small, and almost child/teen-like. If you've ever worried about looking too childish in a certain outfit or style, you're probably a gamine. If you've ever worried about looking too broad or big in a certain outfit or style, you're probably a natural. As @Surreal Beauty suggested, trying on recommended clothing for each type will probably make it much easier to see the difference.
Oh Yes!
This is for me!
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Thanks for all the great content over the years Aly!
Would love to hear more about soft gamine vs. soft natural
It takes time for me to accept myself as SN sinc i also struggle with body image as well, but since SN known as their sensual air, it kinda helps me to accept it haha.
i love your videos! Could you explain what 'dry' is?
I’m an overweight soft natural!!!
Hi Aly, good and informative as always.
very difficult to differentiate SN and SG...
It's the arms. SG has thinner arms in proportion to their frame- almost doll like in comparison, and are more angular.
Great video! Could you explain why Selena Gomez is considered Natural and Sandra Bullock is Soft Natural? Selena Gomez looks so much softer in flesh than Sandra Bullock, I’m so confused! Thank you 🙏😊💖
why is Miley Cyrus a SN? She looks very proportionate to me with gentle curves (waist line), like a DC and like the models type as DC. She also has long limbs for her height. I'm really confused.
I thought she's FN but anyway just not SN either~
I love being SN. It wasn’t always like that, of course. But now that I know more about fashion, I understand that it was never my body that was wrong, but my clothes. I love my strong frame!
YESSS FINALLY !!!!!
I think the proportion of the neck is a big differentiator, SN because of my short neck!
I've been waiting for it for so long 😍
I really liked the examples you showed and one that fascinated me was Kylie Minogue. I would like more exploration on her because there are many examples of her spanning decades from her 80s looks to how she dresses now in 2020s. Why isn't she a Classic or a Soft Classic or Flamboyant Gamine?
Kylie is tiny. She petite all round. I met her way back in 1988 or so. I could not get over how tiny she is. Definite gamine qualities, even 35 years later.
@@kateaye3506 when I made this comment I still was learning. But I can clearly see she is not a gamine. She is very balanced and theatrical romantic is her type. She suits those looks best.
Heeeey I really missed your videos!!! 😀💝
Hi Aly. Can i be a combination of sn and sc? I feel i look better in more shaggy rocky style than tidy classic. Especially my hair. I think i am a soft natural but i am close in symmetry to a classic more so in my face. I also suit the classic synched waist of classic but a much more boho style with more going on looks really nice on me.
wunderschön :) thank you for this video
SN x SG
Does anyone have a similar problem? I can't get the result. I'm somewhere between SN and SG. I measure 157cm, I have a doll look (I had the nickname "doll" at school), rather SG in nature. But at the same time square lower jaw, wide nose, broad muscular arms. I feel like if I had a prominent chin and a narrower nose and maybe a narrower body, I would be SG.
This is definitely my type....it’s taken me a long time to be 100% sure but after watching this I’m certain
It’s taken me sooo long to realize I’m an SN and it’s definitely satisfying with this knowledge now 😅
Kaley Cuoco. I need answers!
Imjust wondering if I am soft natural or something else but just overweight of about 4 kilos. Whenever I get active physically, I become dry and slender again (although I am short). Softness doesn't suit me but I immediately get fat in my legs and arms. my face is much more on the dramatic side
38 - 31- 39
Inverted triangle
Wide shoulder
No defined waist
Lower body very average
Anyone tell me if i am a soft natural please ?
Hi, you could be.
probably natural?
The SN type describes me perfectly but I'm only 5'00''. Everything else is spot on.
I believe I am a Soft Natural - 5’7” with heavy / wide bones - wide squarish shoulders with defined collar bone - I am a plus size 16 hourglass - wide set eyes - thin(ish) lips - big hands (fingers are med to long) & feet (size 10.5) - there is nothing delicate about me. Wearing clothing with wider belts is my best look. I prefer natural makeup.
Also, romantics tend to be wide as well, in fact their hips and breasts as well as are a lot bigger than ours and they can also be big boned
This isn't to knock any body type, though, because beautiful women come in all shapes and sizes and each body type has wonderful, lovely aspects. That what's wonderful about Kibbe as he celebrates the beauty of every type, and you unfortunately veered away from his philosophy
SN and SD not given enough differences.
A SN can pull off a lot of SD. We're almost like a SD Lite. They're just usually taller & bigger than we are.
Hmm the height is up to 5 feet 7 inches but Heidi Klum (veriefied SN) is taller, so it's just a guideline?
It took me a while to understand that I was soft natural, if it helps, the most representative celebrity for this category is Chloé Sevigny
Can you have a pear shape?
I’m pretty sure this is me. Thanks for the video
Can your body type change slightly based on weight? I originally thought I was natural but lost some weight and I seem to fit more with soft natural now. Does that happen?
Thank you!! This helped a lot for me!!
Do you do private consultations?
I feel like this is my body type but when I gain weight I look apple shaped. Is that possible?
why isn't Chrissy Teigen a FN? she's 174 cm.
Can it's possible to have a inverted triangle body as a soft gamine. My body don't look wide but my shoulder is wider than my hip and I look very petite and tiny so I think I can be SG type.
FG's shoulders are slightly wide but still narrow. Maybe look into that :)
The description of soft natural fits me perfectly if we forget about the height. I'm 175 cm and I look pretty elongated but not extremely so. I guess it mskes me flamboyant natural?
Thank you for this video 🙏 now I understand a lot 🙏😁 enlightenment 🌞
I have the natural body type and a soft natural face, can that happen
Can soft natural have cheeckbones accentuated? Because I have, my face has a mix of strong features and soft. Im 1.60 cm. Muscular legs, and fleshy at same time, my waist is not small but its quite cinched. My shoulders are wide (mostly I would say it could be due to the fact that when I was a teen I did swimming). For me Im between natural and soft natural.
Thanks Aly + haaapppyyy Birthday to you !!!!!! (I hope iam not to early).
this really might be me, i've been trying to figure it out for a long time and gave up several times, but if i ignore the hands and feet being wide/fleshy/short as a criterion (mine are thin, sharp and long) i think the rest of this should fit pretty well. however, is looking vaguely athletic a deciding factor? i can't build muscle literally anywhere on my body regardless of how much i exercise
Great. Now I'm confused if I'm SN or TR.
I'm pretty well convinced I'm a Soft Natural based on my even curves and broad, blunt frame even though I'm 5'8" which technically would make me either a Soft Dramatic or Flamboyant Natural.
Is it possible that my mom is a Natural and I'm a Soft Natural, but I'm like 7-8 cms taller than her?
Great question!
Yes it is! It's more abour propotion and overall look of the body ( the height is also important but is just an aspact of many others one in kibbe body type
It's all about the vertical line
I feel like I'm a large SN, I'm stuck between FN and SD, but SN description is perfect for me, except I'm 5'10
Is Kim Kasinger SN?
Thank you soooooooooo much!!!! :D :D :D
SN gals are sturdy. We look like we don't need help moving house.
Could you please do a video about confusion of SN and SG? 😊🌹