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“Mystic”

With pure Ethereal Naturals, we see some of the most tranquil faces—maybe the most peaceful beauty of all the types.

Ethereal Natural Classics can also appear breathtakingly serene.

But sometimes, Ethereal’s wise, knowing aura (especially combined with Classic’s seriousness and Natural’s strength) actually feels intense:

Ethereal Natural Classic Barbara Stanwyck

Like Barbara Stanwyck, many Ethereal Natural Classics project a striking, “staring into your soul” quality.

This is why Ethereal Natural Classics can look like mystics and visionaries—and have a more intimidating vibe than we might initially think for a type that blends such calm essences.

Ethereal Natural Classic Celebrities

Ethereal Natural Classic celebrities are on Pinterest here and listed below:

Ali Larter
Amy Adams
Andie MacDowell
Barbara Stanwyck
Brooke Shields
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Keener
Deborah Kerr
Dakota Johnson
David Beckham
Grace Kelly
Ellen DeGeneres (as a side note, I was SUPER surprised that Ellen doesn’t have Gamine. Sometimes people’s styling can really make us think they have essences they don’t. Classic and Gamine are also easily confused. See her in Classic styling on the ECN board here)
Jane Seymour
Jared Leto (with Romantic )
Joan Crawford
Katharine Hepburn
Kelly Hu
Kristen Bell
Martha Stewart
Mira Sorvino
Naomie Harris
Princess Diana
Saoirse Ronan
Zac Efron

Ethereal Natural Classic Fashion

Ethereal Naturals are captivating in boho style.

So if you’re an ENC with a ton of Ethereal and Natural, you can create an overall boho look, adding in smaller amounts of Classic:

I love this dress for modern boho style—the fit is roomy and Natural, while the fabric flatters Ethereal by being gently draped and having a light-as-air, semi-sheer quality. The one thing you could change is the sharp V-neck, which brings in some Dramatic. But a more blunt-edged, curving, or straight-across neckline would work well (see an example below).

What’s Classic here? The model wears a precisely-applied, medium red lip—not a staple of the carefree boho aesthetic, but definitely a staple of the polished Classic aesthetic.
If you’re primarily Ethereal Natural with just a little Classic, that red lip might be all you need to take your vibe from “boho” to “polished boho.”

Here’s another electric orange dress, this one with a relaxed neckline that suits Natural:

Vibrant orange can flatter Natural and Ethereal, by evoking the sun and sunsets. (The sun feels Natural because it is, obviously, a part of nature. But it also feels supernatural and Ethereal with its grandeur, position above us in the heavens, and light-emanating quality.)
The dress’s overall roominess, especially above the waist, flatters Natural, while the high-low skirt and very lightweight fabric communicate Ethereal. Again, you could add Classic with polished makeup, or accessories or footwear.

What if you have more Natural and Classic than Ethereal?

If you’re primarily Natural Classic, you have the amazing ability to be breathtaking in basics, from simple T-shirts, cardigans, and sweaters to relaxed fit jeans.

And as a bonus, these pieces tend to be easy to find in stores:

A Natural Classic look that appears polished (Classic) with the timeless jacket and Tee, gentle vertical stripes, and neutral color scheme. Natural comes from the width of the sweater and somewhat faded, casual quality of the pants, plus the large tote with wide, extra-long straps.

To add Ethereal, you could wear a long chain necklace or layered necklaces.

What if you have a lot of Ethereal, Natural, and Classic?

If you have high amounts of all three essences, you get to have a lot of fun.

Here a shirt with Classic blue and white pinstripes is worn in an extremely Natural way—off the shoulder and oversized. The stylishly rumpled sleeve-detail further enhances the grungy Natural feel.

The pants appear highly Ethereal, in a pale color and a very delicate draped material. Classic heels help anchor the look.

As seen above with the undone button-down, a fun way to do Natural Classic style is wearing Classic pieces in casual ways:

In this version, a Classic blazer contracts some Natural grunge by being haphazardly belted.
When creating a Natural look, the impression tends to be cooler when it doesn’t look like you tried to put everything perfectly in place.
(This belt does bring in a little Gamine with the playful print, but if was just a simple, minimalist black belt, it’d suit Classic.)
And the blazer appears to be worn over a semi-sheer skirt that adds Ethereal.
(The bag silhouette is very geometric and Dramatic; to make it Natural, look for a version with more blunt edges and a less structured feel.)

Ethereal Natural Classic Makeup

Ethereal Natural Classic Naomie Harris is so mesmerizing here:

At first glance, this doesn’t appear to be highly Ethereal makeup, especially not with the darkly tightlined eyes. But Naomie is rocking several key Ethereal beauty elements:

Pale shimmery eyeshadow all over her lids and extending almost up to her brows
Subtle lip gloss
Overall glowy skin finish with highlight on her cheeks, chin, and brow bone
This is a fantastic highly Ethereal makeup look. The eye emphasis adds some Classic polish and conventionality, while the eyeshadow at the outer corners has an earthiness that works for Natural.

Plus, blue is the ultimate calm color, so it’s great for the overall peaceful vibe of ENC, especially in this deep midnight shade that communicates the subtle intensity of this essence blend. The asymmetrical neckline in soft fabric particularly flatters Ethereal.

Naomie shows the beauty of matching your makeup and outfit to your style essences.

ENC: Confused With Dramatic?

Before I typed Saoirse Ronan, I thought she might have Dramatic, especially because to the naked eye, she appears to have extremely striking bone structure:

But I think seeing her in a deep Dramatic lip illustrates how her beauty *isn’t* Dramatic.
The eye makeup is awesome on her, combining Ethereal shimmer and Natural earth tones. The soft brows and blush all work. But the intense lip doesn’t connect. That might partly be because it’s wrong for her color season, but I don’t think that’s the whole story—after all, the eye makeup appears to come from two different seasonal palettes, but you can still tell how good it is for her style type. The lip isn’t as successful because it has an imposing, Dramatic feel that’s not present in her features.

Like Dramatics, Naturals often have very strong, chiseled bone structure. And based on virtually draping Saoirse, that’s what we see in her face—Natural strength rather than Dramatic imposition.

Sometimes you can also get a clue to Dramatic vs. Natural from a person’s smile.

A smile on a highly Natural face tends to look, well, natural and authentic for that face. Whereas a smile on a highly Dramatic face, while beautiful, can sometimes appear notably wide on the face’s narrow bone structure (see EDG Julia Roberts, as well as many fashion models, for examples of this).

But for the ENC type, Ethereal complicates things, since Ethereal’s otherworldly, contemplative aura isn’t optimally showcased by a smiling expression.

Ethereal Natural Classic Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu looks gorgeous, friendly, and confident with a smile, and it shows off her strong, blunt-edged Natural bone structure. A straighter expression brings out a different side to her beauty—you can really see her wise, all-knowing Ethereal aura.

Because humans are wired to be attracted to smiling faces, everyone looks beautiful with a smile, regardless of whether it harmonizes with your facial geometry.

But it can be helpful to be aware that a smile may change the shapes of your features and the apparent vibe of your face.

Ethereal vs. Ingenue: Waves vs. Curls

Ethereal Natural Classics often resemble Ingenue blends, especially since Ethereal and Ingenue both have curving shapes and a gentle vibe.

One way to help distinguish them: ask whether the person is flattered by narrow waves (Ethereal) or tight curls (Ingenue).

Ethereal Natural Classic Andie MacDowell—stunning in narrow waves. Purely Ethereal waves will typically be a bit longer than this, but the length works for her Classic.

Ethereal Natural Classic Deborah Kerr—the understated makeup and Classic blouse are great. But while faces with Ingenue (like Marilyn Monroe) can rock short curls, this hair doesn’t seem to connect to Deborah Kerr’s otherworldly vibe.

Longer, narrower hair makes more sense of Deborah Kerr’s beauty. (These waves are quite full, bringing in some Romantic that’s not in her face. Still, they’re closer to long Ethereal waves than the short Ingenue curls, and hence a better fit for her.)

Vintage Amy Adams?

I remember seeing a photo of Old Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly a while ago and being struck by how much she resembled modern star Amy Adams. I googled and found people who agreed with me—and also people who vehemently argued they looked nothing alike.

This is part of why I’m hesitant to recommend relying on your celebrity lookalikes to learn your style essences: there’s never total agreement on who truly resembles who.

In fact, as I’m looking at photos of Grace Kelly and Amy Adams right now, I don’t even know if I agree with my former contention that they looked so much alike.

Grace Kelly maybe looks more like my fuzzy mental image representation of Amy Adams than an actual photo of Amy.

There’s also a distinction between looking alike in a literal sense (having similar facial feature shapes, sizes, and placements) and looking alike in a style type sense (having a similar overall vibe).

When I was initially struck by their likeness, maybe what I was reacting to was Grace Kelly and Amy Adams’s style type similarity—and I do think they have a similar ENC vibe.

But if “looking like” someone just means that you have a somewhat similar vibe, then I think you can argue that a lot of classical actresses look like Amy Adams.

Is ENC a More Classic or Modern Vibe?

Will the real Amy Adams please stand up? In all seriousness, I don’t think any of these actresses look much like Amy Adams in a literal sense. But from a style essences perspective, there is a palpable similarity in these actresses vibes and figurative qualities.

Also again, short curls typically aren’t ideal for ENC. Katharine Hepburn is stunning, but the hair feels incongruent with her face.

These classical celebrities, and Amy Adams, illustrate part of what’s fascinating about ENC beauty: despite that the “polished boho" aesthetic, which really does flatter Ethereal Natural Classics, often appears very calm and understated, that’s not necessarily the impression we get from Ethereal Natural Classic faces.

Depending on their exact proportion of essences and their facial expression and other factors, Ethereal Natural Classics can look kind of intense. They can have “staring into your soul” type beauty.

I think this reflects the knowing, wise nature of Ethereal, combined with the serious, dignified nature of Classic, combined with the strength and confidence of Natural.

The more I study Ethereal Natural Classics, the more I think that at least for some ENCs, the title of “Mystic” or “Visionary” or “Seer” really captures their beauty.

Not every ENC will necessarily have this vibe. Something I probably don’t emphasize enough is that depending on your essence ratio or specific facial shapes (and a number of other qualities about your face that aren’t directly related to style essences), you might not feel that the “archetypes” I’ve suggested for your style type fit you. And that’s ok, and that makes sense—ultimately, while there are patterns in faces, and in style types, we are all unique.

If you don’t resonate with the archetypes I’ve suggested for your beauty type, you can ignore my suggestions and find your own archetype that better reflects your beauty, if that’s something you want.

Also critically, depending on how you’re styled, it can really change the overall vibe of your beauty. For instance, when I was thinking about ENC celebrities who maybe don’t embody the “mystic” vibe so much, I thought of Dakota Johnson, who to me tends to have more of a polished boho aesthetic than an intensely magical one. An obvious potential answer as to why is that she almost always wears full bangs, which are iconically Classic and can also appear quite down to earth.

And the awesome thing about style analysis is that when you understand the varied qualities your face projects, you can use different hairstyles, makeup, and fashion to emphasize different qualities at different times. This is why I’m so adamant that style typing doesn’t put you into a box—instead, it reveals that you have a range of possible visual and conceptual identities, and promotes the creative act of exploring different versions of the self.

Ethereal Natural Classic