Romantic Natural Classic
“Glam Natural Beauty”
Are you flattered by a natural beauty look or a high-maintenance one?
If you’re a Romantic Natural Classic, there’s a good chance the answer is “both.”
Romantic Natural Classics (RNCs) combine the most glam (Romantic) and most casual (Natural) style essences.
So RNCs can mesmerize both with their natural beauty—like how effortlessly amazing they look without makeup—and with their ability to pull off elaborate styling.
And since Classic can feel both minimalist and high-maintenance, RNCs have an extremely versatile aesthetic.
Learn more about the Romantic Natural Classic beauty type, including their best outfits, hair, and makeup.
Romantic Natural Classic Celebrities
Romantic Natural Classic celebrities are on Pinterest here and listed below:
Adelaide Kane
Isla Fisher
Kaia Gerber
Lori Harvey
Megan Thee Stallion
Mel B
Melissa Barrera
Romantic Natural Classic Fashion
Modern fashion loves Natural Classic style.
So as an RNC, your aesthetic translates effortlessly into modernity.
You can wear on-trend Natural Classic pieces and give them an alluring twist:
A lacy camisole adds glam Romantic to a Classic basic button-down and Natural jeans.
For best results, look for relaxed-fit or wide-leg denim rather than ultra-tight (Gamine) or flared leg styles (Ethereal). More on every essence’s best jeans here.
Romantic Natural Classic fashion can be highly casual or polished—or both.
A Classic jacket combines with a ribbed knit, polished-yet-casual dress (Natural Classic).
If the dress is a curve-emphasizing body-con, that can suit Romantic, too. You can also add Romantic with blingy jewelry—here the simple jewelry enhances the sophisticated Classic feel.
Another highly Classic look:
Here Classic comes from the overall simplicity and timelessness of the silhouette and color.
The neckline’s width adds a bit of Natural, while the wrap style and ruching add Romantic.
Since Natural Classic fashion epitomizes simple, “basic” style, you want to be careful as an RNC about wearing silhouettes that feel avant-garde or extreme:
Romantic Natural Classic Kaia Gerber is so beautiful here, despite that the narrow, super-plunging neckline has an extreme vibe that’s not present in her face.
Sometimes fashion that appears “basic” and “simple” can have essences besides Natural Classic, so you want to watch for that, too.
Romantic Natural Classic Adelaide Kane has naturally glam, smoldering beauty. So in this youthful outfit, she looks like she’s playing dress-up.
What saves it is that her Classic hair and polished, subtly smoky makeup are awesome for RNC!
The dress has a playfulness (Gamine) and sweetness (Ingenue) that’s not found in her alluring face.
Here her expression seems to say, “Uh-oh, why did I let my stylist put me in this dress?”
If you’re searching for Romantic Natural Classic prints, larger florals are a fantastic choice. They’re often highly Romantic or Natural or both.
A floral also tends to be a conventional enough print where it won’t overwhelm the simplicity of your Classic.
RNCs with a lot of Romantic can also do floral lace:
This is overall a nice look for Romantic Natural Classic Mel B. The one thing that isn’t ideal is her slicked back hair, which brings us to:
Romantic Natural Classic Hair and Makeup
As just alluded to, completely slicked-back hair can feel jarring on Romantic Natural Classics:
Romantic Natural Classic Kaia Gerber isn’t her most flattered by hair completely slicked back.
Here Kaia Gerber’s makeup is fairly similar to the above, but the long waves are much more harmonious with her soft, carefree, and polished beauty.
Determining your best hair can also be helpful for distinguishing between Romantic Natural Classic and Romantic Dramatic Classic.
These types can be extremely tricky to tell apart. For instance, supermodel Cindy Crawford is a Romantic Dramatic Classic, and her lookalike daughter Kaia Gerber (pictured above) is Romantic Natural Classic.
(Kaia appears to have inherited her mom’s strongly Romantic beauty, her dad Rande Gerber’s strongly Natural beauty, and Classic from both parents).
So how can you tell apart RNC and RDC? Romantic Dramatic Classics, especially if they have a lot of Dramatic, are great in hair slicked back totally off the face. In contrast, Romantic Natural Classics tend to look their best with some face-framing pieces, even in updos.
Another method that can be helpful for distinguishing these types is to consider their most flattering makeup.
Many Romantic Dramatic Classics have the ability to keep piling makeup on and on and still have it look harmonious with their faces. They can also often rock unusual, edgy makeup styles.
But since Romantic Natural Classics have the casual, uncomplicated feel of Natural, unconventional makeup tends to be tricky for them to pull off:
RNC Melissa Barrera has absolutely stunning features. But the unique white eyeliner doesn’t match the vibe of her face.
Here, RNC Adelaide Kane demonstrates that understated makeup is amazing for this essence blend.
Again, this can be one way to distinguish RNC from related types, like Romantic Dramatic Classic.
Whereas RDCs can often pull off more understated and more intense or avant-garde makeup, Romantic Natural Classics tend to look a bit “lost” in extremely complicated or inventive makeup.
Romantic Natural Classics can be mesmerizing in rather simple makeup:
RNC Isla Fisher is so captivating in this whole look, from the conventional Classic makeup to the full Romantic waves.
Isla Fisher and Amy Adams have been cited as uncanny lookalikes. But Amy Adams is an Ethereal Natural Classic. This illustrates how Romantic and Ethereal are easily confused.
Here’s Isla in styling that incorporates Ethereal:
The makeup here is a little intense for RNC, but it has elements that do work for Romantic, including smoky shadow. What doesn’t work as well is the braid and the delicate blouse, which add Ethereal. (Plus the top appears to clash with her color season!)
While Amy Adams and Isla Fisher might look literally similar, Amy’s Ethereal and Isla’s Romantic mean that their best styles are very different.
Can RNCs Wear Heavy Makeup?
The Romantic essence desires a high amount of makeup. So RNCs can be flattered by a very made-up face, from generous blush to gleaming gloss.
The key is to ensure that the overall impression feels sophisticated and at least somewhat conventional, rather than avant-garde.
RNC Kaia Gerber. This is a lot of makeup, but it works because the makeup doesn’t exaggerate the sizes or shapes of her features much, and it doesn’t feel highly unusual or inventive. People might differ on whether they prefer Kaia in a more made up or natural look (the awesome thing about being an RNC is that you can typically pull off both), but this makeup doesn’t appear to overwhelm her.
What RNCs may want to avoid is makeup that really exaggerates the sizes of the face’s features:
Megan Thee Stallion is gorgeous in anything. But this eyeliner is so extended—the wing appears about as long as her actual eye—that it feels too avant-garde for her RNC beauty. Thick, unblended winged liner in general isn’t highly flattering to RNC, even with a shorter wing.
Megan is absolutely captivating in a more understated look:
She is so beautiful here. Her eyes and lips are still emphasized, which flatters Romantic. But compared to the ultra-long-winged-liner look, this makeup feels more laidback and polished, so it doesn’t overwhelm her Natural and Classic. The sleek bob also has a lot of Classic, and the side-swept fringe, especially with a very deep side part, is great for Natural. Stunning.
Color Season Connection
To really shine as a Romantic Natural Classic (or any type), you’ll also want to consider your color season.
Even if your hair, makeup, and outfit are perfect for your style essences, if they clash with your season, they may distract from your true beauty.
Romantic Natural Classic Mel B’s styling is generally a good fit for her essences here.
What doesn’t mesh are the colors: her eyeshadow, lipgloss, and outfit feel markedly cooler-toned than she is.
So while this styling is still nice, especially with its connection to her essences, Mel B’s harmony here would skyrocket if she’d considered color season.
Which Color Season Embodies Romantic Natural Classic?
With the Romantic Dramatic Classic type, we talked about how if there’s a single season that most reflects the vibe of RDC, it’s Winter—because Romantic, Dramatic, and Classic are all flattered by either the intensity, seriousness, or formality of Winter colors.
But importantly, any color season can be harmonious with any style type. So even if you’re a Romantic Dramatic Classic who has, say, a Summer season, you can still choose colors from within your own palette that create an overall bold and formal (RDC) impression.
With Romantic Natural Classic, there isn’t as strong of a color season association. So any season can find some clear connection to this essence blend:
If you’re a Winter or Spring RNC, your color palette will naturally emphasize the boldness and passion of your Romantic essence.
If you’re a Summer RNC, your palette will naturally emphasize the understatement and sophistication of your Classic.
And if you’re an Autumn RNC, your palette will emphasize the laidback quality of your Natural.
But no matter your season, you can create a Romantic impression with color by wearing your palette’s reds, purples, and deep pinks; a Classic impression by combining large amounts of your palette’s medium to light neutrals; or a Natural impression by combining colors like medium blues, greens, and browns to create an earth-tone effect.
Since RNC doesn’t have a single obvious color season association, your overall vibe can also look quite different from other RNCs depending on your season, which is very neat—it highlights the uniqueness of your beauty.
The Different Vibes of RNC
Even when not considering color season, Romantic Natural Classic is a highly versatile beauty type.
As an RNC, you can pull off elaborate Romantic makeup (as long as it doesn’t feel highly unusual or avant-garde) and much more minimal, understated Natural makeup.
You also have a wide variety of fashion options: many that are professional enough for the office (Classic), many casual enough for hanging out at home (Natural), and many glam enough for an exciting night out (Romantic).
Beauty Chameleon
Since you have such a versatile look as an RNC, you can use your outfit, makeup, and hair to emphasize the different vibes of your face and to dramatically change how you project yourself:
If there are times you want to come off as more approachable, or just feel like rocking a more Natural beauty look, you can do that
If you want to appear more serious or professional, you can emphasize Classic
And if you want to appear more overtly sensual, you can emphasize Romantic
One of the coolest things about style analysis is that it gives you the tools to modify your vibe and outward impression in a way that feels authentic rather than contrived.
Style analysis reveals the truth that no one has a completely static, monolithic visual identity. (Even if you only have a single essence, there are still a diversity of moods and vibes associated with every individual essence.)
Diversity and complexity are beautiful, and I love how style analysis allows us to explore different visual versions of ourselves.
