Lines and shapes of Flamboyant Gamine

Flamboyant Gamine is a type that falls between the Pure Gamine and the Pure Dramatic.

The dominant Yang is expressed in the length and shape of the bones of the Flamboyant Gamine. The bone structure of women with this type is angular and somewhat elongated. The height of a Flamboyant Gamine can reach up to 168 cm, and sometimes even 170 cm.

Yin is seen in the delicacy of the bone structure and the rounded facial features of the Flamboyant Gamine. Thanks to this unique combination of a fresh, Yin-type face and an angular figure, a Flamboyant Gamine can naturally embody a youthful, almost teenage look well into old age — which is why “rebellious chic” is a fitting second name for this type.

Let’s take a closer look at the Flamboyant Gamine style using the example of four beautiful representatives of this type:

As you can see, the face shape of a Flamboyant Gamine can vary greatly, but it is always striking and unusual. It can be somewhat wide, like Letitia Wright and Ruby Rose, with broad cheekbones. Or round, like Miley Cyrus. Or elongated, like Gwen Stefani, with a prominent chin and jawline.

Facial features (nose, forehead, jawline, chin) are broad or slightly pointed, and the eyes are large. Lips range from medium to full. The cheeks are somewhat firm, but with excess weight, the face of a Flamboyant Gamine tends to fill out easily.

Most Flamboyant Gamines have long legs, slightly straight hips, and broad shoulders, which is why their body shape often slightly resembles an inverted triangle.

Flamboyant Gamine tends to gain weight primarily in the waist and hips, and then the arms, legs, and face may also become fuller.

Flamboyant Gamines naturally tend to have either very straight and fine hair or very thick and tightly curled hair. In any case, regardless of the natural texture, it is recommended that Flamboyant Gamines wear hairstyles that do not hide their striking and unusual facial features.

Most hairstyle recommendations for Flamboyant Gamines relate to short haircuts, which truly enhance this image FG:

• Sculptural or boyishly tousled styles
• Geometric silhouettes softened with light layering
• Edgy, bold haircuts in a trendy, youthful style that require regular upkeep to maintain the shape
• Asymmetrical temples, side-swept hair, or styles with decorative accents focused around the temple area

In addition to all of the above, Flamboyant Gamines are also recommended to wear long hair, as long as it is carefully styled into a bold and expressive shape.

And the short ruffled and sculpted hair of Ruby Rose and Miley Cyrus are unusually suited to them, Gwen and Letitia showing off variations of colorful styles on long hair.

Audrey Hepburn received her Oscar for her role in the film Roman Holiday, in which, very symbolically for a Flamboyant Gamine, the princess—Audrey Hepburn’s character—cuts her hair short and begins a new life.

Compare the appearance with long and short hair: shoulder-length loose hair, combined with a voluminous fringe that hides the face of a Flamboyant Gamine, dulls the individual beauty, adding age and tiredness to any Gamine, even the magnificent Audrey.

Also, Flamboyant Gamines are better off avoiding:

• light highlights that soften the color
• symmetrical haircuts with rounded, even edges
• overly complex, elaborate, curly styles
• long messy hair that hides the face

Pearlescent makeup does not suit a single Flamboyant Gamine, but even if Miley Cyrus were here with different makeup, such an unclear hairstyle made of highlighted or intricately dyed hair wouldn’t flatter her. Ruby Rose is also barely recognizable — indistinct lightening and bangs hiding her face ruin the whole impression.

As you have noticed, the hair color of a Flamboyant Gamine also plays an equally important role in creating a good look. For coloring, it is recommended to use either radical unnatural shades or colors that are as close as possible to their natural hair tone—pure and saturated hues:

Intense and unnatural shades for full hair coloring or rich and natural ones. Which Ruby Rose do you like more? Just look at this rich selection — Flamboyant Gamines can definitely promote hair dye.

The makeup for Flamboyant Gamines is rich, matte, and blended, with emphasis on the eyes and lips. Deep, passionate accents with a hint of brightness (but not too bright) are recommended around the eyes and eyebrows for the Flamboyant Gamine, along with defined cheekbones and lips in bright or deep colors. A generous amount of eyeliner and mascara is also a good choice.

In the evening, the Flamboyant Gamine can add a bit of sheer gloss to their look; their lips can be very shiny. Blush is best applied with a slightly angular contour, but also carefully blended.

Like hairstyles, suitable makeup for Flamboyant Gamines is also very diverse, catering to every taste: from thick eyeliner with false lashes and bold lips like Gwen Stefani, to Ruby Rose’s smoky eyes, and moderately bright eyes with lots of mascara paired with Miley Cyrus’s lightly tinted translucent lip gloss. Also, note the sharp and contrasting eyebrow lines in all the photos — such brows greatly enhance Flamboyant Gamines.

And this is what Gamines are better off avoiding:

• pastel, neutral colors
• pearly shimmer of tones and shadows
• complete absence of makeup

From Pure Gamine, its older brother Flamboyant Gamine takes contrasting angular lines and vertical silhouette segmentation, as well as bright colors and original prints. From Pure Dramatic— asymmetry, elongated clothing lines, large shapes, minimalism, avant-garde, and simplicity.

The elongated narrow monochrome silhouette of Pure Dramatic, aristocratically elegant and restrained, not broken vertically by color or volume, completely overwhelms Flamboyant Gamine:

Oh, where did these photos of Victoria Beckham come from? With these Flamboyant Gamines, it’s full of surprises! It’s impossible not to use her stylish looks in our article.

Victoria Beckham, another Flamboyant Gamine, is an outstanding designer with excellent taste. Besides that, her personal style very often meets all Kibbe’s recommendations for Flamboyant Gamines, although failures happen to her sometimes too.

Like in these photos: in a narrow, restrained, elongated monochrome, in the style of the Pure Dramatic. Victoria Beckham looks very tired and almost unrecognizable here. Is this the same hot beauty from the Spice Girls? No, it’s more like a woman with a difficult fate. This tired, aged look that a Flamboyant Gamine gets in the clothing of her older brother—the Pure Dramatic.

And it’s a completely different story when the monochrome silhouette of the Pure Dramatic is complemented by contrasting broken lines and details of the Flamboyant Gamine:

Victoria Beckham is back in all her glory: showcasing her beautiful figure, temperament, and sense of humor.

Special attention should be paid to Victoria's shoes in these photos and the ones above: classic narrow, too delicate shoes for a Flamboyant Gamine can spoil an otherwise good look, making it dull, rough, or old-fashioned. Unusual, slightly bulky or angular shoes, on the other hand, can save a questionable Flamboyant Gamine look and make it complete.

Compared to his older brother, the Flamboyant Gamine, the Pure Gamine has a more delicate bone structure, so the abundance of small, intricate details and the shortened, fitted, narrow silhouette of the Pure Gamine do not always suit the Flamboyant Gamine.

Almost in all these photos, Ruby Rose looks too bulky and large, and in the photo with the red dress, the abundance of small details in the Pure Gamine style adds so much noise to Ruby’s image that her individuality completely dissolves in the outfit—we only see the dress. The too narrow and delicate shoes, which are unsuitable for a Flamboyant Gamine, also contribute to this.

Compare the photo above with these looks of Ruby Rose:

Much better this way: in the first photo, slightly wider and elongated lines of the Flamboyant Gamine are added to the narrow Pure Gamine silhouette; the bulky shoes also help make the look more harmonious. In the second photo, the silhouette of Ruby Rose's suit is still narrow, but small details are absent. In the third photo, the narrow Pure Gamine silhouette is softened by the elongated, bold lines of the jacket.

Ruby Rose belongs to Kibbe’s mixed types: she is a Flamboyant Gamine with a strong influence of Pure Dramatic, so Pure Gamine clothing doesn’t particularly flatter her.

For extremely Flamboyant Gamines like Ruby Rose, very clean, simple details and slightly more elongated lines in the Pure Dramatic style will suit better. At the same time, the clothing silhouette should remain broken, contrasting, complemented by bright accessories, sharp or sculptural shapes with clear edges.

In these photos, Ruby Rose is highly recognizable and elegant.

It would seem, what could these very different types possibly have in common? However, many medium-height women with rounded facial features, broad shoulders, and a somewhat straight figure ask themselves this question.

The cardinal difference between the Flamboyant Gamine and the Pure Natural is that Naturals look great in soft fabrics and relaxed lines of a slightly fitted, narrow silhouette. These add freedom and naturalness to the Pure Natural, while the Flamboyant Gamine, on the contrary, looks stiff and angular in such clothing:

Could you really recognize our stars in these girls? Ruby Rose is saved here only by her haircut and glasses. Gwen Stefani, thanks to the narrow cropped pants and bright contrasting prints, looks decent, but could she look better? Definitely, yes. The soft lines of the clothes and hairstyles of the Pure Natural the sharp bone structure of the Flamboyant Gamine, emphasize the breadth of their frame so much that the bold chic of the Flamboyant Gamine disappears, turning them into a not very attractive representative of the Natural family.

And yet, if the fabric holds its shape, fine details are absent, and the colors are sufficiently contrasting, then some items from the Naturals’ wardrobe can also adorn the Flamboyant Gamine:

In addition to the above, the Flamboyant Gamine and the Pure Natural also share common recommendations: bright colors, fun, bold prints with sharp edges, and an unbalanced silhouette.

Despite the fundamental difference between these two types, TR and FG can sometimes be indistinguishable from each other, especially if they have the habit since youth of dressing and applying makeup in each other’s style.

But it is important to remember that even with possible visual similarity, the bone structure of these types is completely different: the Flamboyant Gamine’s bone structure is much wider and larger than that of the TR, and this type gains weight in a completely different way.

Therefore, a Flamboyant Gamine dressed in the style of a Theatrical Romantic most often looks somewhat unnatural:

Overall, not bad, although some here look more like men in disguise. The Theatrical Romantic’s clothing creates a complex, delicate, feminine pattern around the slightly more androgynous “yang” Flamboyant Gamine, which makes the latter appear rougher or older than he really is. Gwen Stefani is somewhat saved here by the geometric print breaking up the dress; if it were replaced by a floral pattern, Gwen would look even older.

And yet, both the Flamboyant Gamine and the Theatrical Romantic undoubtedly suit shine, bright colors, and a certain theatricality of the image:

The attractiveness of a Flamboyant Gamine with a "yang" sign does not depend on complex feminine silhouettes and intricate "yin" details. A Flamboyant Gamine, like other Kibbe bright types, looks better in simple, modern, clean silhouette lines, complemented by "smart" details and accessories.

Rate how unflattering Jennifer Lopez as a Theatrical Romantic and Victoria Beckham as a Flamboyant Gamine look when dressed in each other’s styles.

Jennifer becomes bulky and shapeless in the sharp lines of the Flamboyant Gamine, while Victoria looks ridiculous with the intricate details and makeup of the Theatrical Romantic style.

BLACKLIST

For a Flamboyant Gamine, it is important to avoid:

• A large number of small, intricate, elaborate details, prints
• Symmetrical, balanced, narrow classic clothing
• Loose, shapeless items, soft fabrics:

Dear Flamboyant Gamines, use your natural sense of humor, emphasize your bold fresh "yang," add fun, chaos, and bright colors to our lives — you do it like no one else!