Classic appearance type and its combinations

Cleanliness and precision in every line

Technical specifications:

color	contrast	texture	scale	lines	design
cool, restrained, elegant palette	medium or high, clear color and tonal transitions	smooth matte or delicately glossy (satin)	medium. Noticeable, but balanced	dense and graphic, smooth and flowing or charcoal-geometric	stable, case-like, rectangular or hourglass-shaped

A representative of the Classic type is a true lady. Refined, confident, and poised, she lacks dramatic intensity, natural relaxation, naive mischief, or complex romantic mystery. Instead, she possesses dignity, intelligence, and "academic" beauty in abundance.

The Classic's face is chiseled, balanced, and harmonious—it's difficult to pinpoint distinctive features, as they are all proportionate and "correct." They seem to harmonize, without any contrast or dominant element. This beauty is flawless and without any distinct "highlights," creating an impression of calm and elegance. We recognize such beauty instinctively (it's well known that symmetry and balance in the face indicate physical health), but we're unlikely to be able to explain our conclusion. The cool colors of the face, the stable composition, and the smooth texture of the hair and skin support the overall impression of a slightly detached perfection, as sung about by Lady Mary Poppins in the Soviet film.

Of course, such refined beauty requires an appropriate setting—whatever the mood, it must be controlled by laconic lines, minimalist details, and a touch of conservatism, paying tribute to one's aristocratic nature. Remaining a lady in any situation is no easy task, but the Classics can do it.

By mixing the Classic type with other stylistic trends, we get something like a noble family:

Classic + Drama

With the addition of Drama, Classicism becomes more vibrant, features acquire a certain expressiveness, opulence, or even sharpness, colors become purer, and combinations become contrasting. Ambition is evident in the image. Before us is not just a lady—before us is an independent and strong lady, decisive in action but reserved in her emotions. A reigning queen, elegant, noble, fair, perhaps even warlike. Negotiations in an elite business center, a social event, horse racing—these are settings worthy of the dramatic Classicism.

A magnificent swan in human form - Infuentinal Appearance type

Classic + Natural

Under the influence of Natural, the Classic's features become broader and softer, more "friendly", the textures rougher, the colors more natural/warmer, and the styles more free and comfortable.

Classic nobility coupled with natural aesthetics is: cultivated nature (city parks, reserves, safari parks), yachting, country estates and clubs with golf courses, provincial and not so provincial England/Scotland, the colonial period in history, university campuses.

Elegant, warm and natural - Manor Appearance type.

Classic + naive romance

Naive Classic is the image of a good girl. Diligent, modest, well-mannered—in a word, a smart girl. Compared to the "grown-up" Classic, her features are more compact and rounded, the colors are brighter and more "candy-colored," and curiosity and joyfulness are added to the overall impression of calm. It's easy to imagine such a girl in a ballet class, at an elite school or academy for noble maidens, on a stroll through the cultural center of a European city, or in a coffee shop with a book—the image of a modern princess is perfectly embodied in Classic Naive.

This is how the touching and intelligent Dolly Appearance type is born.

Classic + Complex romance

The Romanticized Classic is a contradictory character. Her features are classically chiseled, but less balanced, more graceful and elongated, her colors more complex, and her textures more fragile. She exudes intelligent magnetism—a woman who is a "thing unto herself." Her combination of restraint and mystery creates a sense of historicism; such faces look great in historical films and fit well with the aesthetics of 18th- and 19th-century European art (Romanticism, the Victorian era), the aesthetics of Catholicism, and magical state structures such as departments and schools of magic.

At the intersection of these styles lies the noble, thoughtful and reverent Exquisite Appearance type.

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The blending of styles occurs in unique proportions for each face, but I hope this article has helped you understand the theory a little and perhaps given you some guidance/inspiration for understanding yourself.

Thank you for your trust and see you soon! ♥