How to Determine Your Kibbe Body Type

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Results

Romantics:

If you got mostly E answers, you’re a pure romantic (R). Your bone structure, flesh, and facial features are all soft, small, rounded, and are on the yin side of the spectrum.

If you got mostly D answers, you’re a theatrical romantic (TR). Your bone structure, flesh, and facial features aren’t as soft and rounded as a pure romantic’s, but you’re still on the yin side of the spectrum.

If most of your answers are a E or D, with a few A answers, then you are theatrical romantic (TR). Your bone structure, flesh, and facial features are mostly soft and rounded (yin), but you have a few yang features, probably in your bone structure or facial features.

Dramatics:

If you got mostly A answers, you’re a pure dramatic (D). Your bone structure, flesh, and facial features, are long, lean, sharp, and are on the yang side of the spectrum.

If you got mostly A answers, with a few E or D answers, then you are soft dramatic (SD). Your bone structure, and most of your flesh or facial features are yang dominant, but you have some softer yin in your flesh or facial features.

Classics:

If you got mostly C answers, then you’re a pure classic (C). Your bone structure, flesh, and facial features are neither sharp nor rounded, neither short nor long. You’re in the middle of the spectrum between yin and yang.

If most of your answers were C, with a few A or B answers, then you are dramatic classic (DC). Your flesh and facial features are probably C dominant, but you have some yang in your bone structure.

If you got mostly C answers, with a few D or E answers, then you are soft classic (SC). Your bone structure is probably C dominant, but you have a bit of yin in your flesh and facial features.

Naturals:

If you got mostly B answers, then you’re a pure natural (N). Your bone structure, flesh, and facial features are elongated, broad, and blunt. Your body is yang-dominant, but not as much as a dramatic’s.

If you got mostly B answers, with some A answers, then you are flamboyant natural (FN). Your flesh and facial features are probably broad and blunt, tending towards looking muscular, but your bone structure is long and lean.

If most of your answers were B, with some D or E answers, then you are soft natural (SN). Your flesh and facial features tend towards the yin side of the spectrum, but your bone structure is broad, blunt, and elongated.

Gamines:

If you got an even mixture of A/B answers and D/E answers, in a seemingly random order, you are a gamine (G). You can’t really pinpoint whether your overall bone structure, flesh, and facial features are yin or yang, since each feature is a different answer.

If you got a combination of A/B answers and D/E answers, with slightly more A or B answers, then you are a flamboyant gamine (FG). Your individual features are either yin or yang features, but in general you have a bit more angularity to your body.

If you got a combination of A/B answers and D/E answers, with slightly more D or E answers, then you are a soft gamine (SG). Your individual features fall on either side of the yin or yang spectrum, but in general you have a bit more softness or roundness to your body, probably in your flesh.

Confusion?

If you’re confused about your body type, then let me know what your answers were for each category: bone structure, flesh, and facial features. I may be able to help you out, but if not, try looking at my Overview of the Kibbe Body Types post and compare yourself to the types to see what matches.

I also do consultations, where I determine your body type for you.

Don’t be worried if you’re confused about your body type though. Most people need to take the test a few times in order to be objective about their features, and it can take some time to fully understand the Kibbe body types. It took me a few weeks of studying to understand the basics, and almost a year later, I’m still figuring out new things!

It’s also important to keep in mind that just one or two out-of-place answers won’t be enough to change your type.

If there is a lot of confusion about the body types, I will make another post about how to narrow things down, and what might be throwing you off, so do let me know if you can’t figure things out.

Can you change your body type?

In my opinion, yes!

If you’re below the age of around 25, your bone structure, flesh, facial features are still developing, so those can still change.

Even if you’re above the age of 25, your flesh can still change, as with enough exercise, you can develop enough muscle to change flesh types (in my opinion). For example, you can gain enough muscle on your hips to change from yang to yin.

Apart from that, surgery that can change your appearance can also change your Kibbe body type, if you do enough modifications. For example, Kim Kardashian used to have the appearance of a soft natural, but now she has the appearance of a theatrical romantic.

So what now?

Now that you know what your body type is, you can learn what clothes, makeup, and accessories look best on you! There are tons of resources on YouTube and Pinterest, and I’ll also be making blog posts about different looks for the body types, so stick around.

A good place to start learning about what will look best on you is my signature looks for the body types post, which will give you a rundown on the silhouettes, fabrics, colors, and patterns that will look good on you.

Now that you know your body type, you can also help me out by taking my body types poll. It only takes a minute, and it helps me to understand my audience and body type trends.

And if you found this post helpful, please leave a like, or share it with someone else who’d find it helpful too. Thank you, and I hope that I’ll be seeing you around!

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Published by Rebekah Bechervaise

I'm a style blogger with a focus on aesthetics and the 13 Kibbe body types!

1,617 thoughts on “How to Determine Your Kibbe Body Type”

  1. Please help! My sister has me stuck on Kibbe now, so I’m going insane.
    I feel too soft for an (FN), and the recommended lines make me look tent-ish and overwhelmed. I’m pretty sure I’m not yang enough in my flesh to be a (D).
    (SD) lines look good on me.
    Anyway, sorry, ranting. Any and all input is so welcome, each of the IDs are beautiful in their own ways!

    BODY BONES
    1A. (Very tall. People sometimes guess I’m even taller, and never think I’m significantly shorter than I am.)
    2B. (Broad: ‘Sharper than blunt’ so to speak, but not an A answer either.)
    3A.
    4A. (My palms may lean a tiny bit toward B)

    BODY FLESH
    5B. (Not dry, really, but broad shouldered with narrow hips. (See Waistline)
    6E. (I get shoulder pain if my bust isn’t supported properly.)
    7E. (I’m fleshy for sure, but I do go in visibly and softly at the middle.)
    8B.
    9D.

    FACE BONES
    10B. (But the flesh over it is soft, so it can appear more yin than it is.)
    11C.
    12A. (Too high and prominent for a B answer, but not as sharp as many Dramatics have.)

    FACE FLESH
    13D.
    14A.
    15B. (I’d say it’s soft yang, but as soon as I gain weight they go D/E quickly!)

    Blessings!

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      1. Hello Rebekah! Could you please help me out?
        Bone structure
        1 A
        2 C
        3 a
        4 d
        Body flesh
        5 e
        6 b
        7 e
        8 e
        9 d
        Facial features
        10 e
        11 d
        12 b
        13 a
        14 e
        15 d
        16 a

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    2. Hey Rebekah!

      I’m so confused with my results, could you help me out a bit?

      Bone structure:
      1- C
      2-D
      3-D
      4-D

      I’m actually very short, 150 cm. Everyone can say objectively that I’m short and small in stature, however most are usually a bit surprised to hear that I’m THAT short. Everyone estimates me as a couple of inches taller but undeniably short nevertheless. So I don’t know if I should put E in the first one.

      Flesh on the body:
      1-C
      2-B
      3-C
      4-A
      5-D

      Facial features:
      1-C
      2-E
      3-B
      4-A
      5-C
      6-E

      I gain weight first and mostly in my abdomen, waist is still slightly defined, but I get chubbier around the lower abdomen. It is followed by face, a double chin and chubbier cheeks. Then thighs and bustline. Hips-never. When I work out, my torso takes an upper triangular shape without the excess fat in the middle. But I never get a super slim waist. Slightly defined but never too prominent.

      Looking forward to your feedback. Thanks a ton<3

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  2. Hey Rebekah,
    I’m a bit confused. I can’t figure out my body type alone, maybe you can help me 🙂
    My results are:
    Bone structure
    1.B
    2.B
    3.C
    4.E
    Flesh
    1.D
    2.E
    3.D
    4.D
    5.D
    Face
    1.D
    2.D
    3.D
    4.D
    5.C
    Btw. I’m 166cm tall. Would love to hear your feedback. Thank you!

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  3. I’m a bit confused because ma answered are really even between C and D answers.
    Bone structure:
    1.B (I’m really tall about 5’11 and People always think I’m even taller)
    2.B
    3.C
    4.A
    Body Flesh:
    5.D
    6.D
    7.D
    8.D
    9.C
    Facial Features:
    10.C
    11.B
    12.D
    13.C
    14.E
    15.C based on the fotos but I tend to get really chubby cheeks when I gain weight

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  5. Hiii
    Could you please help me?
    I’m very confused ahah
    These are my answers

    Body structure

    1C
    2B
    3A
    4D

    Body flesh

    1B
    2B
    3B
    4C
    5E

    Facial features

    1D
    2E
    3C
    4 C/D (I’m not sure)
    5E
    6D

    I’d be very thankful if you could help me!!
    Kisses from Europe!

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      1. Thank you Rebekah!

        I took more accurate pictures and retook the test and I got slightly different answers… Can you pls help me?
        Am I still SN?
        Thank you 😅

        Bone structure

        1B
        2A/C
        3A
        4A
        5D
        6D
        7B
        8B/C

        Facial bones

        1C/D
        2E
        3C

        Flesh of the body

        1C/B
        2D
        3A
        4A

        Facial features

        1D
        2E
        3D

        Total:

        Bone structure A-3 (I counted both A and C) B-3 C-2 D-2 E-0

        Facial bones A-0 B-0 C-2 D-1 E-1

        Flesh of the body A-2 B-1 C-1 D-1 E-0

        Facial features A-0 B-0 C-0 D-2 E-1

        A- 5
        B- 4
        C- 5
        D-6
        E- 2

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  6. Hi Rebekah! I hope you can help me I’m not sure what body type I am

    Body:
    1.A
    2.D
    3.C
    4.B
    Body Flesh:
    5.E
    6.B
    7.D
    8.E
    9.E
    Facial Features:
    10.E
    11.C or E (I’m not sure, my nose is small and the bridge is not thin but also not too wide)
    12.E
    13.C
    14.C
    15.D

    For reference my height is 161cm (5’4) I have a large torso small waist and very wide hips and thighs al my excess weight go there, butt and face, some people have told me that I have soft facial features, I thought maybe E but I saw pictures and almost everyone has big boobs and I definitely don’t have them lol, I’m very flat chested in that area.

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  7. hi! this are my results and i’m still confused on my body type:(
    bone structure: 2C 2D
    flesh: 3C D B
    facial: 5D E
    i hope you can help me to figure it out
    thanks!
    pd: i just commented but i made a mistake i’m sorry:(

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  8. Hi! I’m also a bit confused, hope you can enlighten me. My answers are:

    Body: 1C 2A 3C 4A
    Body Flesh: 5D 6A 7D 8D 9C
    Facial features: 10A 11B 12A 13E 14C 15A 16C

    I’m 1’70cm (5’7”) and am flat chested, with a very small waist and wider hips, but am also thin.
    Thank you 🙂

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  9. Rebekah,

    I’m stuck! I am either a Soft Natural or a Flamboyant Gamine. Here are my answers: Bone Structure: 1. B 2. C 3. B 4.B
    Body Flesh: 5B 6.C 7.E. 8.B 9.B Facial Features: 10D, 11 C 12 E ( 13 E 14 E 15 C 16 D. I am confused with the scoring system and distinguishing between “mostly B with some D and E” and “even mix of A/B and D/E with slightly more A or B”. Thanks for your blog! It’s great.

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    1. Thanks for commenting! Based on your results, I’d say that you’re a soft natural.

      The difference between gamines and other body types is that gamines tend to have a mixture across all the categories, whereas soft naturals tend to have mostly Bs in their bone structure, with some D or E answers in their flesh or facial features. I hope that makes sense, but if not I’m happy to go into more detail to clarify things!

      Here’s the link to my SN Pinterest board: https://www.pinterest.ca/cozyrebekah/soft-natural-kibbe-body-types-inspiration/

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  10. Hello there, I love your website 🙂 It is probably far too late to get a reply but here goes!! I find the Kibbe system both very interesting and extremely confusing, mostly because of the height restrictions. My answers are:
    1. A
    2. B
    3. B
    4. B
    5. D
    6. D
    7. E
    8. D
    9. E
    10. E
    11. B
    12. B
    13. A
    14. D
    15. D

    As you can see B is the most popular answer but only by 1, and I seem a completely even split between yang and yin features overall. I am struggling to fit my answers to your blog post! Also, I am 5′ 8″ (172cm), and I keep reading that can only make me either a Dramatic type or a pure Natural – but I don’t feel like either of those options fit! I really don’t have angular, straight lines and my only A answers are how tall I look and my eyes. Which leaves pure Natural – but how can I be, having so much yin? Can I be a tall Soft Natural?

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  11. 1)c
    2)a
    3)a
    –
    4)a
    5)c
    6)c
    7)c
    8)d
    9)c
    –
    10)d
    11)a
    12)d
    13)d
    14)d
    15)d
    16)b

    HELP I AM CONFUSSED!!!!!

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  12. Hi Rebecca!
    Hope you can help me. I struggeling with kibbe for a long time now.

    My answeres:
    Bone: C-D-D-C
    Flesh: B-B-B-A
    Facebone: E-C-C
    Faceflesh: C-E-E

    My limbs are a definet D length, my head is on the bigger side but I have board but slopped shoulders. I do get muscular very easily I gain weight evenly everywhere. On pictures Im way shorter than in reality. On blind dates I got the WTF looks and alwasy got the “you are way taller than I thought” comment. My shape is more of an inverted triangle. My waist is the first to dissappear as my hips are high but narrow but when I gain more weight I got a bit of a waist again. 😃 my face is very symetrical and there is no sharpnes on it anywhere. Ovals and rouds everywhere. Personality whise I would dress dramatic but its really not working with me. 😂 I know as a fact, that flirry skirts are my thing. The formhugging normal minis are not the best. Please tell me what do you think.

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  13. Hi Rebekah, another confused one: i did the test several times during the last few weeks and still can’t find out my body type – I’m quite short: 160 cm, but don’t really find me in the G-Type – I do also find it very difficult to determine the “Fleshy” part – therefore I typed the most likely answer below and in brackets the second possible answer to the test – hopefully you can help me! 🙂 Thank you so much!
    1 C (D)
    2 C (A)
    3 A
    4 E
    5 C (A)
    6 D
    7 B (C)
    8 A
    9 C (?)
    10 D
    11 B
    12 D (C)
    13 D (C)
    14 C
    15 C

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  14. What is my body type?
    Bone Structure -> 2C 1B 1A
    Body Flesh -> 3D 2E
    Facial Features -> 3D 2E 2C

    I am 5′ 7 almost 5′ 8 and I am quite confused because I am on the tall side and have a body similar to Rihanna’s’

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  15. Hi I need a second opinion on my type after the test here my results:
    Bones:
    1-D
    2-A
    3- well arms more C but legs more D
    4- E

    Flesh:
    5- C
    6- D
    7-B
    8- C
    9-D

    Facial:
    10- that’s hard as my jaw isn’t that wide but my chin is a bit blunt so B I guess
    11- D or E for my nose
    12-A cheekbones
    13- A
    14- lips lost likely C slightly full but not too much
    15- D flesh on cheeks

    I’m thinking SG ? Something else?

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  16. Please help! These are my results
    1B
    2C
    3A
    4E
    5C
    6A
    7C
    8C
    9A
    10D
    11D
    12D
    13D
    14C
    15E
    I tend to wear comfy clothes, skinny jeans and sweatshirts, jumpers and tshirts with sneakers or boots. I don’t like to wear lots of jewellery or accessories. I like simple things, I don’t even wear patterns on my clothes, just plain things. I’m 170cms and my weight is around 58-60kgs. Thank you!!

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  17. Hello Rebecah i really enjoy this quiz but i am a little confused, would you help me please? my answers are

    1C
    2C
    3C
    4B

    5C
    7C
    8C
    9A

    10B
    11B
    12D
    13A
    14C
    15C

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  18. hi Rebekah, how are you?
    I need some help, Im a little confused i hope you can help me

    this are my answers :

    1.E
    2.C
    3.D
    4.D
    5.D
    6.D
    7.E
    8.E
    9.D
    10.E
    11.C
    12.D
    13.E
    14.D
    15.B

    Thank you…

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  19. Hi Rebekah
    Thanks for writing up the quiz so clearly. However, I’m still confused, as I don’t seem to fit well into any (which maybe because I don’t see myself clearly!). My results (this time) are:
    1 B
    2 B
    3 C
    4 A (hands), C (feet)
    5 C
    6 B (?C)
    7 C
    8 C
    9 C (arms), D (thighs)
    10 B
    11 B
    12 B
    13 A
    14 C
    15 E

    Would this make me either a DC or SN??

    I’m 5’7”, pretty flat chested, have a waist, and have always held most of my weight on my thighs & hips (which is increasing even more now). I have only ever worn casual clothes and always feel uncomfortable in more formal or fitted clothing (I’ve even missed some special events as I wouldn’t dress up!) So i certainly don’t feel ‘classic’. I’m comfortable in jeans and t shirts, or wide leg pants, baggy tops etc. My personal style is definitely toward bohemian. I feel as though nothing of this matches……

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  20. Hi Rebekah, thanks for giving some visual aids in the quiz (it’s helpful to have it in black and white as I find that less distracting). I’ve been trying to figure my type out for months now but I seem to always come to the same conclusion that my face and my body really don’t match. I’m 5’6 so the height restrictions don’t help much apart from potentially excluding gamine. The best approximate match in celebrities that I have found is maybe Lucy Liu. I’d be really grateful for your opinion! x

    My results:
    Bone structure: 1C 2B 3C 4C (but possibly E as my hands and feet are moderate but wide)
    Body flesh: 5D 6C 7D 8D 9D
    Facial features: 10A 11A 12A 13D 14D 15C

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    1. Thanks for commenting, Lea! I can see why you’ve been having difficulties, your results are definitely a bit of a tricky set. I’d say that you’re a Dramatic Classic, but it’s also possible that you’re more of a Soft Dramatic. I do body type consultations based on photos, so if that’s something that you’re interested in, here’s where you can find out more: https://cozyrebekah.com/consultations/

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  21. Hi Rebekah, hope you are doing great!.
    I need some help, I´m so confused and hope you can help me.

    Here are my answers :

    1.b
    2.b
    3.b
    4.c

    5.6
    6.e
    7.e
    8.e
    9.e

    10.d
    11.c
    12.c

    13.c
    14.c
    15.c

    Thank you in advance!!. 🙂

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  22. hi Rebeca! I hope you are doing well.
    I need your help please, I am a little confused as of what type of classic I am:

    1B
    2B
    2C
    4C

    5D
    6C
    7C
    8C
    9C

    10D
    11B
    12D
    13B
    14D
    15D

    I would mean a lot if you answered, I am really interested in this!
    Thank you very much for your time.

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  23. Hi Rebekah, Thank you so much for this tho I am a bit confused as to what is am.

    Here are my answers:

    Bone structure
    1 a
    2 d
    3 b
    4 a
    Body flesh
    5 b
    6 b
    7 a
    8 a
    9 b
    Facial features
    10 c
    11 c
    12 d
    13 b
    14 e
    15 c
    16 a

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  24. Hi Rebekah, Thank you so much for this tho I am a bit confused as to what is am. I redid this with my mom and now I’m even more confused. Please help

    Here are my answers:

    Bone structure
    1 b
    2 b
    3 b
    4 a
    Body flesh
    5 c
    6 b
    7 c
    8 c
    9 b
    Facial features
    10 d
    11 c
    12 d
    13 b
    14 d
    15 d

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  25. Hi, Rebekah! I love your website and I think it is very nice of you to help people with interpretation of results. I hope this year brings you nothing but good things. 🙂 I was wondering if you can help me with my results. I got:
    C e c e
    E d e d d
    C c c c e d
    C6
    D4
    E5

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  26. Hi Rebekah, I hope you’re doing well! I’ve been trying to determine my type for several months now. I was wondering if you could help interpret my results. Here are my answers:

    Bone structure
    1A
    2B
    2A
    4C

    Body Flesh
    5C
    6A
    7C
    8C
    9A

    Facial Features
    10D
    11A
    12C
    13E
    14C
    15E

    Thank you!!

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