Dressing Your Truth - Look good - Feel Great!

 Dressing Your Truth is a makeover and beauty system that is about expressing and honoring your authentic nature. Dressing your truth is based on the idea that our personality, features, energy and strengths or weaknesses can all be used to categorize each of us into one of four types.

Type 1: The Bright and Animated –
Extroverted, ideas-person. Fun.

Type 2: The Subtle and Soft –
Introverted, nurturing. Blended.

Type 3: The Rich and Dynamic –
 Extroverted, entrepreneurial. Loud.

Type 4: The Bold and Striking –
 Introverted, perfection-oriented. Direct.

Each type is associated with a specific energy pattern and certain traits about how they move through their world. The overall theory is that by coordinating how you dress with your energy type, you can look your very best. Each energy type is reflected in nature.

Type 1: Nitrogen
Think of the energy of air (upward, light). The type 1 person is bright, animated and has a gift for new ideas and possibilities. In Chinese medicine, this is a yang/yin type energy (active and extroverted with a blend of restful, introverted energy). Type 1 energy people tend to have the following qualities: Bounce in your step. May like to giggle. Animated expressions. Eager, loves to jump into things. Love to meet people. Playful, likes to have fun. Tends to be optimistic. The challenge for a type 1 energy person is to express their animated, playful side while recognizing that they can still being taken seriously, like Ellen Degeneres.

Type 2: Oxygen
Think of the energy of water (fluid, flowing). The type 2 person is calming, soft, and has a gift for gathering details and making plans. In Chinese medicine, this is a yin/yin energy (reflective, receptive, more still in energy). Type 2 people tend to have the following qualities: More introverted. Could feel shy, soft or timid in nature (not aggressive or assertive). Methodical – likes to create order and make a plan, create the steps in a plan. Sensitive to the details. Asks a lot of questions to gather information. Elegant. A politician with type 2 energy may not come across as a winning candidate because type 2 is not an aggressive energy, which people are used to for politicians. Dr. Ben Carson is a good example of a politician with type 2 energy. Celebrity examples of type 2 energy are: Jennifer Anniston, and Grace Kelly.

Type 3: Hydrogen
Think of the energy of fire (active-reactive). The type 3 person has a swift and dynamic energy and a gift for moving into action quickly. They have a practical nature and like to create lasting results. In Chinese medicine, the energy is yang/yang (outwardly focused, very active). Characteristics of a type 3 personality are: Active-reactive – loves to take action that gets results. Can be intense. Likes to push forward to make things happen. Powerful – takes charge. May be rebellious. May exhibit leadership qualities. Can tend to overdo things and must watch for that. A celebrity example of type 3 energy is Joan Rivers. She was always breaking boundaries. The challenge with type 3 energy children is that they could be disciplined often because they want to explore things and challenge boundaries.

Type 4: Carbon
Think earth energy (still, constant). The type 4 energy person is structured and exacting with a gift for perfecting things. They tend to have a critical eye with the goal of refining everything. In Chinese medicine, the energy is yang/yin (bold and active with a blend of still, inwardly focused energy). Characteristics of type 4 energy people are: Takes things and perfects them. Considers things deeply, thinks before they speak. Precise. Balanced. Consistent, steady. May have all or nothing thinking. Lives by their own authority. Takes a step back and observes things carefully. May feel introverted. We see examples of type 4 energy in supermodels and celebrities, such as: Anne Hathaway and Megan Fox.

Dressing Your Truth
Most beauty standards today are unrealistic and force everyone into following the latest trends. The thing is, most trends don’t work for all of us. Dressing Your Truth is about aligning your inner self or who you really are, as you learn from your Energy Profile, and aligning this with the way you dress, do your hair and makeup and the jewelry you wear. The goal of Dressing Your Truth is to create harmony inside and out so that when people look at you, they see who you really are, not just what you’re wearing.

The Dressing Your Truth program looks at the Energy Profile of each of the four types and aligned it with 5 elements or principles for choosing clothing:

Design line ~ Texture ~ Fabrication ~ Pattern ~ Color

These five elements are different for each type because they are harmonized with the energy and movement each of the 4 types express.

The Dressing Your Truth system allows you to identify how to customize these 5 elements to your own unique expression of beauty. This is so helpful when it comes to choosing your best look (despite the trends!) and shopping for clothing that honors your inner nature. As you learn how to make the system work for you, you begin to develop a beauty sixth sense. This makes choosing your clothing, makeup, hairstyle and jewelry easier and more fun!

The process of figuring out your type is free!

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So, what types are we?

My hubby is a type 4 man.... He's structured, private and still. His secondary type is a 3/2. He likes to be comfortable and is a deep thinker, and a doer. He loves a challenge! If he doesn't know how to do something - he will learn how to do it! He is very balanced. When he speaks, people respect him. He is respectful, a great provider, always caring, and I love this man of mine!

I am a type 3 momma.... I'm slittle pushy. I don't really like other people, I'm loud, and rough around the edges...  I pretty much speak my mind, and can kinda come off as short or rude, though I really don't mean to be... I just don't like small talk or fake people. My secondary type is a 2/4 I love to be comfortable (can sometimes be lazy - although I like to think my health issues contributes to that fact as well!), and love making lists and researching everything!
Click here to see my Type 3 Style Board on Pinterest

Faith, our oldest daughter (17 yrs) is a type 2, patient, loves feeling connected to people, compassionate, quiet, asks lots of questions.... she is soft, friendly, and people love her wherever she goes! She is a server of others and doesn't like conflict. We think her secondary is a 3 - she does have a stubborn streak (like her momma) about her at times!

Our 12 year old son is a good solid mixture between 4 and 2 - I'm still trying to figure him out!!! I really feel that he most often leads with Type 4, and his secondary is a Type 2. Wyatt is on the spectrum and he does better when he is alone to do things his way. He is super smart about all thing tractors, trucks, and ATVs. Although he can't read, he can write letters very well. Daily life can sometimes be a struggle for him, but he's a good kid. He always does what is right and is kind and considerate of others.

Our youngest daughter (9 yrs) is Type 1 all the way! Happy, go lucky, and ditsy. Layia is always singing and entertaining! I'm pretty sure her secondary is a Type 4/3. She has one volume - LOUD!!! (Most of the time...) Every now and then, she can become very still. She never feels like she's doing anything wrong as she's singing at the top of her voice, while the rest of the family is trying to watch a movie! The thing I love about Adilayia is that her happiness is so innocent - it comes so natural for her! She loves having a good time!

Learning my family's type has helped so much in understanding the different ways and the whys to how we each do things.... I really believe that learning your Dressing Your Truth Type will open more opportunities to how you interact with the people around you.

Disclaimer: I do not follow this blindly.... for instance, Type 3 is never to wear black, but I still occasionally wear a little black.... I'm just much more aware of it now. I think it is a great guideline... but ultimately, I believe you should wear clothes you look and feel great in... and Dressing Your Truth helps me do that!

Click here to see an experiment my daughter and I done with the 4 Types of Dressing Your Truth a few years ago!