- Perfecting the world
- "Here's how we can make it better!"
- Downside: stall because nothing is ever good enough
- Critiques can be viewed at criticisms
Type 4's Thoughts and Feelings:
- Mentally organized
- Analyze/overanalyze
- View the world intellectually
- Share deep feelings only in people they have let in
- Know themselves
Words that describe Type 4 energy:
- Reflective
- Bold
- Still
- Constant
- Precise
- Straightforward
- Black and white
Type 4 Personality:
- Focused, structured, linear
- Stillness - level inner quality
- Need times of solitude
- "Perfectionist" but used honorably
- Ability to focus and tune out other things
- They are the authority on their own lives
- Can be hard on themselves
- "All or nothing" nature
- Can be reserved or bold in their opinions, but generally have hard opinions on things
Type 4 Body Language:
- Poised walk
- Sit upright and can sit still for the longest of any type
- Pure and clear voices
- Speak and process literally, speak concisely
- Common words: "exactly," "perfect"
- Least likely to doodle
- Take care of their possessions - like things to be put away
- Like simplicity in their homes
Physical Features of Type 4's:
- Striking
- Symmetrical
- Smooth lines
- Elongated ovals present in face
Shopping Tendencies of Type 4 Women:
- Want to be unique
- Tend to view their own look as too boring, try to branch out
- Unnecessary to try new things as their look is essentially simple
- Trying to blend, soften, and mute their look will only age them
- Greys can age as well
Shopping and Dressing Tips for Type 4 Women:
- Bold, striking colors are flattering
- Bold jewelry, clear colors
- Black works best of all for Type 4 women
- Large pattern, high contrast
- Black and white together
- Still fabrics, not a lot of movement
- Smooth textures
- Stripes
- Not dressing your truth makes you look/feel more heavy and frumpy
Dressing Your Truth General Notes:
How do you know which types you are? (all notes that applied to me)
- Type 1:
- Possibilities, open to change
- Bright, bubbly imagery
- Polka dots
- Type 2:
- Feeling overlooked and not receiving credit where credit is due
- Connection to memories and sentimental objects
- Worry about things "too much"
- Detail oriented
- Connect past-present-future
- Type 4:
- Deep thinker, analyze to the point of obsession
- Feel deeply but share only with those close to you
- Take time to reflect alone
- Always seeing ways to improve things
- Impossible for you to fake how you feel
- You are your own authority
- You heard "lighten up" or "you're so mature" a lot as a child
- Being loose is a chore
- Imagery - mountains, still waters, snow, architecture, moonlight, grass, high contrasting images
- Key words: clean, bold, still
The Five Essential Elements of Dressing Your Truth:
- Design line - What shapes do I see?
- Texture - How does it feel?
- Fabrication - How does it fall?
- Pattern - What level of contrast do I see? What shapes? How loud, large, busy, etc?
- Color - Tints, tones, shades, or hues (type 4's are hues)
