GAMINE essence - FULLY explained (Kitchener style essence)

Wow, this video took a bit! ( I promise no more singing intros, lol). Here's my ultimate (very in-depth) deep dive into the Kitchener Gamine Essence. How to determine if you have it, what's the difference between gamine essence and ingenue essence, how to dress for it... and more!

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[guesswho]

I feel like people like you are the antidote to the toxic beauty standards they try to shove down our throats :)

[susan]

Imagine a hairdresser saying mid-cut, 'We don't have to do this...' 🤣 This tells me the haircuts are a real clue into someone's essence, and you're the first one to really highlight this that I've heard.

[alessia]

I am gamine and sometimes I don't like it... I used to feel unsexy and not beautiful. Don't get me wrong, I love being "boyish", boisterous, and bold, but sometimes I felt that compared to how striking dramatics are, how gorgeous romantics are, how otherworldy ethereals are, etc, we gamines were just... underwhelming. Why would someone want to look at us when they can look at them?
Well, the fact that you started by saying "All the essences are beautiful... but gamines have a special spot in my heart", well that was so flattering and honestly a boost of self-confidence. The fact that somebody could like... me? Game-changing. You say that people can be attracted to us because we do have charisma. You don't know how important it was for me to hear that. The nice things you said about us trying to show people that you can enjoy life, that we always show up with a smile, that we bring a positive energy to the environment, all of that was so important to hear.
I honestly didn't know that there was someone who appreciated gamines.

This video is also full of extremely helpful visual examples, I can only imagine how time-consuming it was to search for all those reference pictures and to edit them into the video. But it makes such a big difference: this video is extremely high quality.

I will try to step more into my natural energy, the energy I would have had if my life and experiences didn't dampen my self-confidence, my desire for happiness, my high spirits.

This video is so important and it was yet another piece of my "Love yourself" puzzle.

[chelseamiracle]

The kibbe community beat it out of me that I could possibly have any stitch of gamine essence. I was a soft natural, that’s it. I’m romantic and natural, but then - I looked back at my history. I suited short hair very well, I was known for being unexpected and playful, and I don’t feel right unless I wear my quirky pieces. I also studied essences from Truth is Beauty…. And low and behold everyone - when not seeing me through kibbe constraints - saw romantic natural AND gamine.

[ourcozycorner]

I love how much effort and insight you put into these videos! 😊 you bring the focus and fun back into body typing & styling.

[onipot]

When the series is done, I hope you condier making some about specific blends, or how specific styles can work or be worked to suit different essences / blends. ( Gothic grunge for the ingenue or like boho for the classic - dramatic etc. etc. ) I think that would be a fun little time :)

[Androgynary]

I’m a FG in Kibbe and I recently determined what my “three words” are to describe my personal style: androgynous, structured & playful. I was having a hard time figuring out what my last word should be but when I looked more into the gamine essence, I found it really game-changing.

I was always drawn to both classic and dramatic/edgy styles, but it always felt either too dull or too serious on me. When I realized my last word was “playful”, all I had to do was stick that adverb before any other aesthetic and it was now my style (eg. playfully classic or playfully edgy). It’s a relief knowing you have a word that really grounds your personal style together succinctly. Like a home base.

[deouros]

Elis Regina, a Brazilian singer-songwriter, is a perfect example of a gamine. She was playful, pixie-like, energetic, fun, charismatic, and charming, with a boisterous laugh and contagious smile. She rocked a pixie cut like no one else. Her nickname was "pimentinha", meaning "little pepper". Love her!

[San-vvuv]

The celebrity essence-blend examples blow me away everytime. Each example makes such perfect sense and offers such a great encapsulation of why Kibbe in isolation can be insufficient.

[Heckyeahellothere]

Please know that I usually find style videos incredibly boring. But yours? Very entertaining. It appears to me that you’re being very genuine and being yourself. I love the way you edit your videos bc it keeps my attention.
You also provide a thorough explanation for things. Like I really appreciate that you talk about the history in each of these videos.

Because of you I finally feel like maybe I can develop a personal style! 😭

Thank you and keep being you! It’s helping people!

[EveleaSolgos]

OH. MY. WORD. I'm only fifteen minutes in so far and I can't even put into words how incredible this makes me feel. I felt so out of place and awkward when it comes to fashion for so long, and I've started finding what works for me more recently but couldn't really put words to why. It all felt like such a weird combination....small but not delicate...bold but not dramatic (in the ID sense)...angular and boxy and somehow kinda...to borrow the word, impish?! But boom, this just puts it all into place. I feel so seen and SO much more confident already. THANK YOU <3<3<3

[ActionJacklyn]

I have learned more by binge watching Gabrielle for the past month than I did In two years of design school.

Gratitude 🙏🏽

[honey]

This really confirmed that I have gamine essence but it is a smaller part of my blend. Gamine pants and shoes look great on me. It does make sense why I have been drawn to certain brands and why I have had trouble with pants. Thank you so much for all the work you have done in this series.

[robinthomas]

*LOUD STANDING OVATION* I have been awaiting this video (I think Gamine is my dominant essence) and you did NOT disappoint. This was masterful. Wonderful. All the things. This also helped clarify my essence blend a bit b/c I've been debating whether I just like small c classic style or if Classic is in my blend. I look really good in small scale sharp pieces and rock the hell out of my signature super short pixie. But I can go from sassy to silly REAL quick with too many quirky details.

Thank you for another amazing breakdown. I'll probably watch this a million times.

[-alfeim]

I remembered Aurora, the Norway singer, when you talked about quriky personality, looking young, and the medium dresses

[dianameneses_]

I was waiting for this ❤️
Gamine is my first essence, my family always compare me with celebs like Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci and Jenna Coleman, soooo, it has sense that I have gamine essence 😅. It’s so great to understand a little bit more about our natural beauty ❤️
I cannot wait to see the “Dramatic essence” video, I’m sure it will be fun ⚡️❤😅

[kzvegansuperstar]

As a Kibbe soft classic with some blend of classic, gamine, and ethereal essence, and a true summer color season, there is absolutely a way to combine all of them together. My gamine essence and classic essence are probably equally dominant based on how clothes work with my face and body and there’s a lot of subtle finessing that’s made it possible for me to express my gamine essence while still honoring my balance and light, muted coloring. I use SC silhouettes (and I stick to solid colors mostly), gamine details like sharp collars and cropping, and playful combinations of my summer colors while keeping everything very luminous, and I end up successfully conveying my unique essence blend, which is really true to my personality

[taradoris]

This was excellent. i thought i was ingenue but i actually think i might be gamine! thanks for all the detail.

[aleanzures]

Finally I understand someone talking about Kibbe, your videos are amazing!

[anniefedo]

What a treasure you are Gabrielle ❤😂 please don't stop those intros they brighten my day 😊