In this article, you'll discover some ways to adapt the gamine style to your own needs.

Understand that a gamine is an innocent and childlike person. She is the kind of girl that mixes tomboy with girly and looks good in simple clothes. She is the romantic girl who loves flowers, pastel colors and all things sweet. The complete opposite of a sexy and sultry femme fatale, she is also the contrary of hot. Her appeal lies in her charm, class and ladylike manners. The gamine style consists of very girly, cute, slightly boyish and classic outfits.

Find a gamine fashion icon and role model who appeals specifically to you. Every gamine's total fashion icon is definitely Audrey Hepburn. But there are many more. Twiggy, Jackie O, Leslie Caron and Edie Sedgwick are great examples. If you want someone modern as your fashion icon there are many other women too: Carey Mulligan, Winona Ryder, Audrey Tatou and Natalie Portman are great gamines from online women dresses.

Gamines have simple hair. The most popular gamine hairstyle is the pixie cut. But not all people look good in this hairstyle, so definitely consult your hairdresser before doing it because it will take time for your hair to grow back. If you want your hair long, it doesn't matter if it is straight, wavy, bouncy or curly. All that matters is that it is always kept neat. A very gamine-like hairstyle for girls with long hair is the ponytail. You can also wear it with a headband, a silk scarf, a ribbon, a hat (preferably a beret) or a barrette. Bonus points if the hair accessory is in a pastel color or sports delicate accessories like bows, pearls, flowers hearts or embroidered butterflies.

Keep the makeup modest but sweet. A gamine's makeup is always natural and rosy. Opt for pink and peachy shades, or the softest you can find. Gamines have baby-like flawless and soft skin, so be sure to cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize and put on sunscreen of at least 25 SPF. Make sure that you have liquid eyeliner and mascara to get the doe-eye look. Doe eyes are big and brown (like Bambi's). A great example of the doe eyes are those of Audrey Tatou in the movie Amélie. To get the look:
Gently apply some liquid eyeliner across the top lid, as close to the lash line as possible dresses for women.
Elongate your eyes the most you can.
After the eyeliner, curl your eyelashes and apply mascara at the top lashes. Done! It is a simple look.
If you want, you can get brown contact lenses too.
Wear little or no eyeshadow and get rosy cheeks (apply blush at the apples of the cheeks only).
Finally, complete the look with glossy lips. Wear pink or peach lipstick or lip gloss.

A gamine must always have bushy and perfectly-shaped eyebrows. Make sure that the arch of your eyebrow is at the top of the iris of the eye to make it look more natural. Do not overpluck them; gamines are supposed to have pronounced eyebrows.