HQ: Brooklyn, Milan and Grasse, FR
Founder: Melanie Dir
Social:Instagram
Category: Fragrance
E-comm:gamineparfums.com
Price Range: $75 – $290
Hero Products:1000G Eau de Parfum ($290), Altered States Eau de Parfum ($290), Heroic Dose Eau de Parfum ($290)
PR Representation: Lede Company
How to get in touch:Contact Form
Origin Story
Gamine is the heritage fragrance house engineered at the intersection of olfactive integrity and architectural design from Melanie Dir.
Gamine’s unique point of view is deeply rooted in heritage, yet unmistakably modern. Founder Melanie Dir grew up within the fragrance world, alongside her father and acclaimed Master Perfumer Claude Dir. She watched him build scents with rigor, precision and restraint — principles that she applied throughout her illustrious career in product development working alongside some of the industry’s sharpest brand architects, including Laura Mercier, Virgil Abloh, Pat McGrath and Isamaya Ffrench.
The debut collection features three compositions: 1000G, an earthy floral scent inspired by a re-characterization of the Rose de Grasse; Altered States, a resinous wood scent inspired by plants that burn as incense among Bushman communities in Tanzania; Heroic Dose, an aromatic herbaceous scent inspired by the volcanic terrain and solar humidity of La Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Available in two unique formats, Brick and Transport.
