If a ginger is someone with blazing hair and alabaster white skin, someone who is gingeresque has all of the qualities of a ginger, such as inherent sexiness, a sultry disposition, and catastrophic weakness against the sun, but lacks the trademark red hair of the ginger.
Guy: "These gingerbread cookies taste incredible. They taste even better than an actual ginger!"
Pale-skinned Blonde Girl: "Dude. Ew. This is one of those times I'm really happy I'm only gingeresque."
Guy: "Close enough. Yum."