As we all know last year was the year where growing out your roots was no big deal. It was actually in style. Even better was dark hair with light ends, known as the Ombré. The biggest trend setter, and everyone and their mama had this look, yes including myself.
The ombré look varies in colors and tones, from dirty blonde to light blonde, dark to honey, even colorful ends. No matter what color you choose the ombré look is definitely a great look.
Now questions I've been asked: How can I achieve this look without having to spend lots of money at a salon? How can I do this myself and have it look just as good as a professional? How do I make sure my hair doesn't break off? How can I achieve the right tone without it looking orange or brassy? How can I put a nice bright color in?
People have said I don't want to sound dumb or anything asking all this, but trust is these are all great questions and definitely questions that "should" be asked prior to doing your own hair. As a professional I haven't really done much hair on other people simply because I focused my career in other areas, but I have done my own plenty of times. Therefore, I am familiar with what I am about to tell you.
So first question, how can I achieve this look without breaking the bank? Well first what you really should think about is if you have virgin hair or color treated hair and if its color treat. If its not virgin, then think of all the color(s) you have previously done. If its virgin hair then you have no problem and good to go, but if its color treated, it can be a bit tricky. Depending on the color you already have can determine the length of time this process will take and the volume of developer (peroxide) you will need. Color takes time to lift, so lets say you have black dyed hair, you will be waiting an hour perhaps even longer. For example my hair was previously red, now red can wash out easily to a point, but when you are ready to get it all out it can be extremely stubborn. I had to bleach and re-bleach my ends using the strongest developer (40volume) about 3-4 times. That can really damage your hair if you don't know what you're doing. The first two times I lightened it, my hair was so orange and gross looking, I thought I was going to have to use a toner (I will explain this process later). That red was just not wanting to come out! Finally by the 3-4 time my hair was actually turning blonde. So as you can imagine, I went through so much work to get there. So it will be a process to achieve the look you want just depending on how blonde you want it. Ok so how to achieve this look...well I would suggest you get something less harsh on your hair if you've never experimented with bleach. I would get the lightening powder (bleach) and only use a 20v developer or 30v if you're a little braver. This will be a slow process so just be patient, you will get there. Plus better be safe than sorry, last thing you want to do is have to chop off your hair. On the packaging you will see the instructions on mixing the two together, key is not to make it to thick or too watery. You want a good consistency. So instead of telling you step by step how i did my hair I have put a link of a professional doing the ombré, even though she is applying this to a client, you can follow those steps to do your own because I did. The method she uses it the one I personally love because it give you layer and dimension not just a straight line across. The video can also apply to the second question.
Third question, how can I make sure my hair doesn't break off. This is have o be all on you, only you know how many times your hair has been previously color treated and how well you take care of your hair. Normally it takes a lot for hair to get to the point wher it's just going to break off, but believe me there has been people who have gotten to that point.
How can I achieve the right color without it looking orange or brassy? Well if you have or have had color with red tones in it, most likely you will have a lot of brassiness in your hair. This is where a TONER comes in. A toner is a tint that depending on what toner you want your hair to be is the toner shade you will need. If you have take art class or even as a kid you should know what the color wheel is. Below is a picture of a color wheel. As you can see across from orange is BLUE, BLUE-VIOLET, & VIOLET, so once you bleach our hair if it looks orange then you could use a toner with any of those three colors to get rid of it.
Last but not least, how can I put a nice bright color? Simple, go get the color you want and put it on. Most bright colors don't need to be mixed with developers, just applied directly to hair. Depending on how thick the color is, I usually mix a little bit of conditioner to it. If you want the color real bright then you will have to lighten your hair real light before.
NOTE: I know all this may sound complicated and it can be at times, but this is the professional way of doing it. If you choose to go out and buy one of the ombré kits, more power to you. I personally don't know how those work.
Well I really hope all this explains things so that you can understand them better, if you have done your own ombrè look let me know how it went or if you are thinking of doing your own and need more help send me a message on my FB beauty page.
Go out and rock your styles Baby!
XoXo
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