What exactly is Ombre? Ombre is basically a partial hair coloring technique with hair color fading from one color to another. Very often, the fade is from dark to blonde as you go out from the roots to the ends. But sometimes the fade is the othe rway, with light roots and dark ends. Sometimes Ombre involves a lot of vibrant colros like violet, red, pinks on the ends Ombre can look quite informal, like grown-out highlights. But they can also look very fashionable when done with interesting colors. Stylists adore and love doing ombre, because it's easy, quick and always a success. Customers love ombre because ombre is an easy color change, flattering and low maintenance.
Doing an Ombre. Ombre is not technically complicated but to achieve a successful result requires a certain aestheric sense. Everything depends on the choice and placement of colors.
Ombre hair colouring works best in combination with medium length hair. Ombre is good at showing off waves and depth and dimension on this type of hair length. For an easy ombre, try a 2 step process with no washing in between. First Step : color the hair from the root down to 5 inches away from the roots. For this section, try a color which is quite close to the natural hair color, or maybe 1-2 levels lighter at most. Some stylists such as Kim Vo call this the caramelising process, wherin the stylist stays within the broad color level on the roots to mid-lengths section, but tries to give it a glow and a reflect and make it just a little bit brighter. Second Step : highlight the end. Use a highlift color Use foils. The advantage of this simpel technique is that it can be done in 1 shot in the salon, without processing or washing in between. For a more adventurous look, you may have to use powder lightener on the ends first, process and wash, and then apply your color. This is particularly true if you are coloring pink, blue, violet or if your customer has a fairly dark base.
People Who Look Good In an Ombre Hair Style Most fairly informal hair styles work well with Ombre.