Ombre is a French term meaning "two toned".
Ombre hair is the look you get when you normally color your hair but do not go for regular touch ups. This is what naturally happens to kids during the summer months when their hair gets lighter from the sun and then fall and winter come along, leaving the kids with two toned hair. Lighter on the ends and darker at the roots. Having this technique done on your hair
, is being happy and proud of your natural hair color. To sum
Ombre up, I think it was Sarah Jessica Parker who coined the phase "Poverty Roots".
Ombre hair is the more extreme version of a close relative of another french technique called
Balayage. Defintion: A free style technique of painting highlights onto the hair.
Balayage is meant to give your hair the sun kissed summer version of your natural hair color. Both of these techniques tend to work better on women who have little to no gray in their natural hair color. They can also be done over a all over color, but make sure you hair is in good health before jumping right in. Both blondes and brunettes can pull off either of these looks. But I have to say that too dark of a brunette might get a little warmer than one is hoping for.
Ombre Examples
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| Ashley Simpson |
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| Drew Barrymore |
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| Much lighter ends |
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| Great with long wavy locks |
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| Balayage grown out |
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| Extreme creative version of the Ombre technique |
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Balayage Examples
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| SJP sporting Balayage |
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| Gisselle, the model who put Balayage on the map! |
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| Tastefully executed sun kissed Balayage |
Even though these trends are usually seen around in the spring and summer, sometimes you just need a little pick me up for the winter blues. Have fun exploring these two creative techniques.
Xoxo,
Jaclyn
