At all times, women strove to be beautiful, spectacular and well-groomed, which is why such a fashionable dyeing technique as ombre, which creates smooth transitions from one shade to another on the hair, is very popular. Especially stylish is the design of hair looks on blonde hair.
Features
The peak of the popularity of gradient hair coloring was in 2015-2017. For the first time, the technique was presented in California, where it was immediately noticed by many Hollywood stars and hastened to resort to this method of hair coloring. Following them, the simplest girls and women in the whole world wanted to look like idols.
Ombre blond is clarification of curls, in which the effect is not subjected to the entire hair as a whole, but only its individual layers. Usually they dye part of the hair in such a way that a smooth transition from a natural shade to one of the blond tones is noticeable. From a technical point of view, this requires a special way of applying paint formulations. As a rule, the color is selected in advance, and the use of one or another oxidizing agent depends on the desired result.
To date, the trend is staining with nude and pastel colors, pink and strawberry tones, as well as the use of contrasts of white and black, are equally popular.
Coloring blonde girls using the ombre technique has its own characteristics:
- versatility - the technique is optimal for both straight and curly hair, while they can be white, blond, ash and light brown;
- lack of age restrictions - the ombre blonde looks spectacular on very young girls, and on women of an older age;
- a wide selection of tint solutions - on fair hair, you can implement more color options than on dark and red;
- gentle effect - dyeing of fair hair does not require preliminary bleaching, or involves minimal exposure to brighteners, with the exception of the opposite ombre;
- there is no need for frequent corrections - when growing back, the hair looks quite aesthetically pleasing for a long time, the difference between native and colored strands is not striking, therefore, you can achieve a good saving of energy, time and money to maintain the hair in an attractive condition.
Advantages and disadvantages
Ombre staining for blond women has many advantages in comparison with monochrome coloring:
- gives hair extra volume and splendor;
- over the course of several seasons remains in trend and looks invariably stylish;
- It has a fairly wide range of colors - natural light and dark, and contrasting tones are relevant here;
- staining is easy to do at home;
- hair does not need frequent adjustment - it is enough to visit the master once every 3-4 months;
- if the color is tired, then you can cut off only the ends of the hair, without resorting to chemical dyeing of the entire hair;
- it is noteworthy that such a coloring revitalizes the complexion, creates the effect of hair shimmering in the sun, so visually the woman becomes more youthful, fresh and blooming.
There are no obvious shortcomings in such a gradient, the only thing is that you should be as responsible as possible in choosing a color palette, taking into account not only personal preferences, but also the features of the hair structure, woman’s color type and the state of her hair. Ombre not recommended for women with dry hair and split ends.
In addition, staining looks much better on long and medium curls than on a short pile, although even in this case an experienced craftsman will be able to choose an effective option.
Kinds
In modern colorization techniques, several options for staining blond hair are used immediately. Consider the most popular.
Basal ombre
It is used to obtain extra volume near the roots. In this case, the master makes a darker shade near the head, and leaves most of the length unchanged.
Classic
In this case, involve 1-2 tones for coloring, while the gradient between them can be blurred or, on the contrary, clear and sharp - the choice depends only on the personal wishes of the girl. As a rule, the roots are left either intact or lighten a little - it is very important that they look as natural as possible. But the tips are decorated with platinum or cold pearl shades.
Multitone
Here on the hair they create multistage coloring with a smooth transition from primary to intermediate color.
Vintage
The main emphasis is not on the tips of the strands, but on the growing roots, in this version it seems that the hair has grown a little after tinting rods or bronding. Usually, dark and light tones are used for such a gradient: the areas near the roots are darkened with dark, and the roots are painted lighter.
This method is optimal for red-haired beauties, but blond is not recommended - in this case, the growing white hair will significantly spoil the picture, and they will have to be tinted again.
Scandinavian
it reverse ombre, which involves very white strands on the top and coloring of the ends of the curls in darker shades. For blondes in platinum and ashy notes they use a combination with light brown, but for women with golden hair, a combination with brown and chocolate shades is optimal.
Framed
A spectacular ombre for short-cut blondes. Such an ombre Looks good on trimmed, graduated strands - The staining technology here is similar to the classic, but the pigment is applied only to the ends of the curls. At the same time, the shade of paint can be very different - both bright contrasting and natural.
Using this gradient, you can effectively emphasize the originality of the new hairstyle and make facial features more expressive.
Triple
Unusual technology that suits the most daring and creative girls. In this case the roots and ends of the hair are painted in one color, and in the middle they tint a line of a different color, and the borders can be formed both sharply and more smoothly, blurry.
Tongues of flame
As the name implies, here are used red and orange shades. This technique has not gone out of fashion for several years, and, as a rule, courageous, impudent and self-confident girls resort to it.
Color
This coloring involves appeal to unusual colors - gblue, salmon, pink, purple, purple, strawberry or even green. Colored ombre on light strands is performed both at the tips and in the root zone.
How to choose a shade?
When choosing a color, it is very important to take into account the shade of the native hair, as well as the color of the skin and eyes of the girl.
By type of haircut and hair color
Most blondes choose natural shades for painting, since in this case the growing roots of the hair are not particularly striking. So, if native hair has a caramel tone, then it is worth giving preference to ombre using golden, wheat or straw flowers.
But for blondes with brown hair - beige or hazel, it is better to turn to nude color. This option is very good for young fashionistas who prefer casual in everything - a style that is characterized by naturalness and responsibility, combined with simplicity. On girls with ashy hair, the ombre will be very effective with a pearl blond.
This combination is distinguished by nobleness and sophistication, it looks especially impressive on women with perfectly regular facial features, and the hair itself can be either curly or straight.
By type of face and eye color
No less attention when choosing a tint palette for ombre should be given to such factors as eye color and type of appearance.
- So, natural blond Looks best on girls with fair skin and fair eyes.
- The lightest of all - platinum hue, harmonious on pale faces with a touch of gold. It looks especially impressive in combination with blue eyes - this allows you to create the style of the “Snow Queen”, alluring, mysterious and, undoubtedly, sexy.
- For owners of white skin and bright eyes, you can also recommend ash blond, the same tone is suitable for owners of hazelnut eyes.
- It looks very modern silver ombre, especially if the girl seeks in any way to attract attention. The shade is good for women with white skin, but the eyes can be any color except dark. These same girls can be recommended and a golden blond who will make the hair really radiant and shimmering under the rays of light.
- Wheat and honey blond Suitable for girls with an average skin tone, it is especially harmoniously combined with brown eyes, as if causing the most real light sparks.
- Owners of a light skin tone will be face to face copper blondcreating the effect of amber hair. This warm color is suitable for women with dark eyes, and it can be either dark blue or brown.
- It looks good on light and medium skin chestnut blond, especially in combination with green and brown eyes.
- It’s not the first year in a row strawberry blond - This is a reddish shade of light that looks best on girls with very fair skin and light eyes.
- Tanned young ladies should take a closer look at sand blonde especially stylish, he emphasizes the blue eyes.
- For dark skin, the most harmonious will be caramel blond. The cherry color, which looks like strawberry, is rather harmonious on women of this color type, only the red shade in it is deeper and more saturated. Especially spectacularly this color scheme emphasizes dark eyes.
How to care?
Coloring with ombre technique for blonde hair is best done in a salon, but since in most cases the color falls well on light curls and the hair does not require pre-clarification, you can do this coloring at home. To do this, first apply paint to the ends of the curls for 30 minutes, then wash off and apply the composition again, capturing the area where the transition is created, and hold for about 10-15 minutes.
However, such a long-term effect can not but affect the condition of the hair, so immediately after coloring, be sure to use special conditioner balms for colored hair, which prevent brittleness and cross section of the strands.
In order for the ombre to please you with its colors as long as possible, you should use special sulfate-free hair care products - these components wash color. It is best to give preference to professional shampoos, balms, masks and oils. Try to minimize the thermal effect: drying with hot air, laying with an iron or curling iron - hot air makes the color more dull, and the gradient will be less pronounced.
From time to time, you can use hair balms with colorizing pigment, but you should be very careful with them - it is important to ensure that the tinted balms do not fall on unpainted areas of the hair, as blond hair quickly dyes and you run the risk of getting a monochrome coloring instead of stylish ombre.
Beautiful examples
Ombre on blond hair looks very impressive, it is no coincidence that this movie option was preferred by many movie and show business stars.
This colorization option looks stylish in natural shades, this solution adds volume, makes hair more radiant and well-groomed.
Equally impressive is the use of contrasting shades - it suits for impudent and resolute girlswho are not afraid to challenge the crowd and subjugate others.
On how to perform blonde ombre at home, see the next video.