Basically, I’ve never been a very with-it person as far as style and fashion trends go. I wear what I like (and what I have in my closet…not much shopping happening around here…), fix myself up simply and though I enjoy looking nice, I don’t put much effort into the day-to-day.
I used to cut and color my hair on a regular basis, and in all different ways. But, these last few years I’ve been pretty low maintenance. The last time I cut my hair…well, Dave cut it! And I haven’t colored it since before I was expecting Milo. So, I was surprised a couple weeks ago when I looked at this awesome hair tutorial and thought “I love how her color melts from dark to light. I’d like that look for myself…is that just grown out highlights?” So, I asked in the comment section, and a few days later got the reply that, in fact, the color was intentional, and it had a name: ombre.
Well, I google “ombre hair” and come to find out this is one of the trends in hair right now (and already headed out, according to some…) I talked to Dave about my plan to trim and ombrefy my hair at a post-Eliot refresher to the salon (for around $150), and he said to make an appointment…
…and then I remembered who I am (you know, the impatient, irrational, occasionally reckless one) and did it myself:)
An hour of arm aching trimming and a $8.99 box of Frost & Tip later, I was in business.
The freshly trimmed, brown-to-the-tips BEFORE:
The subtle-melt-from-dark-to-light AFTER:
The I-have-no-idea-how-this-is-going-to-go PROCESS:
Basically, I created pigtails, slathered on the creme from ears down, and began rinsing in two-inch sections from the top after about 10 minutes. Top two inches: 10 processing minutes, middle two inches: 20 processing minutes, end two-inches: 30 processing minutes. And a little snip on my bangs for about 25 minutes to blend the front top with the back.
Just as I was finishing up, Milo woke up from his nap. He didn’t run screaming back to bed, so I was confident I hadn’t completely botched it!
Now, even pre-Eliot, I’m feeling refreshed and snazzy.
The best part? I really can just be lazy and not worry about my re-growth, because it will be totally unaffected.
Perfect.
11 Comments
looks awesome
good job! at my haircut in march, my cutter lady (stylist i guess is the real name) was telling me about this "don't-have-to-keep-it-up" option (i was not-in-the-know either) and pointing it out on every single stylist in the salon. looks great on you!
I am so impressed that you did that all on your own! I like the subtle change. It looks great!
That turned out amazing! Way to save $141!
Muy linda hermana! Te quiero!
I like this look and have been wanting to do something similar. Looks great!
Thanks guys. I'm glad I took the plunge.
Thats gorgeous. Did u do it on your natural hair colour? Dying to get it done but a bit worried about how it will turn out on my dyed brown hair?!
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@sapphire beautyYep. I actually hadn't colored my hair at all since I was expecting Milo around three years ago! I think over color I might trust it to a professional…or do it myself knowing that if it didn't turn out, I'd need a fix:) Good luck!
I love it
been anxious to try this on my own hair.. how did u rinse two inch section.s though, without messing with the other bits of hair still processing? This may seem dismal to anyone else but I want to be sure I do this correctly.
Hi Kira! So, what I did was peel the foil down a little bit (2 inches or so) and then I used a soaking wet washcloth to sort of rub the bleach out of that section. I’m sure a tiny bit stayed in, and water probably got onto the sections below each time, but that all adds to the more natural progression of the color. The main key with this is to not leave too much bleach on any section of hair too long. If you keep moving, washing a little out at at time, it should be great! Good luck!