Ombré hair is a trendy hair color technique that creates subtle, natural hair colouring transitioning from dark on the top/root area to lighter/blonde on the ends. The word ombre refers to the gradual change in color from one part of your hair to another. Hair stylists use an ombré technique to create a natural look with varying degrees of light and dark hues. Your stylist will apply a base color to your hair and then apply several layers of color over it with a baking agent. The ombré changes as the layers build up in intensity and depth. The applied color fades over time, creating beautiful natural grown out effect which helps many clients to be able to extend their time between appointments.

One of the reasons ombré hair is so popular is its ease of maintenance. Thanks to the ombré’s color gradation, the lighter sections move subtly further down to the tips.

To revive those overgrown, brighter areas on the mid-lengths and ends, our professionals offer a custom Instant Highlights color treatment. This fast and efficient hair lightening system with our ombré techniques brightens up the hair to certain shades of hair brightness in individual sections and instantly refreshes your hair. Your stylist will know exactly where to add highlights for a natural and radiant finish that compliments your face and complexion.

In most salons, a skilled stylist doesn’t need scissors to alter a hairstyle—the expert application of color is a makeover in itself, whether you’re getting graduated highlights or hand-painted balayage strands.

Ombré is a hair color method that combines darker roots with lighter ends. Ombré’s name is derived from the French language and means “shadow”. The older two-tone ombré look had a sharp separation between dark roots and lighter ends. More common these days are subtle transitions from dark to light shades—transitions created using the balayage hair painting technique.

Depending on your colorist’s experience and the look you want, you could expect to pay anywhere from $100 to $200 for the ombré method.

Unlike traditional foil highlights or all-over colors, ombré is a technique that is typically darker at the roots and fades seamlessly to a lighter shade at the ends. Madison Rae Garrett, colorist at New York-based salon Spoke & Weal, describes the hair trend as a “two-tone mix.”

Typically, this hand-painted highlight technique preserves the natural color at the roots and, depending on how high you wish to blend, apply lightener or bleach from the ends to the mid-shaft of the hair. After the tips are brightened, add the desired shadows.

Many people choose ombré as a hair coloring technique for a number of reasons:

1. Low maintenance and budget friendly
2. Very suitable for bursts
3. It can be subtle or dramatic

 Ombré hair is a natural enhancement to your hair’s natural color. As your hair grows, layers of lighter and darker shades of the same color create an ethereal effect. But over time, your hair’s natural pigments work against you and your vibrant colors start to look dull. That is when you know it is time to see a specialist to touch up your ombré hair. You should do this on average about every 3-6 weeks; however, this fully depends on how frequently you wash and condition your hair. Your ombré may also fade if you have certain skin conditions like vitiligo or alopecia areata.

If you want to change your hair color and can’t decide between ombré and balayage because you don’t know the difference between the techniques: you’re not alone.
 
Balayage is a professional hair coloring technique that creates natural, subtle highlights. Balayage (pronounced “baa-lee-ahge”) is derived from the French word “to sweep” and refers to the way in which color is applied. Using this technique, your stylist hand-paints the color into the hair, creating a natural effect with the same beautiful dimension and color as traditional highlights. While highlights often require transparencies, painting techniques allow transitions between dark and light colors to appear longer and more natural than striped highlights. Balayage is great for creating natural, sun-kissed highlights or adding custom dimension with lowlights.

Ombré is a dramatic effect in which the hair is divided into two sections of contrasting color and gradually blends from one shade to the other. Also of French origin, the word ombré means “to cover”. Usually, the darker shade is on top of the roots and the lighter shade is at the bottom, but some people prefer the opposite effect (this is called a reverse gradient). This color gradation mainly affects the ends of the hair, with a very short transition from the roots to the lighter ends.

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