I've been Ombred!

Last week I posted about Ombre hair and the fact I was going to attempt the transition from one block colour to a graduated shade known as Ombre.

Well I did it!

And I blimmin' well like it!

What do you think then? I understand it's not everyones cup of tea but I was really dying for something a little bit different and somewhat 'cooler' than my current 'do' that I had become bored with.

I went to my regular stylist for this (Stacie at Absolute on Sauchiehall Street for those interested) and instead of just wacking on the bleach to the ends of my hair, she systematically applied to the ends of my hair, sometimes backcombing sections before application to achieve a more natural, less contrived finish.

I have to admit I was so nervous waiting for the colour to develop. I started to imagine it would just look like one big hot mess but no, I am happy with the final result. It's not too in your face and is a good base to continue with on my ombre mission. Next time I plan to go slightly lighter on the ends for an even more graduated effect.

I asked Stacie to curl/wave my hair slightly which she did by twisting sections of my hair as she blowdryed ... I didn't realise it was so easy. Stacie told me that generally your hair will hold curl better this way, better than it would hold a ghd curl.

So there we go, I popped my Ombre cherry and I liked it!

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