Recently I had a client who complained to me that a friend of hers went to the salon to get the Ombre look. When she left the salon she had a dinstinct line of demarcation. I am here to tell you that there IS GOOD ombre and BAD obre. The hair trend known as “Ombre” is a fashion that is spreading rapidly in the beauty industry. It is a fun, spunky, low- maintenance hair design that looks good on anyone! It is the perfect look for the summer bacuse it actually mimics the natural process your hair goes through from being in the sun. Though it is the perfect look for practically anyone, it is not always done properly. The Ombre look takes a skilled professional who has taken continuing education and learned the art of American Balayge. You can not walk into any salon and get the “perfect ombre” because it is a technical hair design few stylist have the knowledge to do. In order to creat a nice flowing Ombre, the stylist has to know the technical way to create the look. Slapping some bleach on your ends is not how you create this! There is a right and wrong way to do this color. Beware of what you are getting done to your hair next time you just walk into a salon.
GOOD OMBRE has no distinct line of demarcation. The color should fade gradually from dark to light tones. The lighter color should start atleast 6 inches from the scalp. If these chaartacteristics are not present you do not have ombre, you have roots!
BAD OMBRE will have a distinct line of demarcation. The lighter color will start less that 6 inches from your scalp. The color will not flow, and it will look like you literally have roots or that your stylist slapped some lighter on your ends.
