How To: Ombré Hair

Tonight I decided to top up my hair colour, to get rid of the ginger-y tones and make it a brighter blonde colour, and I thought I'd show you all how I did it!

For the blonde I used L'oreal Perfect Blonde Maximum Creme. This is the strongest dye I could find but I'd recommend trying a more gentle one if you want to keep your hair in good condition. I must point out that this probably wasn't the best choice for me to use, I was appealed by the claim that it lightens your hair colour by 6 shades but this stuff is seriously strong so use with caution! 

The above picture is about 5 minutes after application and you can already see a drastic change and it lifted the colour from my hair almost instantly. As you can see I applied it quite high but I did not leave it on for the recommended 30 minutes as instructed as the smell was just too much for me! I left it on for approximately 20 minutes but once I washed it off I still wasn't completely satisfied with the results! It was a bit lighter but still not as much as I wanted, so I washed and dried my hair and re-applied it, this time leaving it for 15 minutes and zapping it with my hair dryer. 

This is the end result and I am a lot happier with it now, it looks a tiny bit darker than it is in the picture as it is still slightly damp. I would like to warn you all that I would not advise doing as I did and repeating the process in such a short amount of time as my hair is now in TERRIBLE condition! It's been subjected to quite a traumatic experience tonight so I'm giving it a bit of a rest then I'm gonna deep condition it and hopefully that will sort things out a bit! 

I've purchased the Provoke Touch of Silver Twice a Week Brightening Shampoo which I'm hoping will tone down the brassiness of it, but I've been advised not to use it straight away as it can be harsh and if you use too much you can end up with a purple tint! But I'm super excited to test it out! 

Have you attempted any drastic DIY hair colouring? How did you get on? X 

I purchased the L'oreal Perfect Blonde Maximum Creme from Boots for £6.12 but I believe it is available at most good supermarkets and chemists! 

Ombré hair - finally!

Hi guys! I've noticed that my post popular recent posts have been the ones of me talking about how I've been attempting to dip-dye my hair, and it's finally worked!

For anyone wondering I used the Wella hair streaking kit for the blonde, and basically kept piling it on to get the gradient effect. I'm not the best at explaining the method but if you search Ombré hair tutorial on Youtube it comes up with hundreds of videos explaining how to do it, which is how I figured out how would be best for my hair.  The lighting in my room at the moment is a nightmare so I haven't been able to get a brilliant picture but I love it! 

Ombré Update!

As you can see my hair isn't looking very Ombré! The blonde dye I brought here didn't take to my hair at all so I'm stuck with my 'ginge-tinge' for the weekend. I'm still not 100% sure if I like it but I'm getting used to it now! 

Being a complete rookie when it comes to lightening hair I have no idea what to look for in a blonde hair dye but I've been recommended the Wella Hair Streaking Kit which I'm going to use on Monday and hopefully that will bring a bit more of a blonde tone to it! 

Have you tried the Wella Streaking Kit? And does anyone have any advice to get my hair any lighter? X

Jo Baz Hair Colour Remover // DIY Ombré Hair

In order to get my desired Ombré hair I decided I should first use a colour removal in order to get rid of the built up colour I've put my hair through in the past. I've been dying my hair since I was about 13 and it hasn't done my hair much good, and using multiple red hair dyes has left my hair with an undesirable red tinge

As I stated in earlier's post I decided on using a Jo Baz removal. I've heard many stories about other hair colour removers but this was the only one I could find, and it was quite cheap at £4.49 so I decided to give it a go. It boasts on the package that you can use hair dye immediately after using this so it appealed to me, wanting to dye my hair as soon as possible. (I'm still quite skeptical about this, can anyone confirm that it's save?) 

The application is very similar to most standard hair dye kits, mix A and B and apply to dry hair, leave for the appropriate time, but part C is a 'hair colour buffer' which is the most important part, as it removes the colour particles. For the max strength remover you are advised to leave the product on for 60 minutes. Once you rinse it you have to apply part C atleast twice to ensure all the colour particles are removed.

Natural Light 

With Flash 

Because I really disliked my original colour I didn't take a picture of the before but you can see my 'before' on this post. I am really happy with the way this turned out. At the moment I'm undecided on if I'm going to keep this or dye it the dark brown I brought today!

Overall I would highly recommend this Hair Colour Remover to anyone to wishes to get rid of pre-coloured hair or to remove the build up of hair colours. Jo Baz Hair Colour Remover is available for £4.49 from Savers. You can read more about this product and their others here.

Operation: OMBRE HAIR

Ombré, Dip-dyed, Gradient, whatever you call it it's the latest hair 'trend' and I've decided I want in on it. I've been playing with the idea of dying my hair, but after years of dyed red hair, with a few permanent brunettes over the top my hair is looking a little worse for wear. In natural lights the red pigments still appear through the brunette and in harsh lighting I get a horrible gingery orange tinge which frankly looks gross and unhealthy. 

I've wanted Ombré hair for quite some time now but I've always been a little scared of using a blonde dye and I don't want to end up with bright orange ends to my hair. My natural locks are a mousey blonde colour so I've decided to strip my hair of all colouring and start from scratch. I originally intended on using Decolour Remover after seeing the results on Hello, Terri Lowe's hair, but I couldn't find it so I chose one I found in Saver's by Jo Baz for £4.49(Yeah I've never heard of them either!) I chose the Max one as I've only ever put dye on top of more dye so I've got a lot of colour built up over time, and because it's a lot cheaper than alternatives. It boasts that you can dye your hair immediately after using this so we shall see how I get on! 

For the actual Ombré style I've decided on Schwarzopf Live Salon Style Frozen Pearl Blonde and if needed, Dark Brown, depending on how the colour remover works on my hair. I usually use Schwarzopf Live XXL hair dyes but picked these up as they were half the price I usually spend on XXL! I'm a bit worried about the dark brown mixing with the blonde and making a big orange mess but I have faith in my friend who will be doing the Ombré-ing for me! 

The current plan of action is to strip the colour of my hair tonight, and them Ombré away tomorrow afternoon! 

Have you tried to Ombré your hair at home? And have you used any of these products? X