But for the last 12 years, my hair has had the same battering and apart from the length and a few fringe changes, it has pretty much stayed the same. This is why I decided to completely change it up and go back to my natural colour, ready for an ombré style.
I was really tempted to ombré myself. After watching a few YouTube videos I figured it was pretty easy to do. But one problem I came across was the fact that all the girls in the videos had natural coloured hair to start with, and considering I had highlighted hair, there was no way I was going to ombré the ends with an inch of re-growth on my roots. So I headed to the salon.
One of the main reasons for going to the salon was to get rid of my highlights, which apparently, isn't an easy task. Because of the bleach, it's difficult to colour brown as there's a chance that it could turn your hair green. In order to avoid this problem, a subtle ash blonde had to be mixed in with the brown, which didn't give me my exact natural colour, but it was near enough.
After applying the brown to 3/4 of my hair, bleach was applied to the ends to give a dip-dyed, ombré effect and here is the final result...
Admittedly, the underneath of took to the colour a lot more than the top layers of my hair, which is why I have taken a picture of the underneath. The top layers of my hair are still quite light, so I am considering going over with a DIY kit.
Ombré hair is such a great way of adding a subtle change to your hairstyle, especially for colour virgins. It allows you to add a touch of colour without going the whole hog.
If you have highlighted hair like I did, I would most definitely recommend going to a salon to have this done. It pays to have an expert do it first. It might be pricey the first time round, but at least you have the option to use a home dye kit next time.
