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    Default Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    I am a total stripper cliche: once I started to get serious about making money, I bleached my hair. At first it looked beautiful and I loved it -- it was white and more Abbey Lee Kershaw than Real Housewives, ya feel me? But a year into bleaching with consistent touchups every 6-8 weeks it is getting more and more damaged and thin. And despite toning/purple shampoo, the newest layer is just a shade orange-er. I don't wanna continue down this road, plus I think that the bleached out look is a little bit much for trying to blend into the regular world.

    Before bleaching I had highlights on top of my natural (dirty blonde). I thought I looked good at the time, but when I look back at photos of myself from then I kinda cringe. It just looks so...goody-goody/never-changed-my-hair-since-8th-grade.

    I'm thinking my solution could be doing the oh-so-trendy gradient thing and dying the roots dark, then fading out to the bleached ends. But then I'm all NO! Ombré is the mullet of the 2010s! Business on the top, party on the bottom (ironically the perfect recipe for undercover-stripper hair).

    So whaddaya think? Is this trend dead? Will my children look back at pictures and laugh like I did when I saw my mom's crimped hair in the 80s? And most importantly -- what did you transition to after giving up bleach?

    Oddly (because it's been so popular) I've never seen a stripper rock this style.

    Inspiration:
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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    Yuck. I don't know if it's just because her hair is raggedy in those photos, but it just looks like you've been lazy about your roots.

    I dyed my hair dark brown after bleach but if you want to stay blonde-ish don't do that. Red is also a good transitional colour.

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    Yeah, it does look a bit sloppy. I personally think it looks good if executed with a complimentary style (fashion-wise), but I think in the club it would look wack.

    Every colorist I trust has refused to dye my hair brown based on my skintone (really warm, but still pale). I like reds, maybe strawberry blonde? Hmmmm

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    Ombre is dead to me and so is light blonde and dark brown/black underneath. There are a few girls I work with who do the light dark thing and its sooo outdated imho..

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    I like Lauren conrads ombré. It's really subtle.

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    its about 6 months out of date. i was gonna do it AS it caught on but like a month later everyone had it. i still see girls with it and instead of thinking hot i just think dated. dont do it. style.com has a beauty section check it out for something more current. plus i dont think guys 'get it'. you do regrowth on purpose? wut? ya know?
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    I like the ombres SJP, Lauren Conrad and Lindsay lohan rock.. They have face framed highlights that tie the colors together. Google them w ombré... I think it makes it work better!

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    It looks good if its done properly.

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    yeah, the pictures i posted are kind of dramatic variations. there are definitely a lot of ways to go about it.

    i know the look was hot about a year ago, but it's sooooo appealing to me because i get to keep my blonde but give my hair some space to breathe while it grows out and gets healthier.

    i agree that it's definitely a downgrade for the club and that guys don't get it. i'm gonna sleep on it and poke around for some more ideas. love my blonde but i can't keep it up, the toning is all off and breakage is getting worse.

    if i do end up doing it i'll probably try for better blending like this picture. i love the darker one that jessica biel has but don't think i can pull it off with my coloring.jessica_biel_ombre_hair.jpg1012-hilary-duff-ombre-hair-color-2_bd.jpg

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    ^ If its subtle guys seriously wont even notice anyway. Theyll probably just think its your natural hair. They arent very observant.

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    Had it once in 2010, hated it, dyed over it as soon as I could. If you are the sort of girl who 'does' her hair everyday it can look really nice. I'm don't make much effort when I'm not at work and when I hadn't taken the time to make it perfectly undone it looked awful. When I did actually take the time to make the effort, I loved it.

    I went back to it earlier this year and the salon did a better job and loved it for like a week and then the same thing happened again... if you tie your hair back you just look like you're too lazy to go to the salon. I've dyed over it (again) now... One single colour makes it so easier to look polished.

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    It's "moment" is definitely over, but I don't think a subtle version of it would look dated. I don't think it looks bad as long as it's not too close to the roots and is blended properly. Make sure your stylists backcombs the hair to blend it.

    One solid color only looks polished if you're committed to the upkeep. I'd go for it.

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    I only like ombre if it looks natural. If you base is dark blonde than it would work but I really hate the dark brown top with bleached out ends YUCK.

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    Thank y'all for talking me out of this potential disaster. Hair appointment got bumped to Wednesday and the new strategy is going to be something warm and auburn-y as a base with the blonde peeking through. Sort of like this:

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    Default Re: Ombré hair -- best of both worlds or already dated?

    Bumpie for this thread..

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    Get thee to a low-lightery.

    Seriously, been there. And then I met this awesome chick who was a colorist at Holt Renfrew (Canadian version of.... I dunno... Nordstrom's? Saks fifth Ave?), who came to my house, and put a shitload of thin, subtle lowlights in my hair, in all different shades ranging from gold to brown. It transformed my hair from bleached out hay to something natural-looking that would allow me let my new healthy hair grow out, and it gave my flat, porous hair INCREDIBLE dimension. It was the most beautiful transformation EVER.

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    My opinion on Ombre:

    I once knew a girl who had naturally very light blonde hair. She was having a quarter-life crisis of sorts, and decided to climb mount everest. When she came back, because of the cold up on everest and the fact that her hair was under a winter hat all the time, nutrition was sub-optimal, etc: The new hair that grew out during her Everest climb was BLACK.

    So yeah.... that's what Ombre hair reminds me of. I think it just looks like you've been locked in a windowless dungeon with no food or sunlight for six months. :-(
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    *creeps in sheepishly* i have ombre hair lol i really love it tho and I make more with it this color than i did with either black or blonde, go figure lol
    looks like this:
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    I still can't stand fake looking ombre hair. If it looks somewhat natural like "she stayed out in the sun all summer and now it's growing in darker" then it looks good but most people who ombre with blonde tips and dark brown hair let the tips get so brassy, it's painful to look at.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kikidejavu View Post
    *creeps in sheepishly* i have ombre hair lol i really love it tho and I make more with it this color than i did with either black or blonde, go figure lol
    looks like this:
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    Great! That's encouraging! I just have fast growing hair, so I do my roots at home. As Nuke said, I don't like the extreme contrast of very dark/very blonde, but the more shaded look seems coo

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    Quote Originally Posted by kikidejavu View Post
    *creeps in sheepishly* i have ombre hair lol i really love it tho and I make more with it this color than i did with either black or blonde, go figure lol
    looks like this:
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    Great! That's encouraging! I just have fast growing hair, so I do my roots at home. As Nuke said, I don't like the extreme contrast of very dark/very blonde, but the more shaded look seems coo

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jessica1001 View Post
    The new hair that grew out during her Everest climb was BLACK.
    Legit, black???


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