Ombre staining is one of the favorite and relevant types for very young girls and mature women. This technique allows you to refresh the image, make it intriguing showiness. This method is appropriate for all types of haircuts of different lengths of hair - from short and medium to maximum. Optimal for strands is considered an ombra on dark hair with a square or any other haircut. The strands dyed in this way do not need constant updating, they cost the roots very sparingly - they are left in their natural form.
This method allows you to make fresh notes in the image, without resorting to the cardinal methods. However, it is worth noting that the best coloring works in conjunction with a properly selected haircut. Such a tandem is able to correct the oval, hide the flaws, emphasize the advantageous features. In addition, it is important to bear in mind that there are different ombre techniques, and it is important to choose the most suitable one based on the type of face.
Kare - the most popular type of female haircut is ideal for gradient types of coloring.
Advantages and disadvantages
As in any procedure that is associated with dyes, ombra has pros and cons. Among the advantages are the following:
- gradient staining methods and four-in-one with lengthening are the hits of recent seasons, therefore, if you want to be in trend, these options will emphasize the relevance of the image;
- Ombre features make it possible for a long time not to contact the master, the intervals between corrections can be quite large;
- if you correctly combine shades for transitions, you can significantly improve your appearance, stretch out a round face or round off a sharp oval, accent eyes, distract from shortcomings;
- universality of this method allows to use it in almost any age category and with any color strands;
- visual increase in the number of curls, giving volume and density.
We can not say about the shortcomings:
- lightening the lower part of the strands leads to their thinning;
- requires the use of special care products;
- the duration of the procedure, not less than three hours;
- the inability to carry out staining yourself, moreover, the complexity of the technique requires a high level of skill;
- if you often wash your hair, the pigment will quickly wash off;
- high price.
Choosing a color
Ombre in combination with four of a kind allows you to use a huge amount of tones and colors, you can say that the number of options is infinity. Regardless of the type of caret, elongated, shortened, with bangs or without, you can choose the appropriate option. However, here you need to know and take into account some rules:
- the original shade at the roots cannot be darker than less than three tones, otherwise the result will be inexpressive, the technique itself will not reveal itself in all the variety of showiness;
- the roots should not be lighter, so that the baldness impression does not come out, often this happens if the original hair is dark brown;
- if you prefer bright, bright colors, it is better to choose the coloring horizontally;
- in the case when the goal is a natural composition, choose similar in tone tone;
- dark hair looks great with a variety of shades from acidic to natural, from the most dark to light;
- in a situation with a square, it is better to choose colors that are close to the color type, since both of them are in contact with the face;
- the ideal choice for dark strands will be shades of milk chocolate, sea wave, golden and ashy blond, swamp and green, blue ash;
- Ginger, gray, gray and ashy, color, red, purple and pink ombre perfectly get along in tandem with four of a kind on dark hair.
Kinds
Consider the different types of ombre that are possible with a bob haircut.
- Classic. Everything is simple here - based on a combination of two shades, one of which is natural. More organically classic ombre looks in close to natural scales with the effect of burnout.
- Dual tone creative. It is ideal for a bob on lengthening and creative natures. The tips of the strands look hot and catchy. As a rule, the following colors are chosen for this: honey, red, red, orange, gold, copper.
- Multiton vertical. It differs from the two-tone one by a multistage gradient of shades and the use of transitional tones. This is a real smooth transition-gradient, which uses a rich color palette. Blue-black, mother-of-pearl beige, dark chocolate, golden wheat and others.
- Multitonal creative. Here the breadth of the palettes used is even bigger and more varied. It all depends on age, lifestyle, status and taste. The roots of blue, stretching to the violet in the middle and raspberries at the ends - luxurious bright coloring. It is important not to overdo it and observe a sense of proportion, as well as correctly choose the shades.
- Monochrome This black and white coloring, concise, restrained, but luxurious. Such an ombre in a trend is no longer one season, it includes a combination of platinum and black. Monochrome is good in a smooth gradient, and with clear boundaries. It is permissible to paint individual strands on the ends. It is ideally combined with a lengthened square and oblique bangs.
Nuances of staining
There are different options for the procedure, depending on the model of the haircut.
Quads, bangs and ombre
It is very important to take into account the style of bangs. its shape and length before picking a coloring technique. The starting points should be the following factors:
- bangs diagonally it looks more harmonious if its dyeing style matches the rest of the strands, so it can be left in its native state, provided that the use of pigment begins below its line;
- asymmetrical bangs short type is better to leave in its original form, or paint over the individual parts of the strands;
- long straight bangs allows you to show imagination, both of the above options are suitable for it, and you can also try coloring two strands near the border with the bulk of the hair.
Bob-caret and gradient
This haircut belongs to the stepped species with a graduation, strands with proper styling are luxuriant and thick. Ombre in this situation can still add volume and eliminate the difficulties associated with the time spent on styling. The roots seem raised, the lightened tips are drier, which makes the overall impression of the hairstyle very expressive. Can say that bob-caret and gradient stains are made for each other, emphasizing the beauty and elegance of both techniques.
Extended caret
Here, hair coloring speaks in favor of dyeing techniques, allowing much more to be done. There are two main options for ombra lengthening:
- coloring the strands of a person without placing on the bulk;
- coloring of curls at the face, the ends of the strands and some external zones.
Ash ombre on dark car
Separately, it should be said about the ash gradient, as it combines with dark strands and haircut in a magnificent way. In addition, this is the hit of the current year, which promises to be incredibly popular in the next. Strands do not seem gray, if you choose the right tone according to the color type.Ash ombre refreshes the face, but, unfortunately, emphasizes all the skin imperfections, therefore, if there are problems in this area, it is better to refuse such a shade.
Brunettes with four different variations of ash fit.
- White ash. More suitable for elongated types of haircuts. The roots of black in the middle of the strands turn into ashes, and the tips are painted in the color of snow. This is an incredibly beautiful and very complex look, which only a good master can do. Black strands are very difficult to highlight, but there should not be a drop of yellowness.
- Deep gray An ideal solution for owners of raven-colored carts. A smooth transition from black to gray ends can be varied interspersions of subtle blue or lilac.
- Brown ash. This option is performed more often than the previous ones, as it is less complicated in execution. Russo-ash ends perfectly combined with a dark crown. Here the most important thing is the blur of the gradient, a smooth transition.
To learn how to make an ombre on a dark hair caret, see the following video.