To me, Ombre looks like you dyed your hair but missed the top. It looks like my hair looks after my roots have grown out, so the top is darker and the bottom fades to a different color. Is there something I'm missing or is that pretty much the look people are going for?
Posted Apr 29, 2012, 2:40 PM UTC
It is a gradient, with the tips being the lightest. My favourite example is Rachel Bilson.
Its the look of the colour fading into another colour. While if done with natural colours or if the fade is starts closer at the top of your head, yes it can look like you are just growing your roots out.
My personal oppinion is that you should other pick a more vibrant colour for the bottom so it looks more intentional or keep the fade closer to the ends.
No matter how it's done, it looks like a shitty dye job or grown out roots to me. Every time I've seen it, it has looked fucking terrible. I can't understand why anyone would willingly do that to their hair, but.. whatever, I'm not them. I don't get why people like it or think it looks good, so I can't explain it to you. Just wanted to let you know you're not missing anything and you're not the only one that's wondered, haha.
And why pay to do that when if I sit and wait for my high lights to grow out, it's EXACTLY what it looks like. It seems like such a silly waste of money to me.
Oh thank you, I have been seeing these ridiculous pics for ages and every single time I think 'cripes that looks awful'! It looks like a bad grown-out dye job every. single. time.
Yeah. I got my hair re-done right before I started noticing everybody doing it. And I wondered, "Ok, is the world fucking with me? NOW it's in style to look like you can't afford to have your roots done?"
Judging by the other responses here as well, I'm going to say that ombré is actually a conspiracy contrived by those in the fashion world who've grown tired of constant colorings over the decades. This way, they can grow out their roots all they want, passing it off as fashion.
Similarly, I like the current trend of folded up jean leg bottoms. Now, I'm not short and too lazy to hem, I'm just stylish!
That's what ombre looks like when it's not done very well. Most people want a gradual fade from one color to another. Some people do want a more drastic look, but either way it's not supposed to be a harsh line like your roots growing out would be, it's much more faded.
Roots growing out usually aren't a harsh line by the time it gets to be a few inches of growth, because it doesn't all grow at the same rate. I think that's what OP meant. I see it the same way; a botched dye job or yucky grown out hair.
Yeah I know it's not THAT harsh, but I'm thinking of some girls I've seen who are blonde and are naturally dark brunettes. That's a pretty harsh line with no fade. But I know, I'm not a huge fan of ombre either to be honest.
It definitely looks that way to me with the lighter colour on the tips. I mean, if I stop dying my hair for the next year, I'll look like that, too.
That said, I LOVE when an ombre is done with colour, instead of blonde.
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It is a slightly condescending word used by cowboys that is Spanish for man. Oh wait...that's hombre. In all seriousness that is what I think every time I see this word.
Pretty much it. I haven't dyed my hair since October, but it looks like my roots are there on purpose.
This is pretty much why I wouldn't do it. I would be too lazy to fix my hair afterwards properly, haha.
I've found a really simple way to do it that makes it fade really nicely. It takes literally 30 seconds to do the down look, and about 5 minutes to do the up. I part my hair on the side, so all of these are for the larger side of the part. For the down I take about a one inch hunk of hair from the front, including bangs (which are super long), twist it once away from my face, and pin. It looks kinda vintagey. For the updo, I do the same thing, but I don't stop twisting until I hit a point that would look nice as a side bun. Then I twist the other side until it meets the bun point, combine the hair, and twist it into a bun. You might need bobby pins to hold it up on some of the twists from the large side, but otherwise super low-stress. Just shellac it with a medium-hold hairspray and it looks really nice and not terribly stiff.
Ombré means shadow in fench. It has been a trend on fabric for decades and now people are applying it to nail looks and hair. It's supposed to look like a gradual fade or gradient between two colors. The effect tends to be a lot more striking on fabric and nails than hair.
Except there isn't an accent, even in French. It's just ombre, you don't pronounce the e.
Agree. My phone autocompleted it. I didn't even notice until you pointed it out. That's weird.