What is Ombré?

In French, Ombré means ‘shade’ or ‘shadow’. Ombré is a dramatic, two-toned hair colour effect that is typically darker at the top and lighter on the bottom. Often the dark, top section is your natural hair colour shade, and the bottom section is lightened with hair lightener. An Ombré hairstyle can also be any colour combination. It’s versatile, customisable, and suitable for most long and medium hair lengths. A big plus is that the Ombré lasts for a very long time. The overall look of an Ombré hair colour can change as your hair grows out, which many clients enjoy!

The different types of Ombré:

A subtler version of Ombré is called Sombré. In a Sombré hairstyle, the contrast between the two tones is softer. Another variation is called colour melting. In colour melting/stretching, two or three hair colour shades may be used on each strand, and each shade is blended with the side of the hair colour brush so that they appear to melt into each other. Like Ombré, colour melting can be done with natural-looking hair colour shades or with any of the fun colours of the rainbow!

Ombré may also be combined with conventional highlights placed closer to the face, or with fine, baby-lights placed around the face and hairline for a complexion-boosting glow (known as Face Frame).