How to Do Sombre Hair

Ombre hair was great – but I’ve seen the sombre or soft ombre look on celebrities and today, instead of the full-on dip dyed look of ombre hair, you can have the softer and sun-kissed appeal of sombre hair. This is great for shoulder-length hair or even longer locks, and is a more versatile look which can fit any age range. It’s not too loud or too eye-catching, but adds a great deal of change to your hair. Here’s how you can do it:

• Remember that the look you are going for is much softer than the ombre, and that the key is to diffuse the color on the ends.
• Section your hair into workable areas. Start at the bottom of the scalp or the area near your nape.
• Using a fine-toothed comb, back comb thin sections of your hair, about half-inch wide sections. Start near the roots and gently back comb until you reach mid length. This is to disperse hair and have only a smaller portion have the lighter color.
• Apply color using your foil. Saturate the ends of the hair section with your color and then slightly feather up to the back combed area. Just apply a stroke or two of the color.
• Next comes the folding. Fold the bottom of the foil with the saturated end upwards in a way that won’t touch the back combed section. The layer of foil you fold in will serve as the protective layer which will avoid oversaturating the feathered out part.
• Fold it up once more until you have the dyed hair covered, and fold the top corners down to hold it in place.
• Repeat the entire process until all sections of hair are finished. Remember that the thinner your sections of hair are, the softer the look will be.
• As you progress to the more visible sections of the hair, be more particular about the feathering out to have better results.
• After about 45 minutes to an hour, you can rinse and style your hair and enjoy your sombre look. For a softer look, work only on the sections underneath and some on the sides of your head.

This is a great look if you want some subtle changes on your hair!