I’m only about two years too late with this trend.

I’ve wanted to ombre my hair for a while and found it hard to find a guide to doing-it-yourself from blonde, rather than from brunette. So I thought i’d document my experience.

My hair is naturally quite dark so recently I’ve been a bleach blonde with almost black roots. I hoped ombre would be a low maintenance solution where I can allow my roots to grow out while still having a touch of my beloved blonde.

First off, my roots were pretty horrific to begin with – stark dark brown against blonde.

(Excuse the quality of photos and the lack of makeup!)

So I picked a non-permanent dye from Boots own brand in Very Light Brown/7.3

You will need:

Brown Hair Dye – non-permanent

Sectioning Clips – section hair into 4 parts, from ear to ear, and centre parting to nape of neck

Mixing Bowl and Tint Brush – much easier to apply dye selectively with a tint brush than direct from the bottle

Baby Wipes – to wipe any escaping dye from your face before it stains

Comb

I parted my hair into 4 sections and starting with the back 2 sections applied dye directly to the roots only and left to develop for 5 minutes.

I then added more dye and extended it down by about 2 inches and left for another 5 minutes.

I added a tiny bit of water to the remaining dye and added it to the roots while combing down so about one third of the hair was coated, while the other two thirds remained dry and untouched.

I left this for a further 5-7 minutes and then rinsed and did a deep condition.

I’m pretty happy with the result!

