Red ombre: features and technology of staining

Ombre has been a popular hair color for many years. And among all its many species, one of the leading positions is deservedly held by the red ombre. Light or dark curls with red tips always look great.

The popularity of ombre is due to the fact that such coloring itself looks very interesting on any hairstyle. And the red color is always associated with something defiant, out of the ordinary, memorable and daring. A wide variety of shades of this color will allow you to choose the one that suits almost any requirement.

Ombre is an ideal option for those who want to change their image without taking any drastic measures. This dyeing is considered to be more gentle than the classic one tone, since the hair is not dyed entirely. Red ombre, despite the peculiarities of coloring and the need to often pre-lighten the hair, also has this important feature. Another feature of this coloring is that there is no need to update the color every month - most often the hair roots with a red ombre remain intact.

The pluses include the fact that ombre has the inherent property of correcting the oval of the face with the help of the colored ends of the strands. For example, a properly chosen haircut and red ombre together can visually make the face look more elongated.

Ombre, although it is a type of complex staining, can be done at home. This only adds to his popularity among young people. And red ombre is a huge field for experimenting with shades and their combinations. The colored ends of the strands look bright anyway.

The classical ombre technique involves the free choice of such details as the smoothness or sharpness of the transitions between shades, the height of the coloring of the strands from their ends, the evenness or randomness of the transitions, and others. This allows you to create a unique end result.

There is a risk of ending up with the image unfinished and seemingly sloppy. This can happen if the shade for coloring is chosen incorrectly and creates a strong disharmony with the natural hair color. This technique is sometimes used with the aim of shocking, but here there is too thin a line between a stylish shocking image and a grotesque one.

Those with tight curls need to be careful when performing a red ombre.... Very tight curls can make it difficult to achieve a beautiful result. For such hair, it is better to choose the softest possible transition between natural color and red ends.

Most often, red ombre is done on natural hair. With the help of such staining, you can noticeably change the image without changing the completely natural color of the curls. Red ombre allows you to create a bright accent that will not go unnoticed. However, other options are also possible, when the upper part of the strands and their ends are separately painted - each in its own color. Thus, you can create very unusual combinations and thereby draw even more attention to yourself.

Red ombre looks best on dark hair. It always looks harmonious, although the red contrasts quite strongly with the darker shades. So, a red ombre will be an excellent choice for owners of dark blond curls, chestnut, black and other similar ones.

Owners of blond hair can also afford such coloring and look quite organic. The only question is how to choose the perfect matching shade. It should look harmonious enough with the natural hair color or with the color that will be used as a base.

In the case of blondes, an ombre with pink tips will look very gentle. It can be either pastel colors or brighter shades. Bright red ends also look great on light strands.

Light brown hair goes well with unsaturated reds. Crimson, burgundy, pearl pink colors can also look great on such strands.

Another version of the red ombre looks bolder than in combination with natural shades, but no less beautiful. This variation is red ends with blue roots.

Red ombre - coloring is universal and will look good on curls of any length. However, there are some small peculiarities here.

• If the hair is very short, the strands are combed and then dyed. As a general rule, dark hair should be lightened first. Using foil for lightening will help to get a sharper transition between tones on short strands, without foil it can be made softer.
• On medium hair, before dyeing, the hair is divided into zones, and the bouffant is done.The dye is applied to the strands and they are wrapped in foil.
• On long hair, dyeing is carried out zonal. Some masters tie curls in low tails, some do not. Dyeing is done from the middle of the strand to its ends. The height of the lightening from the ends of the strands can be completely different: it can be only the ends themselves, and half of the entire length, and its third.

If a red ombre is planned for a cascade haircut, the first step is to do the haircut itself. This is a prerequisite. The shape should be immediately visible, which will subsequently be painted and emphasized with the help of an ombre.

At the first stage, the paint is applied to a third of the length of the curls and left for about 30 minutes. The next stage is to apply paint on two-thirds of the entire length, but the composition remains on the hair for no more than 15 minutes.

Compared to other types of complex stains, the ombre technique is quite simple, so it is quite possible to do it at home. But in order to avoid unexpected results that may need to be corrected, it is still better to contact professional craftsmen.

Conditionally, ombre staining can be divided into several stages:

1. preparatory stage;
2. lightening hair (this stage is optional, it is not done for light curls);
3. toning bleached hair.

If, along with changing the color of the strands, you also want to experiment with the hairstyle, a haircut should be done before starting to create an ombre. This is important in cases where it is supposed to cut a significant part of the length of the strands. At the very least, this will save money and time, as well as see the final result immediately after the staining procedure.

Before lightening, if required, a few weeks before dyeing it will be good for the hair to start using regenerating masks. This will help prevent severe hair damage or dehydration. Nowadays, paints are becoming more and more safe, but the lightening composition is still considered one of the most powerful colorants. Therefore, in any case, the hair will benefit from additional care, but you do not need to use the mask immediately before the procedure.

Lightening should be done for dark hair. If the hair is not lightened before the red paint is applied, the ombre may remain almost invisible. The ends are lightened entirely, and then paint can be applied above the ends, as in highlighting, or more densely, as in monochromatic coloring. The choice of method will also affect the intensity or invisibility of the transition of colors on the curls.

Depending on the length of the hair, the curls are either combed or gathered in tails. Then the ends are lightened. The composition is shaded or the transition line is left sharper. The dye is kept on the strands for 25–40 minutes, and then it is gently washed off the hair with water without using shampoos.

For toning, it is better to use paint without ammonia, as it is more gentle. This is especially critical for hair that has been previously lightened. It is preferable to use ammonia dye only if the hair to be dyed is natural. To achieve a softer transition between the tones of the ends and the main length of the hair, the paint is applied slightly above the lightening line. The composition should remain on the hair for 25-30 minutes.

After that, the hair is thoroughly washed with shampoos and balm must be used. You can use the one that comes with the paint. If not, it is better to give preference to a moisturizing balm.

To give the lightened hair the desired tone, instead of dye, you can use a tint shampoo or tint balm. Hair tinted in this way is very unlikely to be bright. However, to obtain pastel colors, such toning will be sufficient. Unless it will be washed out much faster. This method is very popular with teenagers.

You will learn more about how to make a red ombre at home in the following video.

As with any colored hair, red ombre tresses require some maintenance. To prevent quick washout of the pigment from the colored ends, it is better to use special shampoos for colored hair.

After exposure to the dye, hair requires additional moisture, and sometimes even restoration. Therefore, experts recommend choosing special balms for colored hair, which should be applied to the curls after each shampooing. Conditioning balms for colored hair, in addition to helping to retain pigment in the hairs, also often moisturize and nourish hair, preventing dryness and breakage. In combination with products for constant use, it is worth using hair masks once or twice a week.

Depending on many factors, the red pigment is held in the hair in different ways. In the case of red ombre, there is no need to refresh the tone of the roots every month, as it usually remains natural. But the red color at the ends tends to wash out. Tint shampoos come to the rescue, of which there are a huge number of them on the market now. They do not need to be used every time you wash your hair, just a few times a week.

Dark hair, when dyed in any shade of red, almost always looks great. So, the natural hair color is very gently combined with pastel pink, and bright crimson strands can accentuate the hairstyle. It is on dark, close to black hair that the red ends become like tongues of flame.

The ombre made on a cascading haircut can boast of the same effect of tongues of flame on the hair.

For owners of light shades of hair, there is also a choice - from delicate pastel shades of pink to bright red. Red ombre on blonde hair can look innocent and delicate, or it can be eye-catching and boldly stand out.

A great example of a bright red ombre with blue as the base. In this photo you can see how harmonious such an unusual combination of colors can look.

Brown hair is also fertile ground for creativity. Color ombre can give your natural hair color a new look.

On short hair, a red ombre can make even a classic haircut sparkle with literally new colors.