Ombre for dark hair of medium length: features, types, choice of shade

Hair coloring in the ombre style does not lose its attractiveness and relevance, from year to year it occupies a leading position in the fashion world. The modern assortment of dye compositions for hair allows you to create incredible images, thanks to a variety of color nuances. Coloring techniques are becoming more and more diverse, and we see how the classic ombre techniques are replaced by daring innovative ideas of stylists. Monochrome options for hair coloring are now a thing of the past, giving way to a play of color accents and highlights - this is how the image of a modern woman who keeps up with the times and fashion looks now.

Coloring is feasible for any length of your curls, but this method will be most fully revealed in all its glory if you choose an ombre for dark hair of medium length. In the ombre, there is an opportunity to place visual accents and emphasize such haircuts as "bob" of various varieties, the classic elongated "bob", "bob-bob", as well as add liveliness to haircuts made in a cascade.

This coloring looks beautiful not only on straight, but also on curly hair. In addition, in cases where your curls are voluminous and look like a dense mass, after coloring they will visually become lighter and more mobile. And if you are the owner of curly curls, ombre will help to emphasize them with the help of the play of light reflections, creating a visual illusion of a glow.

Ombre dyeing involves the use of 2-3 or more shades of the same tone or contrasting colors, and tint gradients can be performed gradually, with feathering, or the color transitions are made intentionally sharp and contrasting.

Ombre can also be used on previously colored hair. This method is especially relevant in the case when it is necessary to change the tones of dark colors, in other words - to "get out" of the dark color. This task is not easy both from the point of view of implementation, and in order to preserve the structure of the hair. Ombre helps to solve this problem - not the entire mass of the hair is lightened, but only part of it, while visually it gives the impression that all the curls become lighter by several undertones.

Ombre performed on dark hair has certain benefits.

• In the process of dyeing, there is no need to darken the root area to create contrast with the lower parts of the strands, so the effect on the hair will be the most gentle and safe.
• It is possible to use a very large selection of palette of color shades, ranging from natural tones and reaching bright and extravagant - all of them will look catchy on dark hair and will not go unnoticed.
• Ombre allows you to enjoy the beauty of color highlights for a long time without requiring correction or repeated dyeing - hair can grow to any length and this will not affect your appearance in any way, it will always be flawless.
• There are no restrictions on age categories - ombre is appropriate for both young women and women of mature age. The main thing is to choose the right color tones for staining. And you can even perform simple versions of this procedure yourself, at home.
• This type of coloring can be safely called one of the most versatile - it can be used on natural and already dyed hair, and if you want to change the image, then you can dye the dyed strands in a different color, or simply cut them off and change your hairstyle.

Now let's look at some of the nuances that can, to a certain extent, be called the disadvantages of the ombre method.

• Ombre dyeing has recently become so popular that some women have begun to avoid using it. The reason is quite simple - every woman wants to be unique and different from others, and when you constantly meet people on the streets with the same color solutions for hair coloring, you involuntarily decide for yourself to avoid such repetitions.
• Not always masters can perform coloring, which would be suitable specifically for your type of face and image as a whole. Color shades decide a lot, and choosing them correctly is a whole science, which, unfortunately, not all hairdressers own.
• This type of service in beauty salons cannot be classified as cheap.
• In order to save money, women make ombre on their own at home. Sometimes the result comes out not quite the way we would like to see it. Therefore, having seen such examples on the street, ombre is often discredited, although in fact, if it were done by a professional, the effect would be different.

The technique of dyeing ombre on dark hair is also remarkable in that, with a variety of color shades (including even blond), it also has a wide selection of ways to use it. The most basic techniques of this technology are as follows.

In this technique, the main idea is to stretch a light tone through dark hair.This color transition is quite contrasting, but the more blurred the border of the transition from dark to light tone, the more effective your image looks. Dark hair flows smoothly and naturally from the roots to the lighter ends of the strands. With this coloring, it is not at all necessary to switch to blonding the ends of the hair - you can simply make your natural tone two or three shades lighter.

In this case, the root zone is subject to staining, the contrast is based on the fact that with light roots, the ends of the hair remain dark. This method is quite difficult to perform on dark hair, since it is very important to achieve smooth color transitions from one to another, but the finished result is worth it. A significant disadvantage here will be that maintaining a light shade at the roots will require regular correction.

Here, a combination of several color shades is used, which are located on the hair in the transverse direction. The transitions between colors are made feathered, creating the effect of a smooth entry of one color into another. With this coloring technique, not only natural natural shades can be used, but also multi-colored tones. For example, on dark hair, an ash, blue or purple cross ombre looks very interesting.

The essence of such coloring lies in the fact that here they make a clear, pronounced transition in the horizontal direction from one color to another, without shading. A similar transition can be made in the middle of a common hair strip or at the ends. Colors for ombre can be chosen as shades close to the main hair tone, and contrasting.

The main task in this dyeing method is to find the most noble and naturalistic combination of colors that are most suitable for the basic hair tone. Light colors should be located near the face and at the ends of the strands. Light shades need to be stretched as much as possible along the strands, creating subtle gradations of color transitions. Coloring looks quite impressive, being performed in both warm and cold colors.

It is also called contouring. In this case, accents in lighter shades are displayed around the face. This is one of the most popular ombre methods among women, since with skillful use it can correct the oval of the face and emphasize the natural advantages. In addition, light strands refresh the skin, making it visually several years younger. Light shades are applied with smooth transitions; good stretch of paint along the strands is important here.

If you go to the salon for an ombre procedure, a master colorist will help you choose the color shades. But often women prefer to do this staining on their own, at home. So that the result does not disappoint, you need to know the nuances of this procedure. Choosing ombre coloring, the key to success will be how correct the color shades will be.

Let's take a closer look at how this can be done in practice.

For dyeing ombre, it is not so important whether your curls are straight or curly. This technique is equally good in both cases, it's just your preference. But the original hair color is of great importance.Since today we are talking about using ombre on dark hair, it is worth noting that a fairly wide range of colors is suitable for them.

Sharp contrasts can be achieved by applying all kinds of blonde shades.

Natural shades of chestnut, black coffee, chocolate look appropriate on dark hair - this is considered a classic, and when using them, your hair will look as natural as possible. The nutty, wheat, caramel, honey, sand and platinum color will change your appearance a little more radically. They work well with each other, and when mixed, you can achieve very interesting results.

Sometimes ombre is made bright and extravagant - there is a technique called "tongues of flame" in which they use bright copper, gold, orange, red, crimson or yellow. Such coloring can be used both at a young and mature age - the result will largely depend on the intensity of the color and its compatibility with the main tone of the hair. Professional craftsmen sometimes achieve amazing results, and seemingly unnatural tones harmoniously fit into the original main tone, creating a unique image.

It is also possible to use atypical shades: ash, blue, purple, pink, turquoise, blue. On dark hair, these colors look catchy, and they are often used by young people who are open to experiments and want to draw attention to themselves.

It's no secret that with the help of color you can correct the shape. When you decide for yourself that you want to do ombre staining, try to take into account such an important factor as your face type, because in accordance with this type you will also have to select color shades for contrast.

For example, if you want to correct a face that is wider at the top and tapering downward in a triangle, use lighter shades of warm tones. Visually, this balances the top and bottom. If your face has large features and resembles a square, you need to know that dark strands will emphasize this massiveness, and light ones, on the contrary, will make your face more graceful.

A round face can be corrected by stretching the dye from the dark crown to the light ends of the hair. This technique will outwardly create the impression of elongation, and your appearance will look more advantageous. On the contrary, if your face looks like an elongated oval with a high forehead line, lightening the strands by two or three tones, relative to your original shade, will help you.

With a trapezoidal shape, when the lower jaw is strongly developed and focuses on itself, you can correct the shape of the face by lightening the hair in the root zone. Thus, attention will be drawn precisely to the light part of the hair, diverting the gaze from the lower zone of the face. And if you have a pronounced area of ​​the cheekbones, then the actions will be the opposite: the strands near the face need to be darkened, making a lightening effect at the ends of the hair.

If you have done an ombre on dark hair at home, you need to know how to care for your curls. It's not so difficult to do this:

• the first shampooing after the procedure can be carried out no earlier than two to three days - this is done in order to fix the color pigments in the hair structure;
• curls need to be washed with special products for colored hair, the same applies to caring balms - such products are developed taking into account the intensive moisturizing effect and protecting the color from tarnishing and washing out;
• for long-term preservation of the color intensity, do not use very hot water when washing your hair, as it increases the separation of sebum and provokes more frequent shampooing;
• for blonde strands, you need a tint shampoo of the violet spectrum - with it you will get rid of the yellow tint of bleached hair;
• apply hair masks once a week, which will prevent the bleached strands from drying out, keeping them soft and lively;
• in the event that you need to do styling, and for this you use devices with strong heating (hairdryer or curling iron), be sure to pre-treat your hair with a thermal protective compound;
• do not neglect care products containing natural oils - they will benefit your hair, protecting it from moisture loss, and nourishing it from roots to ends.

Now let's see some beautiful examples of how you can create ombre on medium dark hair.

Lightening the strands takes up 2/3 of the total length of the curls, emphasizing the beauty of the eyes and the whiteness of the skin.

Ombre in a classic style, the emphasis is on the transition from dark to chestnut.

An example of multi-tone dyeing for dark hair.

Coloring on hair of medium length using the "tongues of flame" method.

Ombre with caramel shades combined with a dark hair tone.

For an option for dyeing ombre on medium-length dark hair, see the following video.