How does the ombre differ from the shatush staining technique?

In recent years, various types of complex stains have become very popular. This is due to the fact that they allow you to achieve both a more natural and soft result on hair than dyeing in one tone, and contrasting and catchy. Naturalness is one of the main trends of recent years, and, most likely, it will not lose its relevance for a long time. Among the many types of complex stains, ombre and shatush can be distinguished.

At first glance, both of these techniques may seem similar, but they still have a number of rather serious differences. Shatush is a dyeing technique that, through the use of several tones that are close to each other, achieves the appearance of natural shining hair. Hair dyed using this technique often looks as natural as your own hair. The play of light in the curls refreshes not only the general appearance of the hair, but also the image as a whole.

Ombre, unlike shatush, has much clearer boundaries between the colors used in coloring. The difference in tones at the roots and at the ends of the strands can reach tens of tones. In contrast to the ombre shatush, it often does not look so natural. Of course, there are variations with natural shades and smooth transitions, but there are also types of ombre, when the emphasis is on contrast. And it is due to this contrast that the image becomes much more interesting, daring and memorable.

If we talk about the differences between ombre and shatusha in more detail, then we can distinguish several directions in which they are quite different from each other.

It is not for nothing that Shatush is called French highlighting.When using this technique, the strands are dyed almost along the entire length, however, the root zone is almost always excluded from the dyeing and remains intact. Coloring the roots is permissible only if they are specially tinted in a darker tone than the one with which the strands are lightened. For example, when the hair color changes entirely using the shatush technique and differs from the natural one.

Shatusha is often preferred by those who want to dye their hair more carefully.

• This approach to dyeing, when the hair roots are not dyed and retain their natural color, allows you to increase the time between dyeing. The break between them can be up to about three months, and sometimes much more.
• When using the shatush technique, only a part of the total mass of the hair along the entire length is exposed to the action of the paint, which greatly reduces the load on them. Consequently, the curls are much less injured.

But in the ombre of almost all of its types, as a general rule, the ends of the hair are lightened in whole, and not partially. The intensity of the lightening is directly dependent on the desired result, as well as the height of the staining. Hair can be dyed exclusively at the ends of the strands or, for example, two-thirds of the length. Again, the roots are often left intact. But on average, the lightening does not rise higher than to the middle of the hair length. This ombre looks as harmonious and interesting as possible.

Color solutions for shatusha and obmre also have their own differences. Shatush will be a choice in favor of naturalness. When performing this staining, craftsmen usually use 2-3 paints, similar in tone. The more tones are used in the process, the more multifaceted hair color will be obtained as a result.

The use of bright shades in this technique is not provided, since this is already far from the concept of sun-bleached hair and naturalness. In the case of a shatus on dark hair, it is possible to use more contrasting shades. However, the tones are still used exclusively natural, no unnatural colors.

Ombre gives you much more freedom in the choice of shades. Often, it is in the ombre technique that bright contrasting hairstyles with such colors as fiery red, green, purple and others are made. Such stains look much more interesting than ordinary staining in one color. Coloring in natural colors using the ombre technique is also quite popular. The color at the roots can remain natural, or it can be changed during the dyeing process, that is, dyeing occurs along the entire length of the hair in two or more colors.

Shatush and ombre are very different in this regard. It is these features that make them types of complex coloring and allow them to achieve a stunning effect that keeps them on the wave of popularity for more than a year.

Shatush can be performed with or without preliminary fleece of strands. Without fleece, the staining procedure becomes more complicated and time consuming. In this case, the paint is applied with a special comb-brush, with which it is stretched along the strand. The coloring artist must be quite experienced in order to do it as accurately and smoothly as possible. Fleece makes it much easier to identify the strands to which the paint is applied.However, many are now biased against the fleece technique for fear of damage to the hair.

There is no specific regulation on which strands in thickness and indentation from the roots to choose when performing shatush. On the contrary, the choice of thin and thicker strands and the alternation of their thickness allows you to achieve the effect of carelessness and natural lightening of the curls. The position of the strands can be chosen not necessarily symmetrically: a chaotic choice will also not spoil the result. As a result, light strands will be lost in the total mass of hair and will look like those same sun glare in curls.

Root indents are made at different distances, which only enhances the result. It is the sum of such approaches that makes it possible to achieve the effect of curls burnt out under the sun. When dyeing using the shatush technique, foil is not used, as is the case with conventional highlighting. The dyed strands are in free contact with each other. It doesn't spoil the result.

The brush is used a little differently than usual: paint is applied with the edge of the brush. This makes it easier to stretch or shade to provide the softest transition between colors. Unlike shatush, in the case of an ombre, the ends of the hair are lightened entirely, and not selectively. That is, the ombre has practically nothing to do with highlighting, as is the case with shatush. Besides, to achieve the final result, a preliminary lightening of the hair is almost always carried out.

Ombre coloring is carried out from the middle of the strands to the ends. To keep the transition border, it is necessary that the color passes at the same level, making it neat. This border can be shaded as much as possible, or it can be left sharp and highly visible - let's say any of the options. The dye holding time on the hair depends on the base hair color and on the desired result in the end. After lightening, the hair is tinted with paint. For coloring ombre, foil is also not used. But the brush is used as usual: the paint is applied with the entire working surface of the brush.

Despite the fact that shatush and ombre are quite versatile coloring techniques, in the case of short hair, not everything is so simple. Both techniques are great for most hairstyles and all hair types, but on short cuts, they may simply not be visible enough. In this case, the whole meaning of coloring as such is lost.

Both shatush and ombre are quite acceptable to carry out on a square of almost any kind (from a classic to a square on a leg), if the length of the shortest strands in a haircut reaches at least the earlobe. On hair shorter than up to the earlobe, the use of an ombre is acceptable. Only in the end it can look like an ordinary regrown staining. This is something to keep in mind when choosing this technique. For dyeing using the ombre technique, longer hair is much better.

Shatush is not used for very short hair. This is due to the complexity of performing such staining on short strands, and the fact that it will remain practically invisible on them. Owners of short haircuts should still choose another option.

But for owners of long hair and hair of medium length, shatush and ombre will be the ideal solution for making their image unique.

For information on how to do the ombre correctly, see the next video.