DIY Ombre!

A few months ago I decided to ombre my hair blonde. I have dyed my hair numerous of times mainly to blonde, which many times has turned orange after a few washes. About a year ago I dyed my hair back to my natural colour, dark brown, but this also began to fade into a brassy green tone. I tried a few more times and eventually it was pretty near as it was ever going to be to my natural colour. It blended in to my roots really well and you could hardly notice the regrowth. Although I was really happy I was able to get my natural colour back, I get bored of my hair quite easily and wanted a change. I decided to ombre it as this wouldn't ruin the regrowth so my hair was still able to grow out. I used the L'ORÉAL PARIS Wild Ombre for dark blonde to medium brown hair. I did this myself and although a little wary, I was presently surprised with the results. To be fair I was expecting the colour to come out quite brassy, but it came out a lovely light blonde! It was also very gradual which is something that I wanted, as I've seen many people with it going straight from the brown to the blonde and to be honest I wanted more of a natural look!

This picture was taken quite recently so it has been a while since I had it done and it has grown out a tad, but still the colour hasn't turned brassy. To be fair I think one of the main reasons for this is that I invested in a purple shampoo. I had never really heard of these before but after watching a video of Zoella's she inspired me to try them. I use the Lee Stafford Bleach Blondes Shampoo and conditioner which she suggested. This stuff works wonders and it really is a must have buy if you are thinking of dying your hair any type of blonde at all. It makes the blonde look so natural and light and eliminates any brassy tones.

So to sum it all up, DIY ombre is nothing to be scared off! It's one the the easiest things you could do with dye. I heard someone say that she got hers done at the hair dressers as she wanted it to be natural and gradual, also the hair dresser told her not to go near DIY ombre kits as he said they look 'awful'. But to be fair, most DIY ombres I've seen look better than the salon ones! 

If you would like some advice on how to achieve the ombre look just feel free to comment :)

thank-you for reading!