Hello my lovely readers, im sure we have pretty much seen somewhere we have been someone having ombre hair or even on youtube with such youtubers as zoella280390 & Sprinkleofglitter sporting the look. As popular as it is before this product came on the market people where sceptical on the hairdressers for the price it was going to cost or having to put bleach onto there hair but luckily L'Oreal have come out with this beauty *heaven sound*.
I must admit i wanted to get this as soon as i saw it but unfortunately i was in Australia where everything is super expensive and to turn my hair from black to brown with ombre it was going to cost me abit. So as soon a i got back to England i was on a mission to find this product and i finally did a week later. But the process was one long night with a friend.
I had to first strip my hair to get the black out, luckily after many of times of dying and bleaching my hair i learnt to use semi permanent rather than permanent dyes. I did this process twice, you are allowed to do it up to 3 times in a day or less if your hair cannot take up but with having no bleach or ammonia in it, it is not as bad for your hair although it will make it dry.
First attempt on my hair when i applied i left it for an hour you don't have to leave it on for that long but its the longest you can. This lifted my hair a few shades but nothing major.
Second attempt i applied and left on for another hour. After applying leaving washing the product out for 5 minutes, buffing the hair rinsing again, buffing and once again rinsing. My hair then went to a *lovely* root ombre'd look, Ginger down to a darker ginger. How lovely, It brought out the redness in my hair. >>>
However i was prepared for this and bought myself a hair color to use over it, Garnier 600 Light Brown. I have always used this brand of hair color as i think it is one of the best on the market and have used it for years. I always get the semi color as it wont create as much color build up on/in your hair if when you ever want to change your hair color.
Applying the color to my hair i didn't apply it to the ends of my hair as i thought it was only just going to get bleached out i didn't want to damage my hair even more than it was already going to be. So i just applied the color to where i wanted the color the gradually start.
Then left on for 20 minutes and rinsed.
Now the fun was about to start
In the L'Oreal Kit (i got No1 for light to dark brown hair) you get
- Instructions
- Gloves
- Comb
- Step 1 - The Powder
- Step 2 - The Creme
- Step 3 - The Lightening Creme
- Step 4 - Conditioner
I then mixed 1 into the 2 and then 3 into the 2 and shakes it for 30 seconds. Once that was done i put on the gloves and started applying the product to the comb and then into my hair which was part in the middle back and pulled to the front. The product can be left on the hair for 25-45 minutes as my hair was pretty dark i left on for 45 minutes with the hair also wrapped in tin foil - and kept checking the hair the make sure it was okay and to see how the color was developing. Although you aren't meant to i applied some heat to speed up the process by using a hair dryer but always be cautious doing so. When the hair has finished and the product has worked its magic wash out and use step 4.
This is how the ombre turned out in the end, very quite brassy. To help with the brassiness i used a purple shampoo, you can get them pretty much in any drugstore by lee Stafford, John Frieda and others. I use PRO:VOKE Touch Of Silver Silver it is a 5 minute twice a week treatment. So far i have used it twice and can see a real difference!.How it turned out
I am so happy with my hair, although i do want to do it again to get it more blonder. And i am still waiting for my dye (top) to fade as im washing it, now it is not as dark as pictured.
Links:
LOreal Preference Wild Ombres No1 Dip Dye Hair Kit
PRO:VOKE Touch Of Silver Silver Shine Shampoo
Colour B4 Hair color remover extra strength
loreal casting creme gloss light brown 600
