Seeing Red!

Ombre is a lush natural look, giving the impression of summers gone by in warm, balmy climates.
But it isn't limited to natural colours, and sometimes the brighter dips give much more of a style punch!

Tiffen messaged me asking for something to funk up her long, dark hair. She was up for anything and wanted to keep the length. With very dark hair, it take a lot to lift it light enough for a lot of the silvers and pastels that are in fashion, and it always lifts up very warm.

With this in mind, and thinking of keeping the luscious shine and condition, we decided to simply lift it a couple of shades and then add a vibrant pillarbox red to the ends and a super deep, vampy chocolate to the roots.

We combined this with a gorgeous blunt fringe and a good trim - leaving Tiffen with possibly some of Cornwall's bright locks - honestly, the photos do this colour no justice!

I loved doing this, and Tiffen is such a babe - it was a total pleasure, thank you! xoxo

Soft Ombre and "The Lob"

Ombre is a trend that keeps on coming back. From the harsh dip-dyes we all had back in 2012, to the new "Sombre" - which basically just means a gentler, more subtle ombre.

It gives you the opportunity to have vibrant, multi-tonal blondes, without worrying about regrowth every 8 weeks.

It allows you to have that glossy dark, where blonde resists shine.

It's low maintenance, high fashion, and universally flattering - all you need to do is pick the right shades and proportions for your skin and hair.

Today I visited Sarah, who wanted her grown-out highlights refreshed with something low maintenance but pretty, with a combination of warm chocolates and bright, fun blondes. 

We decided to do a soft ombre (occasionally known in fashion mags as "Sombre"), and we blended in a gorgeous rich, mocha brown with caramel, rose gold and platinum tones, which created the most gorgeous fusion of colours.

To finish, Sarah wanted a good trim and a lovely chunky fringe cut back into her hair, framing her gorgeous eyes. When we began the appointment, a lot of the photos Sarah pointed out to me were of bobs, but she still wanted to be able to tie her hair up. So we decided on a "Lob" - or a Long Bob to most of us!

This cut allows you to keep gorgeous texture in the hair, particularly through the back where we sliced through some longer layers and took off sightly more length. This gave the cut structure and softness, so that it'll look as lovely blow-dried and curled as it will left to dry in the sun. We then left the front slightly longer to flatter Sarah's face shape, and make it easy to tie back when she's busy with her two little ones or when she's rushing off to work.

Check out Sarah's AMAZING Emma Bridgewater collection! Major crockery envy!

The overall look tied together beautifully, and it was such a pleasure to spend the morning with Sarah!

Thank you so much! xoxo