Saturday, July 21, 2012

Is is too Late to OMBRE?!?

My sister asked me this:
"Is it too late to Ombre my hair?!? Is it like if I just asked for the Jennifer Aniston hair cut!?"

So this blog post is one great big answer for my sister and any of you wondering the same thing!?

As you know, the Ombre trend has been around for a bit now...
So has, having hair, coloring it, highlighting it, darkening it, coloring the ends...braiding it.
If you look at pinterest, you might just ban yourself from ever braiding your hair because you might tired of seeing all the thousands of braided hair styles! ha ha ha

AS YOU CAN SEE....

ol LEFTY, is dark, just as they'd call me and my sister when we were little:
"the girls with the black hair"...
And we'd be like: 
"NO, it's really dark brown!" 

SO HERE'S MY ANSWER:
Ombre for the hair is kinda like the smokey eye look for your eyeshadow....it's dark and sultry then fades to the "outerlimits" of lightness....
Going lighter for summer always feels fun.
You feel like you look more tan, even if your not.
It makes you feel like perhaps you actually spent time outdoors, even if you don't have time to.
And change is GOOD!
Any change is good to throw some new-ness in the mix OF YOUR LIFE.

And to all the "Ombre is so out"...."I ombred my hair 5 years ago when no one was doing it"- people out there that make you wonder if you should even Ombre your hair....
IT JUST HAIR....
I say Ole' to Ombre...yes still.
Jump on the Ombre train...because nothing new has really popped up in hair color trends...besides coloring the tips of your hair (yeah I've got a video for that too- CLICK HERE tO SEE IT) or streaking it with color...
and if the next trend is just going all dark....that's not really that exciting, that's what I looked like before!

DON'T GET BOSSED AROUND BY TRENDS!
DON'T GET BULLIED BY THE "OH, THAT'S SO LAST YEAR" GROUP.

WEAR WHAT YOU LOVE...WHAT YOU LIKE, WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY...
IF EXPERIENCING THE FUN OF THE OMBRE IS SOMETHING YOU HAVEN'T DONE...GIVE IT A WHIRL.
DON'T LIVE IN FEAR OF WHAT OTHERS WILL THINK ANYWAY- THERE ARE TOO MANY NEGATIVE, JUDGEMENTAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO LIVE FOR CASTING THEIR  JUDGEMENT ON ANYONE AND EVERYTHING THEY SEE.

THANKFULLY, THERE ISN'T A  REAL FASHION POLICE, HAIR STYLE POLICE OR MAKE-UP POLICE....

So wear what you love, well maybe except those old "hammer pants" you might have hiding in your closet....NO, you know what!? If you like the hammer pants and they make you happy- WEAR EM- you just might bring them back in style!

BOTTOM LINE....
it's just hair that looks yummy and melty, and gradually gets lighter at the ends...if you haven't done it and want to.....try it...and if anyone gives you any hassle, just tell em' "well, Kandee is still Ombred and she doesn't even give a hoot if someone complains that her earrings don't match. So, put your "hair trend police badge down....I'll ombre ALL day ERRY DAY!"


and if you wanna try it...you can head for a salon and leave  feeling ready to Ombre Fiesta or if you wanna give it a whirl at DIY Ombre, I made a little "How to Ombre Video"..AS SEEN ON YOUTUBE- ha ha ha:
(click on the YOUTUBE logo- bottom right hand corner to watch it super-sized)

final words: don't let a "trend-watcher" scare you away from trying something because you didn't do it when everyone else did....

I'm out like a rap star....."I OM-BRE...ALL DAY ERRY' DAY".....peace out, K-DAZZLE

If you wanna peek into my morning life- click on this bad mama-jama.

6 comments:

angelica said...

Hahahaha this post comes at the perfect time kandee!!! I'm ombrering(?) my hair next week! I am kinda worried though... I'm not sure how to approach it. I used to have blonde hair then I went light brown which has now faded as my dark brown roots have grown out (about an inch or two)... anyone have any suggestions? I've looked at YouTube DIY vids but every one I've seen starts out with all over brown hair

angelica said...

Hahahaha this post comes at the perfect time kandee!!! I'm ombrering(?) my hair next week! I am kinda worried though... I'm not sure how to approach it. I used to have blonde hair then I went light brown which has now faded as my dark brown roots have grown out (about an inch or two)... anyone have any suggestions? I've looked at YouTube DIY vids but every one I've seen starts out with all over brown hair

angelica said...

Hahahaha this post comes at the perfect time kandee!!! I'm ombrering(?) my hair next week! I am kinda worried though... I'm not sure how to approach it. I used to have blonde hair then I went light brown which has now faded as my dark brown roots have grown out (about an inch or two)... anyone have any suggestions? I've looked at YouTube DIY vids but every one I've seen starts out with all over brown hair

Erin Majors @ecmajors on twitter said...

I freaking love Ombré! I just got it and couldn't be happier! Angelica, I have a hair color like yours. My hair was blonde when I was younger and it went to a light/ medium brown. I recommend going to a hair stylist. I got mine to only charge for partial highlights, which was like only $50.00. So instead of highlighting as usual, she back-combed where I wanted the fade, and then bleached the ends. I admit it was t perfect when I left. Now, a month later it looks really good. Good luck to you!

Anonymous said...

Jajaja...I just went ombre yesterday!!! before I did it some people were like don't do it!!! Itx not gonna look right..but I was like ima do it eather way..I want change n if don't look right ill just dye it bakk!!kandee...I have to say that yuu are a great person..yuu are so inspiring and I totally love yuu..lol

Anonymous said...

I literally just did mine this past Sunday, and to think that people did actually comment with eye rolls saying uh everybody does that. I was honestly shocked. it's hair... reading this post gave me and my new ombré hair a little bit more confidence. thank you kandee!

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