Ombre Hair...

First time getting Ombre - Summer '12

                                               I'm always asked about how I got my hair done so I thought I would talk about my Ombre. I've had my Ombre done now for just over a year, going on a year and a half. I always loved the whole ombre look on people such as Lauren Conrad and Zoella and I had never had anything done to my hair so it was a big decision for me but once I had my mind set on getting it done, I wasn't going back. I first got it done the summer of '12 the day of my year 11 prom (yes the day how scary). I loved how not many people really knew about this 'trend' at the time and even my hairdresser had never done it before. I got mine done at a salon and I don't regret it in the slightest as I wasn't going to risk it doing myself, it also allowed me to get my hair styled as well. It was perfect for the summer and it considerably turned a lot more natural the longer I had it and the more I washed it to remove the bronze tones.

Since then I've had it redone once as my hair did grow considerably and wasn't as drastic because of the length of my hair. I got it done this easter just before summer, almost as a top up to what I already had. I'm definitely going to keep the Ombre look for a while longer as I do really love it! I really feel like it adds something to my brown curly hair and because of the length it allows me to have a good big section blonde instead of just the ends.
It has become a lot more popular and I love how it's still a big trend. I do love Ombre hair.

Second time getting Ombre - Easter '13

Bethany, xoxo

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But I don't like wearing my hair up...

I've never been one to wear my hair up. I can't remember the last time I actually decided to wear my hair up until recently. I've got naturally curly, long and thick hair so I usually get headaches when I wear it all up and I've never thought I've suited that look of all of my hair off my face. I'm always told that I should wear my hair up but I'm comfortable with just wearing it down. 

However, this summer I've really tried hard to find cute ways to wear my hair up off my face and still feel comfortable wearing it and not taking it out halfway through the day. Some of you may be the same and find this helpful so here's a few I've been using:

                                                         1. The Simple Ponytail:

What I've enjoyed doing recently is straightening my hair at the roots and plaiting the front of my hair creating a french braid. This adds interest to a simple ponytail and volume so all your hairs not just scraped off the front of your head. I then simply tie up the rest of my hair into a high ponytail and either adding a bow or '90's' style scrunchie. I also like to pull out the small baby hairs at the front giving it a more laid back and messy look.

                                                                             2. The Side Braid:

I've never really thought that a regular side braid suited me. It takes away any volume and just really doesn't work on me. Until I found this picture (Right) which inspired me to give it another try. By very loosing plaiting and ending a way from the bottom of the hair it adds a different look to if you were to carry on plaiting till the end. This also allows you to have volume and hair down around your face. I wore this too the beach and it was perfect!

                                                                         3. The Messy Bun: 

 (Left) I yet have to wear this out of the house but I do think it's the perfect lazy undo for hair that needs a wash. I basically did the simple twisted bun method and made sure all the pieces were secure before pulling it apart and adding volume and size to the bun all whilst not using a mirror surprisingly which of course you can use.
(Right) I found this photograph yesterday and thought it was so cute and was perfect! I have yet to try it but I shall be this week!

So which one's your favourite?

Bethany, xoxo

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