Hair coloring techniques have come a long way. There is not only highlights, but there is a plethora of hair color techniques to choose from when you go to hair salons specializing in color. Today, all things sombre will be discussed.

What Is Sombre Highlights?

You might have heard of ombre highlights, but sombre might sound incredulous to you. Well sombre is a fusion of two words, subtle and ombre. As the name suggests, sombre are very subtle highlights which give the illusion of ombre hair highlights. The difference between a real ombre and sombre or subtle ombre is that ombre has a very harsh line of division when the hair color starts to change.

In sombre, however, you don’t get that harsh line of demarcation. It is blended in beautifully with the rest of the hair and it looks almost smooth and seems to blend in with your hair color. The highlights also show very subtly and it makes the hair look very unique and gives a more enhanced balayage look.

Does Sombre Look Good On Short Hair Or Long Hair?

Now that you know what sombre highlights are, let’s talk about how these look on different hair lengths. For shorter hair, these highlights will show, but they won’t be as continuous and consistent as compared to the result on long hair. Of course, this doesn’t mean you can’t get sombre highlights done on shorter hair. But the results look even better with longer or at least medium length hair. The highlights show off better and the gradual color change looks best on longer hair.

How Is Sombre Different From Balayage

Balayage and sombre, in comparison may look the same at first glance, but if you look closely and in some colors, the difference is clear as day. In balayage, the lightener is applied to strands that you want to accentuate. Balayage, on first glance, is very similar to getting very prominent highlights with beautiful colors peeking through.

Now, sombre is a very complex mixture of highlights and ombre and you can see the color change gradually from the root to the tip of the hair, but the demarcation is impossible to determine, because it is so subtle that it blends in perfectly. Balayage is focused on the strands which frame your face, whereas in sombre, there is no such need. The secret to getting a subtle ombre look on your hair is the toner which is applied. It almost blends and blurs out the harsh lines of color change and makes it look one dimensional and seamless.

How To Get Sombre Hair?

Here is a very basic step by step guide on how to achieve sombre highlights:

1. If you have darker hair then the hair needs to be lightened first for the sombre to stand out. If you have lighter hair, one can skip this step.
2. Next comes the most difficult part and that is the roots. Your client will tell you whether they want to keep the existing color of their roots or they would like to change it. You can color the hair roots accordingly and from here, the base of your sombre will be set. It is very important to determine the color of the roots first because this will lay the foundation of how your sombre will look in the end.
3. Next comes the ombre part of the sombre, or the middle color. After the roots have been colored, you can apply a middle color and blend it in with the roots of your hair.
4. After the middle color has been applied, the last part is the tip color which is supposed to be the lightest. The color is applied on the tips and everything is blended together for a seamless look. This will give the end result of the sombre and it will look beautiful and effortless.
5. In the end comes the styling and blow drying. This leaves the hair feeling shiny, smooth, and ever so soft. You will be blown away.

Conclusion

There you have it! Sombre hair highlights is a very popular hair coloring technique which is slowly becoming a fan favorite among ladies. Check with your balayage hair salon Rockville for sombre hair treatment.