Ombre Hombre.

I never thought I would ever do anything beauty related on the web aside from the possible Halloween make-up tutorial type thing. HOWEVER I enjoy dying my hair often. So one night when I was in my room watching tv the idea to ombre my hair popped into my head and five minutes later I was on my way to the drug store to buy some dye. This was a few weeks ago, and you're probably thinking, why post now? Well I'm going to cut my hair in a few days and after that the blonde ombre will become purple dip dye. So I figure now is a good chance, I will probably do a follow up post after I put in the purple. 

So now on to the review. 

I considered just getting some blonde dye and using a dye brush and bowl to try and get the ombre look, until my mom suggested I try the Féria Wild Ombré kit. So I crossed my fingers and hoped that the drug store had it. When I got there they had one box left, it just so happened to be the right color for my hair. 

The kit was super user friendly, you just mix the dye like you would with any other drug store brand home dye kit. Then you dispense the dye from the bottle onto the little brush and comb it in your hair where ever you want ombre. You can find MANY tutorials on youtube. 

I found the dye job super easy to do. The bleach worked really well, I could see my hair lighten instantly, and since it was on my ends I was able to tell how light my hair was getting and wash it out when I liked the results, I never left it in the full 30 minutes, more like 20. The one thing I noticed though, was the brush I got was MUCH smaller than I was expecting, it worked well and it was a good size, but it was smaller than I thought it would be. After I was satisfied with the lightness of my hair I washed it out and used the shampoo that came with it. It was probably THE best smelling shampoo I have ever used. After I washed it I was nervous that my hair would be dried out from the bleach. I was surprised to find that my hair actually felt healthier, it felt soft and not dry at all. I was highly impressed with the results, both how my hair felt and looked, I couldn't have been happier. 

(My hair the day after ombre)

HOWEVER,  it's been three weeks since I did the ombre and I'm ready to change it up. The blonde has faded and my hair has dried out drastically, hence me having to go get my hair cut. I get that my hair would dry out anyway with the everyday wear and tear of blow dryers and curling irons, pony tails and hair clips, but in the three week span since dying my hair it has dried out twice as fast. I was expecting this to happen and I've been waiting for the time to come when I was tired of it so that I could dye it over, with purple. 

(My hair three weeks after ombre)

Honestly though, I would really recommend this kit to anyone who wants to give the ombre thing a go, I compared my hair to that of my friend who had hers ombred in a salon and the results, both right after and long after were very similar and I got mine for a huge fraction of the cost (14 dollars to 114, no comparison)  

The results were better than I expected for a box dye ombre kit, it was a good price and did exactly what it promised. I was impressed in that my hair wasn't dried out right after the process and it looked great. I loved the results and as for my hair now, three weeks is long enough for one hair style if you ask me.