Arrivederci, ombre! According to Framesi Italian Style educator and Austin, Texas, salon owner Carter T. Lund, spring/summer hair hues are all about subtlety.
“The way we were doing ombre two years ago and even now (dark roots and dip-dyed ends), is out, because everyone has it,” Lund says. “This season’s hot color technique is diffusion. A few pieces should fade, but the all-over effect is subtle and inviting with a sun-kissed, healthy glow.”
For clients who don’t want to cut off or cover their lighter ends, Lund suggests adding “sparks” in the same color family throughout the darker base to break up the contrast. For textured cuts, try creating freehand splashes through the top, front and around the face. For hair of any length, blocks of color add depth and refinement.
CREDITS
Hair: Carter T. Lund for A Carter T. Lund Salon
Photography: Taggart Winterhalter for Purely Visual
Makeup: Jaime Queenin
Grown-out cut and color? Time for a smart, new shape and a better blonde. Here, the soft fusion of lighter blondes adds texture and depth when strands are tousled, and glistens when the hair is worn smooth.
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