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You've heard of ombré and balayage, so now what is color melting? Learn everything you need to know about this new trendy technique...

What Is Color Melting? Everything You Need To Know About It

Back in 2012, ombré hair and dip-dye was all the new rage. Every celebrity had it, and countless Pinterest tutorials were teaching you how to do it yourself. Next, came the balayage and sombré hair colors, which offered a more subtle variation of ombré hair. Fast forward to 2018, and it’s all about color melting… but what is color melting? And how is it different from the other types of hair color? Let me explain…

TIP: If you don’t have time to read this whole post, pin now and read later!

The other day when I did my mom's full head of highlights, I decided to do a highlights timelapse. It turned out pretty cool.....

Full Head Highlights Timelapse

by Hollee Wood

Over the weekend, my mom wanted me to do her hair. I thought it might be pretty cool to take a timelapse of the whole thing and post it for everyone to see! I love how it turned out and it is so fun to watch. So here is my mom’s full head highlights timelapse:

Timelapse Highlights

The Difference Between Ombré, Sombre, Balayage and More

by Hollee Wood

To be completely honest, I never even heard of ombré hair until recently. However, now there are all these new terms floating around for similarly highlighted styles. For instance, sombre, flamboyage and the second most common term, balayage. But what do all these words mean, and what is the difference between ombré and sombre and all these other words? Or is there even a real difference?

Let’s start with Ombré…

What the Heck is Ecaille Hair?

by Hollee Wood

Ombré hair? Sooo last year. This year, it’s all about ecaille (pronounced “e-kay”), or what some like to call “tortoiseshell” hair. But what the heck is ecaille hair? And what is the difference between ecaille and ombré? Let me explain…

Temporary Hair Color

by Hollee Wood

In light of the Halloween season, I have decided to write about temporary hair color today.

What is temporary color? How does it work? What are some pros and cons of temporary hair color?

These are all some questions that people may have about the stuff, and I am here to answer them for you.