Ombré

See also: Color gradient
Ombre: black to blue

Ombre /ˈɒmbər/ (literally "shaded" in French) is the gradual blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark.[1] In hair coloring, hair which has an ombre is said to be ombrée (of women) or ombré (of men) /ˌɒmˈbreɪ/ (both literally "shaded" in French).

Shading has always been commonly seen as a treatment wherever coloring is applied and has been. It has become a popular feature for hair coloring, nail art, and even baking, in addition to its uses in home decorating and graphic design.[2]

In fashion

History

Further information: Shading

Using shading or creating an ombre effect is ubiquitous. For instance, in fabric printing, using a special printing block called a "rainbowed" block, was used in the early 19th century to produce textiles with graduated color designs.[3] Ombre as a textile treatment came back into fashion in around 1840 and was used throughout the 19th century.[3][4] In machine embroidery an ombre effect was achieved by dyeing the threads in graded colors beforehand.[5]

21st century

Khloe Kardashian with ombrée hair, 2011

Ombre as a hair-coloring technique is believed to have been popularised in 2000 when the artist Aaliyah had her hair dyed in a subtle gradual fade from black at the roots to lighter towards the hair tips.[6] As of 2010, the ombré hair trend was still popular.[7] The style has been adopted by many celebrities such as Alexa Chung, Lauren Conrad, Nicole Kidman, Beyoncé, and even Jared Leto, among others.[7] One stylist finds that the ombré hairstyle requires very little upkeep, making it easier for it to remain on trend.[2] While ombre was initially the gradual lightening of the hair from dark to light, it has expanded to take on various other techniques, including the fading of a natural color from the roots to a more unnatural color (such as turquoise or lavender) at the tips.

The popularization of ombré hair encouraged the spread of the ombre technique to other facets of beauty, such as nail art. The adoption of the ombré nails trend by celebrities like Lauren Conrad, Victoria Beckham, Donald Trump and Katy Perry, helped popularise it.[8]

Other uses

Home

A cake with purple ombré frosting.

Following the early 21st-century trend, many popular home decorators have incorporated ombre into their home decorating styles. Martha Stewart describes the gentle progression of color in ombre as a transition from wakefulness to slumber.[9] Ombre can be used in many products from textiles to glassware, and as a wall-painting technique, where walls are painted in colors graduating to a lighter or darker tone towards the other end.

Baking

In baking, ombre effects are typically achieved through applied techniques such as frosting on a cake; but it is possible to bake individual cake layers in graduated tones from light to dark.[10][11] The effect can also be achieved by dyeing and stacking the layers of a cake in the ombre fade.[12]

Makeup

Due to the color range available for different types of cosmetic products, an ombre effect can be achieved by blending two or more shades together on the eyes, lips or cheeks.[13] The gradient from dark to light is similar to the practice of contouring, where different tints and shades of natural skin tones are blended but differs in that contouring is often intended to artificially sculpt the face whereas ombre can be said to simply mean the blending of any two or more shades, natural or otherwise.

References

  1. ↑ "Ombre". oxforddictionaries.com. Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Meghan Gourley (November 6, 2013). "Ombre: a ubiquitous word for that faded look". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Wedding dress, 1841. Block-printed cotton.". Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Long Purse, late 19th century". Philadelphia Museum of Art: Search Collections. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Machine embroidered trimming, 1853.". Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "History of Ombre". Gordon Salon. Gordon Salon. July 17, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Ombre Hair". Marie Claire. June 17, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ The Nailasaurus (May 1, 2012). "Nail Art Alert! How To Get Ombre Nails at Home". Glamour. Glamour. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ Martha Stewart (May 2008). "Ombre Craft Projects". Martha Stewart. Martha Stewart Living. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ "What is an ombré cake?". Encyclopedia of Things. Baking Bites. August 26, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ombre cakes and cupcakes: shortcut to a hot trend". King of Arthur flour. King of Arthur flour. September 27, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ombre Cake: How To Bake Them In Every Color". The Huffington Post. Julie R Thompson. September 28, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Beauty trend: Ombre makeup".
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