How to reinvent ombre: 6 Beauty Panel tips for updating your favourite gradient look

by FASHION Staff August 28, 2014

It’s been a few years since ombre hair exploded onto the scene, and it show no signs of slowing down, but who’s to argue with dye jobs that let us go more than 8 weeks between salon appointments? Everyone in the celebrity world has adopted their own version of the trend—including Jared Leto’s perfectly faded out locks, Queen Bey’s high contrast grown-out roots and even the reverse ombre seen on British It girl Poppy Delevingne. These days, it’s popping up in the makeup world, too—from nails to lips to eyes. The look will update any lacklustre routine and with the proper technique, it’s actually super-easy to achieve. Don’t believe us? This week we challenged our Beauty Panel to share their favourite ombre beauty trend and show us exactly how to copy the look.

While hair may be the most popular (and obvious) way to rock the trend, ombre lips were a fave among our panel of beauty bloggers. Working the gradient look from the outer edges of the lips to the centre, like Alexa Lowe of Stealing Beauty, makes for a babely statement, and we love the way new member Brittany Messner of Life, Set Sail went ombre from top to bottom, for a sweet and subtle take. We know celebrities have a knack for inspiring us mortals when it involves anything beauty, so when ThisWasForever‘s Emily Chan saw a reversed ombre lip on her favourite Korean actresses, she jumped at the chance to recreate the trendy style. If ombre lips aren’t your thing, you can sport ombre on your nails, because judging by Ashley Pettigrew of Lion Lace Latte‘s nail art creation, we can’t see why anyone would want to pass up on the chic opportunity.

Have a beauty question you want to see the panel answer? Send it our way at beautypanel@fashionmagazine.com. Read on for the answers to this week’s challenge and for more goodness, get to know all contributors on our Beauty Panel hub page.

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