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Beauty How-To: DIY Soft Ombre Highlights at Home

Few hairdos are more summery than soft blonde ombre highlights. Unfortunately, the look can be expensive to achieve in the salon. So we caught up with Patrick Melville's lead colorist Rick Wellman for a crash course in "ombraiding," a new technique that allows users to get salon results at home (for a fraction of the price). Here, lovely model Francesca pre-ombre.

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Beauty How-To: DIY Soft Ombre Highlights at Home

At-home color processing can be a scary proposition, but Rick Wellman shows us the ropes with his handy "ombraiding" technique.

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