to ombré or not to ombré?

I've been eyeing this hair trend for a while now. Celebs have been rockin' it for over a year so maybe I'm a little behind the times but "they" say its still in style this year, hooray! Ombré hair, for those of you who don't know, refers to hair that is darker at the roots and gradually lighter on the ends. This can be done all over the hair like so...

...or it can be done with more subtle highlights throughout the bottom of the hair like so...

either way i kinda love it! Not only is this style super easy to maintain (hello! no root touch ups necessary!) but it ads a little somethin' fancy to your otherwise monotone hair. Finding a stylist that knows how to do this may be a little tricky but I'd venture to say most have figured it out since its been on trend for a while now. 

Armed with lots of pictures I finally made an appointment a few days ago to get my ombré on! I wanted my hair to be more subtle like the second picture (that was my favorite) or Jessica Alba's here...

We decided to do ombré highlights on the front half of my hair. She teased random sections and painted the bleach onto the hair, a technique called balayage I believe, and then left me to process. 

Here's the before...

and after!

Yay! I kinda love it! I took lots of pics so you can see it from different angles...

So there's my experiment with ombré! If you're thinking about trying something new I say go for it! I'm in love with my new 'do!

What do you think??