Raise your hand if you’ve been dying to try out Ombre hair but won’t, because you don’t know if you’d love the hair trend on you for more than a day. [raises hand]. You still want to? [raises hand again]. Right.

So here’s something for us ladies who are suffering from this fickle-mindedness. How about Ombre hair for a day? This easy D-I-Y indulges you in the trend without the risk of not having the other option (your natural hair) back.

Step 1: Head out to the nearest art supplies store and get some soft pastels. I repeat, soft pastels–not chalk and NOT OIL PASTELS. Regular chalk doesn’t have the same effect, while removing oil pastels from your hair would be a colossal nightmare.

*If you’re blonde, don’t wet your hair before chalking. Do that, and you might as well have gone ahead and did it with real hair dye.

*Redheads & brunettes: If the color won’t stick, try wetting your hair tips a little bit. Then chalk away.

Step 2: Twist your hair and chalk it! Twisting your hair makes the pigments from the chalk stick better.

Step 3: Brush out excess powder from each twisted section of hair.

Step 4: If you’re feeling more adventurous than usual, try out 2 or more colors. Let your creativity take over.

Tips:

Wear a robe or cape to protect your clothes from the chalk pigment while doing the procedure. You don’t want any stains, trust me.

Doing updos with your Ombre-d hair is preferred, because the chalk pigment may stain the clothes you’re wearing.

Use a clarifying shampoo to wash the chalk off your hair and use a conditioning treatment afterwards to moisturize your hair. Chalking your hair sort of dries it out, so conditioning is a must, and keep in mind to chalk rarely. (Otherwise, just go for a real Ombre treatment, girl.)

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