Now: Yay for Ombre

June 6, 2011- Lauren Conrad appeared on the Chelsea Lately Show, and the world stopped- the world of fashion, beauty, and all that is trendy, that is.

The reality star talked about her growing empire, including her upcoming book, but she could have been speaking gibberish in a convincing tone and no one would have cared, because the focus was solely and completely on her gorgeous hair.

This trend, called "ombre hair",  or "ombre-ing," grew slowly but surely, and is now well-known by anyone who has an inkling of what's going on in the outside world. The fun, French word can be defined as “having colors or tones that shade into each other…in which the color is graduated from light to dark” according to the ever dependable Merriam-Webster dictionary. Although this can be done, the reverse is more common, with and hair color fading from dark to light. Lauren Conrad, or "LC" as we used to call her back in the good old  Laguna Beach days, is not the only one known to sport this style. Other celebrities such as Khloe Kardashian, Leighton Meester, Miley Cyrus, and many others have joined the movement.

Don’t be fooled: growing your hair out and having a severe line separating your natural colored roots and formerly colored hair is not to be confused with the term. The color should look as though it slowly faded and look natural, otherwise it just ends up looking tacky. Celebrities Ciara, Jessica Alba, and Drew Barrymore demonstrate how not to ombre.

As Chelsea Handler so eloquently put, “I wouldn’t have to get my roots done so often,” and she speaks the truth. One of the many benefits of this trend as well as a big reason why this style is chosen is because it is a more natural take on highlighting, and usually requires less dye or chemicals.

It's been almost a year and a half since Lauren Conrad made her appearance on Chelsea Lately, and the ombrevolution is still going strong, with the likelihood of disappearing anytime soon as slim to none.

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