I ombréd my hair three summers ago with box of blonde hair dye and by using my fingers to attempt to gradually lighten my hair. It didn't work and I basically had a straight line of orange-y yellow running along the bottom 3/4 of my hair. After keeping that look for two months, I dyed my hair dark brown and chopped off the majority of the ombréd section, leaving the ends light, which I really loved. As my hair grew out, the dark brown color faded and turned into a redder brown and created a natural ombré effect with red and blonde at the ends. three years later, I hadn't touched my hair since, but the ends still had blonde in them from the leftover dark brown color that had faded. I wanted to bring back some lightness to the ends.
Here is a photo of my hair right before I dyed it. My hair isn't this light in real life, I think the lighting just altered it a bit. However, in this photo you can see bits of lighter, blonder hair just at the tips.
