probably a dumb question but.....

that is really gorgeous ickledee - i agree.

my own personal opinion is that hair that is all one color without a few high- and lowlights looks slightly unnatural. even in the pic if you really look there are a few scattered paler and darker tones. it's like women who dye their hair all one color - for certain looks it's great but i think the most flattering styles have a little bit of depth. i may be missing your point here, though. as scotchy said to get a good match to your own hair color blending is the way to go. whether you are doing wefts or strands i think a few loose high and lowlights are very flattering. i've had pinchbriaids done on highlighted hair and more of a solid-color and it seems the key is picking out your base color/tone and then adding a few other flattering colors as well.

   It's really not difficult at all,  it just takes about an hour to do a solid blend.

     If you're working with synthetic, you lay the colors on top of eachother,  worry through them with your thumb and first finger, split the hair in half,  lay one half on top of theother and start again until the colors blend.

   With Human hair you can use a mangle, or do the same process as above, but you have to be careful to keep the cuticles going the same way.

     Don't be suprised if 10% of the hair ends up on the floor during this process,  that's just the way it goes.   Good Luck