Gateway Dying – The purple hair saga
Some of us use violet hair dye to shock our parents when we are teens. Others of us didn’t dare. Some of us keep with the amethyst locks through our twenties. Others just pine and pray for the right moment. Some of us have the purple fever in our thirties – flaunting our unnatural coloured coifs neither caring nor apologizing. Others decide to join in.
I’m a late purple hair club member. When my child was two, I celebrated a milestone birthday. I gained the gumption to do the purple. My hair dresser dutifully bleached, dyed, etc. I emerged with a glorious purple fade in the back and my purple blaze in the front. I loved it … except for turning my tub, pillowcase, fake pearl necklace, neck, fingers, everything – purple! Then to my horror, my hair faded to the dreaded anti colour – PINK!
What to do? Hie me back to my long suffering hair dresser. Different purple dye, longer processing time, different this, that, and the other. The purple deigned to remain with me longer. Then the evil pink reemerged like an unwanted ex-boyfriend. Always lurking in the shadows, never completely repelled. By then my hair felt traumatized by the bleachings.
At lunch some time later, I spy my answer. A lovely mother with black straight lustrous hair and a purple blaze to die for. I interrupt her conversation and asked “What dye did you use for your purple?”
She let me in on a little secret – extensions. Her’s looked natural – as natural as a fluorescent purple does – no blunt ends, similar length to her own hair, not too plastic looking.
No more bleaching for me. My hair thanked me. Now I can look like an anime character whenever the spirit moves me.
For me, purple works. But there is an electric blue I saw the other day. Hmmm, I wonder…
Stephanie Jarkins
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3 Comments
I LOVE your purple hair streaks. Now i know your secret!! I absolutely adore people who aren’t afraid to be themselves.
Hi Stephanie
Just wait until you get to be fifty, Yes I said 50!
I can see it now.
Stephanie Jarkins, Queen Mum of RED HATS Society group in your area.
You can wear Red and Purple together! With big fancy hats and red or purple lace gloves and matching high heel cover leggins. Even a lace umbrella. Fabulous Red and Purple jewelry.
You will be the talk of the town.
You will have read the RED HAT MYSTERIES and maybe added a few of your own.
Have fun on the way, but always remember my prediction. LOL as you go.
Thanks for your prediction. I cannot wait!