Purple is the New Blonde

Does anyone recall when "being blonde" was all the rage?  Most of the population sporting a platinum head of hair, achieved it via a bottle. You couldn't turn your head and not see a bleached blonde cross your line of sight.  It was always a "secret" held between them and their hair dresser. This doesn't seem to be the case anymore...  Not around here, anyway.

I've always been partial to redheads. Deep auburn's and alike.  Granted most redheaded women seem to also be bat-shit crazy, but perhaps it's the danger of walking that thin line between sanity and insanity that draws me to them.  Unfortunately, as of late, even the ravishing redhead seems to be a minority.

I went to a movie yesterday.  A time killer before meeting up with a friend of mine.  The theater was at the mall and as I was running late, I spent very little time rushing through the corridor that connects the parking structure and the theater.  In those few fleeting moments, I passed two people with purple hair.  After the film, the same thing happened.  I passed two more purple-haired people and they were not the same two people.

From a soft lavender to a hard eggplant, a trend has erupted where women feel the need (now) to have purple hair.  I guess because green, blue and orange is too preposterous. A few months back, I never saw anyone with unnatural hair colours.  Not until a good friend of mine coloured her hair.  I must admit that it suited her then and continues to look good today.  Could she possibly be the one who instigated this latest trend?  Maybe.  She is a social butterfly and possesses a unique style all onto her own.  Some of it leaves me scratching my head, sometimes, but at least it's leaps and bounds better than that Hello Kitty shit, she seems to like.

More than likely, Hollywood would be the culprit for starting this fad. I've spotted some major stars sporting the purple-look.  Pop icon, Katy Perry and that Demi Lovato chick make it look kinda sexy and hot, but I'd hardly consider them adequate role models.  Not when you consider Katy Perry's tits hanging half out of her shirt all the time.  Don't get me wrong. I find Perry's look quite fetching, but would you want your 11-year old daughter emulating the look?

Ironically, Kelly Osbourne, a prominent member of the Fashion Police on E! has had purple hair for many years now.  A look that ages her well beyond her young years.  Why does a woman who looks as pretty as Kelly Osbourne does, wish to make herself appear like she's a 70-year old woman?  It frickin' baffles me.

Purple hair, when applied correctly, does look pretty hot.  Just look at the little honey pictured above.  I'd date her, but I've always been partial to them redheads.  Mmm mm... Ya gotta love a redhead.