For over two years, I made biweekly journeys to the nail salon to place a shiny coat of purple on every of my fingertips. I assumed to myself that I would not be caught lifeless with out this a part of my signature fashion. Then someday, utterly out of the blue, pink all of the sudden appealed to me. My pals have been shocked, “who is she?” they joked. Shortly after altering my signature nail colour, I unexpectedly entered a brand new (and thrilling) chapter of my life. It felt like I went by means of a persona change. Similar to my dedication to purple nails, I usually instructed myself I might by no means stray away from my basic darkish roots. I’ve all the time been in love with pure magnificence and I felt my pure hair colour was a token of that. However, once I noticed the purple hair colour development pop up, I felt naturally drawn to it.
In the previous 12 months, celebrities who’ve by no means strayed from their pure brown or black roots are standing out in hair colours that vary from hearth hydrant to Aperol spritz. From runway fashions to grungy metropolis youngsters, this colour appears to search out its strategy to each form of individual. And I, the lady who is generally clutching her pearls over the considered straying away from the old money aesthetic I’ve all the time cherished so dearly, wished in.
Seconds earlier than Adrian Wallace, the colorist who eased me into the transition, set his brush atop my head, I practically modified my thoughts however an iconic Paris Hilton quote rang by means of my head, “life’s short take risks.” She was speaking about mini skirts however hair colour is nearly the identical factor, proper? Strikingly just like the change I skilled once I stated goodbye to my purple nails, I observed a constructive shift, and shortly after dying my hair purple stated goodbye to some outdated habits, individuals, and persona traits and hey to yet one more new chapter of my life.
If you’ve got been on the fence about attempting one thing new or taking a threat, that is your signal. I just lately noticed a TikTok that said, “Now as quickly as I see a b— dye her hair purple I already know what’s going on, you are coming into your villain era aren’t you?” In my case, the reply to that query is a definitive sure.
