A few weeks ago I shared with you that I had jumped in my pool on a very hot day with zero regard for my hair. To date I have tried really hard not to get my hair wet because I dye my hair and did not want the chlorine in the pool to change the color. It did and for weeks now, I have been using this new shampoo to try and get the pink out. A crazy thing is happening, though. As I look around, I’m seeing a lot of people with pink, blue, purple and even blue hair on purpose. So I decided to embrace the little bit of pink that was left on the ends of my hair. I’m getting all kinds of compliments such as, “How cute is that” and “Wow, how did you do that? I like it!” Crazy, right, and so funny; I didn’t do it on purpose. It is fading so I started to think about how to recreate the look without jumping in my pool again.
As I was walking through Harris Teeter, of all places, I found a new product on the market called hair chalk. It looks like a flat iron with two blocks of colored chalk. You can pick a strand at a time and slide it through your hair. They have purple, pink and blue. It’s only temporary and I wouldn’t want to get caught in the rain or get overheated - might just result in a real mess. They do, however, have hair dye on the market in some very bold, off-the-wall colors. And around Halloween, which is just around the corner, you can choose a color that suits you. If you look around, some people have already gotten a head start on us. Michaels, JoAnn Fabrics and Walmart have quite an assortment of spray hair colors from which to choose: blue, pink, purple, green and gold sparkle. Unlike the hair chalk, this stays in a lot longer. It isn’t permanent but you have to wash your hair a few times to get it completely out - or not!
I usually don’t go to the Boardwalk during the summer at all, but this past weekend I had a very special friend visiting from Carson City, Nevada. Carol wanted Thrashers fries and Fishers Popcorn so off to the boards we went, right after brunch on Sunday at Fager’s. I didn’t think there would be too many people on a Sunday - I was wrong! As we came up the stairs from the parking lot under Harrisons, the sea of people was endless in front of us. Carol gasped with an “OMG!” and then her comment was, “What’s with all the pink, blue and purple hair?!” Right in front of us was a young man, about 15, with pink hair. I didn’t have an answer for her, but really, what’s up with that? I couldn’t help but think, as I was walking down the boards, did some of these people read my article a few weeks ago and say, wow, I like that - let’s go pink! Hey, people, it really was an accident; I didn’t mean to do it. I didn’t mean to start a trend, or did PINK come to town? Did I miss something? The streaks are kinda cute, but your whole head?? My friend from Carson City said, “Is that what 10 percent unemployment does to a population? Please don’t tell me that a person can show up for a job with a pink, blue, purple or green head.” “Maybe they work in a tattoo shop,” I replied. Hopefully this fad, just like the pants down around your butt, will fade and won’t last very long. Who’s with me on that one!? And, oh, by the way, that’s the topic for next week’s article - the pants down around your butt. Styles/fads that can lead to a person getting hurt badly or even dying! So thanks for reading and liking my articles. Don’t want to wish the summer away but hey, locals, in a few more weeks, the kids go back to school and we get our town back. Can I get a Whoop! Whoop!
This is the time of year when we can go out on the beach for hours and not have to worry about hundreds of umbrellas blocking the view of our paradise that we call Ocean City. CORNHOLE ANYONE? GAME ON!
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