As some of you will know I have had purple hair for some time now. Well, since I was in my 20s actually. First it was a plum colour because that was all you could get but for the past few years it has been real purple and I loved it. However, not everyone did. Son #2, who is rather conservative in his tastes and I’m really not sure how he can be mine, has always found it rather embarrassing. “Why don’t you just have nice brown hair?” he’ll wail.
The other problem with purple hair – and my love of purple in general – is the comments you get from churchy friends. “Ooh so you want to be a bishop!” they’ll cry, and other such episcopal threats. No matter how often I assure them that I have no such ambitions and in fact can’t imagine a more difficult job, they continue.
So I decided that although I will not stop wearing purple perhaps it was time to cease the purple hair nonsense. So last week, in time for Synod, I went brown. Just boring brown. And all I got were comments of “Oh where’s your purple hair?”
Son #2 is happy. Some of my little flock think I look younger. But many think it just isn’t ‘me’. And whenever I look in the mirror (not often) I cringe because it doesn’t feel like me. It doesn’t reflect my personality. Although why purple hair should, is not something I understand. It’s an extrovert thing, I guess. Yesterday the consensus was that brown with a few purple streaks might be the way forward. If I was really brave I’d let it go its natural colour (white and grey, I suspect) and then get purple streaks. Much more interesting!
So watch this space…
RevRuth's Rantings 
what about red? (as in bright auburns, not scarlet)
Now you see, Mother K, I don’t think auburn would go with purple clothes. But scarlet might…!
How about a bagful of multicoloured wigs and hair pieces for the really extrovert look?
Now that would be extrovert and I’m just sure that I’m that much of an E!
Well, photo? Let the masses decide! 🙂
(Can’t imagine without…)
I don’t know that I want a permanent record of the brown hair. May need counselling first…
A says he likes the brown.
It’s a man thing, clearly. Girls are much more fun!
I did not necessarily think that the brown was a mistake.
Should I have turned purple for the synod?
But its so stifling!
And no, you should have gone pink for Synod. To match that lovely floral display.
That floral display did not even match itself.
And so UN-Presbyterian, I thought.
I was in a shop the other day – the sort that sells EVERYTHING cheap. It had some amazing pink and purple hair pieces including a purple and brown ponytail. I didn’t buy, but I thought of you. My own purchases were two (for £6 – £5 if I bought just one, so I didn’t) somewhat less showy shell and bead necklaces, some hair conditioner (£1) and a tube of half price make-up.
The purple. No doubt about it. If we’re gonna be fake, let’s not pretend – fake gloriously!
But beware of the Purple People-Eater!
Right! The decision has been made and I shall visit the hairdresser on Friday to get some purple streaks until this brown washes out. I am now so happy!