Purple hair. Not an uncommon site when strolling around Tokyo. Not to be confused with the punk purple on rebellious teens adorning the streets of Harajuku, but rather purple on proper looking elderly persons. In discussion last week a few of us foreigners tried to unravel this mystery as it apparently perplexes us all at some point. Is it a fashion statement or a dye job gone awry? Die job gone awry is the obvious conclusion EXCEPT, the results look a little too perfect. Even more intriguing, rather than holing up in their home, the person often carries on with their business as if everything is perfectly as it should be. I have read that purple can be caused from trying to dye very white, almost platinum, hairs black. Often there can be an in between phase when the color looks purple for a few days. Which, since I've recently gone from blond back to brunette I feel fortunate to have skirted the purple hair outcome.
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