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I don’t know why, it’s just an observation. You may notice it seems that there’s a difference in how people of color seem to offer up compliments or are unafraid to state the obvious more often than Caucasian people.

The elderly black lady, who after I deflected a compliment, insisted how nice my hair color looked….

My biological father, who hasn’t seen me in person in about five years or more, made no comment when I sent him a story featuring me with blue hair.

The little old Greek lady who exclaimed how our hair color almost matched (she has a natural white with blue tinges, and it did look sweet).

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The kindergarten girl who had colors streaked in her hair, shyly looking up at my full head of mermaid hair.The white man, a former friend from when our kids were babies, and whom I haven’t seen in about 10 years, chatted with me for 20 minutes and not once asked what was up with my blue hair.The countless side-eyes from many Caucasian women in my town (noticing, but keeping to themselves).My mom’s church friends who all think my hair looks wonderful (my mom is an artist, so I’m assuming they believe I’ve inherited that gene too).And then he had a bunch of questions and compliments.

The white male yoga instructor who is my age and knows me, didn’t say anything.

The two Latina women in the department store that admired the color, saying how nice it looked on me.

The young black man who yelled across the parking lot “hey, great hair! Looks good!”.

His conversation in line gave me the impression he thought I was an artist.

The older, black gentleman who flirted with me throughout the supermarket, holding a spot for me in the checkout line.

The woman at the deli who, when calling out who she knew was next in line, yelled “lady with the blue hair, you’re up!”.

But because blue is still not that common, I expected that I would receive attention just for the uncommonness of the color. To me, I was so much more comfortable and felt so much more attractive with the “unnatural” blues hair than I did with the very “unnatural” blonde hair color. Lots of cooing, but no genuine compliments. I expected similar responses to when I bleached my hair very blonde and added extensions. However, a part of me did not expect much reaction. Like I wanted the world to not just notice me, but to tell the world I’m worthy of being seen. I knew when I decided to color my hair blue it was a bold move, a courageous move, an empowering move on my part. And I ended up using this trick to clean the dye off my ears and neck during the trip. In the mornings, my partner’s armpit was streaked with blue! So, every morning I would take baby wipes to clean his armpits.

This past summer, it was extra hot when we were camping in the desert at Burning Man.

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Another discovery is that my skin is not the only place where the hair dye would bleed! Besides shirts, pillowcases, hairbrushes, and towels…it can get on other people. I can only imagine that having streams of blue sweat running down my back during class would not be very attractive. I love Bikram yoga, but I definitely avoided it when my hair color was new & bright. Since I had my hair done in the summer, I did experience color running down my neck when I was hot. Having hair color bleed is something new to me. I look more conservative, but the highlights really help frame my face. More art for my hair to match! First time out in public with my indigo hair color. Even so, be aware that dye is going to come off, and you need to be careful of staining your own skin and the shower surrounds. I told my friend’s teen daughter this cold-water tip, and she informed me (in only that special way teen girls can) that she has been washing her hair in cold water for a long time, as it’s a way to keep hair healthy. And importantly, non-sulfate shampoo & conditioner. Along with this some say use apple cider vinegar. This is to preserve the brightness and help the color last longer (technically it seals the hair cuticles which lock in the color, while hot will cause the cuticle to swell and the color runs out.) I was fine with this in the summer, but cannot fathom this on cold winter mornings. Insights on the technical part of Blue Hair I’ve also learned a valuable lesson about dealing with other people’s comments – both the compliments and lack of saying anything.

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Actually, I do care…and I’ve learned lots of tips on how to care for my blue-hued hair.