It seems that just a few years ago, spotting someone with an unconventional hair color was abnormal or even taboo. Lately, everywhere you look on campus reveals another person sporting rainbow locks. This week’s most notable trend: candy-colored hair. Blues, purples and greens…oh my!
Name: Kelaiah Rose
Major: Journalism
Hair color: Aquamarine
Kelaiah says she dyes her weave a lot, but not her real hair. She dyed her real hair for the first time (as pictured) for her 21st birthday. She dyes it about once a week to keep up with it—it’s a rinse on top of bleach. “I’m always looking for another color,” Kelaiah said.
Name: Miranda Pedersen
Major: Linguistics
Hair color: Purple
Miranda got her hair professionally bleached, but dyed it purple herself six weeks ago.
Name: Chris Vidmar
Major: Sociology
Hair color: Blue
Chris’ musical interests inspire him to dye his hair. “I’m kind of a non-conformist,” he laughed. This isn’t Chris’ first time dying his hair: pink and purple are more common for him. “It’s an ongoing thing.”
Name: Rachel Eppstein
Major: Applied Linguistics
Hair color: Purple
Rachel originally dyed her hair simply because her boss said it was okay. There wasn’t any specific inspiration behind the purple, but she dyes her hair often. “I know a lot of hair stylists with extra dye,” she explained.
