TO DYE OR NOT TO DYE,
THAT IS THE QUESTION!
I recently read a story in a local
paper, entitled “TO DYE
FOR…” It was about whether
or not to dye your hair. I have
to tell you at the age of thirteen,
when most young boys and girls are
receiving a certificate for their Bat
or Bar Mitzvahs, I was already on
the road to a certificate of recognition
from Miss Clairol. I remember
the event very well, because it was
the day of my eighth-grade graduation.
While posing for pictures, my
aunt discovered I had some gray
hair. This meant little to me at the
time, but it was the beginning.
By the age of thirty I had saltand
pepper hair. I thought it looked
great, until I was asked if I wanted
a senior discount somewhere. The
message was loud and clear, salt and
pepper is for food not your head.
For as long as I can remember,
my mom was a redhead (#23), but
I now understand why she was
chemical dependent (hair dye). I
remember when she returned
to New York after living in
Florida for 25 years. She
introduced me to a friend
and I asked how long
he knew my mom. His
response was, “Long
enough! I know her
through three colors:
red, blonde and now
white.”
So people do notice.
For those of us who’ve
taken to the “bottle,” it
is a fact you do become
“addicted” to it. You also
should note, we don’t say dye anymore.
Like everything else there
is now a politically correct way of
saying this—it’s color. Who colors
your hair? Who is your colorist?
Am I wrong, but I remember when
the term meant crayons and a coloring
book.
Today’s colorists
act like they have a degree in
chemical engineering. With their
cute black uniforms, they go into
a little room (like a vault) with a
million tiny tubes and come back
with their “secret formula,” and
they guard the mixture with their
lives. You can’t go to a new salon,
if you don’t have the formula. It
just never looks the same. I’ve tried
it! So you’re tied to your colorist
for life.
I think it would be fair if you
could be charged by the amount
of hair you have, especially for
the guys, but there’s no money
in that. I now have 700 strands
of hair left on my head. Wait a
minute what’s that on my sleeve?
Oops! Now I have 699 strands of
hair on my head, so while I’m typing,
this would already become cost
effective for me.
I’ll tell you one thing: I think
having your hair colored should
be covered by Medicare, because
it probably makes you feel better
than if you went to a therapist,
and it’s probably better than any
medication you could take. Pass
me that bottle!!!
Errol A. Brett
Attorney At LAw
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