Why do some black women dye their hair purple and odd red colors?

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Lallaa

I think we look best with our natural hair color. My hair color is DARK BLACK and it really compliments my skin tone (medium brown).

Red works for some of us but its usually a loud red color they use.

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Well, some black women just really love making a statement, they're loud and proud and so is their hair and nails. lol.

I for one think the main reason many people believe black women have no hair is b/ca a lot of black women are unrealistic about their choice of hair styles. Sometimes when I want to give my hair a break, I get my natural hair tree braided with extensions that look like MY hair. No one ever notices the difference. White women and Asian women wear weaves and wigs but nobody, (unless you're an experienced veteran ;D) can really tell the difference. They hit their mark but many fine black woman are missing theirs.

What is the significance of a few strands of dark red hair worn by an Indian woman.?

brake_shoe

The older Indian women I work with all have a few strands of Dark Red hair mixed in with their jet black natural color. The red is not natural and it is only isolated single strands. What does this mean? I don't feel comfortable asking them.
The women do not have the dot on their forehead, so perhaps the few random strands is a substitute for it.

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Do these women you know have the traditional red dot (tika) on their forehead? If not, the red hair strands could be a substitute or variant of the red dot.

The red hair strands may be a symbol of sacred purity and power. Historically, more of the central part of the hair would be dyed, but maybe it has been reduced to a set of strands for more subtlety or assimilation reasons.

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