::DYE ANOTHER DAY::

I dyed my hair red on Saturday night. I used a Feria "Power Red" OTC product, and it bragged on its box about its "Power Boost Technology." I, ever the scientist, donned my powdered-rubber gloves and began to meticulously follow instructions. Snap top off Bottle A. Unscrew lid of Bottle A. Open Bottle B. Add B to A. Add C to (A+B). Add Power Boost to (A+B+C). Re-affix lid of Bottle A.

Power Boost, I will now add, is a tube of gel, and looking at its ingredient list, I see that it consists solely of water and red and yellow food coloring. "Aha!" I thought, "That's why they tell you to rinse, shampoo, rinse, shampoo again, rinse, and use a dark towel."

The Power Boost seemed to me a psychologically-required additive. My guess is that consumers were miffed by the not-so-red appearance of the (A+B+C) mixture, so the folks at Feria decided to include it in the formula. I was very pleased to mix the ingredients together; C was (superfluous also, I think) a fragrance. The Power Boost was responsible for a disturbing red tint to my scalp, eartips, and forehead; fortunately that disappeared.

The final color is strange; it appears burgundy in one light, neon red in another, and deep auburn in another. Is this what "prismatic color" means? I'm not sure I'm a fan. Ah well, I wanted a change, and I got one. I've been told it's "becoming." I'm worried that my cache of lipstick shades will clash.

My nickname at work is now "Scarlet O'Hair."