

But if you do end up digging it, "pink, especially pastel pink, is also an awesome gateway drug to playing with more daring creative colors," Jordan adds.

In other words, if you don't like the pink for whatever reason, you won't have to live with dread for long - whereas, say, neon green might seriously muddle with your hair. "Dyeing your hair pink is fun and a little punk, but it also offers an easy out because it doesn't usually last very long, and doesn't come with as much risk for long-term staining," Jordan says. Our experts also talked about pink as striking the perfect balance between having a calming effect and being "safely rebellious," as Brooke Jordan, the cofounder and master stylist at New York City-based salon The Bird House, called the hue. The symbolization of self-love - along with other pink-associated traits, including gentleness, empathy, and compassion - is why Susanna Merrick, a fashion stylist and the founder of Aura Wear NYC, thinks people are subconsciously reaching for pink. Pink is the color of " universal love of oneself and of others and represents all that we need in this world right now," Sanam Hafeez, a New York City-based neuropsychologist, told Allure. But as we recently reported, hairstylists, fashion stylists, and neuropsychologists all think the recent uptick in pink hair transformations makes a whole lot of sense. As someone who's had pink hair for two years, I feel pretty confident saying pink is in. All of your friends (and celebrities on Instagram) who have been dyeing their hair pink while social distancing and staying safely at home are definitely onto something: Going pink is a - drumroll, please - fantastic idea.
