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After reading this piece in the The Reader, I was irked enough to come here to comment. This is called Diary of a "Diva", after all, but I was surprised at how navel-gazing and self-congratulatory this piece came off to me. I want to share how someone could have a completely different outlook on the things you wrote about in this piece. People say, "I wish I could pull off red lipstick" not because they are scared, for goodness' sake. It's simply because red lipstick looks bad on them. It's not necessarily a reflection of their deep-rooted fears. *I just looks bad on them.* I have thin lips and most lipstick--especially bright red--looks terrible on me. If I saw someone rocking awesome red lips I might also wish I could pull that off. Don't tell yourself you can pull it off because you are more confident or not afraid of being judged. It simply looks good on you and not on others. That's it. Also, some people aren't that into their appearance. I don't think about my hair color enough to consider whether a streak would look good. Doesn't mean I am afraid of change, afraid of being judged, less confident, or uninteresting. And buying a box of hair color doesn't make you interesting. What I do find interesting is that people can have such opposite opinions on this topic--you and I. :) You say seeing someone with bright colored hair instantly makes them the most interesting person in the room to you. For me, it's the opposite. IMO, that person is trying to say to the world, "look at me! I *want* you to think I am interesting so I tried to reflect it in my appearance." I'm being a bit overly cynical here--just trying to get my point across. If someone likes the way their hair looks with the colors, that's cool. Whatever makes people happy. But where I disagree is this: **don't try to reflect it back to how it makes you more interesting and bold than others.** I think your red streak and red lipstick look great on you. But it doesn't mean anything about you as a person, other than that you found a look that works for you. Maybe you really *are* super interesting...or maybe you just have a streak in your hair.— August 15, 2015 11:09 a.m.