CONFESSIONS OF A FACEBOOK FAILURE: Year 1

Day 6: The other day I was complimented on my hombre. I smiled…

…then I went home and Googled “hombre”.

Given the assumption that my complimentary acquaintance wasn’t making a pass at “my man”, my search engine research led me to infer that this was in fact a praise for my “ombre”, the dark rooted, dyed ends hair trend so popular with the kiddos these days.

Me? Trendy? Popular? Worthy of compliment?

No. Unfortunately, I do not have an “ombre”. At least not an intentional one. No, instead I have the coveted color that comes from the poverty and procrastination, that moves one to months too long between attempts at upkeep.

Maybe she WAS just complimenting my man?

Concerned, I quickly Googled a Groupon to add a little color back into my well-rooted world. If I am going to be accused of cool, I might as well at least try it on. Besides, it might give me the edge needed to hold onto my man, just in case she really is just after my “hombre”.

Grateful 365: The popularity of bad dye jobs and missed maintenance.

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