So yesterday I got super curious about purple after seeing my neighbor’s funky lilac wall. Grabbed my dusty notebooks and decided to test what vibes different purples give off. Started simple – doodled eggplant purple circles next to lavender ones. Crazy how just sitting there staring made my brain feel totally different about each shade!
Stage 1: Stuff Smash Test
Ransacked my house hunting anything purple:
- That ugly grape juice bottle in fridge
- My sister’s velvet scrunchie (borrowed forever)
- Grandma’s mothball-smelling amethyst pendant
- Cheap plastic flowers from dollar store
Piled everything on my kitchen table like a weird yard sale. Instantly noticed the velvet scrunchie screamed “look at me!” while the amethyst felt secretive. Juuust like that royalty/mystery stuff people talk about.
Stage 2: Lighting Shenanigans
Took my grape juice bottle into different rooms:
- Sunny window = vibrant happy purple
- Dim hallway = murky muddy puddle
- Blue LED lights = straight up alien vibes
Made me realize lighting changes purple’s whole personality. Took awful photos trying to capture this – ended up with 52 blurry snaps of a juice bottle in stairwell darkness. Worth it though.
Stage 3: Texture Tango
Got handsy with fabrics:
- Silky purple ribbon felt luxurious
- Crinkly flower wrap felt cheap & loud
- Fuzzy wool scarf felt cozy but heavy
Shoved all this under my buddies’ noses asking “What does this remind you of?”. Answers were all over the place! Royalty, magic, sadness, even grapes (thanks Dave).
The Unplanned Office Disaster
Decided purple could help me focus. Taped violet printer paper above my desk. Big mistake – stared at it for 3 hours instead of working. Felt simultaneously calmer and… lonelier? That deep shade sucked me into thoughts like I was floating in space. Yanked it down after lunch – productivity magically returned.
Cheap Truths
Final takeaway? Purple’s like a moody teenager:
Light purple: Relaxing daydream energy
Deep purple: Heavy “I know secrets” vibe
With red tints: Drama queen mode
With blue tones: Cool mysterious stranger
Never expected that stupid plastic flower would scream wealth while velvet felt spiritual. Mind still kinda blown.
