![A pink landscape of the Golden Gate Bridge](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/anders-jilden-AkUR27wtaxs-unsplash-1024x683.jpg)
![Pink buildings](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/beasty-HxIhfS_dUk-unsplash-576x1024.jpg)
![Pink donuts](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/elena-koycheva-PFzy4N0_R3M-unsplash-683x1024.jpg)
![Pink vibes only](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/freshh-connection-DWt0SixqK-A-unsplash-683x1024.jpg)
![A hazy pink skyline](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/meiying-ng-OrwkD-iWgqg-unsplash-1024x683.jpg)
![Pink flowers](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/miroslava-ct_zXHu8rcM-unsplash-1024x683.jpg)
![Pink clouds](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pawel-czerwinski-hR545CzxZxk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg)
![Pink neon sign that says "breathe"](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fabian-moller-gI7zgb80QWY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg)
![Pink texture](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wesley-tingey-ZdOW9Qd8mQo-unsplash-683x1024.jpg)
![Rihanna looking hot AF in pink](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/00-promo-rihanna-fenty-683x1024.jpg)
![Lil Nas X in his 2020 Grammy's pink outfit](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lil-nas-x-2020-grammys-pink-outfit-683x1024.jpg)
Some blog post ideas are nothing more than a phrase.
For this one, it was “a pink experience”. I was inspired by my previous post on the colour gold but I thought I’d elaborate more with this one.
I don’t think I own any pink things. It’s a lighter shade of my favourite colour, red, but in terms of clothes, I’ve only gone as far as some black socks with pink patches on the heels and toes. I do like salmon though so maybe that’s something?
Some facts about the colour pink
- Pink’s etymological origins are unclear but it’s likely that its name came from a flower of the same name.
- Surveys in the West suggest pink is most often associated with qualities such as politeness, charm, sensitivity, and tenderness, as well as the most well-known association – femininity.
- But there’s nothing inherently feminine about the colour pink so anyone, regardless of gender, can use it for whatever they want and screw what anyone else thinks.
- Impure forms of the mineral rhodochrosite can be pink and it’s Argentina’s national gemstone
- Flamingos are born with a red/grey plumage but as they mature, they become pinker by eating food that contains certain bacteria and beta-carotene. The shade of pink can determine desirability when it comes to mating – a vibrant flamingo is considered the most desirable compared to a paler flamingo.
A visually pink experience
(Photos courtesy of Paweł Czerwiński, Wesley Tingey, Miroslava, Meiying Ng, beasty ., Freshh Connection, Fabian Møller, Elena Koycheva, and Anders Jildén on Unsplash, Lil Nas X on that Old Town Road, and Rihanna.)