Pink Cleopatra

This one is dedicated to Cleopatra, queen of the Nile. One of the most famous women in history, known for her love affairs, beauty, and power. As long as I can think, her name has inspired me, but why actually?

People often refer to me as the pink Cleopatra, because of my hairstyle. This makes me happy because even if people don’t know about my connection to Egypt, they seem to feel it just from my look and of course it’s very flattering to be named in the same sentence as history’s prototype of the romantic femme fatale. Oh, I imagine how it must have felt to be in a room with this woman, to feel her aura of power and be blinded by her jewellery sparkling in the sun.

Cleopatra had love affairs with two of the most powerful men of her time. But there was a lot of tragedy in her life until she killed herself at the age of 39. To secure her throne, she had to kill a few of her family members. She waged war on Rome and ultimately lost it. Her life must have felt like a rollercoaster, up and down, a true rock-star life, with higher risks at stake than most of us, can imagine. Born into a powerful and wealthy family, a luxury lover, a beauty addict, and a capable ruler and educated woman, this girl rocked. Unlike in many other kingdoms at that time, in Egypt, the women had rights and with Cleopatra an icon to look up to.

In two years, I’ll be as old as her when she died, this star that shone bright and then disappeared. She must have known how to create an aura of magic around herself. I wish I could learn a thing or two from this outstanding woman and the last pharaoh that ruled Egypt. She may be long gone, but her name is still everything but covered in desert dust.