Note: the wig is a right side part (there are other wigs in this series with left side parts). She's very long and will tangle a little at the nape but held up well at the event I wore her to. The purple is bright, closer to magenta than a darker shade (like dark royal purple), but is very pretty. Color is only on left side and along the back, it's not mixed into entire unit. Other than plucking the part, and using a fly-a-way tamer, I didn't have to do much to install. The baby hairs were too curly, I hardly used any. Ordering and shipping was very easy and fast, will buy from BX again.