Featured Stylist - Robyn
Annnd we’re back! After a break in September, the Monthly Stylist Feature has returned, and October is the perfect month to interview Robyn Lindsay. A humble rocker chick with a sarcastic streak, this quick-witted lady is never short on love for her clients - or for her favorite band. Here’s what we learned.
C: Hi, Robyn! Introduce yourself, for the folks who don’t know you.
R: What should I say? (she laughs) Hi. I’m Robyn Lindsay. I’m the coolest person who works at Citrine.
C: How long have you been a stylist?
R: Fourteen years.
C: And what inspired you to become a stylist?
R: It’s not a good answer…but a friend of mine went to hair school, and she said she thought I should try it out. She suggested it to me, and so I decided to give it a shot. And it stuck. Basically.
C: I think that’s a good answer.
R: Okay, cool.
C: Robyn - what’s up with the Foo Fighters?
R: Dude, they’re on tour. They’re my favorite band. The Foo Fighters can do no wrong. Dave Grohl can’t make a song that I won’t like. And he talked to me for twenty minutes, which says something about the man.
C: It seems like music is a big part of your life!
R: Well, I always wanted to be a rock star. After I started doing hair, and worked for a year in Raleigh, I realized that I needed music to be a part of my life in some capacity - so I got a job at Cat’s Cradle, the best rock club on the planet, and becoming invested in the Carrboro music scene really grounded me here. It’s what eventually led me to Citrine. Rock and fashion go together. It’s all part of being an artist.
C: If you got to choose between cutting Courtney Love’s hair or braiding Wednesday Adams’, who would you choose?
R: Cutting Courtney Love’s hair. It would put my skills to the test, because I don’t imagine she sits still very well. Plus all the yelling…
C: Who does your hair?
R: Heather does my cut and Chanell does my color.
C: What styles to you think are “in” and “out”?
R: The side bangs are holdin’ on strong. Volume and curls are coming back - something textured. And everyone wants bangs. But what hair styles are out? You know, nothing is particularly in or out. It really depends on if it works for you. If you can rock a mullet, rock it. Just because it’s in doesn’t mean it looks good on you, and just because it’s out doesn’t mean it won’t work for you. Trends come and go, in all honesty. Every look has a place - it just not might be on your head.
C: Where would you be if you weren’t in Chapel Hill?
R: San Francisco. Cuttin’ hair, killin’ it every day. Livin’ like a rock star.
C: What are the three most important things you do every day?
R: Take care of my clients. Take care of my dogs. Take care of business.
C: I guess, really, the most important question in this interview is: how could you be any cooler?
R: It’s not possible.
C: Well said. And three words we can remember you by?
R: Short. Witty. Strikinglyattractive. That counts as one word.
Thanks, Robyn! And next time you see her, ask her to tell you the joke she shared with Dave Grohl when they hung out - it’s a good one!
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It was a good joke! Thanks for the shout & the love. So glad I saw your shining face last week, sorry I couldn’t do dinner - this tour’s been hectic… next time?
Robyn is everything she says she is, plus the best hair person in the country.