Citrine’s Mixtape for Fall
Ah, Fall. We’ve waited all summer for you. And now you’re here! This playlist is for you (and for our lovely friends, too, of course). Something old, something new, tunes that are upbeat and tunes that are groovy and mellow. It’s the perfect “I Love You” mixtape - from Citrine, to Fall. Have a listen! We know you’ll enjoy it.
Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People
Lebanese Blonde - Thievery Corporation
Love Is the Drug - Roxy Music
Help I’m Alive - Metric
Love Is a Battlefield - Pat Benetar
Night Moves - Bob Seger
Vogue - Madonna
Pet Semetery - The Ramones
Trouble - Cat Stevens
Helplessly Hoping - Crosby Stills & Nash
Nothing Left to Lose - Matt Kearney
Hometown Glory - Adele
Something Good Can Work (the Twelves Remix) - Two Door Cinema Club
Caring Is Creepy - The Shins
Hearbeats - Jose Gonzalez
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
California - Joni Mitchell
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
Straight Up - Paula Abdul
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Ready to listen now? Click the link to hear our playlist! http://pl.st/p/22592653579
Citrine Salon is a totally hip salon that serves Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Durham, NC. Come check us out!
Fall Colors at Citrine
It is autumn, finally! The cool wind, pumpkin flavored goodies, sweaters and scarves, and the beautiful, rich colors that are iconic for fall. The reds, yellows and oranges… speaking of the color orange, Davines has a new volumizing shampoo and conditioner, Volu, that is a lovely shade of orange and pink. The volumizing shampoo and conditioner are amazing. They add just the right amount of oomph to your hair and to complete the look there is also a volumizing mist to put on your hair as an after shower product. 
And if you like to add a little shine to your hair Davines has a new beautifying oil called Oi, which helps give you hair a finished, sleek, and polished look without making your hair greasy. So come and get your fall on at Citrine!
Citrine Salon in Chapel Hill, NC serves the Triangle area including Raleigh and Durham North Carolina.
Featured Stylist - Heather
It’s time for our monthly stylist feature, and this August we’re introducing Heather Slott, a bright blonde with an even brighter personality. Part stylist, part chef, and part new mom (to adorable baby Davis), we’ve got a lot to cover when it comes to Heather.
C: Hi Heather! How about an introduction?
H: I’m Heather Slott! (she shakes my hand) How’s it goin’?
C: I’m doing great! So Heather, how long have you been a stylist?
H: Well, for ten years. Nine and a half. Since I was eighteen.
C: And what inspired you to become a stylist?
H: Robert Cromeans, the artistic director at Paul Mitchell. He touched my hair! It’s a long story - I was selected to model for a Tigi hair show, and they dyed my hair copper and cinnamon on stage. I’ve been a blonde my whole life, I couldn’t believe it. I came out of there and ran straight to the bathroom - I didn’t cry, but almost. When I left the bathroom, he saw me in the hallway. He touched my hair and told me it was beautiful.
C: What’s your most memorable hair moment?
H: The most positive hair memories I have are of the Bumble and bumble classes in New York. But most memorable… the first thing I thought of was the day I pulled out my tape measure! A new client came to the salon where I worked and said she wanted five inches off of her long hair. I asked her to visually show me where she wanted it cut - it was way less than five inches, really only about three inches off. As I was finishing the cut, she started shaking her head, and then started screaming, claiming I’d cut all her hair off! She began to make a total scene in the middle of the salon, screaming that her hair was completely gone and she would refuse to pay - but it wasn’t gone at all! I cut off less than she’d asked, and even less than we decided on! After my boss spoke to her at length (and threatened to call the cops), she paid and left - and I was a mess. But I measured the hair on the floor, and I’d cut exactly 2 and 1/2 inches off. Well, months later my boss was at the mall, getting a sandwich across from a hair salon, when she heard a horrible screaming. It was the same girl, pulling the same stunt in a different salon, screaming that her hair was gone and she wouldn’t pay! What a con artist!
C: Wow - that’s definitely memorable! But it sounds like you care a lot about the service you give. So what do you think is the most important thing to look for when choosing a stylist?
H: Do they listen? Listening to you - I think that’s important. If they’re listening, they’re going to get it right. And dependability.
C: Who’s your stylist?
H: Whoever’s available, but Robyn and Holly, mostly.
C: You can - and do - wear almost every hair style. Any favorites?
H: I love fishtail braids and my Farrah Fawcett hair.
C: What hair styles are “in” right now?
H: Long, loose curls and textured, fun ponytails.
C: And “out”?
H: Flippy mullets. Rat tails. And Victoria Beckham’s bob.
C: Good to know! If you were a flavor, what flavor would you be?
H: Oh, gosh. Grape. It’s the first thing that came to mind. It’s fruity and fun!
C: What cake ball flavor would you be? (Heather is an excellent baker)
H: Cake balls? Oh, it’s got to be chocolate.
C: And three words we can remember you by?
H: Loud. Friendly. Motivated.
Thanks, Heather! And we’ll keep a look-out for the “Farrah Fawcett”!
Summer Hair Solutions
When the weather gets hot and humid, most people just wave goodbye to their hair style. Take one step outside, and an hour’s worth of work can disappear into a ball of frizz. But knowing the right product to use can make a world of difference - or, at least, a season’s worth. We asked the stylists and staff here at Citrine to tell us what products they were using - and recommending - in this sticky, southern summer heat.
Bb brilliantine
One-product-wonder
Angie, Gordon, and Tiffany agree - Bumble and bumble’s brilliantine is an amazing product. With rosemary and sage to stimulate your scalp and essential oils to give it shine, this small product packs a big punch. For separation, polish, and sheen, brilliantine is these stylists’ go-to product, giving all hair types a lot of frizz-free style without a lot of fuss
Bb styling lotion
Healthy style
Bumble and bumble’s styling lotion is another salon favorite, and both Heather and Holly will vouch for its versatility. With a hefty dose of vitamins A, E, and H, this multi-purpose styling product nourishes, strengthens, and protects hair while smoothing flyaways, adding body, and reducing static.
Bb curl conscious nourishing masque
Layer it on
Other members of the salon staff use Bumble and bumble’s trademark layering techniques to achieve exactly the style they want, with no fear of the summer weather. Miranda, one of Citrine’s coordinators, uses the curl conscious nourish masque to condition and the defining and grooming cremes to enhance her curls and give her hair a clean, light hold. Once her hair is dry, she mixes the brilliantine and styling wax to prevent frizz and give her hair its trademark long, curly look. And co-coordinator Jessica completely agrees - the curl conscious masque is the first conditioner either one has used that actually enhances their curls.
Don’t let the weather get you down - or get you frizzy, dry, or flat. Just ask your stylist here at Citrine what product you should be using this summer! With the right tools, you can start seeing the bright side of summer - and that means you’ve got to start searching for the right sunglasses…
Citrine Salon serves the Triangle area, including Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Durham, North Carolina.
“Real” Beauty
Do you ever find yourself flipping through a magazine and thinking, “I would love to have hair like that”. Sadly, the ads in the magazines are more likely to deceive the idle reader than present an accurate picture of reality. Almost every ad and photo shoot in a magazine has been tampered with by photo-shopping. In this video by Dove they show how a model is transformed from herself to a model that never existed. Notice how make-up and hair styling only go so far and how the photo-shop techniques are used to make her eyes larger, lips fuller, neck thinner, and hair thicker. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U
This is not meant to be discouraging, however - sitting at the front desk of Citrine Salon, I see our clients leave the salon after their appointments with gorgeous hair and beautiful faces every day. They may not look like the girl in the magazine, but then again, I know it is them and I think that, in the end, real beauty is being your self.
Citrine Salon in Chapel Hill, N.C. serves the Triangle area, including Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina.
