Memoirs of a Hair Stylist: Created, Being, Having Style Volume One. Some people write memoirs, but Renee Smith Robinson lived one. Across three decades behind the chair and a lifetime before it, Renee became part storyteller, part healer, part counselor, part comedian, and part witness to the private worlds people carry on their heads and in their hearts.
This book is not just about hair. It is about the placements of grief that never come on schedule, the lessons you never asked for, the love that saves you, the laughter that carries you, and the purpose that finds you when you are not looking for it.
This memoir is about everything that happens long before the blow dryer starts and long after the salon closes. It holds unforgettable stories filled with many different personalities. It is childhood memories and rituals, and it is adult revelations. It is the deep breath you take before telling the truth. It is the quiet moment when God speaks louder than everything else. It is the rebirth that comes after a breakdown, the joy that returns after sorrow, and the wisdom that arrives only after life has had its way with you.
These are rebirth markers disguised as everyday moments. They are hilarious, emotional, raw, and rooted in the belief that every chapter of life, even the painful ones, carries purpose.
Renee does not just invite you to read her life. She invites you to feel it, to laugh with it, to think through it, to remember, to heal, and to recognize your own reflection in the unpolished truth. If you have ever rebuilt yourself after loss or found strength you did not know you had, this memoir will meet you where you are.
This story is not only relatable. It is personal. It is prophetic. It is yours too. And like anyone who has ever sat in her chair, you will not leave the same way you
