• Cyndia Harvey
  • Cyndia Harvey
  • Cyndia Harvey

PEOPLE: London hairstylist Cyndia Harvey on buzz cut love and growing up in her mum’s salon

Images: Aris Akritidis, Amanda Charcian, Tyrone Lebon, Ben Toms, Tim Walker
Interview: Emma de Clercq
Special Thanks to Cyndia Harvey

Thomas Lohr (for Another Magazine)

As a child, Cyndia Harvey would spend most days after school in her mother’s hair salon. “I still have a photographic memory of how the shop was laid out” the hairstylist says. She quickly found that she had a knack for hairdressing herself, “I remember being really obsessed with setting hair, and would time myself to see how quickly I could do a full head” she says. “I’m pretty sure I hold the unofficial record for the fastest time you can do a full head set”.

Despite enjoying her subsequent Fine Art studies, Harvey quit to pursue hair after realising that she could see herself in it for the long haul. Now represented by Streeters, she has worked with iconic photographers including Tim Walker and Nick Knight, and her work has been featured in publications including Dazed, Interview and Vogue. Most recently, she has worked on Calvin Klein’s game-changing global campaigns shot by Tyrone Lebon and Harley Weir, featuring creatives including Kendrick Lamar, Grace Coddington, Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner.

Ben Toms (for Dazed Magazine)
Tim Walker (for Vogue Italia)

What is your favourite hair trend at the moment? I have to say I’m loving the buzz cut. Which might sound odd because if everyone ends up getting a buzz cut surely I’ll be out of a job! When I was eighteen I sported one for about 2 years and am seriously considering going back! 

Most unlikely source of inspiration? Daydreaming and dreams. The inspiration for some the greatest scientific discoveries. Inspiration doesn’t always present in a tangible form. 

What does your own hair mean to you? Over the years I’ve had so many different looks, my favourite being the buzz cut. I wouldn’t say I have a strong emotional attachment to my hair, I’ll try anything once. I guess freedom of expression is what my hair means to me. 

Hair icon? Prince.

Sum up your relationship with hair in 3 words. See. Feel. Create.

Tyrone Lebon (for Calvin Klein)
Tyrone Lebon (for Calvin Klein)
Tim Walker (for Vogue Italia)
Amanda Charchian (for Garage Magazine)
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