Is there a 'right' cut when a women hits 40 or 50? Should we be chopping off all our locks?

 "The important thing is how each older women looks on an individual basis. If a woman looks fabulous and her hair is in great condition and flattering to her face, she could wear her hair as long as she pleases."

There are other factors to consider on aging hair. With age, long hair's condition and color can fade. Long hair needs to be carefully maintained. As we grow older, our faces may develop wrinkles. One thing older women should know is that shaved, spiked, short or frizzy hair only emphasizes these wrinkles more. Bangs, or "fringes," can make older women look younger, and they hide a multitude of worry lines. There are a multitude of above the shoulder to short hairstyles that can make any woman into her 40’s or older, look fresh, fashionable and still young looking.

 Hair dyes that are too dark are very unnatural looking and make the skin appear more worn out and unhealthy. Hairdressers and so-called fashion consultants are known to tell older women that short hair will give them a kind of face-lift.

 What's your top tips for maintaining a glossy, frizz free mane in the Hong Kong humidity?

 The tips I most often give my clients are to cut or trim their hair regularly [6-8 weeks]. Use a non-sticky smoothing serum, such as Bain de Terre: shine serum, after drying. Substitute their conditioner for a masque or moisturizing treatment, used every time hair is shampooed, it helps weigh the hair down and lock in vital moisture into the structure of the hair, and every 2-3 months get a conditioning colour applied throughout to prevent the hair looking faded and dry.

 If we wanted to be trendy in say 2009, what sort of hairstyles do you think we should be aiming for?

 Perms are becoming more popular, Asian hair works well with digital perming: creating waves or loose curls along the length whilst avoiding too much volume on top.  Western hair is permed giving body and lots of movement.

The bob is still leading the trends, whether short at the back, graduating to a longer length towards the front, or a shorter edgy layered bob with a funky fringe.

Otherwise long, past the shoulder length hair with loose textured layers throughout and a slanting fringe will stay well into 2009.

Highlights in either tri-coloured blondes or bold platinum, or full head colour in chocolate browns and auburns are very much in demand.

 What's the best thing we can do for our hair?

 Eat healthy and maintain a good level of vitamin B and E, which are particularly good for hair and nails. Maintaining a high level of moisture by regularly giving your hair either protein or moisturizing treatments. Do not over process your hair by having too many chemical services back to back, and finally get your hair trimmed regularly to avoid split ends,or a great haircut becoming tired and out of shape.

 You've recently moved to a new location. What inspired the change?

 The two factors that influenced our decision to move to a new location, was to find a bigger and more exclusive space to help us expand and build a larger team of professional stylists. The other motivating factor was to have the opportunity to re-design the salon: current to the latest interior trends of luxury, minimalism and funkiness.

 If someone decides not to cover up their grey , what advice would you give them?

 The best way to work with keeping your grey hair is to add in darker lowlights; falsifying the grey into making them part of an interesting mix. Otherwise rinse a semi-permanent toner throughout to soften the ash tones of grey hair; gently turning it into a soft warmer shade.