Naughty Forties & Nifty Fifties Hair Styles to keep them guessing about your age Our style gallery is full of hair styles to help you choose the one that's right for your face shape and hair type. The images we receive are mainly from salon collections and usually feature young models who don't mind changing their hair at the drop of a hat. So it can be difficult trying to imagine if the new hairstyle you want will actually be flattering for a woman in her forties or fifties. Don't despair, the secret is to use the celebrities' stylists and take advantage of the skilfully created hair styles, chosen for glamorous film stars and TV personalities. So just look at the style you want to achieve, check out the face shape, make your selection and then go and talk to your salon about making it happen! There's nothing more ageing than the wrong hair style, it's all about striking the right balance. One of our forty-something customers sent her photo in, desperate for some ideas she had grown her hair to chin level, all the same length. Despite her desire to look like Katie Holmes, it just wasn't doing it for her. Hidden under the thick curtain of hair she had a small face with great bone structure and neat features. The final straw came when she put a striped top on and her husband said she looked like a Bay City Roller! We recommended a dramatic short cut, with lots of layers going up the back, lifting her hair away from her face, rediscovering the face lost underneath. The results were even better than we imagined! The layers made her style light and edgy, taking years off her age. Now she feels great and her husband's arranging candle-lit meals and taking her to America for the holiday of a lifetime. It just goes to show that when your hair is right, everything else seems to fall into place. Here are some Celebrity Styles to show how you can adapt those A-Lister looks to work the magic for your hair.

SHORT & BLONDE
If you have good bone structure, then flaunt it and go for a short, choppy style that can be glossy and sleek or scrunched up and sexy.

Top row: Sharon Stone and Lulu. Bottom row: Vanessa Redgrave, Ellen Barkin and Helen Mirren

SHORT & DARK

MEDIUM & BLONDE
If you want a versatile hair-do, a medium length can be straight, waves or curls and define and frame your face. It can be dressed up or down and cut to draw attention to your best features.

Two styles for Olivia Newton John and Debbie Harry

MEDIUM & DARK

Top row: Geena Davis, two styles for Susan Sarandon
Bottom row: Katey Sagal, Catherine Deneuve and Iman

LONG & BLONDE
Long hair works best, if it is well cut and in good condition. It can be worn all one length or layered and styled in up do's for that special occasion. The recent popularity of hair extensions has shown how sought after long hair has become.

J F Lazartigue Colour Emulsion COLOUR EMULSION FOR GREY HAIR Colour Emulsion is a permanent colour- ammonia and peroxide free. It covers up to 100% grey hair. Based on an algae compound, the emulsion acts by coating of the hair shaft, leaving a glossy protecting film Colour Emulsion has no lightening power, it does not contain any ammonia or peroxide. HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR SHADE? If you have less than 50% Grey hair: apply one tone lighter than your natural colour. If you have more than 50% Grey Hair: Choose a tone at the same level of your natural colour.

Revlon Nutri Colour Creme A great way to give your colour a lift between salon visits, with rich ingredients and a subtle fragrance, Nutri Color revives and refreshes your colour in just three minutes. Rediscover the blonde you want to be, the vibrant copper red head turner or the sultry rich brunette. Revlon have a shade to suit any hair colour and the deep conditioning treatment will leave your hair moisturised and smooth, with a mirror like shine. Contains no ammonia or peroxide and the acid pH respects your hair's integrity. Colour treatment, specially designed for coloured hair.

Revlon InterActives Intragen 5 Anti-Hairloss Patch: - 30 patches Intragen 5 multi-active anti-hair loss treatment innovation Multi active action against hair loss. • Effective • Acts from within, strengthening the nucleus of the hair follicle. • 75% more hair density* • 72% stronger and revitalized hair* • Satisfaction test with more than 80% of those who have used the product have noticed positive results.