Taylor Ferguson, 71, Scotland’s top celebrity hairdresser, has been cutting hair for 56 years and has a five-star salon in Glasgow’s city centre.

I believe when it comes to your hair, change is always good. My advice is to step elegantly out of the rut and embrace the change. Varying that style can easily knock a minimum 10 years off your appearance.pp Who saysysays the older lady ladyy can’t have long hair? I don’t. In fact, I believe longer hair that’s well styled can keep you looking younger for longer.

Who doesn’t love a fringe? Whether you’re nine or 90, it can look good. The fringe is the one accessory that’s almost guaranteed to make yyouyou look younger by covering up a lined forehead.

The correct colour can take years off your appearance. As you get older, you should go lighter. As the pigment in your skin changes and pales, so should your hair colour.

Over time, your hair’s condition will change as your body’s hormones change but this can be enhanced with specially formulated conditioning products which can keep youy looking gy young.g To maintain condition, condition,, try tryy not to wash your hair every day.

Get extensions. Age can be cruel on hair and for many, along with the menopause and hormonal changes, there will be a certain reduction in your hair’s thickness and volume but there’s alwaysy help on hand. . Real-hair extensions can add volume to a thinning head of hair. There is a myth that extensions equal Cheryl Colestyle long hair looks. That’s not the case – increasingly we’re applying extensions to add volume to clients with short hair – all because they want a fuller head of hair.

When it comes to looking 10 years younger, your hair has the biggest role to play. Don’t be afraid to treat your hair like the crowning glory it is.