Decades later, celeb hairstylist Kim Robinson still knows what Asian women want

Kim Robinson was in town to launch his new haircare range, Hair Rejuvenation Formula. ST PHOTO: THADDEUS ANG
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SINGAPORE - Two years away from Singapore and it is like no time has passed for celebrity hairstylist Kim Robinson.

At his eponymous flagship salon in Takashimaya Shopping Centre, bustling on a Friday morning, the 65-year-old Australian ducks into rooms to dish out instructions to staff and say hello to regulars. He warmly embraces a silver-streaked matriarch in a wheelchair.

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