Posted: Jul 22, 2008 at 12:00pm
Many men here have similar questions, how does one use all of those hair products out there to style hair?
Here's how:
Gel. Gel holds very well. Your hair will be stiff and can look either wet or dry.
How to use - You
can rub a lot of this through dry hair, this will leave it looking wet,
and make it stiff hair that doesn't move (for the slick back look, gel
it, then comb it back).
If you only put a small amount on dry
hair, you can let the gel dry, then brush it out. This will make your
hair moveable, but allow it to be shaped in some way. Once you shape
your hair the way you want it, it will still be moveable, so it won't
stay put unless you then spray it with hair spray.
Hair spray.
You can use this to make a style stay put. It will be stiff, and will
not move, but if used properly the style will look dry, not wet.
How to use
- Use spray by holding it about a foot from your hair, spray it
lightly, then let it dry. You can walk a little to speed up the
drying, or use a blow dryer, but don't touch your hair while its wet or
do any movements that cause your hair to move (a blow dryer has to be
somewhat far away and on a low setting) or it will dry looking wet. If
your hair is not staying put like you want it to after its dry, spray
it again, lightly (don't recoat while its still wet).
For
moveable hair, you could try brushing out the spray, but this has
disadvantages. One, it will not stay put as well as when its stiff.
Two, if you put too much goop in it and brush it out, you will get
white hairspray flakes in it that resemble dandruff.
Mousse. This a lighter product. Its good for taming small flyaway
hairs. You can use it at the roots for volume, like gel, or you can
use it throughout the hair by coating your hair with it, then letting
it dry and brushing it out. It won't give much hold, but your hair
will have moveablility.
Pomade. Pretty much always looks wet, and is stiff. Not much to do with this except for the slick back look.
How to use mousse or gel at the roots for hair that has volume on top and moves.
Put the gel or mousse at the roots, on your scalp. Bend over and blow
dry your hair with your head upside down. Don't brush out. It should
not look wet because you only used it on the roots, close to your head,
not the rest of the hair. Since you don't brush it out, your root area
will be stiff, but the rest of your hair will not be stiff and will
move.
How to do an extreme stiff style (mohawk for example).
You will
need products that hold a lot, like gel. You can follow them up with
hairspray for extra hold. Use gel like stated above, depending on
whether you want it to look wet or dry, follow up with coats of spray,
like stated above. If you don't care if it looks wet, but want it
stick up VERY high (like a foot off of your head), use egg yolks
instead of gel. You are now at risk of poking someone's eye out.
Tips:
Say you use gel / hairspray one day, then you go to bed and don't wash
your hair. Don't plan on getting up the next morning and going through
the same routine to style your hair. Recoating second day hairspray then brushing it out will cause the spray to turn into white flakes that resemble dandruff. You will have to wash your hair to get rid of it.
Anyone with any more how-to tips for the guys, feel free to post them here.
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