Quote from: alienbodybuilder on February 29, 2016, 09:46:57 AM
I don't care much for the quiff or pompadour. I'm narrow and undercut is the only haircut I like. Back in the summer I had a shaved head and it's not long enough yet to even have the under cut. The stuff I used before was messy sticky gel that came off in white flakes like dandruff at the end of the day. Then I tried hair cement, because I want my hair to stay in place, but then it was so stiff it took 30 minutes to was it out. The hair wax that a female hairdresser sold me barely held my hair down in place. I want it perfectly flat on my head and to look molded on is why I used so much products. I used to dye it and blow dry it with the gel in my hair as someone suggested.I haven't tried mousse yet. I never was good at doing my hair when I had women's short hair cuts either.
The quiff is good if you want to look more manly and you're pre T. It makes your head look squarer. I have an undercut and they come in many different varieties. You can have a very short undercut so you almost look bald on your sides or you can have it very slightly longer but your sides will still be cut with a razor instead of scissors; which makes it an undercut. You can also have have an undercut with or without a quiff.
Don't use hair gel. I believe most brands are no longer as bad as they used to be in that it gives you the wet crunchy look. I'm not even sure what it's used for now. Just stick with pomade and you can't go wrong. You can use it to keep your quiff in place or to flattern your hair to give that 1930s dapper look. I used to use hair cement and it's awful. Smells awful and is far too gunky. If you buy a product that's £10 plus then for the most part it'll be a good quality product and you won't have to use a lot for it to work. And even if you do it won't make your hair look greasy like the pomades of the 30s and 50s.
Many guys on youtube recommend putting some hair products in your hair before blow drying; but I don't think it makes much of a difference. I've never tried doing that method but my hair still looks good. It does take some practice to know how to style your hair; so don't get discouraged.
I'm not sure what mousse does either; I think it makes your hair look slightly messy to give you that bed head look. As a general rule pomade gives your hair a slight shine and makes your hair look tidy for a more masculine look. And hair wax makes your hair look messy with less of a shine to it.