This can help to boost structure, hold and texture. However, gel is cheap and if you want to give it a try, it can also be used in wet hair before blow drying and styling with a brush. If you’re after a hairstyle that looks natural, as though it has no product or that has lots of volume… Then you should really look into the world of waxes, clays, pastes and pomades. If you have short hair or want something to stick your hair up and give a dry or matte finish, then gel is not for you. However, the side effects of many gels can leave your hair looking greasy and dirty. Gel can also be good for taming long, curly, wavy or unruly hair in humid conditions. By applying sparingly to damp hair, coating all your hair evenly from root to tip, you can comb it into place before it sets to get a neat, shiny and classic look.Īs long as you don’t mind the wet look and minimal volume. Gel is typically good for wet/shiny looks when applied to dry or air dried hair. Gel has its purpose, but it’s not a blanket product that actually suits everyone’s hair type.
Nor is it the most effective way to use hair gel. Today’s truth is that this is not the best or most effective way to style your hair. I may have even been guilty on the odd occasion. Gel came in big tubs because people used it quickly, slathering it in like there was no tomorrow. I had a friend, and I swear he must have used about half a tub of gel in his hair every day. You probably remember those 90s and 2000s days where gel was used to tame unruly hair and create crusty wet looking spikey or slicked back finish. In the post, I hope I can help educate you on the hair styling options available to help you decide what it right.Īnd it starts with the question… Is hair gel right for me? The boom in men’s fashion and style has seen the development of many great types and variations of hairstyling products. So why wouldn’t men want to use it, right? Wrong. It offers hold, ease or application, scultability and simplicity. In the past, gel was one of the dominant men’s styling products on the market. So it got me thinking… How many people out their just use gel because that what they’ve always been using? So I decided to do some research to help answer whether you should still be using hair gel.įor decades gel was a household product that a lot of men to consider their go to styling product. If it wasn’t for my intervention, my dad and brother would still be using gel. How many of you can relate to this?įor a while now, I’ve been changing hairstyling products as much as girls change clothes, trying to create ambitious and trendy hairstyles. Now I wasn’t really worried about hair as a kid, but if I styled my hair, gel was the only option. My childhood photos are riddled with with shiny or spikey hair. With the pinch and pull method to create a spiky look.įinish the look with a liberal misting of hairspray and pat or pinch away any frizz or fly-away strands.Growing up as a child, I always remember there being a tub of gel in the bathroom to style our hair. You can initially rake the fingers back through the hair if you wish, but can follow that up These are applied to the fingertips, and the fingers are Pomade which is a wax-based styling product or use a sculpting paste. You should notice that the styling gel makes the hair stiffer, and the effect should be a fuzzy look as the hair is dispersed around the head.Īt this point you want to create the "spikes". You use is entirely your decision, but it should be "extra hold" formula) and blow dry the hair until this gel is dry in the hair. What I generally recommend to create a spiky hairstyle is applying a liberal amount of styling gel (the brand Naturally going to be very soft and pliable when it's freshly washed, so we need to dirty it up.
The goal is to create structure and texture where there currently is none.
If you don't mind using more product, then you can have the hair longer, but if you hate using product, then you'll need shorter hair. So, itīecomes a matter of balancing the two. The less length you have the less product you need. A: With fine hair your options are to go shorter or use more product.
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