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NFT: Hair gel?

GiantsUA : 8/19/2019 6:51 pm
Anyone use it?

As an older guy with salt and pepper hair(a lot of salt) I am thinking about trying it, ala Bob Popa/Pat Riley

What brand?
Go for the good stuff  
Larry in Pencilvania : 8/19/2019 6:56 pm : link
Vitalis all the way
What look are you going  
pjcas18 : 8/19/2019 6:58 pm : link
for?


Ha! not quite.  
GiantsUA : 8/19/2019 7:09 pm : link
I see they still make Brylcreem - a little dab'll do you
Got2beGlued  
Simms : 8/19/2019 7:17 pm : link
CVS, Amazon.
Tab the size of a quarter in the palm of your hand, rub in , tossle and leave it, or comb once and done.
Don't go with the Brylcream  
Diver_Down : 8/19/2019 7:39 pm : link
Dapper Dan.  
Red Dog : 8/19/2019 7:45 pm : link
Never use Fop.
Dapper Dan.  
Red Dog : 8/19/2019 7:45 pm : link
Never use Fop.
I stopped with gel. Instead use palmade  
Matt M. : 8/19/2019 7:46 pm : link
and/or stuff called surfer hair. It doesn't look wet and doesn't get hard/crunchy like gel, but holds well.
call PrimeTime...  
BCD : 8/19/2019 7:54 pm : link
....
American Crew  
eric2425ny : 8/19/2019 8:02 pm : link
Forming Cream, one with light green sticker on lid.
Redken thickening lotion  
Vanzetti : 8/19/2019 8:13 pm : link
Then after it drys Aveda shaping wax.
This stuff  
Mark from Jersey : 8/19/2019 8:31 pm : link
is the best I have ever used. Bit pricey but it lasts
link - ( New Window )
RE: I stopped with gel. Instead use palmade  
pjcas18 : 8/19/2019 8:43 pm : link
In comment 14536268 Matt M. said:
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and/or stuff called surfer hair. It doesn't look wet and doesn't get hard/crunchy like gel, but holds well.


Pomade
My hair is thick  
RobCrossRiver56 : 8/19/2019 9:07 pm : link
So for years I would use LA Looks mega hold. Cheap and worked well. Now I prefer to use Tresemme mouse super hold instead.

No, I did not spend a night at the Roxbury.. well maybe
Pomade, fiber cream  
10thAve : 8/19/2019 9:13 pm : link
Are the way to go. You can get matte finish or high shine (I prefer matte). My goto products are American Crew fiber, MVRCK, and The Holy Black.
My barber  
pjcas18 : 8/19/2019 9:26 pm : link
has this pomade he sells in the store.

it's available on amazon.


American Crew  
Darth Paul : 8/19/2019 10:01 pm : link
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RE: What look are you going  
Beer Man : 8/20/2019 6:52 am : link
In comment 14536229 pjcas18 said:
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for?


LOL
I use a lighter-hold  
Pete in MD : 8/20/2019 10:03 am : link
gel that my barber used to sell called Stephan Stay-Styled Gel. It's on Amazon but I get a better deal buying it in bulk from a barber supply website. My hair needs something or it sticks straight up but I don't like the super-hold gel or pomade.
The wet head is dead  
PEEJ : 8/20/2019 10:13 am : link
.
I wanted something to hold without loooking like I use product  
Bill L : 8/20/2019 10:34 am : link
I ended up with Paul Mitchell's Tea Tree Shaping Cream. I love the stuff. you can put it on dry hair and make it look like you are using product or put it on wet hair and after blow drying, it looks pretty natural.
RE: Redken thickening lotion  
FranknWeezer : 8/20/2019 11:10 am : link
In comment 14536283 Vanzetti said:
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Then after it drys Aveda shaping wax.


Second Aveda. But I use the grooming clay.
when I used to slick my hair back  
Greg from LI : 8/20/2019 2:21 pm : link
I used American Crew pomade
My go-to...  
Mike in Long Beach : 8/20/2019 2:26 pm : link
.
American Crew Molding Clay - ( New Window )
American Crew  
crackerjack465 : 8/20/2019 2:38 pm : link
They're all great.

I have soft hair so I use the forming cream. It's for high hold / high shine.
V76 Texture Clay...  
Jan in DC : 8/20/2019 2:54 pm : link
is what I use. Keeps your hair in place, makes it feel thicker and doesn't make it look like your hair is wet.
Guido...  
BMac : 8/20/2019 3:57 pm : link
...city!
I use it...  
EricJ : 8/20/2019 3:58 pm : link
.
The think I like about the clay I linked above  
Mike in Long Beach : 8/20/2019 4:01 pm : link
is the lack of a slimy/wet look to it. Yet, it doesn't provide a sloppy "just got out of bed" look either. It provides a neat, professional hold, without looking shiny and wet.
Just go bald it's way easier  
Prude : 8/21/2019 10:57 pm : link
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