How 2 Spike Boys Hair - Page 2

dzandiloo · #16 08-11-2003, 04:10 PM

You guys rock! Thanks for the advice...he has an appointment with a super-trendy stylist on Saturday (only b/c my 5 year old daughter who starts kindergarten on Monday has one, and I figured I'd just go ahead an get them both done...)...if anyone can cut it the way it needs to be cut, she can....

My little brother, who is part Mexican & has really thick/coarse hair, suggested we use the cheap dippity-doo stuff...I guess we will start with that & if it doesn't work, I will hunt down some of the other suggestions.

One last question-do you spray it after you've gelled it?

Kevlar281 · #17 08-11-2003, 08:17 PM

I don't spray.

LuaBlanca · #18 08-11-2003, 08:45 PM

My brother uses mousse right after the shower, gets dressed, then rubs in pomade on top and gel on the back and sides. When he gets it right, it all gets a few pumps of hairspray and he's all set.

I watched him doing this one day, fascinated, while I brushed my teeth. It's histerically funny.

He sprays after he's done with the "goopy stuff" to make sure it doesn't move.... He uses my Aussie mousse, some pretty pricey pomade, and Rave gel and hairspray. Apparently, "Rave" products come in teal bottles, and you can buy them at Wal*Mart. He used to use some expensive (and more masculine) hairspray and gel but he found that Rave works the best and doesn't "smell too much like a chick." (That's a direct quote...)
He buys it himself and he doesn't have much money so I'm assuming it's fairly cheap.

Btw- I think it's cute that your 3rd grader is going to have spikey hair lol.

CC1GC · #19 08-11-2003, 11:55 PM

After about 15 minutes out of the shower i put styling cream in my hair twice, then a little gel for substance. Styling cream will give the hold but the softness as opposed to using only gel.

sigmanuzk · #20 08-12-2003, 01:42 AM

I spray when it's humid otherwise the gel tends to give.

Sverige · #21 08-12-2003, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by dzandiloo
OK-my son, who is 8 years old, has decided that he wants to wear his hair in that spikey style that "all the young men" are wearing (andi showing her age).... Problem? His hair is very stubborn & will not stand up for very long. I have tried many products-the latest is the cheapest-arse gel I can find. Still, no luck.

Someone help me!!! Please!!! The kid has finally started caring about how he looks, and I want to help him out.... Do I gel it & spray it to death? What kind of products should I be using? Why do the other boys in his class still have their hair sticking up at the end of the day, and his is all dry & silly looking?

School starts in a week & we have to have this worked out before the first day of 3rd grade!!!

Spikey hair is so last year. It was in style for the past 2 1/2-3 yrs. Shorter hair is making a comeback. I do know a lot of guys who bic their heads these days.

If you still want to spike it I'd go to a salon. I tried cheap shit a couple of times, my hair just didn't spike. I'm also plagued with stupid cow licks on the front above the forehead and the back towards the top. One weekend I was being pampered by getting a pedicure, swedish massage, a mud mask and then a hair makeover. After I got over the initial fact of feeling gay, a buddy of mine went with me, it was all groovy. When it came time for the hair I told the girl that the hair gods must have it in for her, you can't do much with cow licks. Anyhow, all she really did was put some super expensive paste in it and then ran her fingers through it to mash all the paste in. After it was all mashed in...she yanked it upwards and we got spikes. It was cool. That was back when we were on our wanna be model-looking binge.

I'd go to a salon and seek professional help if want your son to be a hottie at school.

Rudey · #22 08-13-2003, 12:01 AM

None of these guys know what they're talking about. Spiking your hair is pretty 2001 though.

To spike it, follow directions:
Buy ice gel.
Take shower and dry hair...wait a good 7 minutes until no longer wet but still slightly damp.
Rub gel into hair going forward and then going back.
Then manipulate while blowdrying at low speed to dry it.

For added kick, spray it with hair spray right after the gel and then blow dry. That'll be tough as nails.

Now this is what I recommend you do if you want your kid to be cool. Go buy fiber (amer crew and sebastian will do) or dry wax from paul mitchell. Rub a bit into your hand, then throughout your hair. You can manipulate it any way you want throughout the day and can go for the just out of bed look instead of the Eurotrash "I just coked up on a train" spikey look.

-Rudey

dzandiloo · #23 08-13-2003, 12:19 AM

LOL

Like I said...he got his dad's sense of style (although in his fraternity boy days, the man had some taste...that's a joke, of course, but I wish he'd buy shirts that were some color other than navy...

).... Good thing about boys' hair--it's easy to adjust to the trends...usually pretty short no matter what you do with it

...not like women's hair which has to be beat/mutilated/spindled/tangled/flat ironed/whatevered to death...grow it out, cut it off...is there a women's "do" that doesn't take months to cultivate? OK, that's an exaggeration....

Hopefully this year, the kid'll look at what the other guys are doing and not hesitate...

WHatever happens, I'm betting he will probably end up with that just-rolled-out-of-bed look...if that's happenin' right now, he's way ahead of the curve for once.