I was about to ask this from my barber today, but once again forgot. She doesn’t even seem to use produts most of the time i get my hair cut, yet she gets my hair straight and better looking than i ever could in my life. She just prays something out a bottle
Do you know any tutorial videos for a total idiot like me who only learns by watching or doing it? What kind of produts do you use? Do you know versions of those products that are don’t smell at all?
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I would just ask her dude.
She don’t use a blow dryer or anything? And this mysterious bottle. Is it just water??
I swear by wella shockwaves matt clay. Use the right amount and it’ll hold your style but doesn’t give it that wet look gel does. It looks natural.
You can train your hair as well. If you style it the same way every day it begins to not only look better but easier too.
What’s your hair style? I’m a dude with long hair, past my shoulders, and I towel dry and then use a sea salt spray, sort of fluff my hair around and work it in, and then let it dry naturally.
My hair ends up looking like I spent all day at the beach, and I love that.
Without knowing your haircut, style, and preferences nobody will be able to help you, but there are unscented versions of pretty much any product you can imagine should you find something you like.
Not much to go on for what you are trying to achieve but as you say straight hair, buy mini hair straighteners these have a narrow head so you can straighten short hair. Otherwise the usual stuff, buy a matt finish wax probably the best.
Buy a comb and pomade. I like American Crew heavy hold pomade. Play around with your hair and find a look that you like. Alternatively, ask your barber how they did it. There is a lot of factors with hair such as texture, thickness, cow licks, head shape, etc. so it is going to take some experimenting to find what works for you.
I’d ask her. Also remember, she does this all day, almost everyday. It’s a skill or trade that she has mastered
Seasalt spray.
Ask her. I did, and now I’m very happy with my hairstyle. For me she recommended sea salt spray for puffing back a fringe on a tight hairline after washing it.
I always wash my hair before styling it, and use a blow dryer to shape it in place with a brush.
Then I use some kind of wax/clay (Matte separation from Tigi) because it’s invisible and stays in place.
But for me the most important thing is the first step. Hair is easier to manage after this, if I don’t do it I cannit get the good result I want.
Wash it, dry it, comb to the back. My hair is long, so it gets into position automatically.
Every single day. I used to never style my hair in high school but at like 22 years old a bit before the pandemic, I mastered the art. I have really thick hair so I use really thick clay, I take around a tablespoon and I spread it across both my hands, on and between my fingers and then I run my fingers through my hair, pull the hair back to the right side and I used a “slick backed hair” hairbrush to pull it back even more and to create a nice separation on the side.
Then I use a hairdryer, set it to medium heat and medium speed and shoot it to the hair on the front, on my forehead and I brush my hair while I’m doing it. I keep going and brush like 15 times and then I’m done. Throughout the day, my hair does not move, no matter how much wind I have to deal with. But if it has gotten very long, I need to go get a new haircut because then it doesn’t stay up completely. Doing this has also reduces acne on my forehead by a lot.
Also, when I get a haircut, I ask for a 2 on the sides and show a picture of Chris Hemsworth with a short haircut (because we have the same widow’s peak hairline). And I tell her to thin out the top as much as possible. Without this, it would be impossible to style my hair. If your hair is naturally thin, anything will work, even hair gel. For me though, it has always been more complicated.
I run some water over it and flatten the cow licks.