Recent blog posts about 'Gel'

8 Nov
2009

Create Your Own Funky Hairstyle With Gel

Posted by Hair Styles

funky hairstyle using gelCreate Your Own Funky Hairstyle With Gel

Many people prefer to use styling products in their hair to help create a certain look, but many people overlook styling gel.  Gel was a popular styling product in the 1980’s and 1990’s but often gets overlooked today, but is needed if you plan on creating your own funky hairstyle.

Hair gel is used for both men and women’s hairstyles.  Styles including slicking hair back, sticking hair straight up as in a Mohawk style, keeping curls in place or keeping hair straight, creating a “bed head” look (tousled but stylish, but as if the person just rolled out of bed), side swept bangs, “preppy” styles, and “punk” styles.  There are so many funky hairstyles you can create using hair gel.

How much hair gel you will need depends on the length of your hair and they style you wish to wear.  There are also different types or strengths of gel.  For example you would need to use a firm holding gel to accomplish a Mohawk.  A medium strength gel would work great for styles that need just a little help to create.  There is also a gel to help your curly hair hold its curl and to enhance its natural beauty.

trendy funky hairstyle with gelGel is a great alternative to other styling products, and can be a great resource for creating funky hairstyles for both men and women.  Go out and get yourself some, experiment and have fun creating your own personal hairstyle.

If you have any questions about how to create your own funky hairstyle using gel, then please “Ask The Hairstylist” a question and we will post the response here.


2 Nov
2009

The Best Products For Wavy Hairstyles With Bangs

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zooey deschanel wavy hairstyle with bangsThe Best Products For Wavy Hairstyles With Bangs

The wavy hairstyle is a great style but most of the time needs the use of a product such as hairspray or mouse to keep it in place. One of the problems faced with wavy hair is that even though the hair is wavy, the bangs, if they are shorter than the rest of the hair tend to have more of a curl than a wave. The issue is that the bangs do not do what you want them to do without using some kind of spray our gel. It is an easy fix once you know what product you want to use and the most common fix is to use hairspray.

If you are trying to have a wavy hairstyle, the use of hairspray might not be your best option because it dries much too fast. You need a product like mouse or gel that will give you the time to style your hair and to make it wavy before it dries. Sometimes hairspray is hard to work with just because it dries too quickly. Most hair gels tend to leave your hair looking greasy and feeling hard unless if you buy a gel that does not get hard. Adding mouse to your bangs is not necessarily the best product as well.

The prefect product to add to your bangs to get them to do what you want would be the use of hair wax. Some hair wax will not get hard and allows you to style your hair without having a time limit before it gets too hard to work with. Most hair waxes also do not make your hair appear to be greasy, which is a huge issue with many other products.

Creating the wavy hair style can be simple if you have the right products to use in your hair. It is important to remember that your bangs are a huge part of your hair style and need to be done correctly since it’s the first part of your hair most people see.

If you have any questions about the Wavy Hairstyle with Bangs please, “Ask The Hairstylist” a question and we will post the response here.


30 Oct
2009

The Best Hairstyles For Teenage Boys

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teenage boys hairstyles leonardoThe Best Hairstyles For Teenage Boys

Boys have it easy when it comes to styling hair, not only does it come naturally but they have many different styles to choose from. Styling a teenage boy’s hair can be easy as there are many different styles to choose from without ever making a single cut. Be sure that your hair is not greasy looking and anything you do with the hair will look great. Even today, there are no bad hair days because even messy boy hair is a very popular style.

There once was a day where boys all had the same hair style, cut short with nothing more to their hair. That is a style of the past, but most boys still stick to it, just because it’s a style of hair. Today boys let their hair grow long and styling it has because an art. Teenage boys have even adopted the dreadlock style, mainly from not washing their hair. By letting all of the natural grease and grim of the hair, it would cause the hair to ‘dreadlock’ into place, which became a style for boys.

Because of celebrities such as Zac Efron, long shaggy hair has become one of the more popular teenage boy hairstyles of today. This hairstyle is cool, attractive and looks great on any teenage boy. It is easy to achieve this look as long as you have some type of hair product like gel or pomade. You do not even have to brush your hair, but with your hand as you apply either mouse or gel. After applying a small dab throughout your hair all you have to do is mess it up and let it sit on your head. Try not to get the hair too ‘organized’ as its supposed to look slightly messy.

Another great looking teenage boy hairstyle is to spike the hair up. For this style you will always have to use some type of stronger gel to hold it in place and to comb your hair until its spiked up. You do not necessarily need to use a comb, but rather use your hands and you will achieve a look that not only is popular today but something that is new and messy looking. The key to a good hairstyle for any teenage boy is to make it look messy and use products such as mouse or gel.

If you have any questions about the best hairstyles for teenage boys then “Ask The Hairstylist” a question and we will post the reply here.