Pomade

[habberdasher]

castor oil

Isn't that used to induce labor?!

 

[PhantomKnight]

The easy way to apply pomade

To add shine to any pomade-fueled hairstyle just coat it with Vasoline Hair Tonic (Elvis used Vasoline Hair Tonic: http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/developing_elvis.shtml). It does weaken the pomade slightly though - so Murray's Original + Hair Tonic = Shiny medium-hold pomade! Combinations are the key!

 

[PhantomKnight]

Applying Pomade: the two easiest ways

On the topic of the easiest way to apply the thick pomade to hair.

I am a huge Elvis fan and so i love sporting the pompadour but with my curly, CURLY, CURLY!!! hair that is almost impossible. Until i discovered pomade. The trouble was applying it to my hair easily considering how thick it is.

The easiest way ever, EVER ever EVER ever (if you have the time) is to sit it on the tin on a hot surface (like a frying pan) and let it melt. This has been mentioned, i think, on the Murray's website. If you take the time you will notice how easy it is - the thick pomade becomes as smooth as shampoo and goes in just as easily to damp, post-shower hair.

The other method i use if i don't have as much time is to get in the shower with my tin of pomade and place it down somewhere (i get the best results by just dropping it on the floor of the shower). The heat not only helps your hair receive the pomade but the pomade softens a little.

I then grab a little out of the can when i am about to finish my shower and work it into my hands while letting hot water run directly over it. It is amazing how easy it then becomes to just do the ol' 'hair mussing' to yourself and watch it all get worked in like a charm.

On the issue of the flakes; they come about by exceeding what i like to call your hairs 'saturation point' (which, when you think about it, is pretty obvious).

 

[univibe88]

I like to run a hot hair drier over the open tin for a few moments. Softens it up just right.

 

[Schofields]

castor oil

i think its a laxitive lol

 

[brylcreem boy]

To add shine to any pomade-fueled hairstyle just coat it with Vasoline Hair Tonic (Elvis used Vasoline Hair Tonic: http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/developing_elvis.shtml). It does weaken the pomade slightly though - so Murray's Original + Hair Tonic = Shiny medium-hold pomade! Combinations are the key!

Yeah and a little goes a long way- that stuff is way greasy/oily

 

[mrbork]

Yeah and a little goes a long way- that stuff is way greasy/oily

Vasoline Hair Tonic is simply mineral oil with a little fragrance. Try your local beauty supply; there are usually many different kinds and combinations of oils you can try out. Some of them are great for shine, depending on our hair type. How's it going with the Groom&Clean, Brylcreem Boy? I use it every day, usually after having a go with Vitalis. Great shine and hold.

 

[John in Covina]

I like reading about the 2 and 3 stage applications of hair fixin's come in for the perfect combination. A lot of us seem to like to experiment with products making us scientists at heart.

 

[brylcreem boy]

Vasoline Hair Tonic is simply mineral oil with a little fragrance. Try your local beauty supply; there are usually many different kinds and combinations of oils you can try out. Some of them are great for shine, depending on our hair type. How's it going with the Groom&Clean, Brylcreem Boy? I use it every day, usually after having a go with Vitalis. Great shine and hold.

The Groom and Clean is my daily go to now. It washes out easily and I also start off with Vitalis. I usually shower and towel dry my hair damp and then saturate it with Vitalis and apply groom and clean and its good for the day. The picture in my avatar was taken right after applying these 2 products.. My good friend Kerry shot that picture and the hair turned out nicely for it.

 

[habberdasher]

My good friend Kerry shot that picture and the hair turned out nicely for it.

For your style did you first comb your hair back, then combed over it but still keeping the front combed back creating a poof?

 

[flat-top]

When my hair becomes particularly unruly, I use a pomade called S Curl. It's kinda like Murrays but seems more pliable right out of the can. It's a real pomade, so it won't just wash out.
It's really cheap too. I usually find it in discount stores.
http://texasbeautysupplies.com/lusscurwavpo.html

 

[habberdasher]

Just bought some Vitalis tonic-it has a surprisingly good hold, like RC. Smells like alcohol; I like it.

 

[brylcreem boy]

For your style did you first comb your hair back, then combed over it but still keeping the front combed back creating a poof?

Sorry for the delayed reply. After working in about a quarter sized dollup of groom and clean. I then comb in a sharp part, once the part is there I comb the parted hair straight back, then recomb the part leaving the front up and back. On windy days I will lock it all in with a quick blast of hairspray in the front to keep the quiff in place.

 

[habberdasher]

Sorry for the delayed reply. After working in about a quarter sized dollup of groom and clean. I then comb in a sharp part, once the part is there I comb the parted hair straight back, then recomb the part leaving the front up and back. On windy days I will lock it all in with a quick blast of hairspray in the front to keep the quiff in place.

So you do comb over the front combed back, creating a quiff?

 

[brylcreem boy]

Lets hear it for Groom and Clean

This stuff is great for the classic parted or slicked back haircuts of the 30's, 40's and 50's. I have been using about a quarter sized dollup of this stuff with a little vitalis and man does my hair have a deep shine. It is easy to recomb and keeps my parted style in place all day. It is water rinsable- so if nothing else is used it comes out clean when you wash your hair once. if you have not tried it, you owe it to yourself to give it a try.

 

[Nick D]

After I got my long hair cut off, I used V05 gelwax to keep my hair in place, but it didn't last through the day. So I tried Alberto Balsam hair wax, which despite being dirt cheap actually holds very well all day, though it gives me worse than usual hat hair.

I had been a bit leery of Brylcreem after reading some comments on it, but decided to give it a go anyway. Holy cow, I love this stuff! I got the Original anti-dandruff, so it has a slight lemon scent. I don't know if the regular original has the lemon. It holds my hair better than the V05 or hair wax, but keeps it soft and doesn't set up like cement. It combs back easily, doesn't let my hair take the shape of my hat crown, and it gives a shine to my hair without looking slicked down with bear grease.

Cheers
Nick

 

[Ghostsoldier]

This stuff is great for the classic parted or slicked back haircuts of the 30's, 40's and 50's. I have been using about a quarter sized dollup of this stuff with a little vitalis and man does my hair have a deep shine. It is easy to recomb and keeps my parted style in place all day. It is water rinsable- so if nothing else is used it comes out clean when you wash your hair once. if you have not tried it, you owe it to yourself to give it a try.

Where do you find it, Bcb?
Rob

 

[Lensmaster]

Where do you find it, Bcb?
Rob

I use it sometimes. I found it at Walgreen's.

 

[John in Covina]

I found the Groom and Clean at Walmart.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I've heard baby oil is a good cheap additive, I know some people that slick their hair down with just that (mineral oil is in a lot of hair dressings.) I tried just the baby oil, as a thrifty guy, but It's no good if you're trying for a pomp or anything. You need something thicker. I use Brylcreem on the top and baby oil in the sides, if I'm out of Hair Tonic, works pretty slick, no pun intended.