Good evening gents. Well, it finally hit me straight in my gob this evening. The thunderous right hand out of nowhere was mean old Mr. Reality finally getting it through my head I cannot use old school type pomades on my hair.
Many of you who haunt the grooming forum know of my dodgy use of petrolatum based pomades and brilliantine with mineral oil. Heck, even the castor oil versions of brilliantine are dicey at best. It all has to do with light coloured hair. Maybe some guys can pull it off but I either find I have too little on my hair or more likely, too much. Tonight was another episode in futility and it was my own fault. I was getting ready for my daughter's band concert and wanted to treat myself to some hair grooming. I went with American Crew pomade and immediately knew I used too much even though it was only a marble sized amount.
Even though I tried to spike it up a bit I knew if I left it in there within an hour my hair would be laying flat and looking stringy. And the heck of it is, I have a nice full head of hair. It even has a bit of natural wave and body to it. It is just the colour. A sandy blonde shade that just plays havoc in getting a nice look without appearing shabby. And the Crew pomade is not really all that old school. It is not petro based. It uses hydrogenated castor oil. It mattered not. My hair looked just horrid. So unless I want to go the slick back look, pomades will not work for me. It is just time to accept it. More's the pity since I REALLY like the idea of the old school stuff like Yardley's solid brilliantine.
I finally washed it out and used Cool Grease red instead. Much better. I think the new(er) school water based products are going to work better for me. So far the Cool Grease works well but the blue version is a bit less tacky feeling. Either way, the supply is spotty at best. So I need more suggestions for products. One gent suggested Grant's Golden Pomade and it looks promising. How about others?
Regards, Todd
Many of you who haunt the grooming forum know of my dodgy use of petrolatum based pomades and brilliantine with mineral oil. Heck, even the castor oil versions of brilliantine are dicey at best. It all has to do with light coloured hair. Maybe some guys can pull it off but I either find I have too little on my hair or more likely, too much. Tonight was another episode in futility and it was my own fault. I was getting ready for my daughter's band concert and wanted to treat myself to some hair grooming. I went with American Crew pomade and immediately knew I used too much even though it was only a marble sized amount.
Even though I tried to spike it up a bit I knew if I left it in there within an hour my hair would be laying flat and looking stringy. And the heck of it is, I have a nice full head of hair. It even has a bit of natural wave and body to it. It is just the colour. A sandy blonde shade that just plays havoc in getting a nice look without appearing shabby. And the Crew pomade is not really all that old school. It is not petro based. It uses hydrogenated castor oil. It mattered not. My hair looked just horrid. So unless I want to go the slick back look, pomades will not work for me. It is just time to accept it. More's the pity since I REALLY like the idea of the old school stuff like Yardley's solid brilliantine.
I finally washed it out and used Cool Grease red instead. Much better. I think the new(er) school water based products are going to work better for me. So far the Cool Grease works well but the blue version is a bit less tacky feeling. Either way, the supply is spotty at best. So I need more suggestions for products. One gent suggested Grant's Golden Pomade and it looks promising. How about others?
Regards, Todd
