Hair styles: the best ways to achieve a slightly spiked men's look

A men's hairstyle that has become extremely popular is the slightly spiked look. If you have short hair, this might be the style for you. One of the most important things about the spiky look is finding the right styling product for your hair. It needs to define your hair while holding it all day.

One of the best hair products for men’s hair is styling pomade and styling wax. You can purchase these in hair salons or even grocery stores. It comes in a small container that has a lid, not a spray or gel. A little bit goes a long way and less than a finger full is more than plenty.

The best time to do your hair is when it is damp. If it is soaking wet, it will fall and if it is too dry, it may end up looking frizzy. Take a little bit on your finger and rub it into your hands. Then, imagining how you dry your hair off with a towel, do the same thing with the wax in your hands. Rub it in to your hair forcefully and making sure you don’t miss any spots. Once the wax is in your hair, it will dry within minutes so be sure not to waste time.

Smooth your whole hand across your hair, slicking it from front to back. Then bring your hand back across your hair in the shape of a “claw”. This allows for only some of the hair that you slicked back to return to the front. Then, keeping your hands in the “claw” form, move them up and down on the sides of your head. Fix the strands that are sticking out in the wrong places by taking your hands and gently pressing the top but not smashing. To achieve an even spikier look, after the last step, apply a tiny bit of wax to your fingers and twist and mold the strand ends together.

Another great idea is to have the spiked look in the front only. After rubbing the wax through out your hair, slick it back with your hands. Put your fingers through the front of your hair in an upward motion until you receive your desired look. Moving from back to front, use the access wax on your hands to smooth your hair gliding up with the curve of your hair. When looking at your profile, the final result will look as if your hair is in an upward slant.

If you like the spiky look, but do not like the gelled wet look, this is for you. Purchase a hair product with saltwater in it. It can be a spray or moose. When your hair is soaking wet, apply a tiny bit of wax/pomade to the tips of your hair. Blow-dry your hair until completely dry. Then run your fingers through tousling your hair. Spray a little bit of your saltwater product on your hair when it is dry and run your finger through. The saltwater ingredient defines your hair without making it look too gelled.

To add dimension to this hairstyle, try highlighting and low lighting. You can go to a salon or buy a kit and do it at home. A mistake that most people make when dying their hair is going to drastic. A man with dark hair should not use very light blonde highlights, and a man with blonde hair should not use dark brown low lights. Having 3 different shades of your natural color in your hair is your goal. For example, if a man with light brown hair wanted to add some color, he should add a shade lighter and a shade darker. A bleached blonde should try some dirty blonde and light brown low lights. A man with dark hair should try adding two colors that are a few shades lighter than his current color.

The dimension that dye gives your hair is a secret trick that most women use. But remember, the more subtle and natural looking your color looks, the better your hair will look. Using these hair coloring tricks helps achieve that slightly spiked look even better!