(This post was last modified: 08-26-2020, 07:56 AM by John Rose.)
My 'stache can span 8", and when I wanted to make it go perfectly straight out to the sides, ("English Handlebar" style) I couldn't find any wax that worked. The tips always wanted to curl.
Then I learned of the idea of using göt2b glued "Spiking Glue".
It washes out easily when you want it to, but does not fail if there's a light sprinkle of rain. It lasts me for most of a day at, say, an outdoor music festival in August.
When it did fail towards the end of the day, I could dampen it and reshape it into a slight curl making it at least be symmetrical.
It is way cheaper than any purpose-made 'stache wax too.
The difficult part was figuring out that I had to do only one side at a time.
- Apply some product to one side, and comb it in.
- Starting from the middle, use a hair dryer to dry it while shaping the half-stache with your fingers and working your way out to the tip. At the end, pinch it and hold out straight for maybe 30 seconds while it cools down. No twisting.
- Repeat on opposite side, applying product, combing it in, and drying while shaping.
If the very tips persist in curling up or cork-screwing, it may be that there are not enough strands of hair. At least three are needed to not curl. If need be, trim them back with scissors.
[edit...]
Thought I'd recycle this photo from another thread.
This is a few hours after applying the
göt2b glued Spiking Glue, photo taken by my barber for his Facebook album[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif] after giving me a buzzcut. [/font]My right side is just beginning to curl up a wee bit, but still not bad.
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