Hair cuts

[fashion frank]

I got some Murray's today (originally went to Walgreens to get Royal Crown, but they didn't have it, despite their website saying it was in stores). I like the smell, it smells like coconut a bit. It seems pretty hard to get out of the can however, but once I put it in my hair, I noticed it had a very nice super shine, and it seems to hold pretty well. I didn't really put enough in my hair though, I will tomorrow however.

Does anyone have some tips on applying Murray's? I am not too used to pomades, since I usually use Brylcreem (I will use Brylcreem and Murray's or Royal Crown in the future).

Check out this web site : http://www.artofmanliness.com/ and also this one for general ref. http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/

All the Best ,Fashion Frank

 

[Retro Spectator]

Art of Manliness is a good website, I actually read there quite a bit before coming here. Gentleman's Gazette looks pretty interesting, and I assume they have much better information on clothes than Art of Manliness.

 

[scotrace]

I got some Murray's today (originally went to Walgreens to get Royal Crown, but they didn't have it, despite their website saying it was in stores). I like the smell, it smells like coconut a bit. It seems pretty hard to get out of the can however, but once I put it in my hair, I noticed it had a very nice super shine, and it seems to hold pretty well. I didn't really put enough in my hair though, I will tomorrow however.

Does anyone have some tips on applying Murray's? I am not too used to pomades, since I usually use Brylcreem (I will use Brylcreem and Murray's or Royal Crown in the future).

I heat it in the jar with a blast of hot air from the hair dryer, then scoop a little out and spread it around with my fingers. Then a hot dryer on my hair at low speed to distribute the goop. Then comb.

 

[Retro Spectator]

I don't have a hair dryer unfortunately. However, I have noticed that I can make it softer by rubbing it in my hands. Are there other ways to heat it without a hair dryer?

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Just don't put the tin can in the microwave.:eeek: Hairdryers are cheap. Before you heat up pomade in the oven or a bowl of warm water every day...just get a cheap hairdryer. It's less complicated.

I've found Murrays too strong for my thick hair. I use black and white for years now.

 

[Two Types]

I use black and white for years now.

Me too. I've been using it for 31 years - my god, that makes me feel old!

 

[Gorik]

Shave and a haircut, Sir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aob-Rq6Mv08

 

[scotrace]

From Tumblr.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Ray Milliand isn't it? Good example for a slightly longer haircut. Still clean

 

[scotrace]

Ray Milland it is. That's what I usually ask for. It's hard to make them understand.

 

[TSP13]

I love it when my hair does this, I have a picture somewhere.

 

[herringbonekid]

i envy anyone with thick heavy hair which moves like that.

 

[Metatron]

Ray Milland it is. That's what I usually ask for. It's hard to make them understand.

Me too. The great thing is you have a style which can look clean and professional but will start to 'express itself' after hard work or play.
To describe this to the barber I place two fingers above my ear and say 'fade to number two from here and don't cut anything off the top' and that seems to work.

 

[Two Types]

i envy anyone with thick heavy hair which moves like that.

I look back on the good old days when my hair was like that. Just like the rest of me, my hair doesn't have the same 'bounce' that it used to have.

 

[Fastuni]

I have heavy, thick, straight hair like that. But I´d prefer it a bit wavy... go figure.

 

[Patrick Hall]

To describe this to the barber I place two fingers above my ear and say 'fade to number two from here and don't cut anything off the top' and that seems to work.

I describe my cut in the same way - a 1 at the ears, skin fade on the back, and none of the top. But they always complain about the top remaining uncut - because they say it prohibits them from blending the sides properly, particularly on the side opposite the part.

 

[Benny Holiday]

I have heavy, thick, straight hair like that. But I´d prefer it a bit wavy... go figure.

Makes me think of a friend of mine, of Italian descent. In our younger days in the Rockabilly scene, every second guy was trying to pomade his straight hair into a wavy/curly Gene Vincent look, and there was my buddy who already had that look naturally spending all his time trying to straighten his hair!

 

[The Good]

From Tumblr.

Now those gifs have made me curious. What movie are they from? I've gotten close to that length, recently, although last Friday, I've had my hair cut shorter on the top than I normally do.

 

[Retro Spectator]

I still cannot find Royal Crown anywhere. Would a local pharmacy be more likely to carry it? Or should I just order it online?'

I have a made curious discovery. Murray's doesn't seem to like Brylcreem, as it seems to come out when I apply Brylcreem.

 

[Retro Spectator]

Today I went to Stop and Shop, and to my surprise, they carry Royal Crown Hairdressing. Tomorrow I shall post a picture.