How long is medium-length Hair and long Hair?
To check if you have the right article, we are talking about medium-length Hair and long Hair for men when we discuss the following lengths:
Medium-length Hair: 15 cm to 20 cm
Long Hair: 20 cm and longer
Do's and don'ts for medium-length Hair
- DO: Apply Styling on dry/almost-dry Hair. With wet Hair, there is still too much water in your hair, and these (water-based) products mix with the water in your Hair, causing the styling features of the products to disappear. Eventually, you might get some Hold in your Hair, but dry Hair works so much better
- DO: Wash with a Shampoo and treat with a Conditioner. Medium-length Hair becomes heavy quickly because there is too much Styling or residues of old Styling in your hair. This makes it impossible to get volume and achieve the desired style. Always start with washed and clean Hair. Conditioner cares for your hair and prevents a dry bunch of 'rope.' Be careful with Conditioner, don't use too much, a drop the size of a 2 euro coin is often enough.
- DO: Go for Matte Styling Products. There is a single exception, for example, a mega RockABilly Pompadour. For the rest, use matte products. You don't want shine in medium-length Hair, it quickly looks greasy.
- DO: Switch from Pomade to Hair Paste. Leave a Pomade or Hair Wax in the cupboard and try a Strong/High Hold Hair Paste or Hair Cream. Pomade tends to weigh down your Hair, removing all volume from your hair. Hair Paste and Hair Cream with a High Hold are ideal lightweight products to give a lot of volume and Hold to a medium-length hairstyle.
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DO: Blow-dry with a Surf Spray/Salt Spray. Volume is King with medium-length Hair and a good Hold as well. A Surf Spray or a Sea Salt Spray is the ideal pre-styler and provides better Hold and much more volume.
How to style medium-length Hair?
Medium-length Hair offers multiple styling possibilities. It's an in-between length that works well for different hairstyles. Casual/messy & Natural looks can be styled well with this length. Even a Pompadour works well with this length, but you will need a Hair Dryer and a pre-styler for it. Below you will find the best hairstyles for medium-length Hair and the corresponding styling products.
Style: Natural + Volume
Product Advice: Styling (High Hold | Matte Finish)
- Shear Revival Northern Lights Matte Hair Paste
- BluMaan Monarch Matte Hair Paste
- Patricks M3 Matte Finish | Strong Hold
Product advice: Pre Styler (More volume & Texture)
Style: Nonchalant & Messy
Product advice: Styling (Light/Medium Hold | Matte/Medium Shine)
Product advice: Pre Styler (More volume & Texture)
Style: Pompadour
Product advice: Styling (High Hold )
Product advice: Pre Styler (More volume & Hold)
Do's and Don'ts for medium-length Hair
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DO: Blow-dry and style. Volume is 'key' for longer Hair and you achieve this by blow-drying.
A loose pre-styler like a Surf Spray often works well in long Hair as a complete Styling. So use a pre-styling product with heat protection and apply it before you start blow-drying. This way, you're done in one go - DON'T: Pomade. Do not use Pomade's or other heavy styling products in long Hair. It weighs down your Hair, takes out the volume, and eventually looks like a greasy mess.
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DO: Wash with a Shampoo and treat with a Conditioner. Long Hair quickly becomes heavy because there is too much Styling or remnants of old Styling in your hair. As a result, you can't get any volume and you don't get the desired style. So always start with washed and clean Hair. Conditioner takes care of your hair and prevents a dry bunch of 'rope'. Be careful with Conditioner, do not use too much, a drop the size of a 2 euro coin is often enough.
How to style long Hair?
Long Hair doesn't really lend itself to being styled into a hairstyle like a Pompadour. Products like Pomade's and other heavy styling products are not recommended. With long Hair, make sure it falls well and add volume. You can do this with various products. Sprays are very suitable, Mousse or Hair Cream, but also a Light Hold Styling Hair Paste is a product that can work well in your longer Hair.
Style: Long Hair
Product advice: Styling (Light Hold)
