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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:03 AM
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Egg whites, glue, hair spray, gel...
what's the best way to get a mohawk to fan? We've used sprays, gels and egg white...and I can't get it to fan evenly, without separating into these little clumps. Suggestions? Advice?

Help?

:shrug:



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kay1864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:16 AM
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1. Dunno, but I bet
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:19 AM
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3. Day-um....
:wow:

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kay1864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:22 AM
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5. Hey, I have a patent on that word!
"Day-um" is what I say when I see a pic of rrr! :loveya:

No fair swiping. :P
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:25 AM
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6. Awwwwwww....
:blush:

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buddhamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:18 AM
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2. heehee
Edited on Mon Jun-25-07 10:19 AM by buddhamama
:) how are you fanning it, with your hands? you're not trying for spikes, right?
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:22 AM
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4. No...not spikes...
Edited on Mon Jun-25-07 10:24 AM by reyd reid reed
I've been using my hands (slimy) and a comb (took all day on Friday to get the gunk out of the comb...and to think that same gunk's in his hair). :scared:

I tried to get a picture of it...but for some reason, the one that I took when I cut it won't upload to my photobucket. It's only 2-3 inches, though.

(edited to specify that it's the 'hawk that's 2-3 inches...not the pic)

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buddhamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:42 AM
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14. i know there are powders
you mix with the egg whites to make it less gunky and the hair easier to shape. i'll look into it. :)
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:25 AM
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7. Maybe you're just not meant to have a hairstyle from the 80s.
Edited on Mon Jun-25-07 10:26 AM by Richardo
The 1680s.:D

But really, don't they give you maintnenance instructions when you cut your hair like that?
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:26 AM
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8. Heh...tell that to my kid...
he wants to stand out.

He stands out, all right.

:eyes:

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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:45 AM
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15. If I took him to a salon, they probably would've...
along with a whole line of stuff to use. I did it in the kitchen, though.

I'm a tightwad.

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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:31 AM
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9. Hair wax
Not sure where you get it but that is what my kids have used.
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:33 AM
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10. Does it shampoo out?
I've known kids who have used glue...but that stuff has to literally be scrubbed out with baking soda.

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buddhamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:35 AM
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11. hair wax does wash out
you can find it in anywhere these days, most grocery stores carry it in the H&B aisle.
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 11:14 AM
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17. Not easily though
at least the stuff my kids have used.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:37 AM
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12. The care and feeding of mohawks
http://www.gothpunk.com/howtos/care-feeding-mohawks.html

Fanning is halfway down the page. No idea on her expertise, but it sounds reasonable.
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 10:41 AM
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13. That's the site I found when he first mentioned wanting one...
I found that hair glu stuff she mentions...but it's expensive (even the cheaper stuff she talks about is 6.00). I bought a can of #4 Rave and it works better than the egg whites...doesn't droop in the back...but it took me all day to get it out of the comb. That stuff is scary. And it still separates into...not spikes, but it doesn't fan well, either. It's got to be something I'm doing wrong. I'm about to just tell him to lay with his head on something covered with plastic wrap while it dries.

:scared:

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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 11:14 AM
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16. Knox unflavored gelatine.


Though really the type of fixative is secondary to simply taking as much care as possible.

Also, it merits mention that caring about perfect fanning is poseur shit, strictly for postcard punx. ;)
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 11:22 AM
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18. Instructions for everything are always online ;-)
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dropkickpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 01:43 PM
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19. Seriously
Ozone chewing AquaNet (strongest hold), a bristle brush, a hair dryer, towel and either bathroom counter or table or something. Lay towel on table, have him hold his head so the soon to be up 'hawk lays flat along the table and you brush the hair out in the shape you want. Spray liberally with the 'net and direct hair dryer (on low) from the scalp outward towards end of hair until hair is nice and stiff. Repeat on other side of head. Repeat and repeat until it's nice and stiff.

The other stuf may hold, but is a freaking pain to wash out, and the egg and gelatin mixes tend to stink if its a hot sweaty day.
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