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Well, I've gotten bored of looking like a hippy, so I'm changing hairstyles over to a Mohawk. However, I've run into the snag that I have next to no clue how to actually do do one. I assume that it can't be too difficult, but I have no idea where to start.

How do you keep a straight line? How wide is too wide? Is doing it on your own pheasible, or am I going to need a friend to give me a hand?

I searched google, but it didn't have any particularly useful advice. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing?

NEVER DO YOU OWN MOHWK EVER! In my misspent you I had ocation to have a 'hawk or two. A good rule is 3 fingers wide. Do NOT use superglue to "erect" you 'hawk (it breaks you hair) Elmers glue however does work they used to (probably before you were born) made the stuff called "hair welder" that was friggin awesome. (It was a liquid polymer that made you hair 100% rhino horn rigid ...but you have to use this special solvent shampoo to get it out. ) Best o luck

Well, I've gotten bored of looking like a hippy, so I'm changing hairstyles over to a Mohawk. However, I've run into the snag that I have next to no clue how to actually do do one. I assume that it can't be too difficult, but I have no idea where to start.

How do you keep a straight line? How wide is too wide? Is doing it on your own pheasible, or am I going to need a friend to give me a hand?

I searched google, but it didn't have any particularly useful advice. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing?

Have someone else make it for you. They're easy to maintain on your own. It just takes two mirrors & a trimmer, but it's tricky to cut your own hair straight for the first time.

If you can hold your breath for 10-15 mins, hairspray is great for getting it up. Beats viagra hands down. Doesn't last long though, so expect to hold your breath for 10-15 mins every morning after the shower.

Eggwhites whipped with sugar is even better than hairspray. It takes a while the first few times you do it, but with a bit of practice, it'll be faster than hairspray. It's pretty strong & eliminates the bother of having your hair reduced to a floppy mop when do something other than remaining perfectly still for a day.

The most effective goo for getting it up, is undoubtedly gelatine. It smells like shit while you do it, and like eggwhites, it takes a bit of practice. But with practice, it only takes a couple of minutes to do a 12" mohawk, and if you do it right, it'll last nearly indefinitely. Word of advice though: wash it out once a week & leave your hair down for a day or two. Otherwise you'll start growing bald spots, 'cos your head won't get fresh air.

Don't try to set a mohawk if you haven't got a blowdrier handy. It'll take all day & end up looking like shit.

NEVER DO YOU OWN MOHWK EVER! In my misspent you I had ocation to have a 'hawk or two. A good rule is 3 fingers wide. Do NOT use superglue to "erect" you 'hawk (it breaks you hair) Elmers glue however does work they used to (probably before you were born) made the stuff called "hair welder" that was friggin awesome. (It was a liquid polymer that made you hair 100% rhino horn rigid ...but you have to use this special solvent shampoo to get it out. ) Best o luck

Right on the money. Especially the "don't do your own" part. Really. REALLY. DON'T. DO. YOUR. OWN.

You think your head is symmetrical. It's not. You need a second pair of eyes to get the line as straight-on as possible.

Okay, let me back up, though, into the realm of personal preference-

My advice is DON'T GET A 'HAWK AT ALL.

Seriously, you don't wanna look like a hippie?

Lemme ask you, then, do you want to look like a clueless "Quincy Punk" who thinks that "Sid was awesome" and that the Ramones aren't played out, commoditized frat-rock for over 25 years now?

Want to look like one of those poser 'tards who just bought the Exploited "Punks Not Dead" album at the local Virgin Megastore, and can't wait to crank it so everyone in 10th grade will know how "anarchistic" you are?

Mohawks are worn by those who are desperate to prove they aren't the conformists that everyone else knows they are.

Don't be that person.

Hairstyles, nay, hair itself, is a big waste of fucking time.

Just shave down and be ugly and lumpy. It's all right. Go ahead. Bald ain't beautiful (at all), but at least it's cheap, and you don't have any "aftercare" problems or any jive to go through in the morning.

Be like the Sheer Terror 7", Ugly and Proud.




EDIT: If this post seems overtly hostile, please ingest it with a whole barrel a' salt;)

there are gels specifically for mohawks

my friend did his hawk up with elmers glue - eggs :confused: and an iron - so I'm told.

Mohawk advice? Hmmm...I'll have to see if any of the Mohawk I know would deign to come and speak to you...being Cree, I suppose my advise is not as culturally relevant:p

Don't mind the other old farts, do what you want. Baby punks always gets shit from everyone. Just tell them to fuck off & stand up for yourself.

The advice given here is sound though. I've had a mohawk for the last 15 years or so, so I'd like to think I know.

I had a mohawk. I thought it was neat, my mom didn't.... But yea, as the others have said, get somebody else to do it for you. I don't know about gels and other such stuff to keep it up. I just used an assload of hairspray and it kept it in good shape for the time I had it. I've got pictures if you want to see. Word of warning though, don't do this in the winter, it gets very cold, especially when snowboarding.;)

Want to look like one of those poser 'tards who just bought the Exploited "Punks Not Dead" album at the local Virgin Megastore, and can't wait to crank it so everyone in 10th grade will know how "anarchistic" you are?

Mohawks are worn by those who are desperate to prove they aren't the conformists that everyone else knows they are.

Don't be that person.

Not if he completes the look with excessive tattoos and lots of sick piercings.

I worked with a guy like that. He had two full sleeves, 27 piercings (including a frenum ladder), and a green mohawk about 9' tall. The look worked for him.

Mohawks, much as with long hair, take too much effort to take care of. Hell, I'm irritated with my hair as it is, and it's only two or three inches long!

Heres some advice, don't get a mohawk.

Heres some advice, don't get a mohawk.

I agree with this one. Guys look so much more sexy without them.

Seriously, you don't wanna look like a hippie?

yeah dude, hippies rock :)

yeah dude, hippies rock :)

I have to agree, hippies rule! And mohawks arn't hippy!

Thanks for the advice from everyone. I'll make sure that I get a friend to help me out with the cut.

Thanks for the advice from everyone. I'll make sure that I get a friend to help me out with the cut.

Nooooooooooo....
Seriously, i think mohawks are probably the worst things ever!!!

Nooooooooooo....
Seriously, i think mohawks are probably the worst things ever!!!

I did the whole long unkempt hair (in multiple different colors) for a few years. I want to do something new, and a Mohawk seemed like the best choice. Besides which: hippies have been out since the 70's, fool! :p

It won't be a very tall one (for practical reasons: I wouldn't be able to walk through doors without stooping), so take some comfort.

Well, I've gotten bored of looking like a hippy, so I'm changing hairstyles over to a Mohawk. However, I've run into the snag that I have next to no clue how to actually do do one. I assume that it can't be too difficult, but I have no idea where to start.

How do you keep a straight line? How wide is too wide? Is doing it on your own pheasible, or am I going to need a friend to give me a hand?

I searched google, but it didn't have any particularly useful advice. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing?

I'd say reconsider your decision. It doesnt look good on anyone....

I'd say reconsider your decision. It doesnt look good on anyone....

I assure you that I have never once in my life looked good, and that I'm not going to start to now because of a magical haircut. I may as well have fun and not worry about how ugly I look.

if you do it, you have to dye it lurid green...

Green was my plan anyway (being as how green is the dye I have on hand from the last time I died the hair).

I would recommend one of these ...
http://www.ov-1mohawk.org/68-15932.jpg

I would recommend one of these ...
http://www.ov-1mohawk.org/68-15932.jpg

Those are a bit more expensive though. Not really affordable for a young chap out for a new look.

Those are a bit more expensive though. Not really affordable for a young chap out for a new look.Not to mention how uncomfortable & unhandy they are when worn as wigs.

Not to mention how uncomfortable & unhandy they are when worn as wigs.
But it makes a hell of a first impression.

Green was my plan anyway (being as how green is the dye I have on hand from the last time I died the hair).

Yes, you really are making the hair die. :p

Seriously though, dude, no mohawk. :rolleyes:

The mohawk will look fine. The kind of people in this thread dumping on your choice aren't the kind of people you'd want to hang out with or shag anyway...

Speaking of hairstyles, I want a Hitler moustache.

No real reason. It's something I've often wondered what it'd be like to have.

yeah dude, hippies rock :)

AAAAAAARRRRGH!! That's not what I meant, dammit!

I'm tellin' yer, just chop all that crap off, go with, like, a #2 or #3 cut-down.

Hair is bullsh*t.

As regards the Hitler mustache...

Well, James Ellroy of American Tabloid and LA Confidential fame has a whisk-broom-lookin' thing that's pretty close to an "Adolph". He actually looks pretty OK.

As long as you affect round-rimmed spectacles (NOT a monocle:) ) with it, you might look all right.

And don't wear brown and black. Or any dodgy armbands. Else you know that the "dapper" effect will be largely ruined by the INTENSE STOMPINGS you will likely receive daily. Har de Har Har.

Speaking of hairstyles, I want a Hitler moustache.

No real reason. It's something I've often wondered what it'd be like to have.
I'd make you shave it before I'd shag you.

First off i have to say if you do get a mohawk dont mess it up. Mohawks can really make a person look like shit if they dont do it right otherwise if your not gonna go half assed go for it. And how long do you consider hippie, like chest length , shoulders or just really shaggy cause i kinda like the hippie look. Theres nothing wrong with looking like a hippie and acting like one... As long as you dont get caught;)

I'd make you shave it before I'd shag you.

It'd be worth the delay.

But okay. How about a Stalin mustache? or a Karl Marx beard?

It'd be worth the delay.

But okay. How about a Stalin mustache? or a Karl Marx beard?
Light stubble is both acceptable, and stimulation...but no Fu Manchu, no Stalin, nor Marx, Castro, or other famously bearded fools thanks...leave the hair for Fass.:D

Oh, and TG.

Use a belt....start it at your chin and doing do the back of your head...shave anything that isn't under the belt.

I'm tellin' yer, just chop all that crap off, go with, like, a #2 or #3 cut-down.
boo!

Hair is bullsh*t.
super-mega BOO!! :mad: (says the guy with long hair...)

Been there done that.
3 inches wide all the way down 4 high.

Been there done that.
3 inches wide all the way down 4 high.

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The most effective goo for getting it up, is undoubtedly gelatine. It smells like shit while you do it, and like eggwhites, it takes a bit of practice. But with practice, it only takes a couple of minutes to do a 12" mohawk, and if you do it right, it'll last nearly indefinitely. Word of advice though: wash it out once a week & leave your hair down for a day or two. Otherwise you'll start growing bald spots, 'cos your head won't get fresh air.

Don't try to set a mohawk if you haven't got a blowdrier handy. It'll take all day & end up looking like shit.
I used gelatine to hold up my mustache when I used to do it up like Dali (hello, ladies...) it worked great. Eventually I didn't like holding a blowdryer that close to my face just to look like a goon...I'm all for looking like a goon, just not trying that hard to do it...

I used gelatine to hold up my mustache when I used to do it up like Dali (hello, ladies...) it worked great. Eventually I didn't like holding a blowdryer that close to my face just to look like a goon...I'm all for looking like a goon, just not trying that hard to do it...Harh! I'd love to see a picture, if you have one. Sounds brilliant!

... I wonder what my girl would say if I did that? Hahahaha!

Get someone you trust to do it for you. It's annoying to lose a 1/4" off each side each time you get it trimmed because of a shaky hand. I only ever put my mohawk up once, and that was only at the insistence of girls, I was far too lazy to make that much effort. I always just tied it into a topknot.

Best thing to hold mohawks up is Knox Gelatin. Works like a charm.

Well, I've gotten bored of looking like a hippy, so I'm changing hairstyles over to a Mohawk. However, I've run into the snag that I have next to no clue how to actually do do one. I assume that it can't be too difficult, but I have no idea where to start.

How do you keep a straight line? How wide is too wide? Is doing it on your own pheasible, or am I going to need a friend to give me a hand?

I searched google, but it didn't have any particularly useful advice. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing?

Go for the low maintenance mohawk a la 101 Airborne Division at D-Day. Short sweet and to the point

super-mega BOO!! :mad: (says the guy with long hair...)
BOO indeed!! (says girlfriend of hot guy with gorgeous long hair...)

BOO indeed!! (says girlfriend of hot guy with gorgeous long hair...)
:D
(not as magical as your hair :P)

:D
(not as magical as your hair :P)
:p :fluffle:
(magical in different ways *nods* :-D)