As with all content that begins with ‘best or top’, ‘best hair products for men’ articles are a dime a dozen online, and ironically, are written by people who usually have no actual experience with the styling products in their own hair. Over the course of 2019 and 2020, we accrued a handful of hair products for men from a host of brands, so I thought I’d collect ten, including some popular additions from other lists around the web and actually test them all, one product a day over the course of 10 days and share my experience on each. Of course, I didn’t end up doing 10 consecutive days but the format allows for the inclusion of more hair products as 2023 rolls on.
As a precursor, it’s important to know that my hair type is quite long and I wear it combed back to reveal an aggressive receding hairline and shining forehead. I tried to choose as many Australian owned men’s hair products as I could as well as a mix of formulas for different hair types, including creams for men’s long hairstyles, wax, textural clay, gels and pomades for readers with short hair, or men who want a styling product for a messier look.In all cases, I’ve applied the hair products to my hair after drying it with a towel, no more than 5 mins out of the shower, so still damp. It’s also worth noting that the test began five days after a trip to the barber and spanned two weeks, so there was a bit more length at the conclusion – not that it affected the outcome.
My commentary on each of the tested hair products for men can be found below – listed in chronological order from the first tested.
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Of course, you’ll need to do a bit of experimenting yourself based on your hair type and haircut. Curly hair, fine hair, fine or thinning hair, damp hair, dry hair, wet hair, greasy hair, wavy hair, damaged hair – you’ll need to consider the texture of your hair at the time you’re using these products. Wet or dry hair has more of an effect on a lot of these products than most people realise.
Some hairstyles require extra styling, e.g. if you have a pompadour fade haircut you may need to find products to keep it high and dry.
With a name like ‘The Dandy’ and a colour palette and packaging I find far from appealing, I didn’t hold hopes high for this hair product but they say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, even though that’s exactly what covers are for. Unscrewing the tub reveals a creamy white pomade with a pleasant but indescribable scent. The formula is soft and sticky when rubbed into my hands and initially feels the same when it first graces my damp thinning locks. It soon acquiesces to my demands, softens and becomes an absolute dream to comb and style with characteristics akin toBrylcreem.You don’t want a product that’ll weigh hair down too much, so the lightness is certainly a big tick.
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A little goes a long way and once combed, it looks voluminous and not overly shiny. It washes off with ease leaving no sticky residue whatsoever. Running my hands through my hair on my walk to the office I discover the dry product isn’t stiff but smooth and soft, similar to having conditioner in it.
Impressive. Throughout the day the hair product holds its shape, even after some sweating. It also pulls up well after wearing my motorcycle helmet, maintaining some sort of volume instead of getting flattened into my scalp like other hair pomade products. A quick brush sees it back to the same pristine state my hair left the house in. I’m seriously impressed, it’s one of the best hair styling products I’ve used, in fact, I may fob off the rest of this styling products experiment. It’ll work best for short to medium styles.
I don’t know much about KMS men’s hair products, I think it’s a salon brand trying to make a play at the men’s styling space. I enjoy the stubby little pot but I’m not so into the texture of the formula which is dense and very fibrous. You’ve really got to push your finger into it and then make sure it’s evenly distributed around your hands before you apply it to your hair. I do this twice to get enough paste to tame the shrew, but feel as though the majority of the product has landed in only two spots of my hair, where my hands landed first. It’s not a nice feeling and requires a solid scrub to remove from my hands. I opt for quite an aggressive brush and pull it through the product and it brushes quite harmoniously in the end with a matter finish than yesterday. My hair is looking flatter, however, with a few rogue strands falling from the top of my scalp.
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At 10.30, I give it a brush with a Quiff Roller and it sits up a bit more but feels and sounds like I’m combing a Japanese rock garden in the process. Interestingly, my hair feels softer for the effort and appears more natural than when I left the house. By 3, the KMS Hair Play has dried and the strands on the side of my hair are getting unruly, requiring a bit of water to be stuck back down – perhaps it’s more suitable for shorter hair. It hasn’t been a bad experience but I won’t be using KMS hair products again.
Redken Brews Outplay Texture Pomade is another fibrous formula that makes me reflect more honestly on yesterday’s very ‘meh’ hair product. It’s softer than the KMS, you require less of it and it spreads with more ease, onto your hands and into your hair. Once worked into the hair it combs and styles more like a cream but has a matte finish, which is right up my alley.
I cop a bit of rain on my walk to work, then an hour of perspiration as we rearrange the office and I mop the floor, but the Redken Brews isn’t phased. I gingerly run a brush through it before heading off to lunch at Cho Cho San – and I’m looking good if I do say so myself. Post lunch, it has lost its way a bit but is easily manoeuvred back into place with a flick of my hairbrush.
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I certainly wouldn’t call it maximum hold as the description states (probably medium hold for most men’s hair – perhaps my hair type wasn’t agreeable) but I’d definitely give this or another Redken men’s hair productanother run, especially if you can find it on sale for $15.99, as I did.
Evo Casual Act feels like I’m putting my finger into a really wet panna cotta and it smells incredible. I feel distinguished, as if I’m in a posh spa or overnight in a Mandarin Oriental hotel, in a robe. Gosh, this smells good. Shame I dislike the packaging so much.
The hair product works easily into my palms and hair but initially clumps together. I don’t love it to start but it brushes without a problem and styles well, supporting a fair amount of lift at the front with a matte finish. It dries harder than any of the previous products, and while it doesn’t appear set (it actually looks very natural), it feels like it, with firm – bordering on crunchy strands – which I’m not a huge fan of for my hair type.
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By 1pm my dry hair is practically devoid of the hair product – granted it’s a muggy day with a bit of rain but it hasn’t endured any harder conditions than the Redken yesterday. If I was going out this afternoon/evening I’d either need to apply more or require a new product altogether, which is a damn shame because the sweet aromas are still lingering. Definitely the most disappointing performer so far.
Disclaimer here, I’ve used American Crew Fiber and American Crew Grooming Cream numerous times but I’ve never approached a day of use with the goal to comment on it, so I thought I’d include it anyway. Let me start by saying that I literally have night terrors thinking about rubbing this product into my hands. It is SO sticky and thick, almost a Manuka honey, far more of a wax or paste than a cream. As I type this at 10:53 am, I fear it’s still on my hands, and I’m beginning to doubt if all of the water in all of the oceans would be able to wash my hands clean.
Understandably, it’s sticky when it first hits your hair, pulling aggressively at strands but it quickly relaxes and is suddenly agreeable. I run a wide bristle brush through it first to pull it into line, then a finer comb to finish with pleasing results despite it looking a tad greasy. By the afternoon, rogue curls have begun to separate from the pack and it’s looking
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