Steampunk Hair

[CapnHarlock]

*LIRSM* (laughing in a rather-silly manner)

I have to trim off a lot of beard, every week or so, to avoid "Moses" references and lose enough hair daily in the shower to knit a cat - maybe I should start an AetherBay store

[Flynn MacCallister]

*Laughs* It would be an interesting experiment to see if there was a market for it, at least!

[Baron Verndorf]

*Laughs* It would be an interesting experiment to see if there was a market for it, at least!

Well theres the orgonizations that take hair and make it into wigs for those cancer patients who lose there hair... But something tells me beard trimmings, no matter how prodigius, isn't quite what there looking for...

[Flynn MacCallister]

Well theres the orgonizations that take hair and make it into wigs for those cancer patients who lose there hair... But something tells me beard trimmings, no matter how prodigius, isn't quite what there looking for...

*Points up toward the earlier drag king comment*




By the bye, the question about the avalibility of moustache wax for purchase from non-virtual emporia still stands.

[gpalmer]

*Laughs* It would be an interesting experiment to see if there was a market for it, at least!

Well theres the orgonizations that take hair and make it into wigs for those cancer patients who lose there hair... But something tells me beard trimmings, no matter how prodigius, isn't quite what there looking for...

Actually, sad to say, Locks for Love neither donates its hair nor sells it to cancer patients, if that's the organization you're talking about.  They sell natural hair wigs to alopecia patients, but cancer's not considered a long-term enough disease.  They also sell or toss out a large amount of the hair they're given.
fyi,
Grace D. Palmer

[Smylingsnake]

Would you happen to know where can one acquire mustache wax "in the real world"? My paramour (who looks rather like he has just stepped out of Rembrandt's The Night Watch, or perhaps like a popular image of Guy Fawkes) has not been able to find it for purchase anywhere, and has recently discovered that the best substitute is my beeswax lip balm. While amusing at first, the frequent lip-balm-theft is beginning to grow expensive...

Hmm. i must admit, Mustache wax (as opposed to mere Rigidifying Compound) can indeed be rather difficult to find. i would advise an investigation into whatever traditional gentleman's barbers might exist in your area, as well as other traditional haunts of old-fashioned masculinity might be about the place (tobacconists and similar).
that being said, i've found that most mustache waxes tend to feel rather akin to having dipped one's 'stach in resin, which is why i prefer those compounds intended for the cranium.

of course, there is the option of formulating your own blend of mustache wax. while i must candidly admit i have no real notion of the ingredients (beyond wax itself), reverse-engineering from the Lip Balm might prove profitable.

My august father swears by Club Man mustache wax, incidentally. i'm not certain if it may be found outside of Australia, but if might prove a place to start.

Best of luck in your inquiries!

[Flynn MacCallister]

Would you happen to know where can one acquire mustache wax "in the real world"? My paramour (who looks rather like he has just stepped out of Rembrandt's The Night Watch, or perhaps like a popular image of Guy Fawkes) has not been able to find it for purchase anywhere, and has recently discovered that the best substitute is my beeswax lip balm. While amusing at first, the frequent lip-balm-theft is beginning to grow expensive...

Hmm. i must admit, Mustache wax (as opposed to mere Rigidifying Compound) can indeed be rather difficult to find. i would advise an investigation into whatever traditional gentleman's barbers might exist in your area, as well as other traditional haunts of old-fashioned masculinity might be about the place (tobacconists and similar).
that being said, i've found that most mustache waxes tend to feel rather akin to having dipped one's 'stach in resin, which is why i prefer those compounds intended for the cranium.

of course, there is the option of formulating your own blend of mustache wax. while i must candidly admit i have no real notion of the ingredients (beyond wax itself), reverse-engineering from the Lip Balm might prove profitable.

My august father swears by Club Man mustache wax, incidentally. i'm not certain if it may be found outside of Australia, but if might prove a place to start.

Best of luck in your inquiries!

I am in Sydney, Australia, so not finding it outside of Australia is not a problem in the slightest.

I know of no traditional barbers, but I do know of one tobacconist that might be promising...

He doesn't like, as you put it, those compounds intended for the cranium because of their tendency to be overly perfumed.

I do have a beeswax-based recipie I found somewhere on the aetherweb, but he would rather just steal my lip balm if he cannot have real moutache wax.

Thankyou for your help!

[Prof. Rane, MA]

By the bye, the question about the avalibility of moustache wax for purchase from non-virtual emporia still stands.

Let there be links!

http://www.festival-parfumerie.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=170

http://www.festival-parfumerie.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=282

It is a French site, but I understand they ship overseas. Of course, there must be others as well...

[Flynn MacCallister]

By the bye, the question about the avalibility of moustache wax for purchase from non-virtual emporia still stands.

Let there be links!

http://www.festival-parfumerie.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=170

http://www.festival-parfumerie.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=282

It is a French site, but I understand they ship overseas. Of course, there must be others as well...

Alas, as I indicated, purchasing over the internet is not an option.

Thankyou regardless ^__^

[rogue_designer]

Flyn -

Your profile doesn't give any indication of location, but here in Chicago, there is the Mertz Apothecary, which in addition to mixing their own soaps and salves, also has a large selection of gentlemen's grooming products.

I would look for older druggists in your area. And even some older tobacco shops will have some of these products. (I know its random, but Hardwicks tobbaco in Indianapolis used to provide my fathers mustache wax for years.)

[Flynn MacCallister]

Sydney, Australia.

There is an old tobacconist not far from the uni, in one of the parts of the CBD that isn't tacky and gimmicky, which I have high hopes for since someone mentioned such stores.

Once upon a time, Gowings was the place to aquire such items, along with cuthroat razors, excellent outdoor gear, and almost anything else you could possibly desire. Alas, the company ceased to exist about twelve months ago.

Er, forgive my ignorance, what, precisely, is a druggist? Is it just a pharmacy, or more than that?

[Daemon]

A very simple and effective recipe (one used by many moustache "champions")

3 Parts Beeswax
1 Part Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline)

Simply melt together in a pot, do not bring to a boil. Then pour into whatever container you desire.
A small tin (like a miniature altoids one) is handy and I've even heard of people pouring it into an empty lip balm container for the ultimate in portable application.

You can alter the amounts for stiffness desired.
I highly suggest this recipe. It hasn't failed me yet.

There is a plethora of moustache wax (ordering and do-it-yourself) below.
http://www.handlebarclub.co.uk/waxindex.htm

[dizarillo]

So what would someone recommend as an ideal steampunk hairstyle for a male with medium short (3.5inch/9cm), brown, straight hair?

I'm looking for more punk than steam in this, but not something too drastic (I still have to be somewhat normal at my job), and hair falls are a no go at least until i have more money

[Flynn MacCallister]

Not enough money to make hair falls?

[dizarillo]

not enough money to buy, not enough time to make, and I'm actually curious as to what I can do with my hair without falling back onto fake hair

[Baron Verndorf]

So what would someone recommend as an ideal steampunk hairstyle for a male with medium short (3.5inch/9cm), brown, straight hair?

I'm looking for more punk than steam in this, but not something too drastic (I still have to be somewhat normal at my job), and hair falls are a no go at least until i have more money

This is rather the question that this thread was founded upon, and hasn't reaaaaallly been definitivly answered yet I ended up going with a short on the sides and back, medium on the top type cut so that i can slick it back in varius fashions as i like, but it is rather low on the punk end of the spectrum.

[Daemon]

Thats about how mine is. I do like letting the front grow a little longer than the top back so when slicked back it can fall down on the side for that crazy Crispin Glover look.

[+Kirix+]

Oooh,I hadn`t thought of that.Crispin`s hair is quite victorian lately.(meaning,roughly the last 5 or 6 years)

I think I`ll be going for a more punk-ish type of style.I`d get more in detail;but I have to see exactly how my hair comes out after I cut it tomorrow.I shall post pics and request ideas.

+K

[Darksmith]

I had described my hairstyle much earlier in this thread, but with that picture surfaces I can say that it is somewhat like that. I don't slick it back at all, and the front part almost comes down to my shoulders now and is dyed purple. But it's very similar to the Willard look.

[The Grand Duchess]

So what would someone recommend as an ideal steampunk hairstyle for a male with medium short (3.5inch/9cm), brown, straight hair?

I'm looking for more punk than steam in this, but not something too drastic (I still have to be somewhat normal at my job), and hair falls are a no go at least until i have more money

What to do? Nothing.  Have you looked at photos of late 19th century working-men?  They had short hair for the most part.

[skeletonrobot]

i do my best to look like i just stepped off the bridge of my airship.

[gpalmer]

So what would someone recommend as an ideal steampunk hairstyle for a male with medium short (3.5inch/9cm), brown, straight hair?

I'm looking for more punk than steam in this, but not something too drastic (I still have to be somewhat normal at my job), and hair falls are a no go at least until i have more money

My first impulse would be to artistically muss it with hair gel or glue.

Grace D. Palmer

[Strange-Sara]

My hair is most un-victorian, I must say, because I'm yet to see Victorians with natural Afros. But I find it makes it all the more fantastic in an outfit. ...

My brother has a wild Jew-fro, and it looks smashingly mad-science.

[Insanity]

My best steampunk hair was when I decided I only wanted the front long:






But I got a lot of grief for that hairstyle. I almost got my ass kicked multiple times in downtown Atlanta, so in a fit of anger, I cut it off and threw it at a guy who had made a nasty comment about it. Ah well, at least I looked completely insane to a few people on the street.

My hair changes a lot because it's the only thing about myself I can really change (other than clothes). Here are some styles I think worked (sorta) in my steampunk style (alas, not an everyday style)





This one was my favorite, but it was hard to keep up.


And this is it currently, though the pink has washed out mostly.


Hope that wasn't too many pictures, sorry if it was.

[CinnamonAndSpite]

Aww. The top two hair peectures were just marvelous! <3 Although I'm quite sure the shorter helps with the androgyne. ^_^