New Styling Video.

Have a totally different haircut this time around… And by totally different haircut, meaning I’ve NEVER had this haircut before… Yeaaaaaaah… It’s umm…. different…

Might as well make the most of it and show folks that you don’t need a pompadour specific haircut. While it does help, it’s not the end of the world if you don’t have one, so don’t fret!

Thanks again Mareike for the carepackage!

Pomade Review: Schmiere (Mittel)

After a greasy weekend at Retox, it’s kind of hard to stomach more grease. GET IT!?!?

Nevermind…

Next up, we’ve got the Rumble 59 medium weight pomade. Their light weight stuff, was pretty light. So as long as their heavier pomades have better hold, it can only get better, right?

With the pomade getting heavier, the bird on the label gets an attitude. I can dig that!

Aside from the different colored label and bird, there’s no other changes to the packaging. Except for the little saying next to the bird’s head.

Maybe it’s a hint that you need the stronger stuff to be more masculine. Or maybe they just like colors, I don’t know. But this time, the pomade is blue. So for you cats who can’t rock pink anything, look for the stronger pomades for those “manly” colors.

This one smells like almonds. And being allergic to allmonds, my head has a huge rash and now I’m bald. Just kidding…

It’s a little less greasy than the light weight counterpart. It’s still smooth and spreads out easily in your palms, but it doesn’t turn completely clear. Combs through your hair very easily. Always a good thing! Plus, it has a pretty decent sheen to it.

Now for the hold… This is where the pomade confuses me…

When I first tried it out last week, I made sure my hair was completely dry and without any product. I do that for every pomade (leveled playing field,) when I’m trying it out for the first time. (Though I prefer to style my hair up while it’s slightly damp.)

In doing so, styling up my hair seemed as if I were styling it up with a wax. It had a very firm hold, made my hair rather straight, and was slightly matte. Which isn’t bad. However, the days after that, when I would add more pomade to the first set (for that build up,) it would seem as if the pomade would get greasier and lighter… Kind of funky if you ask me.

It doesn’t wash out easily enough, that you’re regreasing your hair completely each time. But the more days you add more pomade, the softer/lighter the hold gets. I’m not saying that the change is a bad thing, just different. Usually, whenever you add more pomade for the build up, it gets stronger. This went slightly backwards.

Then I would try to add the pomade as my hair was slightly damp, and it would almost have that flaky mess like wax has. But not as bad, luckily. This stuff doesn’t take too kindly to water. So if you like to wet comb, make sure you don’t over do it with the water. Or else you’re gonna be like me, standing in front of the mirror combing pomade out, then combing it back in, and so forth.

But I was able to get it down, to a certain extent. Still gotta play around with it a little bit more!

Overall, this is a good pomade. Styling with it can be kind of tricky. Almost two weeks in, and I’m still getting used to it. It’s a big step from their lighter weight pomade. So if you liked that one, but needed a bit more hold, this is the one for you. I’ll be playing around with it for the next week or two. So stay tuned for an update!

Till the next time folks…

Pomp Hard.

Pomade Review: Schmiere (Weich)

BY THE BEARD OF ZEUS!!!

My pissing and moaning about the shitty weather has worked! The storm clouds have subsided, for now. Which has allowed me to finally put to use one of the many Schmiere pomades. So I washed out all of the pomade from the previous week and went to town!

Now… This was a pomade I had to put in a little more work into. Why? BECAUSE IT’S ALL IN GERMAN! Unfortunately, my lady who happens to be German, doesn’t read or speak a lick of it. Thanks Lady! Fortunately, I happened to have downloaded a translator app. and guess what… It works! Now I know what everything says! Well, according to the translator at least…

The tins for Schmiere are rather big. Not too deep (that’s what she said,) but not shallow in anyway. They measure out to be just a tad under an inch and a half thick and a bit over three and a half inches (giggity) in diameter. Now you cats see why I had to install the last shelf JUST for this pomade. Pretty hefty tins of pomade.

I’ve decided to go down the line, starting with the lighter pomade first.

First off, the design of the labeling has a very vintage, worn out look with some “patina” to it. Pretty neat in my book. Each tin has the little black bird styled up differently. But hey, doesn’t that little birdy look a little familiar?

I think so. But then again… the list can go on and on…

Moving on!

Thanks to my little translator, we can decipher the words!

As it seems, Schmiere translates or literally translates to “goo” and Feinste Haar-Pomade is Fine Hair Pomade. So now we’ve got goo for our fine hair! The way to tell which pomade is light, medium, or heavy, is by the X’d off wording on the side. Weich for soft, Mittel for medium, hart for hard, and I’m guessing Knuppelhart for FUCKIN HARD? Just kidding . 

Each pomade is a different color. And it only makes sense that each color has it’s own specific scent.

The light pomade, happened to be pink. Guys like the color pink, right? You know you shit yourself whenever a pink Cadillac rolls by! Since it’s pink, you can only guess the scent. No, it’s not bubble gum! FLOWERS. And guess what, the ladies love it… Now, if you can’t handle the flower scent, you can’t handle this pomade! Because as soon as you work it into your hands, the scent only gets stronger buddy!

The other colors have scents that match, but we’ll get to that later. Gotta keep some of you on your toes!

This pomade is rather similar to Deluxe. As in the texture when you scoop it out and how it spreads in your palms. Yet, it’s NOT the same as Deluxe. And you’ll see why…

This stuff looked sort of like candy. Of course, the pink color probably gives it that look. I almost wanted to be an awkward 2nd grader and eat it. Not really, but it would be funny.

Now… Like Deluxe, as you mix this stuff in your hands, it turns COMPLETELY clear. It pretty much turns into a light ass grease. Cool right?

SMEARED THE SCHMIERE!!!

Now… Though it has a few similarities to Deluxe, hell, even the tin feels the same (different design though…) it is quite different. Unlike Deluxe, this stuff didn’t forcibly “accentuate” my natural waves. YES! Finally, a light pomade that doesn’t make my wavy hair super wavy! Now, it didn’t make it stick straight, but it didn’t make my hair look like I had finger waves.

Schmiere runs through, VERY smoothly and I love it. It’s easy to slick through, easy to style up, and definitely gives you that good ol’ greasy sheen. And you cats should know by now, I love the sheen.

While there isn’t too much of hold in the lighter pomade, as light pomades are, I was able to keep my hair in place and only had to slick it whenever I got out of the car. Of course, this is the light pomade of the bunch. So you can only imagine what the thicker stuff is like… What she said…

Not too bad, right? It was able to hold down my sides, rather well. You can definitely tell that it gives you a good sheen.

Ideally, this pomade is DEFINITELY for slick backs or side parts. Well duh, that’s what light pomades and hair dressings are for! It’ll really give you that nice wet look, without being overly greasy like Royal Crown or Murray’s Super Light. Plus, it’s not too hard to wash out. Always a plus.

I also have to factor in that this stuff is from Germany. Those folks got some fine hair! So they don’t necessarily need the thick greasy stuff to get their hair rockin’ right. Just something nice and light, with a relatively decent amount of hold. And that’s exactly what this version of Schmiere is. You cats with thinner hair who don’t need a super greasy pomade, but need the look, this is definitely the way to go.

And as I review the other pomades down the line, we’ll see if this will work as a perfect top coat for either another Schmiere pomade (depending if they have sheen or not,) or for something like Dax.

If you want to order this stuff, head over to their online shop. They’ve got great customer service, so you won’t be left hanging while you wait for that grease!

That’s it for now. I’ll try to get the other pomades reviewed soon. So until the next time…

Pomp Hard.

Schmiere Pomade Ist Da!

Hopefully my translator is correct, or else I’ma look like a jackass!

Is this technically my first care package, since USPS lost the main component from my first one? Anywho…

After a few emails exchanged, a couple weeks passed, it’s finally here! I stumbled upon this brand by chance, as I’ve done most pomades. But this time, I was looking for pomade for women! My lady has asked me if women used pomade to style their hair. Of course, some do, but the majority of them stick to hairspray.

That’s fine and all, but really…. Is there a pomade that women can use comfortably? Without having to be greasy like us fellas? Well folks, the folks out in Germany have the answer! And that answer is, hell yes!

Rumble 59 is one hell of a company. From tee shirts for both men and women, jackets, pomade, hell, even saddle shoes! They’ve got their bases covered. And especially for you cats looking for some new denim, they got a sweet pair of cinch back denim for sale.

Even the opening montage for their site is pretty fuckin awesome!

Now… For the pomade… They’ve got PLENTY. They’ve got nine different pomades. Now, that’s a lot for one company to put out. I mean, a lot of brands have about three at max, but they’ve got three times as much! And ladies, they have two specific pomades, just for you!

After exhanging a few emails with Mareike, it was time to wait. And waiting is the hard part!

And on the rainiest day of the week, the goods came!

Now, when I first saw the box… I figured, cool, probably sent me a shirt, why else would they send a box this big?

Cool, got a catalog for their gear!

And then… MIND FUCK.

Six, big ass tins of pomade! And a little as I like to call it “emergency size.”

Wow… As soon as I saw them all, I was speechless. Pretty fuckin nice of them, wouldn’t you cats say???

Two for my lady to try out and review, and 5 for me… But realistically, I’m probably gonna try out some of her pomade… Hopefully she doesn’t read my blog, then notice a huge blob of pomade missing from her tin!

As you would have guessed it… There was no more room on my newly installed shelves for these guys… So you know what… I had to put up one more fuckin shelf! Luckily, I didn’t bust my hand on the last one.

And if you cats don’t believe me when I say that these are big ass tins, I had to install the last shelf to be a tad more spaced out, so they all can fit!

YUP! These are some big ass tins of pomade!

Unfortunately, since the weather is shitty, the review for these pomades has to be postponed. I give each and every pomade a leveled playing field, by making sure I review them on hot days, when their properties really matter. So, with the rains coming down hard, the Scmiere reviews will just  have to wait. Sigh. I know. I’m getting ancy just looking at them!

But let me tell ya… Off the bat, just taking a look at them and smelling them, I know that these are some badass products!

So stay tuned folks. You won’t wanna miss it!

Again, big thanks to Mareike and the folks behind Rumble59! My lady and I are grately appreciative by your generosity!

Until next time folks.

Stay Greasy and Pomp Hard!