Mens Hair Pomade by American Crew, Medium Hold with High Shine, 3 Oz (Pack of 2)

This is a great product! Have been using it for years. Glad they haven’t changed the recipe! And it smells great!! Great hold as well.

I use this pomade everyday. It has a better hold than many other pomades I have tried

Takes too much to hold, leaves the hair greasy.

Great price bought three for the price of one from my salon. Amazing for all hairs. I have curly hair and I live the look.

Update: Since I wrote this, Ive changed how I do things. Now, I blow dry my hair bone dry, and then use the defining paste (matte, and holds good with just a tiny spritz of hairspray). I also have some left over forming cream, and it works really well too, just gives the hair a shinier look. For me, that shinier look is nice if Im going to a wedding, or dressing up...that sort of thing. I blow dry the hair in the front up, blow dry the rest totally dry, put some defining paste in my palm, rub my hands together vigorously and warm it up, and then work it into my hair. I love the way the defining paste smells, matte looks nice, and its super easy to get that messy but controlled look. I have slightly wavy hair, not stick straight or curly. I decided to leave the rest of my original review below. Funny how the process changes over time! Experiment and have fun, but I personally think the Defining Paste is awesome for matte, and forming cream if you want a little bit of shine (but its harder to work into your bone dry hair, and doesnt smell as good). ******************************************** Original Review Ive used four different American Crew wax/pomades, and they are all great. They smell great, and they are relatively inexpensive. The hard part is figuring out...what product is good for what hair? Ive gone from very short guy hair, to longer guy hair...and as Ive done that, the American Crew product that I prefer has changed. With my hair really short, I was using their classic wax, which they no longer make. I started trying their Fiber product on that short hair, and it worked pretty well. Get my hair fairly damp, work the Fiber in, and it would give me good hold...little spike in the front. Another product I was using with my short hair was TIGI Bed Head Men Matte Separation Wax. That stuff is REALLY sticky...which is fine for short hair. Before I move onto the Pomade, the other thing to consider is...varying the dampness of your hair prior to the product will have a HUGE effect on how it works. For example, you can have your hair fairly damp with the stickier (ie high hold) products, and still be able to work it in really well. As your hair gets drier though, two things happen. The hold becomes even MORE pronounced, but it also becomes harder to work into the hair. So as I grew my hair out...the Fiber began to work less well. I had a lot more hair, and because its a higher hold, it actually started to weigh my hair down. Spiking up hair thats only an inch or two long worked fine...but as my hair got to 3+ inches, it would start to fall over. And the Fiber is fairly sticky...so your hair needs to be fairly damp to work it in, but then it doesnt want to stay up. Now I will FINALLY talk about the Pomade! I had to move to a lower hold product...and I wasnt used to this at first. I was leaving my hair fairly damp, and putting the pomade into that didnt give it much hold at all (though depending the style you want...like a more traditional mad men kind of look without a lot of spike, then that would be fine). I wanted a little more spike and verticalness to my hair, so what I had to do was start drying it more. Ive started using a blow dryer to train my hair in the direction I want, and to get it much drier (not 100% dry, but maybe 75%). Now the pomade has much more hold! The other product Ive been using is the Forming Cream. Its similar to the pomade...but a little less shiny. It has worked well in my longer hair, and like I said before...to get any hold, I need my hair drier. You will probably have to try a couple different products until you find the one you really like. But before you give up on any one product, vary the dampness of your hair first. Hopefully my experience will point you in the right direction. For short hair, use the high hold products with damp hair. For longer hair, use the low hold products with drier hair.

Im old school. I comb my hair back and want it to stay back. Gordon Gekko hair may not be fashionable, but I still like it. A little bit of this product does the job and doesnt turn into white flakes (which is important) like some other hair gel products.

I have a short haircut that I slick back. American crew holds it all day with a nice shine and does not leave a nasty flaky mess.

Been using this product for over 10 years now

This pomade from Crew provides just enough hold. It’s clear and smooth, not sticky, and it doesn’t make my hair look or feel greasy.

American Crew Heavy Hold is the best pomade that I have found for my somewhat wavy hair. I dry my hair and work a dime size amount of this pomade through my hair with my fingers. It has great hold throughout the day. The hold will weaken with heavy moisture in the air, but a slight moistening of the hair with a small reapplication does the trick. I love the scent of this pomade very much. It is pleasing and masculine, but not overbearing. The Heavy Hold pomade is not greasy or waxy like some of the other American Crew pomades.