How to Make Your Hair Slicked Back for Women

Slick your hair back and pull into a ponytail or leave it draped down your back.

Just because you have short hair does not mean your are out of styling options. Hair that is no longer than your shoulders is versatile and manageable with a comb and hairspray. While there are several styles to create, consider combing your hair back into a slicked-back style. This easy-to-do style was often spotted on Princess Diana during the 1980s. Once you master the slicked-back style, wear it out with the girls on a casual dinner date or with your significant other as an elegant and tasteful hairstyle.

Things You'll Need

• Comb
• Styling gel
• Hairdryer
• Diffuser
• Silicone-base shine serum
• Medium-hold hairspray

Instructions

1. Wash hair with shampoo and conditioner tailored to your hair type. Towel-dry the hair by blotting or squeezing out the moisture. If you do not have time to wash your hair then spray the hair down with water until the hair is damp.

2. Squeeze a quarter-size amount of styling gel into the palm of your hand. Rub your hands together and smooth the gel onto your hair. Open your hands and run your hands, fingers first, through your locks. As you run the finger and palm through the hair, push it back into a slick style. Do not rub the gel into the roots of your hair. This will be the foundation for your slicked-back style.

3. Wipe the gel off of your hands. Place a diffuser onto the end of a hairdryer and set the heat to medium. Use your nondominant hand to hold the hairdryer above your hair and your dominant hand to brush your hair into the slick position. Work around your entire head until the hair is dry.

4. Apply a silicone-based shine serum to your hands. Using the same method as the styling gel, run your hands through your tresses with the serum. The silicone will weigh the hair back and add shine.

5. Coat the hair lightly with a medium-hold hairspray.

Tips & Warnings

• Always dry hair before leaving the house. Slicking hair back with gel only and not drying the hair will leave your tresses feeling crunchy.

• Use bobby pins to hold in hair that is too short to stay in place.

References

• Become Gorgeous: New Trends Slicked-Back Hairstyle
• Hair Finder: How to Use Hair Gel
• The Classic 80s: Hairstyles in the 80s