How to Fix Your Mohawk

The fan Mohawk helps you portray a special image.

Mohawk hairstyles cross the gender lines with both girls and guys opting for this funky and sometimes startling style. After taking the leap and getting a Mohawk, decide what style appeals to you. Two of the most popular Mohawk styles are the "fan" and "liberty spikes," with each involving a generous amount of product and time to achieve. Fix your Mohawk to fit your style and enjoy the look.

Things You'll Need

• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Towel
• Styling gel or pomade
• Fine-tooth comb
• Blow dryer
• Firm-hold hairspray

Instructions

The Fan

1. Wash and condition your hair with your favorite products. Towel dry your hair gently.

2. Apply a liberal amount of styling gel or pomade to your hair, working it through evenly with your fingers from the roots to the tips.

3. Create a fan style by bending at the waist and flipping your hair upside down. Comb the hair at the top of your head smooth with a fine-tooth comb.

4. Turn a blow dryer on to low heat and direct the heat to the hair while it hangs straight down. Continue blowing your hair dry until it feels dry.

5. Continue to hang your hair upside down and spray a very heavy layer of firm-hold hairspray onto your hair to keep it in position.

6. Stand straight and look straight up at the ceiling. Turn the blow dryer on again and blow-dry the hair in the back of your Mohawk in the same way, to keep it standing straight out from your scalp. Continue drying it until it feels dry.

7. Stay in the same position and spray the hair on the back of your head with the firm-hold hairspray.

8. Stand straight and look in the mirror. Give your fan style another spritz with hairspray to hold it firmly.

The Liberty Spikes

1. Wash and condition your hair with your favorite products. Towel dry your hair gently.

2. Separate a 1-inch section of the Mohawk at the top of your head and comb it straight up.

3. Apply a generous amount of pomade onto the section of hair and pull it into a pointed spike that stands straight out from your head. Use enough pomade to make your hair stay where you put it.

4. Repeat the same technique with sections of hair through your entire Mohawk until all of your hair stands straight out in spikes.

5. Spray the spikes with firm-hold hairspray to hold them firmly.

References

• "Today's Toronto"; How To Style A Mohawk; Kimberly Hart; July 2010
• Cool Men's Hair: How to Style a Mohawk Haircut