I want to do my hair like Robert Smith

[Boingonut]

I am looking for some tips on how to make my hair look like Robert Smith from the Cure. I know that there are some old school goths in the LOT so I hope you can help me.

Last Halloween I went as Robert and at the time had hair that came almost to my sholders. now my hair is just below my ears. I kind of did the hair right for Halloween, I backcombed the hell out of it but I could not get it to go into the hair segments to stick together so I ended up just with a really big fro.

All I did last time was I backcombed it and the aqaneted it until there was a small hole in the o-zone layer above my home. So if you could recomend and tips or styling products that would be great! Thanks :cool:

Here is a link to what I want my hair to look likehttp://www.the-cure.it/images/articoli/thecure/robertsmith.jpg

[CoasterMatt]

Try using bacon drippings...

[Ponine]

Hmm... you could achieve that with a combination of a LOT of teasing and Ice Spiker, and Shake Effects I think is the other one.
It'll take some time though.

The ice spiker will definately hold it, and the shake effects would help get the hieght.
Lets see what the other goths have to say.

[Not Afraid]

I always had the long goth look, but Extra Super Hold Aqua Net was my friend.

But, I have a feeling O.P. might be able to give you some hints. ;)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm going to volunteer wendybeth for this job, she's a hairdresser. :)

[wendybeth]

Why thank you, CP!

Might I suggest the following:

http://www.tigihaircare.com/us/products/img/bedhd/HH-info.gif

I am so sorry that it was not available in the early eighties. Life would have been much simpler, not to mention spikier.

[Boingonut]

Thank you everyone for your great suggestions! I know nothing about hair products so this is great. One other thing should I wash my hair with a certin shapoo?

[wendybeth]

Nah- when it comes to styling, it's all in the products. Good shampoos will clean your hair without trashing it, and there is an incredible array of styling prods these days for whatever you want to do. This stuff is actually fairly water soluble, so it will wash out with less effort than good ole Aqua Net.

[Boingonut]

Succsess! After trying a lot and I mean a lot of different ways of going about this hair stlye I think I have hit apon somthing that works! All I do is backcomb the hell out of it then put some mose in then spay it stiff. I tried a lot of different products but this combo seems to be the easyest and long lasting, it only takes 10 to 15 mins. Now that I know how to do it the question is going to be WHEN to do it. SInce I go to art school I can wear (or not wear) whatever I want and do whatever I want with my hair and not got weird looks, but if I go to say...Disneyland I think I will get some strange looks which sometimes is fun but not always welcome (it is sometimes nice to blend into a crowd, although it has never been something I am good at ;) ).

Thanks everyone for your advice and not laughing at the idea! I would post a picture but my I lost my memory card for my digital camera, but I will post one when I get a new memory card. Thanks again! :cool:

[Ghoulish Delight]

but if I go to say...Disneyland I think I will get some strange looks which sometimes is fun but not always welcome (it is sometimes nice to blend into a crowd, although it has never been something I am good at ;) ).

Bat's Day, next Sunday.

[Boingonut]

You know right after I posted that I remembered Bats Day is coming up. Only problem is my AP ran out last week and I have to pay for tuition! Arggg :mad: I might go anyway though and just pay full price...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

We want pics! :)

[TheatreTech]

but if I go to say...Disneyland I think I will get some strange looks which sometimes is fun but not always welcome (it is sometimes nice to blend into a crowd, although it has never been something I am good at ;) ).

Thanks everyone for your advice and not laughing at the idea! I would post a picture but my I lost my memory card for my digital camera, but I will post one when I get a new memory card. Thanks again! :cool:

Strange looks at Disneyland are the best.
You shuld see my Bats Day outfit (which I've worn to Disneyland on several normal occasions). It's fun to see confusion and slight discomfort in people then completely shattering their pre-judgements by being as friendly and helpful as ever if the oppertunity arrises.

And I personally wouldn't laugh at your idea of making your hair like Robert Smith considering mine looks similar to that on a daily basis.
(It's an Edward Scissorhands/Robert Smith/early Davey Havok mix.)

[Boingonut]

Edward Scissorhands/Robert Smith/early Davey Havok mixs are the best! I have always been more drawn to extreem mens hairstlyes. I hate haircuts, I have not had one for 9 months now, before that it was 2 years! Although my hair takes a lot of work just to make it look "normal" whatever that is. The sides are really curly but the top is stright so extreem looks always seem to suit me since my hair is so freakish. :D In high school I did it like Martin Gore and later like Morrissey but the Robert Smith style was always the goal for me and it looks like I've got it! Now at the ripe old age of 25 ;) I still have not grown out of it strange hair, hehe...

[Name]

Now at the ripe old age of 25 ;) I still have not grown out of it strange hair, hehe... Funny, neither has Robert Smith, and he is much older then I

[lizziebith]

Certain persons here can attest to the profound crush I had on Mr. Smith throughout much of the early 80s. :blush:

[Boingonut]

Certain persons here can attest to the profound crush I had on Mr. Smith throughout much of the early 80s. :blush:

Oh I still have a crush on him, which is really saying something since I am stright :p

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Is that you in your avatar?

[Boingonut]

Is that you in your avatar?

I wish, no that the really real Robert Smith :) . My hair is not quite long enough, yet, to do it that big.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I wish, no that the really real Robert Smith :) . My hair is not quite long enough, yet, to do it that big.Heehee, I'm an idiot :D

I still want to see a pic of you with the hair though!

[Not Afraid]

Well, if all goes well on Bats Day, you will!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Well, if all goes well on Bats Day, you will!Grrr, yet another reason to be annoyed we're missing Bats Day.

[Boingonut]

Aaaaa, WTF did I do. I cut my hair just when I was starting to like it! Now its short and ugly. I thought that it would be a good idea to trim it up a bit for school since it was getting a little shagy in the back and the sides and it would make the whole Robert Smith thing I was doing a little better, well so I thought. So I go to the hair salon while at the mall last week I get in the chair and tell the the guy to take just a little bit off the sides and the back. Well the hair dude finds out that I am a film student, so he starts up with the whole he is a hollywood hairstylest (yeah right, why is he working in a mall salon in Palmdale then!!!???). So he is chating away and has my back to the mirrior so I have no idea what he is doing to my hair. He gets done and turns me around and he cut the hair really short off of my ears and top, and get this, left the back long so now I have this stupid mullut looking thing. And I hate, and I mean hate having hair above my ears. I look like I have a freaking pinhead when it is cut like that! And get this he asks for a tip, it took eveything I had not to just curse the guy out right then and there. When has it been that a trim means 3 inchs? I am never going to the barber again!!! This happens everytime, I say take just a bit off and they shave me bald! It looks like I am just going to have to learn how to cut my own hair now since I am not going to trust anybody with it now for a least the next few years. Going to the barber has become worse then going to the dentist for me now. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Betty]

Awwww. :( Maybe you should try some really hip place that cuts those more unusual styles you see in high fashion. Probably will cost more but maybe they'll be willing.

I hate it when people take perogitive and cut my hair differently then what I ask for. I've even brought in pictures of what I wanted and come out with something different. It's a roll of the dice it seems. About half way through one haircut, I noticed that the lady had just graduated and OMG - I should have just gotten up right then and there.

There is one thing though - at least it grows back.

[Prudence]

And this is why I spend ungodly sums of money to have my hair cut. Cutting curly hair is no picnic. And I hate having bangs because they glom into one big curl in the center of my forehead. Every time. So what do they always do? Cut these giant Charlie's Angels feathered bang. "Just blow them out straight like this." Okay. First of all, eeeeew! Second, in under 20 minutes they'll be curled again. Guaranteed.

So for years my mom cut my hair. She's a perfectionist, so when I tell her to cut 2" straight across the bottom to take care of split ends I know that she will do exactly that.

But about two years ago or so she convinced me to start seeing someone at the local Gene Juarez. And even then I made Ryan go first! (He has curly hair, too.) Sure it costs me $45 a pop. But I also don't look like a refugee from 1976.

[Name]

Also why I have searched out someone that has skillz, and pay large sums of money to have hair that looks good. Never go to the mall, supercutz sucks too. might as well just go to walmart and get your hair cut if your going to go to a mall place.

Find yourself a good stylist, and consult with her/him about what you want to do, and stick with that one person. You may pay more, but the emotional relief and not having to wait for a bad haircut to grow back are worth it. most stylists will charge $25 to $35 for a haircut only for men, add color and it can go up to $150+

[Not Afraid]

I can empathize. I've had plenty of bad haircuts. Now, I have Paul and noone but Paul cuts my hair. (But I do play w/color)

[Boingonut]

I used to have a lady that knew my hair pretty good back in Utah and would cut it the way I asked he too, but I did not get very many haircuts since I am always growing it out it seems. I just don't know if I can trust anybody with it anymore. I kind of like a bit of chaos when it comes to my hair so I am thinking that maybe I should look into doing it myself. At least if I mess it up I will only have myself to blame. The cut I got cost $25 or something like that so it was not a cheep haircut.