How to Style Your Hair Like a Rocker
Styling your hair as a rock star depends on what type of look you are shooting for. Rock star hair comes in several styles including a spiky look, the classic long hair, the punk Mohawk, and the high volume, crimped styles. Each look requires a different cut and styling technique, so figure out which look you want before proceeding.
Follow these steps in order to create the perfect rock star look that fits your personality.
- Choose a look – rock stars have styled their hair different ways since the birth of the music genre, so the first thing to do is to decide if you want more of a classic rock look, a punk rock look, or more of a hard rock look. This will determine how you will style your hair.
- Get a hair cut or maybe extensions – the punk rock style usually consists of a Mohawk. So for the haircut, all of the hair except for a strip in the center of the head will need to be cut off or shaved. The Mohawk hair will be left as is. Those considering a hard rock look need hair that is not too long or too short. It should be somewhere around a pixie cut length so that it can be spiked or even a little longer length would work too. Those going with a classic rock look need long locks, so if you don’t have them naturally, extensions may be required.
- Styling the look – punk rockers style their Mohawks by making them stick straight up. This can be done by using hair gel, one with a good hold, and running the gel through hair. A strong hold hairspray may be needed to keep the Mohawk in place. Hard rockers with spiked hair usually use hair gel to get this look too. You can twist pieces of hair into place to form spikes. Another feature of the hard rock look or grunge look is greasy hair. It’s easy to get this look. Just don’t wash your hair for a few days and leave it looking long and dirty. The classic rockers love long, volumized locks. They usually go all natural, meaning no straightening or blow drying unless it is to create volume. Teasing can be done at the crown to create volume, but hairspray is needed to keep the volume in place. Long hair is good for the classic rockers because it gives them something to whip around while on stage.