[Toni]

Hey again Kakarot!

First of all, do not go into a men's barbershop. Unless they are ultra-mod, I would visit a trendy uni*** salon. And YES take the pics..including that chick. She does look bad. First of all, her hair is too long and it makes the spikes too tall. And, even if the layers were shorter, she only did the top????

So tell them, you want this...but not this.

Know that these comic pics are drawings without real depth and texture of a hairstyle. To see if you really like this style on you, I would use hair glue....not as bad as it sounds, however, you HAVE to shampoo it out, lathering a couple of times. The salon will probably use this method, though some surf hair products (you can buy in department stores..not sure about where you live the names of them). Some products will help your hair to stand up, but the essential key is that haircut. I cannot stress that enough. Got to have that chunky cut.

You wrote you used a curling iron...you meant a flatiron (straightener) didnt you? And the electric hot comb I mentioned works great too. Don't use gel on dry hair while using heat. I Have use hairspray on a section prior to applying heat and that works great. but will look shiny and maybe a little stiff afterwards. Did you try teasing your hair near the scalp? Try that, then run a flatiron up will applying spray on styling products. Read labels in the hair products aisle. Or better yet, go in a uni*** salon and ask them what products they recommend (including over the counter products..in other words, not necessarily the expensive ones they carry). I'm not sure what products are available where you live.
Hope this helps.