Old Dusty

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S Curl 360

One of the new school classics here, this will give you waves if you got 'em, if not it still works as a good pomade.  I usually use beeswax or something strong, thick and heavy but that kind of product melts quick in the summer heat and will have the bees and bugs chasing after you..  Last summer I used this every day as an alternative.  The 360 is unlike any kind of product I've used, it's chemical makeup and consistency is just different but good.  First off this shit is crazy popular, you can get it anywhere from the grocery store and target to family dollar, pharmacies, beauty supply stores, mom and pop variety shops in the hood and the big liquor stores that carry everything from pizza and beer to cereal and socks.  So getting it is no problem and the price is right.. used to ring in at 2$ just about everywhere but it seems this year they lifted the price to around 2.50 which is still cheap so grab some.

Popping the top it looks like solidified lotion for your hair, smells super clean and light like a lotion or soap might smell.  Like I said I've never seen anything that looks like this except maybe Brylcreem but still that's in a different category altogether.  

Digging in the first time I really didn't know what to expect, it could go either way with something like this.. might end up being super light and greasy but I was glad to find it has some thickness to it.  Scooping it out it has a medium weight, more than I thought it would which is good.  Putting it in my palms I noticed a nice stickiness too which is another plus.  It's crazy looking at this cream like product that you would think would be light but rubbing it in your palms it somehow has a thick gripping feel to it.  Slides through your hairs with ease, just rub that shit through, comb it up and maybe add some more if you want.  

If you use a little less it won't be as shiny but the more you put in the more sheen you'll get.  When I first started using this my hair was a hell of a lot longer and I was slicking it back real big with a part and it was great for that but I used to keep a can with me to add more throughout the day.  If you have a lot of hair and you comb it often then you might end up combing out some of the 360 so add some more!  I noticed with shorter hair now the heavy dose application seemed to weigh my hairs down a bit but when I had long hair I had no problem getting height.  

kind of loose on top here

but if your hairs longer it will be better, or you can slick it tight with a comb

Overall it's a winner.  It's water based so like I said you might want to keep some on standby throughout the day whether combing or sweating with the heatwave's it might melt out of your hair but I think it's a great summer or anytime product.  Washes out super easy too which is good in the summer if you're out doing things outside, taking extra showers or swimming you know how quick the heavy pomades gunk up if your hairs getting soaked a couple times a day.  Good clean smell, adds some luster to your locks, makes them soft but still style able.. holds good too.  Not sure how S Curl did it, but I can say the claims on the can hold true for me- makes hair shiny and healthy looking, no build up cause it washes out clean every time soon as the water hits it, and the hold is good don't know if I'd call it firm but it works.  If you can rock waves this is supposed to be one of the best too, so keep brushing.  It's a staple in my cabinet, grab some today.   

Seville

Big body style with the slant back

Computer Age

High Tech

Golden Clippers

Warren Ave, Detroit

relative to the Golden Razor

Movin' On Up

Any Occasion

Out Cold

Machine Washing Raw Denim

How to wash your raw denim blues?  Pre soak before you ever wear them?  Wear forever and a day, then soak them in your tub with woolite, fill up your tub again for a rinse then wear them around the house for 12 hours while they dry?  Or maybe take a dip in the ocean with your jeans if you're on the coast.  So many techniques, so much to consider.. it all gave me a headache so I said screw it and threw them in my coin machine down the hall.

Really, I didn't feel like cleaning my tub out first.  Even if I did then threw my jeans in, isn't there going to be bleach and chemical residue from the cleaning that could mess my pants up?  Sure I could clean it then rinse it out real good a couple times but the whole thing seemed like too much work just to wash jeans.. so I didn't bother.

Now all these techniques would probably be worth it if you want to put forth the effort or if you're sporting jeans that cost north of $100, I could definitely see trying to do it.  Me, I'm working with some low end on the selvedge spectrum- Gap jeans.  Personally I think they're great and I wouldn't want to wear 300$ pants but if that's your thing I'm not knocking it.  They come with a 90$ ticket but you can always score 30% off if you keep an eye on the sale.  The straight fit is perfect for me, real slick, not too baggy and definitely not to skinny leg.  Color is on point too, goes with anything.. whether to work, school, church, or a date these things are all purpose for sure.

Here they go brand new no wash after about 5-6 months wear

Getting on to it here, if you're like me and have read some things that make it seem like it's going to be the end of the world if you don't tub wash your jeans, I took the dangerous machine route so you don't have to.  First off, regular old speed queen pay machine in my apartment building.. cold water, and the easiest setting, which isn't even gentle, think it might say light or something like that.

Inside out,  straightened them out and folded at the crouch and dropped them  in sideways.. little bit of cheer liquid detergent and let it run the full circle.  Pull out and hang dried til the next day.

Now I didn't get any crease lines, whiskers, or fades that people go for but that's really not my thing.  If that's your aim you should probably try the tub method.  This worked fine for me though.. they didn't shrink up or anything, I can put them on and button them up just fine.. not even tight on my gut.  Of course I lost a little color but that's the breaks with anything and really it wasn't too much.

Washed on the left, brand new on right, plug for colgate there.. can I get some advertising $$??

opposite below, new one on the left 

So you can see I didn't lose a whole lot of color, it just turned them a bit more blue than before.  That and they lost that shiny sheen, feels like they lost the coating too to the touch they're a bit harder after the wash but I suspect that would be the case either way you wash it.

Main thing to me, I thought they were going to shrink up and be gripping my legs and belly like some skinny pants or something but they stayed nice.  Same with the color.. so if you're thinking about the hassles of washing your raw denim and don't feel like it these results might help you out.  Keep in mind every jean is different though and if you got some nice ones you might want to do it the hard way.  But if you have Gap selvedge it's probably safe to say your results will be similar

Ever Ready

Hot Rod Deluxe

Dig that velvet

Burns

Bubble Head

DeVille

Hairport Shaver Clinic

Royal Oak, Michigan