Cool Spiky Hairstyles – Quiff

For a fresh way to wear cool spiky hairstyles, style hair into a quiff! From Morrissey to Tintin, the quiff has been reinvented over and over again since first worn in the 1950s. The look combines the pompadour, mohawk, and flat top, with this spiked version taking cues from the modern faux hawk.

This look is easy to style for medium length hair that is both straight and somewhat fine. With the right product, it will work for any hair type. To get the look, start with freshly washed hair and dried hair. Blow drying hair will help hair achieve maximum height but air drying works too. Add product add work hair up and into peak at the center of the head. Finally, use fingers to coiff hair at the front – you can form a peak or pull spikes up across the forehead.

This quiff hairstyle also loks great with curly and wavy hair. Don’t straighten it – just spike up hair for an untamed look worthy of any rock star. Very short sides emphasizes the height of this cool spiky hairstyle so consider rocking the undercut. Or slick hair back at the sides for the sides for the same effect.

The Quiff

The quiff is back! This super tall slicked back hair was worn by Elvis and Morrissey and has been recently seen on men’s hairstyle icons Zac Efron and David Backham. The look works with short hair but longer hair will give you more height. To comb a quiff, rub a pomade between hands to warm it up and rub into damp hair. American Crew makes some water-based products that offer great hold without any grease. To stand up thicker hair, try the Fiber version. To thoroughly coat hair, push hands forward and back through hair. Pull the front up and slightly to one side, pushing the tips backwards with fingers.

Quiff with a Peaked Wave

Another way to style the quiff is to form the hair into a peaked wave at the top. The look is David Beckham’s faux hawk meets Robert Pattinson’s reach for the sky quiff. The look is easy to styles but requires a blow dryer, brush, and product. Start by blow drying hair while brushing hair upwards to create height and volume. Warm up a pomade by rubbing it between your hands and smooth into hair to keep hair in place, Finish by pinching the front of hair into the peaked wave and twisting it backwards. Try using a pliable pomade like American Crew Defining Paste, that gives a matte finish and can be used on hair longer than 2″.

Wavy Hair Men – Medium Length

Consider yourself lucky if you have wavy hair men. Loose curls add fullness, look great messy, and even better styled. There is plenty of celebrity inspiration for men with wavy hair - Hugh Grant, Nick Jonas, and James Franco.

Here’s one hot way to rock wavy hair for men – medium length.

With wavy hair, you can cut it short or let natural curl or do its thing by wearing hair longer. Here, hair is a few inches on top and short around the sides for a clean cut and manageable look that can be styled lots of ways. Above, hair is air dried and worn slightly messy for a cool and carefree look.

This wavy haircut can also easily be styled into the hottest men’s hairstyle for 2013 - the modern quiff. Rub a little product like Menscience Pomade or Bed Head Manipulator through hair, pull bangs forward, and  you’re all set.

To get the ultimate 2013 haircut, pair this wavy hair – men – with a shaved undercut.

Hair Undercut with Quiff

Undercut hair is an edgy yet clean cut look that combines the military shave with Mad Men slick. Hair undercut can be styled lots of ways – slicked back, spiked up, or in a classic parted hairstyle. Worn here in a quiff, the contrast between shaved sides and robust here is even more exaggerated.

The quiff, a derivation of the French coiffe, is the bastard child of the pompadour, flat top, and mohawk. The first step to getting the look is the right cut. Second, you’ll need a blow drier. Rub a little product into freshly washed hair. Don’t use too much, this too common habit weighs hair down, which will cause hair to flop down in a greasy mess. Start blow drying hair, using a comb or brush to pull hair up. Finish the look with some wax to add shine, definition, and form the peak at the front.

New Mens Hairstyles – The Undercut

Looking for new mens hairstyles? The slowly growing trend of 2012 and 2013 is the undercut. Paired with a slicked up quiff and you’ve got the vintage meets modern look of the year.

The undercut takes short sides and back, long on top to the extreme. It’s a clean cut look that still expresses individuality and style.

For thick hair, this may be your answer to keeping hair looking great with minimal effort – just rub product through the top (or not) and go. The same goes for wavy or curly hair.

The undercut will keep you looking cool in any kind of heat so expect to see more of this as summer approaches. If you’re looking for more new mens hairstyles, style long hair on top slicked back, into a quiff, or even the revived pompadour.