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I'm Joost and I'm here today with the American Crew Forming Cream versus the Pomade
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They both have the same design but of course it's about what's inside. So first look at the forming cream here
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It has a very wet texture and as you can see it has a medium hold and a very matte finish
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It holds my hair up perfectly so this is great for my shorter hair. And it smells very sea breezy like ordinary gels
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But of course it's about what's inside and it's a very wet and creamy substance here
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and it almost oozed out of the container when I opened it. And it has a very wet texture but once applied to the hair it's completely matte
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So this is pretty wet so what I like to do is rub this all across my hands just to make
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sure that it's evenly divided and I don't get any lumps in my hair. And then I rub that across the top of my hair pushing it a little up and inwards
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And then I just like to take a little bit extra to do the back and sides of my hair again just to make sure that it stays in place all day
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And this is also perfect for a messy look so I also use it on a little bit longer hair
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of my son. I like to push that to the side and then make it a little messy
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And you can easily shape this and reshape this during the day and go through your hair
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So I think this is perfect for anyone looking for a medium hold with a matte finish and
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a messy look. And now the American Crew Pomade. That's really more gel like but a little bit harder
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And it is pretty wet and it holds my hair up pretty well as you can see
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So the hold is very strong and it smells a little bit sea breezy
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It smells a little bit like your standard gel to be honest
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It's a very basic design and it's a little bit of a cheaper brand to be honest
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As you can see the label is not quite centered here. It's just put on there
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But of course it's about what's inside. And this is a pretty gooey substance
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Very wet and sticky so what I like to do is rub that across my hands and then immediately
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apply that to my hair and just push it a little up. I like my hair up and spiky and this heavy hold is really perfect for that
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Then I just take a little bit extra and do the back and sides of my hair again just to make sure that it stays in place all day
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So this is a very strong hold with a very basic gel like smell
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But it doesn't get crunchy in your hair so you can remold this during the day
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Just apply a little water so you can reshape your hair again. And I also tried it on the longer hair of my son
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It's great for like a little bit of a slicked back look but I like to push his hair a little
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to the side and make it just a little bit messy. So this one doesn't have the highest shine of all of the pomades I've seen but it does
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have a pretty high shine. But a lot more shine than like a matte clay or a cream
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But you can still get a little bit of a messy look out of this one. So I think the American Crew Pomade is perfect for those who want a heavier hold and a little
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bit of shine to keep your hair in place all day
