The Handlebar Club Forum

I've got natural curl to mine, and would like for it to be straight out, in line with lip line.

Any ideas

You may need to use a firmer wax. Also, there is often one direction in which you can twist your hairs to make them curl and the other will make them go the opposite way. For me, one side of my face is twist in, the other is twist out... you just have to experiment

I'm sure that Eric has some good advice with regard to glue... I have not yet tried that approach.

Ok thx. Ya I tried twisting the opposite way but both seem to make em curl upwards. I don't mind it. I just want to maybe have em straight from time to time

I use my wife's hair straightener when I want an English style, or when I've developed a tusk I need to fix. I let it heat up and then turn it off and leave it for a minute or so. The plates get far too hot for the brittle facial hairs, so I never use it switched on. With the ends perfectly straight from the iron and wax, slight twisting at the base will make them slant up or straight out.

id be afraid to burn/kill the hairs and ruin the bar

That's why I'm careful about the heat. I use a strong conditioner to keep everything healthy. I use a curling iron, too, when I want a curl, so the ends undergo a lot of heat. With care, it will not damage the ends.

I use my dear glue stick to do english style. Just apply enough and hold it out straight while aiming a blowdryer at that side. As it dries you can adjust the curl size or straighten it out completely. It will hold like rock when fully dry. No need for hot irons. See the thread for my english style challenge and I have a post on my blog about it, too.

Bill,
I also swear by Got2BGlued. If you put a fair dab in, pull your ends out straight and then blow dry for a few seconds to set it, you should be good to go.
Regards,
Eric

ok thx guys

Purple glue stick or Alieen's clear craft glue for the English look. Alieen's offers a very nice gloss to it as well!