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Can anyone suggest a soft wax? There doesn't seem to be many on the Supplier's page. I'm looking for something much less firm than the Pinaud Clubman Moustache Wax that I've tried, just to keep the ends a bit more together but not tightly or stiff.

Thank you for any advice.

Skippys is quite soft - and smells good too

Seriously, try glue stick. You can put a light application, then comb it out and arrange the hairs how you like and as it dries it doesn't even have to be all stuck together. The sticky hairs will stick to each other where they cross or touch and then dry just fine. Again, the only issue is if you get breath condensation on the glue it will probably not stay in place so great. Try it. (UHU white glue stick has a funny smell. The purple is odorless and the color vanishes right away.) I don't know what brands you have in Norway. 3M is gummy so you might want to avoid that. Avery is very good. I use glue stick to get a nice, stable feathered look sometimes. No sharp hooked curls necessary.

Second to the glue stick

Ok cpu, I have 3 different waxes: Firehouse Dark, Firehouse Wacky Tacky, and Hndlebars. In my humble opinion, the glue stick seems to work well, as from reading the above mentioned advice. But it seems to me that you would need to use it multiple times throughout the day, as it wears out. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong. I would suggest Firehouse Dark, it keeps a real nice hold, and is definitely the softest of the three. I hardley use it anymore, as I need a more stronger hold, but I will sometimes go back to it to apply on the cener hairs . . . holds them magnificently. Anyway, not too bring down the glue, lol, but this is a wax that I think would work very well for you, and it is a "soft wax"

I really like Mr Taylor's Moustache Wax at the moment. Goes on like a soft white moisturiser. If applied well it dries clear and gives a soft springy texture to your 'stache which holds well with gentle persuasion throughout the day; though re-application isn't usually necessary. It's also intended to moisturise as well, so that's a bonus. Washes out with no fuss whatsoever.

You can get it to set hard if you use a lot and blow dry, but it's not particularly effective and particularly disobedient hairs will definitely come away from the 'body' of your moustache throughout the day.

Biggest plus for me is that is smells absolutely sublime - if you go for a more natural look then the you (and the missus!) will love this stuff.

Less than half price (£3) here at the moment: http://www.timothyedwards.co.uk/Brand/T ... 70-91-252/

DISCLAIMER: I have not yet had the opportunity to try this on a really big moustache, though I suspect it'd still work well as outlined above.

Glue stick in the curls will dry hard as rock and won't wear out. If it gets wet from excess sweat or other sources of water even then the curls won't come apart or lose shape. It takes a few minutes of massaging in warm water to get the glue out of the curls and separate all the hairs.

Glue stick in the body of the stache is typically a lighter coating of the hairs that sticks them together where they touch. You could add more, but that is for you to try and like or not. The lighter coating will, with some brands, come apart a bit depending on exposure, humidity, sweat, but you can fix that. Waxes can give you hirsute fangs also later in the day.

If you do your curls solid rather than loose, try the Aleene's clear gel tacky glue. It holds better in the body than glue stick, yet washes out easily.

I may like to try Mr Taylor's Moustache Wax. Will have to look into it. I'm not a glue purist.

It seems like you have had good experience with this wax. That's good news... I have been thinking of ordering some for a while - I like waxes to smell good! You should thinking about reformatting your post using the Moustache wax review template and posting in the review section for easy reference by other members

And don't worry if you think your moustache isn't big enough to give a qualified review - one of the review headings allows you to describe your moustache and how you wear it so we can see if the review relates to us and there are all kinds of different moustaches, lengths and styles around here

Glue stick maintains a MUCH more sturdy style, no doubt about it.

Mr Taylor's is extremely mild in comparison and I do find myself reworking/teasing the handles throughout the day, so not recommended if you don't like to fuss over your stache. Some online reviews complain of drooping, though perhaps my moustache just isn't big enough to tell yet. Climate may be an issue also, so something to consider.

I'll use it exclusively everyday for a month and then do a full review.

Here is something interesting that I have found to be true in my waxperimentation:

You can usually use less of a firm-setting wax to get a softer look, but you will never be able to use enough soft wax to get a firm hold.

I would say that both MFS and OWH could give you the results you are looking for, but MFS smells much better.

The key to the soft look/good hold is to use very little of a medium to firm wax, run a comb through when you have finished applying the wax to give your moustache a fuller, softer look, and then a quick blast with the hair dryer to set the wax. (Although you don't really need the hair dryer, it just makes things easier.)