You don’t have to use gel, but it will help hold your hair in place. A firm gel is recommended.
Put the hair elastic around your wrist so you can easily transfer it onto your hair.
Fold your braid up and secure it with a hair clip if you want to add a fun accessory to your hair.
You can also condition your hair after you shampoo it to help prevent damage. Be sure to towel dry your hair before you start styling it.
Straighten your hair if it’s curly or wavy so it sticks straight up when you fan it.
Be sure to spray both sides of your mohawk so it doesn’t fall down.
You may need to reapply hair spray and use your hair dryer multiple times to ensure the hair stays in place.
Check in a mirror to make your hair line up in the center of your head. That way, your hair will look perfectly symmetrical on each side.
You can add more or fewer sections depending on how many spikes you want to make.
Make sure not of your hair falls loose from your grip or else they won’t be part of the spike.
You may need to apply extra hair spray near your scalp since it needs to support the weight of your hair.
Be sure to dry both sides of your mohawk so it doesn’t fall down.
You don’t have to use hair gel if you don’t want, but your spike may not look as clean.
The spikes on the back of your head may require more hair spray since gravity will pull them down.
