Reddit mentions of Tresemme Thermal Creations Volumising Mousse, 6.5 Ounce

Caveat I've never tried the look myself so I can't guarantee this will work.


That being said, I've personally found, and read online that with asian hair, since it's so strong and straight, blow drying it is mandatory for pretty much any sort of style. Now, with respect to this hair style, it looks like you'll need the top of your hair to be at least 10 cm long. Any shorter and, with asian hair, you'll just end up with the spiky dragon ball Z look.


So for styling:

• First I would suggest starting with a heat protectant mousse, something like this apply it to damp, towel dried hair. Slick your hair back with the mousse then blow dry it in the direction you want. Blow dry until the hair no longer feels slick or wet. The mousse does two things, first it stops your hair from being damaged/dried out by the heat of the blow dryer, second it works with the heat to hold your hair in the direction that you blow dried it. You'll have to blow dry a lot to get it to go straight and back to give the slicked back look. You can try clipping or holding your hair down while it's still wet in the backwards position and then blowing it from there.
  
  
  
• Next use gatsby and slick it through your hair holding it down, straight and back. Gatsby is a japanese product designed with asian hair in mind. You can use other waxes like kevin murphy nightrider or Hanz De Fuko Claymation but I find for the hold, Gatsby is the cheapest option. It's about $10 whereas the other choices are pushing $20+. I suggest a matte wax because I personally find gels or other slick, shiny products tend to look really terrible in Asian hair. Rather than looking sleek and shiny the dark blackness of Asian hair tends to make it look greasy. That's just my opinion though. You can absolutely replace this step with a gel or other holding product that you like. The point of this step is to weigh your hair down with a product where the product also has sufficient hold to keep it in place in the direction you want.
  
  
  
• Last hairspray. This is just to lock everything in. A couple puffs of hairspray (not too much or your hair ends up with the greasy look) to lock everything in and keep it in place. This step is optional but I personally like using a bit of hairspray because I find hairspray to be more moisture resistant. If I sweat a bit I'm not immediately ruining my style, same thing if it's raining a bit. Hairspray also helps to keep any stray hairs in place if it gets windy or you're running around or something like that.
  
  
  And that's it. Like I said, I'm not sure if this will work for sure as I've never done a completely slicked back hairstyle. But overall I know for sure, with Asian hair, the key is to blow dry it. A blowdryer is your best tool, above any product, when dealing with Asian hair.

You've got some pretty nice hair there, man! I love the texture and thickness, and I can't tell if that shine you've got going on is natural or from a product, but either way, I think it's pretty slick. You have the high forehead and kind of angular face to pull off the long hair. If I were you, I'd keep growing it, so I could make a tight pony tail with all of my hair when it's convenient and keep it all swept back pretty easily without an elastic band. If you want to aim for a smoother, more voluminous look, consider trying out some volumizing pre-styling mousse and blow-dry it straight up for a few minutes to give the roots a boost and make your 'do fuller overall. If you haven't already, you should definitely check out /r/fierceflow. It's a great subreddit with a lot of solid pointers and guides for guys with long hair like you. Good luck with your future follicle ventures, dude!

This mousse

i used to have the same issue. i have pretty thin, fine hair. not balding just how my hair has always been. a good mousse is the only solution that has really worked for me. Personally, i use this one, but since i've never used a different one, i can't vouch for its quality