Hello friends,

I have always had short hair but have recently started growing it out longer to experiment. The style that I'm going for is a clean tapered side and back with medium-length hair on top with a side part. I'm having some difficulty deciding on which products to use - specifically pomades/gels. There is a lot of verbiage that I'm not too familiar with. Light hold? Medium? Strong? Clay-based?

If anyone has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it. I just need something to hold shape over the course of a day (~ 8-10 hours) without the need for regular reapplication.

For reference I have thick straight hair.