#bonafied pomade

[sinceseventyseven]

Here's my honest opinion of Bona Fide Pomade: 

I kept seeing this stuff being slung on Barber Justin of Chicago's Instagram.  Once I saw it was 'orange scented' I had to have some.  OK, young men of the internet... I'm here to tell you that there's a vast difference between modern 'vinyl' pomades and the old school grease pomades made with lanolin, petrolatum, and bees wax.  

Bona Fide is just another run of the mill modern pomade for dudes whose wives won't let them get the pillow case stained and feel the need to wash it all out of their hair the first time they hit the shower (or a rain storm for that matter.)  This stuff just doesn't cut it for my hair.  It takes about 1/8th of an 11 dollar can just to hold my hair down and then it dries just like hair gel.  In fact, I think you could make pomade like this by letting Dep hair gel sit in open air for a day to take some of the moisture out of it.  

That's all these modern products seem to be.  You have to re-wet your hair to redo your hair, which I hate.  This is true of Bona Fide, Suavecito, and Lay Rite.   Honestly, to me this stuff is costume pomade for dudes who want to look like rockers on the weekend and then need it all out of their hair on Monday.     I have the best luck using heavy duty waxy/greasy products like Dax Wave and Groom and High Life Heavy pomade.   So that's what I'm going to stick with.  

I don't know why I keep chasing the dragon with this stuff since I haven't been able to outdo my current tool kit of haircare crap:  American Crew Grooming Cream, Dax Wave and Groom, High Life Heavy, and Royal Crown hair dressing to thin it all out to the proper consistency for 24 hours of comb-able, shiny greasiness.    Contrary to popular belief, if you use stuff like Dax and High Life it stays in your hair and does NOT get into your motorcycle helmet liner.  

Bottom line is that Bona Fide is a modern pomade for city people who probably want to look good in internet photos, but will have a lot of hair fails throughout the day/night if they seriously try to do anything other than sitting around the house.   Motorcycle helmet test: fail.  24 hour style-ability test: fail (fail after 15 minutes.)  Smell test: pass.  I am addicted to orange Tic-Tac candy, so Bona Fide makes my mouth water.  I'm not sure if that's good or bad.  It does smell just dandy.   But I am gonna give my tub away to someone who is too afraid to put grease in their hair. 

As far as these modern pomades go, Lay Rite still ranks #1 for me.  Bona Fide would be #2.  I don't have a #3 because I hate all the others I've tried because they smell like Axe Body Spray or something else horrible.   Lay Rite smells like cabbage patch dolls did in the 1980s, but it works the best for the longest amount of time.

I've rambled on so I'll shut up now.  

Disclaimer: I base this review off of my own hairstyle preferences and hair type.  My opinions/advice may completely ruin your life.