Recently I tried out some new hair stuff, just for a change. You know, just to see if there was maybe something better than what I was already using. Check out how I liked Lúcido brand hair wax after the jump.
So usually I use the tried and true Gatsby line of hair products. They’re colorful, work really well, smell nice, and hell they’re endorsed by Kimutaku! But on a recent trip to the local Japanese store, I decided to try something new, to branch out and see if there was something else I could use or might like better. Of course there were a plethora of little capsules of waxy, creamy, putties, but I decided to grab one called Lúcido and give it a whirl.
First off, Lúcido was a touch more expensive than the already pricey pod of Gatsby I normally buy (I use the purple one, just FYI), but not by much. The next morning was the moment of truth. I cracked open the container and was greeted by…blandness. Despite being “hair wax” Lúcido looks like yogurt. Just straight up plain yogurt. It also has the consistency of yogurt, and while it doesn’t smell like yogurt, the smell isn’t anything special. But hey, we don’t use this crap for its smell or anything.
So I scooped some up and went to town as I would normally do. Being of a creamier consistency than I’m used to, Lúcido worked into my hair pretty easily and didn’t really change the feel of my hair much more than I would say water does. But it did make my hair more pliable, so alright. I started to style my hair into its unique form and found it a little difficult to work with. It didn’t really hold my hair the way I wanted and seemed to take extra work. After some tedious teasing, I was finally able to get my ‘do the way I wanted, but I was a little unimpressed.
My 2nd try went a lot better. This time I used the wax after a shower and my hair was still damp. This seemed to improve the quality of the product quite a bit more. I’m not sure if it’s the creamy consistency or what, but Lúcido just seems to work a lot better when there’s already some moisture in your hair. This time I was able to get my hair right lickety-split and I was pleased. Since then I’ve always tried to style my hair with Lúcido soon after I get out of the shower. I’ve still had varied results with how well the cream works and how much effort I have to put into the style, usually dependant on how wet or dry my hair is. Wetter is not better, but dryer is not more helpful either; there seems to be a small window of perfect dampness.
Overall, Lúcido isn’t too bad. My hair is thinner and longer than it usually is which may have contributed to my difficulties. It seems that it isn’t really made for sculpting much, but I purchased the Standard version of the product, so maybe the Super Hard would work better for me. I wouldn’t be adverse to trying Lúcido’s Super Hard just to see if it would work better for my styling needs and hair type, but right now I can’t say that I’m not missing my familiar Gatsby. Sometimes it’s a pain to get my hair the right way before I need to leave, and the difficulties that Lúcido has given me have on more than one occasion put me into a hurry to get where I need to be. But after working with the product for about a month now, I think I’ve figured out how I need to work it for my style.
