When should a guy use gel in his hair?
10%
Whenever.
- Vicky Chivy, 26, from San Diego, CA
"when u go out" - Deborah Lau, 23, from La Jolla, CA
"Would you rather have a girl straighten her hair or just not brush it? You look better with gel." - Ann Dang, 24, from San Diego, CA
"If that's what works, then go for it." - Vicky Kuo, 24, from San Diego, CA
"It's up to him.. if it looks better with gel, then use it when we go out." - Anne C, 24, from Miami, FL
"So long as you leave some days when it's not gelled, we're good." - Molly Millett, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"It's up to him. I don't control that. Just please not too much!" - Jessica G, 25, from Boca Raton, FL
"Please, guys have bad hair days too. Just keep it to a very small amount. No wet heads!" - Jessica Barrutia, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Usually a pomade looks better." - Sarah Conrad, 27, from New York, NY
"Just DON'T slick it back." - Grace Kang, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"Just don't take my eye out with your spikes." - Cheng-Cheng Lok, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"Just don't put too much, I want to be able to run my fingers through your hair."
18%
Never!
- Corey G, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Ew. If there's gel, there's too much effort." - Amy S., 25, from Chicago, IL
"If I run my fingers through it, it's better for there not to be gel..." - Frankie Robinson, 36, from Chicago, IL
"Unless your Greg Brady this is a def, 'NO'!" - Jackie Rivera, 25, from Miami, FL
"Au naturale please. I like to run my fingers through it." - Danielle L, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Ewww. Gel? Are we in high school? There are much better hair products." - Kira Wilkinson, 27, from Washington, DC
"Low 'ceasar' cut please or some well kept locs can be oh so sexy." - Jessi Odenbach, 28, from Chicago, IL
"Let it go." - Jennifer Manghisi, 27, from New York, NY
"Gross." - Nadia Reiman, 28, from Brooklyn, NY
"ew. crusty." - Mercedes Tahir, 23, from New York, NY
"Or at least don't let it be noticeable." - Kristin Castro, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"This isn’t 1989." - Regina Melzer, 32, from Los Angeles, CA
"I cannot emphasize this more!!! NEVER!" - Tiffany Clarke, 25, from richmond, ca
"That's so strange!" - Marisa Zupan, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"Not unless he is playing Don Draper." - Vida James, 28, from New York, NY
"If you're going to use product, use some wax, not that wet gel that makes your hair crusty." - Wendy Liu, 23, from Alhambra, CA
"Guys with gel in their hair means we can run our fingers through their scalp!" - Ashley Hayes, 24, from Los Angeles, CA
"Let it be all natural." - Katrina Robinson, 28, from Charleston, SC
"Hard hair is not sexy." - Kristin Castro, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"This isn't 1989."
72%
Depends on his style.
- Gina Kim, 24, from San Diego, CA
"Depends on his style." - Rebecca Nashleanas, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"I'm not a huge fan of gel, especially if it takes a man longer than me to fix his hair." - Kylan Conroy, 24, from Chicago, IL
"It's fine...just don't over do it!" - Sara Koch, 30, from Youngstown, OH
"As long as he doesn't overdo it." - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"I don't love gell, but if you really need to control your mane then go for it." - Kate Bailey, 26, from Chicago, IL
"As long as it's not overkill." - Ashley Potter, 26, from Milwaukee, WI
"Please, please, please don't make your hair crunchy. Ick." - Laura Lefkowitz, 35, from New York, NY
"Touchable hair is the best. As long as it looks good and isn't too sticky or hard." - Emily Woolf, 26, from Brooklyn, NY
"Do what you gotta do just don't use my hair products or talk to me about yours." - Claire Watkins, 25, from Santa Cruz, CA
"Not a huge fan... but sometimes it's hot." - Erika San Miguel, 32, from Larkspur, CA
"Just don't overload it that I can't run my fingers through it." - Corey G, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Ew. If there's gel, there's too much effort." - Susie Jones, 29, from Naples, Fl
"Just don't have a better style than me." - Rosie Dehoyos, 29, from Dallas, TX
"If you use it to slick long hair back, please just cut it." - Tiffany Davis, 32, from San Diego, CA
"Whatever fits his style." - Anna Bykova, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"If it fits him, why not? :)" - Kate Sample, 31, from Chicago, IL
"Don't use too much; girls like touchable hair, too." - Luana Suciu, 25, from Boston, MA
"But don't use and abuse." - Emily Pelton, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"Just don't overdo it." - Elinor N, 23, from New York, NY
"I wouldn't want him to tell me whether or not I should use gel... so go for it." - Genevieve Melzer, 27, from San Francisco, CA
"But mostly yes...but not too much!" - Amber Sellers, 33, from Brooklyn, NY
"Not too much though - don't want to feel crunchin'." - Sara Bour, 23, from Urbana, IL
"If it fits your entire style then do it but, if it doesn't, don't try and be something you're not." - Sara Jagodzinski, 24, from Carol Stream, IL
"If he can pull off the gelled hairstyle more power to him." - Wendy Farley, 44, from Charleston, SC
"My guy now uses nothing and I like it; previous guy used and it was fine too." - Ashley Becker, 26, from New York, NY and Miami, FL
"Just not the whole bottle!" - Paula L, 28, from Miami, Florida
"I don't really care." - Justine Bour, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Just be sure not to over-do it." - Dominique Vance, 23, from New York, NY
"But don't use so much that I can't even touch it without having to wash my hands." - Pienby Laurence, 25, from Jersey City, NJ
"Avoid overzealous use of gel, it's purpose is not to allow your hair to withstand a tornado." - Jacquelyn Tillotson, 31, from Miami Beach, FL
"Whatever completes the look. As long as it's not too guido. You know who you are..." - Alicia Cohen, 37, from New York, NY
"As long as it's not hard and crunchy or wet looking or shiny... MAYBE NOT!!" - Vanessa Jeong, 28, from San Leandro, CA
"Do what works for you." - Stephanie Singer, 30, from New York, NY
"Just make sure it doesn't look wet." - Angela Lee, 23, from Cerritos, CA
"Some guys need gel for a certain style, so whatever works." - Jennifer Beio, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Whatever products make it work." - Marianna Branda, 23, from Miami, FL
"If it's what works for him, go ahead." - Heather Callan, 25, from Chicago, IL
"I've seen it work both ways, just be confident with whatever you choose." - Kate DAlleva, 25, from Morristown, NJ
"In general I'm not a fan of a guy that takes longer to do his hair than I do." - Grace Hsieh, 22, from San Diego, CA
"Depends how it LOOKS." - Miana DeGardeyn, 33, from Chicago, IL
"For a little bit of shape, sure. For cementing to the head, not so much." - Johanna Beyenbach, 29, from New York, NY
"Whatever makes your hair look good; I just don’t want to be able to tell." - Ashley Woolley, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Just don't look like a cast member of 'Grease.'" - Jessica Angst, 23, from Palm Beach, FL
"Crew gel!" - Kimone Campbell, 27, from Palm Beach, FL
"Guys are becomming prettier." - Veronica Cheung, 24, from San Diego, CA
"If you need it, use it." - Kate Cohen, 27, from Syosset, NY
"Look good that's all that matters." - Rachel U, 26, from New York, NY
"For specific hair types it's okay, but in general I'm not a fan." - Nancy Spruiell, 43, from New York, NY
"No spiked mohawks please." - Becca Schepps, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"Just don’t use so much I can’t run my hands through it." - Senait Mengstab, 30, from San Francisco, CA
"I don’t care as long as he looks good." - Nora Lahl, 31, from Milwaukee, WI
"Some men need it, some men need to back away slowly." - Priya Massand, 30, from Flushing, NY
"As long as it doesn't get clumpy." - Vicky K, 25, from Chino Hills, CA
"some guys don’t need it" - Jill Hanner, 34, from Astoria, NY
"If you’re rocking a look- totally use it." - Sherika Mair, 29, from West Palm Beach, FL
"if he has spikes" - Britt Ancell, 26, from New York, NY
"I'm more of a pomade girl, but whatever works." - Elise Stiller, 36, from Seaford, NY
"Sure, why not!" - Doris Parker, 27, from Springfield, MA
"If his hair looks better with gel, then he might as well use it." - JoAnna Di Tullio, 24, from Boston, MA
"Not my personal preference but if it works, I'm down." - Erika Thomas, 25, from Miami, FL
"I prefer wax or something a little more pliable." - Dominique Jackson, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"A little product to keep the frizzys down." - Miranda Elling, 32, from Chicago, IL
"This is fine because some guys need it. Just don't make me late for dinner looking at your hair." - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"I like my man's hair extremely touchable." - Sandy Tragos, 32, from Chicago, IL
"As long as he uses it the right way." - Samantha Conniff, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"It can work...but don't overdo it." - Cat Davis, 25, from New York, NY
"Depends if it needs to be controlled." - Karoline D'Angola, 24, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Gel can be sexy or tacky." - Jen Gsell, 29, from Reston, VA
"If he has a pompodore or spikes, mohawk or something like that. Otherwise it just looks greasy." - Jessica Chang, 30, from Los Angeles, CA
"If you can make it work, work it." - Lucy Malcolm, 26, from New York, NY
"I'm not a fan of the goomba ran too fast hairdo - that's too much gel." - Shannon Harknett, 24, from New Orleans, LA
"Don't over-do beauty products. I keep mine minimal and you shouldn't own more than me." - Julienne Irons, 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"I have no issues with gel. If it makes you more confident about the way you look go for it." - Maya Calaway, 24, from Boston, MA
"To keep it in place, not for that 'wet look'." - Lauren McHenry, 26, from Dallas, TX
"Not the hard crunchy stuff though." - Renee Lucas, 30, from New York, NY
"Gel is a good tool if you use it wisely." - Alison Dichter, 31, from New York, NY
"If the style entails using so much that you have to stay away from fire - you've gone way too far." - Lisa Miao, 27, from New York, NY
"But usually no... I like to run my hands through that."