6. The Textured Faux-Hawk
What This Idea Means
For adventurous kids with short pixie cuts or tapered cuts, the textured faux-hawk offers an edgy, spirited look. It channels volume and texture straight up into the center line without needing shaved sides.
How To Make It
- Start with clean, towel-dried hair.
- Dampen hair slightly with texturizing sea-salt spray or lightweight styling mousse.
- Using a blow dryer or your fingers, lift the center section of hair straight upwards from forehead to nape.
- Work a small dime-sized amount of kid-friendly matte styling wax between your palms.
- Pinch the hair along the middle strip upward and inward toward the center to form a defined ridge.
- Smooth the side sections downward flat against the head for contrast.
Tips & Variations
- Spiky Top: Create individual soft spikes along the ridge instead of a continuous crest for shorter hair.
- Color Hair Chalk: Add temporary child-safe hair chalk to the tips of the faux-hawk for highlights.
What You Need
- Blow dryer
- Matte finish kid-safe styling wax
- Texturizing spray
- Temporary hair chalk (optional)