I have experimented with using gels that come with those small wands similar to mascara applicators, but they get stuck in my hair, and the gel doesn’t get applied thick enough to hold my hair all day. I finally found the littlllextra neatfix hair finishing stick, and it applies nice and smooth-seriously, it has made all the difference. I can make any hairstyle with its help, and it gives my hair a very clean look!