Is American Crew Any Good? | Budget Breakdown | Men's Hair Products | BluMaan 2018 

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2:49: Fiber 4:27 Modling clay 6:01 Forming cream 7:11 Boost powder

American Crew used to be my go to hair product before I discovered BluMaan products. I used to use American Crew forming cream (pre-styler) and pomade for my hair with both jars lasting about a month. Now I use Original (pre-styler) and Cavalier heavy clay to style my hair with both jars lasting a little over two months since I don't have to use as much each time I style my hair. In my area American Crew 3 oz jars costs about $18 and BluMaan 2.5 oz jars costs about $4.50 more with shipping. So every two months I spend $45 with BluMaan compared to $72 with American Crew which is a savings of $27. I just wanted to let everyone know how much I enjoy your products. Also my hair looks better now than ever before thanks to your how to videos and styling tips for thick hair. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to more great content.

7:55 cut to the chase.

I really like the forming cream and that's literally it.

I was here at 1 view. Been a fan since you first started. Please keep up the quality content!!

For another budget breakdown can you review pacinos hair grooming they have 3 hair products matte, crème and pomade

To be absolutely honest...i prefer American Crew forming cream ove BluMaan Hybrid or even monarch

I like that even thou you have a company you still make an honest review

Thanks for the history lesson! Im loving this series joe

I've used the forming cream for about 5 years now and i always recommend it to people. The price is a bit expensive but I only use half a fingertip amount everyday and it lasts for months.

Thank you for all your videos, very helpful to a guy who has thick, wavy hair.

Since you don't like the molding clay, they recently came out with a matte clay that you can try. I'm curious to know what you think of that one.

I have used many hair care products over the years and American Crew Forming ($17-) works best for my hair! It holds well and makes my hair soft. Love it

I love these budget breakdown videos!! Please keep this a weekly thing!! Also, I know it might be a conflict of interest because you guys are both youtubers. But you should do a video about Pete&Pedro products!!

The highlights are looking so good man ... keep it up 👏🏻

I've found that American Crew Forming Cream works pretty well as a pre-styler, especially for how cheap you can get it. Putting the product in wet and blowdrying it also reduces the stickiness and shine of the product by a lot.

I like how ur hair colour has turned out...

I’ve been using American crew for 3 years and it works for me great

Next by Vilain please! Gold Digger, Silver Fox, Dynamite Clay and Pomade.

Hair looking on point Joe!!👍🏻

American Crew is the hair product I first used when I properly started with my hair.

He trashes a competitor. Shocking.

I use Ruzel, It’s nice for me because I like a nice slick style! Because I’m kinda of a greaser

Fiber was terrible but i liked the pomade they have. Would i buy them again? For the price not really, unless i was on a trip and forgot to take some hair products and this was what they had I guess I'd go for the pomade.

Thank you! Medium hold all the way. I am so annoyed with people using it for high hold.

Keep up the great work Joe👍...just a quick question though? My hair never seems to flow in the direction I want it go,ok at the beginning it does but after a while it takes a u-turn😯

Personally, I have used American Crew's fiber, paste, Pomade and heavy hold pomade. I have never had a problem with them it to be fair my hair is very easy to work with.

I use a combo of Fibre and Forming Cream. Fibre for hold and strength and then Forming Cream for bit of shine and a nicer, more natural feel.

have you thought about getting a P.O Box? :) Would like to send you the hair wax i've been using for over 10 years :p would be cool to see you use the prodcuts people might send you. i won't send shit i promise :)

I love all of the Blumaan products. I use the original as a pre-styler every single day and usually the Cavalier clay as a post-styler. I use a lot of products that I rotate regularly depending on my hair length. Even though I love the products, I don't love the packaging. It's definitely cheap. My last order of the Hybrid and Original (received a week ago) were especially bad. You can have stickers as labels on plastic containers, that's fine. However, at least have them flush and clean with the surface and sides. It looks like a child put them on, they're all wrinkled and out of alignment and peeling off. They are not products I like having out on my shelf with all of the other ones. I would cut out the cardboard box and put money and effort on the jars and lids. Blumaan products are at a premium price point, and there are other products out there that cost less and come in premium jars. ie. Arcadian Clay ($4 less than Blumaan, and more product in the jar) Prelude, Damon Barber, High Rise. Even though Hans De Fuko products suck, they suck as a company, the packaging although not premium, feels and looks a lot better than Blumaan. I won't stop buying the products becuase they work for me but the packaging definitely needs a boost.

Next on Budget Breakdown- Cremo! Cremo started as a shaving product line selling shaving creams and what not, but now they have reached out to making products that help people with beards, like beard oils and scrubs and they've also just come out with hair products. I'd be interested to see what Joe and BluMaan think of these hair products that Cremo had just come out with.

“Drum roll please,.... Not so good” 😂

You really missed the "defining paste" which is in my option very good. It works very good to bring a meessy short hair look alive.

Do uppercut deluxe Matt clay and pomade

The forming cream is my all time favorite

Crew's Forming Cream is my go to. I've tried probably over 100 products and Forming Cream works better for me than any of them.

I actually use the Forming Cream as a prestyler, works great

You should"ve tried American Crew's Defining Paste. That stuff is actually really good once you learn how to use it. Much better than any other American Crew Product.

You should cover Old Spice hair products next!

I have used the Fiber, Defining Paste, Pomade, Forming Cream, Molding Clay. and the Grooming Cream. Here is my take: Before I start, I have to say I have thick hair and bit wavy that weighs down when it gets longer. Fiber: It’s not that hard to warm up so that is great. It made my hair look really dry, like it gave me negative shine. The texture you get is alright. The hold is not that great if you have long hair. If you hace short hair this might be good for you Paste: Kinda hard to apply and the hold was not that great. I dont remember much of it, didnt use it that much so it was meh. Pomade: It smells good imo. Really easy to warm up and apply. But the hold is bad. It says it’s a medium but I would say it’s a low medium. It weighs my hair down when it’s not even that long. The shine is great though. This pomade is not good if you want a classic pomade look. Forming Cream: The consistency of this cream is weird. Like he said: it’s tacky. Now the hold is a true medium but it was weird, it made my hair look really wavy, more than usual. It highlights those waves. The natural shine is nice though. It’s not that great but it’s not bad but because it made my hair look really wavy I didn’t like it. Molding Clay: Oh boy, where do I start. This is the worst product I have ever used. The smell is bad imo but not strong so you can’t really smell it once you apply it, that’s the only good thing. It is so greasy it’s disgusting. It gives a medium shine but not the nice shine, what he said about the shine is true. The hold is def not high hold. It’s a light medium maybe true medium. It weighs my hair down, it is so heavy. Washability is horrible, even after using shampoo I still had the feeling that I had some in my hair still. Application is okay and it’s not that hard to warm up but since it’s so greasy it feels diagusting. only use it when I get a hair is short like after I get a haircut, I only use it for a week. It’s okay when I use it when my hair is short. Grooming Cream. This may be their best product along with the Fiber. It smells great, it’s super easy to apply and warm up. The shine it’s great and it lasts for a really long time. The only thing I don’t like is that it doesn’t give any volume. This product is great for a slick back haircut like a 60’s haircut or something like that. I only bought it cause it was the only one of the main 6 that I haven’t tried. Rating: Fiber: 7/10 Pomade: 5/10 Defining Paste: ? Forming Cream: 5.5/10 Molding Clay: 3/10 Grooming Cream: 7/10 Final Verdict. AMERICAN CREW products are not the best, some are trash, some are okay, some like the Fiber and Grooming Cream are actually solid. I don’t think spending $14-$16 on these is worth it.

Molding clay is great for my hair! I love it! I'll buy them all at TJ Max if nobody else wants them lol

i am actually using forming cream as a prestyler, and it works super well for that! :D

I currently use American Crew gel and pomade, and I feel like I should use something better, but I'm only 15 and I just got into trying out different products this year. I really like the cut I got recently: short but not shaved on the sides and probably around 2 inches on the top. I like when my hair is longer, but it's so kinky and unruly, and difficult to take care of. I've never straightened my hair before, but I'd love to try it out. I'd love to try out a quiff or a pomp once my hair is longer, but I don't quite know what length I should leave my hair at. Does anyone have a suggestion for a better product that I could use when I'm ready?

Hey, what would you suggest to be a good substitution for each of these products. And a good pomade that's not like $$$$$$$

Thanks it really helped I have the American forming cream

I have been using American crew fiber as a prestyler and Suavecito firm hold as a post styler and sometimes if I want it to hold well I will use Harry’s holding spray

American Crew Defining Paste is a lighter and more workable version of Fiber with a medium hold, more masculine scent, and less tacky feel. For me it rivals Bumble and Bumble Sumotech (though the B&B has a slightly better scent).

You should definitely do Cremo products. Surprisingly good!

Molding Clay is one of the most utterly terrible products I've ever used 😂

Joe, I was just wondering if I used your original pre styler and American Crew Forming Cream if it would work well together or not?

Johnson's baby powder will add texture and remove excess shine from your hair like that boost powder. I tried it decades ago and it worked like a charm. ;-)

I use American Crew: Defining Paste, with Original as a pre-styler. What's your opinion on that one?

I was expecting this video for a long long time. I'm starting with hair products, so I started buying American Crew Fiber but I didn't know if it was a suitable product for me. Thank you for the video!

The foaming cream one looled nice

Crazy idea but what about you review BluMaan products. Also I love your videos and keep up the good work😊❤

I have very wavy hair, wich hairwax would you recommend for me. Undercut, male.

Joe do you do anything different in your hair routine to maintain your platinum colour?

Can you recommend good hairstyle for school?My school does not allow undercut hairstyle.I was thinking about messy fringe style?what are u thoughts?

I was riding a horse yesterday and fell off. I almost got killed! THANK GOODNESS the Walmart greeter saw what happened and came over and unplugged it

Is funny but the one you don't like is the one that caught my attention .... lol, am buying it for sure. Thanks for the review.

Set wet wax can be the budget breakdown product plz . Your blufam want this

Bed head has two jar types. One is blue the other green...any chance you can review these?

YOUR ONE OF THE BEST❤❤

So what clay do you recommend than? And can you do a video on the red and black paste container that American crew has?

You know, applying products works a lot better, IF YOUR HAIR ISNT ALREADY STYLED WITH ANOTHER PRODUCT MATE!!! Lol

Please try out axe next please. They just released a matte wax here in America. The product actually has wax in the ingredients.

You should do old spice next... unless you live somewhere where u can’t get it

What hair product do you have on to keep your hair up like how u have it

i had to use crew for a week bc i ran out of my other stuff b4 my next hair cut appointment and it didnt hold my hair for shit and my hairs pretty short. it would go down about 3-5 hours into my day

Next thing you should try are Reuzel products or Kevin Murphy. They’re incredible products and I use both brands and interchange them pretty often.

Very nice video but you forgot to review the defining paste ? I been using it for 1 year and have a really good result but looking to give the foaming cream a try ! 👍🏼

I actually like the red top one. Haven’t found anything else that has both the hold mailability. Either has a nice feel and is mailable but hold is terrible or the hold is good but feels terrible in my hair and isn’t mailable

this was your best hairstyle imo

Like your vids man keep it up👍

I love this Chanel,the best videos

You should do Pete & Pedro next

You look awesome man!

I like there Fiber and pomade (smell), review Axe yellow can

Joe you forgot the defining paste from American crew..

Gooodddd actually that’s what I usually use 😍 Here in Colombia where I leave that’s like one of the best that you can find

I can vouch for you on that cause i am and have been using the molding clay for some time now, there isn’t mich of a strong hold and the shine is a downside to the concept of an all natural look but........that smell though is my favourite minty like dinty 😊

I bought Murray's La-Em-Strait pomade at a barber wholesaler, going to try it tomorrow. I'm not going to try American Crew anymore because their products get a lot bad reviews.

Could you do hair product reviews for messy fringes/ fringes in general?

you could try the Schwarzkopf Osis Mess Up. I would love to hear your feedback about that one

Matrix Switcher FTW. Definer is also good.

Can you do a review on the hair product called Hanz De Fuko? PLEASE

Old Spice, Suave, Dove, Axe/Lynx, and Johnny B’s

Hey Joe, I have got a question to you! Is Arcadian Clay Pomade better than Flagship Dead Sea Clay? Hope that you answer.

Hey...do import "urban gabru "zero to infinity water soluble clay" It's one of the cheapest and has got quite a popularity... Please do review. It costs around $5

every product of blumaan is great. haven't seen any problems in them so far. but joe dude how didja do dat hairstyle??

Can you please do OGX hair products for your next video? You should review their Argan Oil of Morocco Shampoo and Conditioner.

Do a budget breakdown on Fish products!

I like any clay or hairstyling products that holds my hair in place for most of the day, can wash out easily, and my hair doesn’t become crunchy.

Most of us started at Molding Clay and we all regret it 😂

Notification Squad for life.

Please do Axe/ Lynx next

If you go to Dollar General they sell a product called Hats Off Hair Pomade, its comparable to American Crew and in my area is only $4, for some reason I cant find it online, only at Dollar generals

Ooooooo American crew is on of my favorites but thanks for pin pointing something’s

Hey wasup joe I just wanna ask u, is blumaan prestyler was shipped to ukraine or not? Nice vid btw)