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After nearly 14 years of use, these are my top 10 Uppercut essentials.
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It wasn’t easy for me to make this list of the best Uppercut Deluxe products, because truth be told, I’m hooked on everything they have. To me, Uppercut is the epitome of a classic, cool barbershop brand, except they don’t have to try hard to be cool. They just are. They’re the skateboard, surfer, motorcycle, tattoo-shop kind of cool. A great hang. But above all, the products work fantastically, which is why I’m so plugged into every launch they have (and why I’ve awarded them a few GQ Grooming Awards over the years, among other accolades from my editorial outlets).
The brand is named after Willy Uppercut O’Shea, a 1930s boxer who always maintained impeccable grooming despite his tough lifestyle, carrying a clean tie and homemade pomade wherever he went. OK OK OK… he’s a fake character, but that’s the only thing fake about this brand. They imagined this kind of heritage in launching the brand nearly 20 years ago, giving dimensions to the brand the same way any company might imagine its future clients by studying the past.
Because I’ve been a Day 1 fan of the brand, they have also shown up for Blue Print since Day 1. So, it should be noted that they have provided funding to my business so that I can help shine a light on my favorite brands, products, and provide education around topics like hair loss, skincare ingredients, and more. So as a thank you, I’m spotlighting my 10 best Uppercut products here, from a couple GQ award winners, to a recent launch that is an A+ addition.
Watch the video: The 10 best Uppercut Products
The 10 Best Uppercut Deluxe Products (In No Particular Order)
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Who It’s For: The guy who wants a classic barbershop style like pompadours, side parts, and slick backs. Also ideal for max control in unruly or stubborn hair, and of course, with a high shine finish. Should satisfy all hair types, but could weigh down finer strands.
What It Does: Delivers strong hold with classic high shine finish. Gives you tight comb lines and is water soluble, so it rinses out easily to prevent heavy product buildup.
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Who It’s For: This GQ-award winner’s whip-like lather is great on all skin types, and the guys with dry or sensitive skin will appreciate the comfortable, close shave that nourishes skin and helps prevent irritation or razor burn.
What It Does: Builds rich, creamy lather quickly for close, comfortable shaves. Contains soothing cucumber and green tea extracts to prevent razor burn and hydrate skin. Builds a cushioning barrier so that the razor glides smoothly with each pass.
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Who It’s For: Men with all hair types from short to medium and longer styles—but those guys with fine or thinning hair will appreciate its body-building, volumizing abilities. This stuff gives you effortless texture and natural movement without stiffness or crunch.
What It Does: Provides pliable, reworkable hold with natural finish. Adds texture while maintaining softness and flexibility.
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Who It’s For: Men who use heavy styling products regularly and need a deep cleansing to remove that buildup, along with oil and daily grime. For some, this may not be a daily-use product, but an essential cleaner-upper to keep in the bullpen.
What It Does: Contains activated charcoal and Uppercut’s own proprietary wax removal complex to detoxify hair. Creates rich lather to give you the reset necessary for optimal hair styling.
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Who It’s For: Men with thin, lifeless, or weakened strands who want to restore vitality to hair and set a proper canvas for their hair stylers.
What It Does: Strengthens and restores hair through biotin and caffeine infusion that promotes healthy growth, while also plumping strands in the process.
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Who It’s For: This one is essential for anyone who needs a barely-there styler to tame longer strands, flyaway, fine or thin hair… anything that doesn’t need a lot of weight or grit. It’s a fiber styler, yes, but works more like a cream in that way. Also perfect for structured styles or casual wavy looks without that weight or greasiness.
What It Does: Provides firm hold with low shine through lightweight fiber-paste formulation that adds texture and definition while maintaining hair’s natural feel. Contains plenty of tack for creating volume and lift, enabling both smart structured styles and casual looks without weighing hair down.
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Who It’s For: Everyone—since we all need to wash our face and exfoliate. But yeah, this is a terrific daily use product, and guys who shave regularly will doubly appreciate its buffing so that they get a truly frictionless shave.
What It Does: Gently exfoliates with ground pumice and detoxifies with charcoal. Lifts hair away from the skin’s surface, and contains soothing extracts of green tea and chamomile to leave you feeling both calm and refreshed.
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Who It’s For: No, it’s not an aftershave that you apply to your freshly shorn mug. But it’s for the everyman, in any situation. This crisp, spicy patchouli is a terrific post-shower splash that evokes the freshness of a shave, especially one from your favorite barbershop.
Scent Notes: Mandarin, patchouli, and a woody-spice blend. Crafted by the late, great legendary Aussie perfumer Johnathan Midgley.
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Who It’s For: Men wanting effortless, fresh-from-the-sea texture, as well as natural movement and touchable texture.
What It Does: Disperses as fine mist for even distribution, working as standalone styling or pre-styling primer for extra volume when blow drying. Provides light control with relaxed, textured hold through weightless liquid formula that creates natural finish without stickiness or crunch.
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Who It’s For: Any hair type or length, though it especially works wonders in fine or curly hair. Very “low-effort” application that yields effortless body and movement.
What It Does: Delivers volume, light hold, texture, and natural matte finish through its aerated, triple-whipped formulation.
3 Fine Hair Stylers: How to Differentiate and Choose
Here is some clarity on three of the stylers in this video/article, all of which are terrific for fine hair (and other hair types too).
Easy Hold Cream: More for enhancing your natural texture, defining curls and waves, low-effort and high returns.
Featherweight Fiber Paste: Great for fine hair that needs high control and enhanced definition–it’s a fiber paste so it’s less malleable/touchable/reworkable. Long lasting though, so you needn’t worry about that. I love it for finishing touches too, and for choppy textured styles when my hair is short.
Texture Cream: Also terrific for fine hair, but adds texture, fullness, and definition—great if you normally have flat or lifeless hair, but also works to enhance natural texture, too. More touchable/reworkable throughout the day–wears much more light in the hair.
