Don Draper and the other men at Sterling Cooper have haircuts that demand that you take them seriously. Your grandpa probably did his hair the same way: tight on the sides with a sharp part on the left side of the head. And of course, the hair needs that healthy looking shine.

Unfortunately, many men today walk around with the same boyish haircuts they’ve had since high school. Sure, your hair spiked in the front or tussled carelessly looked cool when you were 17, but it looks goofy when you’re 30. You want a haircut that looks manly, not juvenile.

To help upgrade your hairstyle to something more respectable, we provide the following tips from the Emmy Award-winning hairstylist of Mad Men, Gloria Ponce.

Worth noting that I’d been sporting the ‘Don Draper’ for a month before this piece ran.

FYI, while Brett likes good ol’ Brylcreem, and Gloria Ponce prefers American Crew products, I’ve been using Gage for Men products for quite a while now since my stylist recommended them to me, and I like them a lot.  The Gage products all have a very masculine fragrance that I find rather pleasant.  The scent is very old school barbershop, I enjoy it.  It’s not so overpowering that it would interfere with a cologne or after shave, however.

I haven’t tried any of the pomades yet, but I’ve used and liked the 3/4 Cream, the Shaping Gel, and of course, the Daily Shampoo and Daily Conditioner.