/fa/ - Fashion

So I'll just preface saying I have REALLY thick, mostly straight hair. I've been growing my hair out over the last few months and it pretty much looks exactly like pic related (Maybe slightly shorter length on the sides, same colour, but my hair does the exact same thing on my forehead which I don't like) (and yes similar facial hair with longer beard near chin). However it's usually a lot less flat looking and when it's dry (and clean) I can make it stick straight up. I've gotten this far by just wearing baseball caps and toques 90% of the time I'm out but at some point I'm sure I'm going to have some formal event I won't be able to wear a hat to or something. I can't seem to get it to slick back without a huge amount of product I don't want to have to leave in my hair all the time. I've always had short military-type haircuts thus far and I've never grown my hair this long before in my life. I've been told that it'll get long enough that it'll weigh itself down but I feel like I'm going through the world's longest awkward stage. I shower everyday and wash/condition my hair with head and shoulders (I used to have a dry scalp but h&s seemed to have fixed that). I towel dry and just comb/brush my hair back before putting on a hat. Are there any specific products you'd recommend that can help keep my hair down better? (like a spray or leave-in conditioner) Should I get a blowdryer and comb it back instead of using a towel? I don't want to lose hope but damn growing hair is hard. Help me out anons.