The "wet look" smile was very popular in the late '50's. As Sammy said, the most popular hair grease (or at least the one that was most widely advertised) was Brylcreem (as in "Brylcreem..a little dab'll do ya..."). But the chi-chi item was Alberto VO5, which I'll bet Michael Corleone would have used. Urban teenagers into R&R used "Dixie Peach," which was like Vaseline with scent.


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.