If you regularly flat iron your naturally curly hair at home then you know all about silk presses, a temporary hairstyle that takes those results and elevates them to glossier—and yes, silkier—heights ...
When it comes to straightening textured hair, two techniques have long reigned supreme: the silk press and the blowout. Both ...
As a Black woman who grew up in Louisiana, a silk press will always bring a smile to my face. I remember feeling excited chills when my mom would drop me off for my standing Thursday hair appointment.
As temperatures drop and humidity levels decrease, many naturals find themselves reaching for their flat irons. This seasonal shift presents the perfect opportunity to explore thermal styling, ...
If you have textured hair, a silk press isn’t the only way to achieve glossy, straight hair, but the use of heat styling tools in lieu of chemicals is a big part of the appeal. For those wanting to ...
Williams began her hair content creator journey on TikTok back in July. Her videos show her 14.3k followers how she achieves her fluffy silk press. Her most popular video captioned, “fluffy or I don’t ...
In the five years that Tiffany Posh has been doing hair for Black women in metro Washington, D.C., she's never had so many of them refer to her signature silk press as "presidential." Posh, who calls ...
After officially calling it quits with my love-hate relationship with relaxed hair, I longed for the days when I could run my fingers through my silky-soft hair. As much as I love having my hair ...
*Venus Williams has swapped her signature braids for a silk press. She shared a photo of her sleek, straight black hair on social media, with the caption: “Ciao for now to my braids.” Check out the ...
I got my silk press three days ago. My knotless braids were getting way too old, and once I saw that more than an inch of hair had grown in, I knew it was time. It took me longer than most to make ...
Young and beautiful Ayana, @theayanamoody, explained how she cooked her fresh silk press overnight in saran wrap. The initially naive TikToker — now all the wiser — thought wrapping her straightened ...
The “fluffy silk press” mimics the voluminous silk press of the 90s and 2000s. The style was a signature for Black Hollywood actresses such as Sister Sister’s Tia and Tamera, The Fresh Prince’s Ashley ...