There’s so much beauty in the versatility of Black hair. A silk press, a technique that uses a blow dryer and a flat iron or hot comb to straighten natural or curly hair without chemicals, is just one ...

If there is one thing Black women have a shared experience of, it’s getting their hair pressed as a child. Back in the day, sitting in between your mother’s legs or at the salon once every two weeks ...

As silk press season (aka winter) takes over and the gurls opt for sleek bobs and the popular straight hair with bumped ends, ...

Falling leaves, layered knitwear, and that first crisp bite in the air can only mean one thing: silk press season has arrived. As autumn ushers in a shift in style, many are swapping out braids for a ...

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 ...

It's bob season! As the weather gets warmer, hair keeps getting shorter! Keke Palmer just debuted an ultra short bob and gave us the perfect spring hairstyle inspo we needed. In a series of selfies ...

In this reported feature, associate editor Aiyana Ishmael dives into the long history of the silk press hairstyle and how it's shaped young women years after its first introduction to the Black ...

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 ...

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 ...