Sometimes y’all, no matter what everyone else might be doing (or thinking about what you are doing), you’ve got to go with your best mind concerning what is actually best for you. And as you can tell by the title of today’s dig in, what I’m referring to, this time, is being perfectly fine with choosing to be natural, and while also having straight hair at the same time.
What those women are called are “straight naturals,” and I’ve found it to be the best thing for me and my hair for a long time. It’s mostly because, although I don’t choose to use relaxers anymore, I do find it easier to style and maintain my hair when it’s straight (via other methods that we will get into in just a moment).
A part of what inspired me to talk about this more in-depth was checking out a YouTube video that popped up into my feed a while back. The channel is Shell Talks Hair, and the topic was “The Best Styling Routine for Natural Hair.” In it, she mentioned some of what it takes to be a straight natural and, well, since we’re still in the summer season, I thought that it would be a good idea to share a few hacks that can help you out in the midst of all of the heat and humidity, if being a straight natural is what you choose to do.
So, let’s dig in. Starting (and ending) with a couple of other straight naturalistas and their tips, along with 10 of my own that I’ve personally found to make being a straight natural pretty awesome and (relatively) easy — even when it’s hot as literal hell outdoors.
1. Invest in a Really (REALLY) Good Hair Dryer
GiphyIf you’re going to make the decision/commitment to be a straight natural, you absolutely cannot skimp on your hair dryer. Since it is going to be playing such a pivotal role in stretching out your tresses, you want to make sure that you go with one that can get the job done with as little damage and drama as possible.
The one that I personally use is the CONFU Hair Dryer Professional Ionic Salon Blow Dryer; that’s because it dries my hair hella fast without a lot of pulling and tugging (plus, the price was reasonable). On the other hand, if money grows on trees in your world, first, can I come and live with you? Secondly, you might wanna cop a Revair Reverse-Air Hair Dryer. Although it costs a few hundred bucks, the people I know who own it say that it’s well worth the investment.
Some other options that you might want to check out are featured in InStyle’s “The 8 Best Hair Dryers for a Blowout Minus the Damage, Tested & Reviewed” and Cosmopolitan’s “8 Blow Dryers for 4c Hair That I’m Obsessed With for My Natural Curls” articles. Another tip is to go to YouTube and put “best blow dryers for natural hair” in the search field. Naturalistas are full of hot hair hacks on that app.
2. Watch the Hell Outta Some Silk Press Tutorials
GiphyAlthough I would consider myself to be a straight natural, honestly, all I do is blow out my hair (check out “One Thing About Fall Is It's The Ideal Season For Blowouts”) and go on about my life. However, if you want yours bone straight to the point where it looks like you’ve relaxed it, a silk press (which is a styling technique that combines blow drying with flat ironing) is probably gonna be your best bet.
And if you want to keep a few coins in your pocket by avoiding seeing a professional stylist, YouTube also has all kinds of DIY tutorials for the technique on there. Some examples are located here, here, here, here and here. Oh, and there’s no point in knowing how to do a silk press if you don’t have a suitable flat iron.
3. Try a Hair Straightening Shampoo
GiphyIt’s kind of wild how, back in the day, shampoo was pushed as simply something that got your hair clean. These days, though? There seem to be all sorts that can do all kinds of stuff. Take hair-straightening shampoo, for example. Although it might sound like nothing more than a marketing ploy, actually, what could make them a good choice if you want to be a straight natural is the fact that they contain more silicones and polymers than standard shampoos do.
This is a win because they “weigh down” the hair a bit and also reduce frizz so that your cuticles are smoother for a longer period of time. If you’d like to give hair straightening shampoo a shot, a list of some of the best ones are located here.
4. Use a Silicone-Based Conditioner
GiphySpeaking of silicone, if you’ve always wondered if it’s something that you should try, as a person with high porosity hair myself, one of the best things that has happened to me and my hair is a silicone conditioner (the one I use is here). My hair is softer, the detangling process is much easier and the way that it reduces blow drying time while also keeping my cuticles flat — GIRL! The reason why silicone is able to do this is because they are made up of a combination of synthetic oils and waxes that help to keep your hair hydrated for a longer period of time. Plus, they reduce humidity which is always the nemesis when it comes to trying to keep hair straight/stretched for longer periods of time in the hotter seasons.
That’s not to say that silicones are the holy grail for everyone because they can sometimes be too heavy for finer hair strands. Also, if you don’t use a clarifying shampoo from time to time, they can actually block your tresses from receiving more of the moisture that it needs (from say, humectants).
Bottom line, test silicone conditioners out to see if it’s a good fit for you personally. As for me and my house, though, they are one of the best things ever!
5. Rinse Your Hair with Cool Water
GiphyAlthough you might think that how you rinse your hair isn’t really that big of a deal, there is actually some science out here that says otherwise. The reality is, if you opt for rinsing your hair in cool water, it seals your hair’s cuticles so that they lie flat which reduces frizz. Another perk that comes with cool water is it actually helps to lock in moisture (and moisturizing ingredients) for a longer period of time. So, although hot water might feel absolutely amazing on your scalp, it does tend to dehydrate it as well as your hair. So…for the health of your hair and scalp — and so that your hair remains straighter for a longer period of time — rinsing your hair in cooler water really is the best way to go.
6. Apply a Heat Protectant
GiphyNo matter how much I like applying heat to my hair, I’m not blind to the fact that, if I’m not careful, it can end up doing more harm than good to my strands. That’s because, when extreme temps (or constantly applying heating tools) hit hair strands, it can severely dehydrate them and that can lead to breakage. That’s why, as a straight natural, one of your absolute best friends needs to be heat protectant. I’ve shared before that hair professionals say that if your locks are on the thicker side, you’d be better off applying a cream instead of spray. While that may be true, I’ve been rocking with L'Oréal Paris's Advanced Hairstyle Sleek It Iron Straight Heat Spray for a minute now and I have not one complaint.
7. Allow Your Hair to Air Dry Before Blow Drying. Try to Do 1-2 Passes Tops with the Flat Iron.
GiphyThere’s no point in being a straight natural if that’s only going to be the case for a few months because you end up damaging your hair so much that you end up needing to chop it all off. And so, even if your blow dryer is all things wonderful, it’s still a wise practice to allow your hair to air dry, at least 40-50 percent before applying any heat. That’s how you can significantly reduce the chances of overheating/frying your hair.
Speaking of hair frying, when it comes to that flat iron of yours, if you want bone straight hair, try to keep your hair sections relatively small and slowly pass the iron through each one. If you do this, 1-2 passes really should be enough. Do more than that and it’s another way to make your hair vulnerable to damage, breakage and split ends.
8. Smooth Your Hair Out with Some Jojoba Oil
GiphyEven though I deep condition the heck outta my hair, I can tell a real difference whenever I coat it with a bit of chebe butter or a carrier oil like jojoba oil. Jojoba oil is bomb on a few levels. It strengthens your hair. It helps to reduce breakage. It moisturizes your hair and scalp (without making your hair feel too greasy). It reduces split ends. It helps to make your hair strands thicker. And it also reduces frizz and adds sheen, so that your straight natural is as smooth and sleek as ever.
9. Apply a Leave-In Conditioner on Your Ends at Night
GiphyJust recently, I was talking to someone who was telling me that her hair never grows past her shoulder blades. Now, although genetics absolutely play a role in hair length (and more important, hair length speed), if her hair continues to grow out from her scalp, technically, that means that it should get longer with time. Y’all, the reason why our hair tends to hit growth plateaus is because our hair breaks off (or we cut it) damn near as fast as it grows out.
And that’s why, another surefire tip is to apply a dab of a leave-in conditioner to your ends at night. Not only will it protect the oldest parts of your hair but again, the more hydrated/coated your hair is, the easier it is to avoid frizz — and if you want straight hair, you’ve got to avoid frizz at all costs.
10. Spray Some Oil Sheen on Your Locks
GiphyAight, so some folks who I have a complete and total attitude with right now are the Bronner Brothers. The backstory is this: I’ve got a sneaky suspicion that one of my all-time favorite products, their Shea Butter Conditioning Spray, is discontinued because it literally took me two days to find some cans that didn’t cost over 20 bucks (I’m not exaggerating). SMDH. I personally adore it because, once I finish styling my hair, it’s the kind of spray that gives my hair shine. As a bonus, it conditions my strands really well for the rest of the day too.
Anyway, now that I’m trying to accept that seasons may be changing when it comes to my “get me right” product, I think that I may have found a solid alternative. It’s the Fantasia IC Shea Butter Sheen Spray. Although it’s not exactly like the Bronner Brothers brand, it’s still pretty good. Besides, I think what I am coming to realize is it’s the shea butter in the spray sheen that is actually giving me what I am looking for. Bottom line, definitely land on some short of oil sheen. It’s the icing on your straight natural look, no doubt.
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Is it easier to have chemically relaxed hair in the summertime? Eh, probably (I mean, why lie?). Is it impossible to keep your natural curl pattern and still be a straight natural right through here, though? Absolutely not.
Follow these tips and you can have (pretty) sleek hair — the kind that you can switch back to curly at a dime if/when you feel like it.
Something that the relaxed girls simply can’t do, chile. #justsaying
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It Girl 100 became xoNecole’s most successful program, with the hashtag organically reaching more than forty million impressions on Instagram in just twenty-four hours. Yes, it caught on like wildfire because we celebrated some of the most brilliant and influential GenZennial women of color setting trends and shaping culture. But more than that, it resonated because the women we celebrated felt seen.
Many were already known in their industries for keeping this generation fly and lit, but rarely received recognition or flowers. It Girl 100 became a safe space to be uplifted, and for us as Black women to bask in what felt like an era of our brilliance, beauty, and boundless influence on full display.
And then, almost overnight, it was as if the rug was pulled from under us as Black women, as the It Girls of the world.
Our much-needed, much-deserved season of ease and soft living quickly metamorphosed into a time of self-preservation and survival. Our motion and economic progression seemed strategically slowed, our light under siege.
The air feels heavier now. The headlines colder. Our Black girl magic is being picked apart and politicized for simply existing.
With that climate shift, as we prepare to launch our second annual It Girl 100 honoree list, our team has had to dig deep on the purpose and intention behind this year’s list. Knowing the spirit of It Girl 100 is about motion, sauce, strides, and progression, how do we celebrate amid uncertainty and collective grief when the juice feels like it is being squeezed out of us?
As we wrestled with that question, we were reminded that this tension isn’t new. Black women have always had to find joy in the midst of struggle, to create light even in the darkest corners. We have carried the weight of scrutiny for generations, expected to be strong, to serve, to smile through the sting. But this moment feels different. It feels deeply personal.
We are living at the intersection of liberation and backlash. We are learning to take off our capes, to say no when we are tired, to embrace softness without apology.
And somehow, the world has found new ways to punish us for it.
In lifestyle, women like Kayla Nicole and Ayesha Curry have been ridiculed for daring to choose themselves. Tracee Ellis Ross was labeled bitter for speaking her truth about love. Meghan Markle, still, cannot breathe without critique.
In politics, Kamala Harris, Letitia James, and Jasmine Crockett are dragged through the mud for standing tall in rooms not built for them.
In sports, Angel Reese, Coco Gauff, and Taylor Townsend have been reminded that even excellence will not shield you from racism or judgment.
In business, visionaries like Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye and Melissa Butler are fighting to keep their dreams alive in an economy that too often forgets us first.
Even our icons, Beyoncé, Serena, and SZA, have faced criticism simply for evolving beyond the boxes society tried to keep them in.
From everyday women to cultural phenoms, the pattern is the same. Our light is being tested.
And yet, somehow, through it all, we are still showing up as that girl, and that deserves to be celebrated.
Because while the world debates our worth, we keep raising our value. And that proof is all around us.
This year alone, Naomi Osaka returned from motherhood and mental health challenges to reach the semifinals of the US Open. A’ja Wilson claimed another MVP, reminding us that beauty and dominance can coexist. Brandy and Monica are snatching our edges on tour. Kahlana Barfield Brown sold out her new line in the face of a retailer that had been canceled. And Melissa Butler’s company, The Lip Bar, is projecting a forty percent surge in sales.
We are no longer defining strength by how much pain we can endure. We are defining it by the unbreakable light we continue to radiate.
We are the women walking our daily steps and also continuing to run solid businesses. We are growing in love, taking solo trips, laughing until it hurts, raising babies and ideas, drinking our green juice, and praying our peace back into existence.
We are rediscovering the joy of rest and realizing that softness is not weakness, it is strategy.
And through it all, we continue to lift one another. Emma Grede is creating seats at the table. Valeisha Butterfield has started a fund for jobless Black women. Arian Simone is leading in media with fearless conviction. We are pouring into each other in ways the world rarely sees but always feels.
So yes, we are in the midst of societal warfare. Yes, we are being tested. Yes, we are facing economic strain, political targeting, and public scrutiny. But even war cannot dim a light that is divinely ours.
And we are still shining.
And we are still softening.
And we are still creating.
And we are still It.
That is the quiet magic of Black womanhood, our ability to hold both truth and triumph in the same breath, to say yes, and to life’s contradictions.
It is no coincidence that this year, as SheaMoisture embraces the message “Yes, And,” they stand beside us as partners in celebrating this class of It Girls. Because that phrase, those two simple words, capture the very essence of this moment.
Yes, we are tired. And we are still rising.
Yes, we are questioned. And we are the answer.
Yes, we are bruised. And we are still beautiful.
This year’s It Girl 100 is more than a list. It is a love letter to every Black woman who dares to live out loud in a world that would rather she whisper. This year’s class is living proof of “Yes, And,” women who are finding ways to thrive and to heal, to build and to rest, to lead and to love, all at once.
It is proof that our joy is not naive, our success not accidental. It is the reminder that our light has never needed permission.
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We celebrate the millions of us who keep doing it with grace, grit, and glory.
Because despite it all, we still shine.
Because we are still her.
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Meet all 100 women shaping culture in the It Girl 100 Class of 2025. View the complete list of honorees here.
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This year's It Girl 100 is a mosaic of brilliance, spotlighting media personalities, cultural disruptors, beauty visionaries, and boundary-pushing prodigies who embody the spirit of "Yes, And." This digital celebration honors the women who embrace every facet of themselves, proving you can be a light and still honor your desire to glow at your own pace.
The women repping for the Culture & Entertainment category prove relevance is crafted, not accidental. It's the alchemy of talent, intention, and magnetism that becomes the spark.
Here's the roll call for xoNecole's It Girl 100 Class of 2025: Culture & Entertainment.
Model and Media Personality Olandria Carthen
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Her Handle: @x_olandria
Her Title: Model and Media Personality
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Actress Akira Akbar
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Her Handle: @akira_akbar
Her Title: Actress
Who's That It Girl: Bright, fearless, and full of heart, Akira Akbar is redefining what young Hollywood looks like. We honor her for bringing depth and authenticity to every role and for reminding the world that talent has no age limit.
Singer, Songwriter and Actress Halle Bailey
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Halle Bailey
Her Handle: @hallebailey
Her Title: Singer, Songwriter and Actress
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Entrepreneur, Model, Actress, and Cultural Voice Chelley Bissanthe
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Her Handle: @_slimthin
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Actress and Singer Ryan Destiny
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Her Handle: @ryandestiny
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Reality TV Personality and Influencer Amber Desiree (AD)
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Amber Desiree (AD)
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Top Creator, Model, Media Personality and Cultural Tastemaker Serena Page
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Entrepreneur and Television Personality JaNa Craig
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Actress, Singer, Producer and TV Host Keke Palmer
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Actress, Model, Singer, Designer, Content Creator and Entrepreneur Nzinga Imani
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Her Handle: @nzingaimani
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Singer and Songwriter Amaarae
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Singer, Actress, Creative Director, and Choreographer Teyana Taylor
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Singer, Songwriter and Producer Laila!
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Actress Antonia Gentry
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Actress and Model Laura Harrier
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R&B Singer/Songwriter, Actress Coco Jones
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Actress and Singer Amber Riley
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Her Handle: @msamberpriley
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Joy Woods
Her Handle: @joynwoods
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Country Singer, Songwriter Tanner Adell
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Producer, Host and Media Maven Kéla Walker
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TV Personality Riley Burruss
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Entrepreneur, Actor, Model, Style Icon and Entrepreneur Lori Harvey
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Her Handle: @loriharvey
Her Title: Beauty Entrepreneur, Actor, Model, Style Icon and Entrepreneur
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Actress Storm Reid
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Her Handle: @stormreid
Her Title: Actress
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Actress Whitney Peak
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Her Handle: @whitneypeak
Her Title: Actress
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