not silky straight faint waves on strands [SEP] bought this to dye for a costume the hair is very thick would be great if it was for use in my hair but i want to add this as wefts of a silky wig this is not exactly the same texture but hopefully with some steaming and silicone spray it will be a close enough match i have not tested it yet with dye but will update the review when i have worked with it more and picture comparison with the other brand i bought