Floor Length and Beyond

[Dark40]

I did some new length shots today. The first since my hair was above knee length. My ends are a bit hard to see because they are currently died light pink starting around ankle/floor length.

Standing normally:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40667&d=1584561720

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40665&d=1584561700

Standing on a chair:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40666&d=1584561712

WOWWWW! Your hair is soooooo stunning! And, the pink ends are cool too! I'm trying to grow my hair to my ankles. Or, I'm trying to grow my hair to see where my terminal length is. Then, I'll maintain it at my ankles. Have you ever had hair this long in your life before?

[Siv]

It's not often I think this since becoming a member of LHC but WOW your hair is so long! What an accomplishment!

[eresh]

AMAZING!!! Thank you for sharing :)

[FrayedFire]

I did some new length shots today. The first since my hair was above knee length. My ends are a bit hard to see because they are currently died light pink starting around ankle/floor length.

Standing normally:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40667&d=1584561720

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40665&d=1584561700

Standing on a chair:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40666&d=1584561712

Daaaaaaaang~ did you do the ends before or after you passed floor?

[Sarahlabyrinth]

HaMalka, how do you normally wear your hair? Do you have a photo of your usual style?

[HaMalka]

WOWWWW! Your hair is soooooo stunning! And, the pink ends are cool too! I'm trying to grow my hair to my ankles. Or, I'm trying to grow my hair to see where my terminal length is. Then, I'll maintain it at my ankles. Have you ever had hair this long in your life before?

Thank you, I've never had hair this long.


It's not often I think this since becoming a member of LHC but WOW your hair is so long! What an accomplishment!

Thanks. :D


AMAZING!!! Thank you for sharing :)

Thank you and you are welcome.


Daaaaaaaang~ did you do the ends before or after you passed floor?

After. I had made an agreement (that clearly hasn't been kept) that I wouldn't let my hair get long enough it would be stepped on and I'd keep it at ankle. Once my hair was beyond floor length, I agreed that I'd cut it after dying the ends. Then it took me quite a while to get around to dying the ends and finish the process. My first round of bleach the top of the bleach was at the top of my ankles and my ends were beyond the floor, by the second round of bleach it was close to floor by the time it turned pink the top was pretty much floor. And now I'm attached to the pink and want to keep it. Or turn it purple.


HaMalka, how do you normally wear your hair? Do you have a photo of your usual style?

I usually wear it in a braided LWB secured with a single stick. Sometimes I wear it in a braided cinnamon bun held with amish pins or an unbraided LWB if its wet. I don't currently have any pictures, probably because its my everyday hair.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Thank you, I've never had hair this long.



Thanks. :D



Thank you and you are welcome.



After. I had made an agreement (that clearly hasn't been kept) that I wouldn't let my hair get long enough it would be stepped on and I'd keep it at ankle. Once my hair was beyond floor length, I agreed that I'd cut it after dying the ends. Then it took me quite a while to get around to dying the ends and finish the process. My first round of bleach the top of the bleach was at the top of my ankles and my ends were beyond the floor, by the second round of bleach it was close to floor by the time it turned pink the top was pretty much floor. And now I'm attached to the pink and want to keep it. Or turn it purple.



I usually wear it in a braided LWB secured with a single stick. Sometimes I wear it in a braided cinnamon bun held with amish pins or an unbraided LWB if its wet. I don't currently have any pictures, probably because its my everyday hair.

Ah, ok - thanks! I bet it looks stunning up as well!

[Beatnik Guy]

I did some new length shots today. The first since my hair was above knee length. My ends are a bit hard to see because they are currently died light pink starting around ankle/floor length.

Standing normally:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40667&d=1584561720

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40665&d=1584561700

Standing on a chair:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40666&d=1584561712

Gorgeous!! :thudpile:

[hennalonghair]

I did some new length shots today. The first since my hair was above knee length. My ends are a bit hard to see because they are currently died light pink starting around ankle/floor length.

Standing normally:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40667&d=1584561720

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40665&d=1584561700

Standing on a chair:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40666&d=1584561712
WHAT???? OMG! That’s the longest hair I’ve ever seen and the pink ends look lovely.
It’s stunning. :thud:

[HaMalka]

Gorgeous!! :thudpile:


WHAT???? OMG! That’s the longest hair I’ve ever seen and the pink ends look lovely.
It’s stunning. :thud:

Thank you both. :o

[GoddesJourney]

HaMalka, it is mind blowing that you even have that much hair at the ends at that length. Not much taper there.

[HaMalka]

HaMalka, it is mind blowing that you even have that much hair at the ends at that length. Not much taper there.

Thank you. I do have some taper. Its more apparent when in a braid. My braid starts at about wrist thickness and by the end is pinky finger thin. The weight tends to pull it flat up top and the waves make it fluffier lower down so maybe it evens out the taper somewhat when loose?

[oldrocker]

Madam HaMalka and others,

Where might one find the Thud emoticon? It is truly deserved here.

O.R.

[lapushka]

Gosh darn it, I hadn't even seen the pink ends. WOW! That is so pretty! :)

[ynne]

I usually wear it in a braided LWB secured with a single stick. Sometimes I wear it in a braided cinnamon bun held with amish pins or an unbraided LWB if its wet. I don't currently have any pictures, probably because its my everyday hair.

Oh, if you ever had the opportunity, personally I would love to see it!
Your hair is so incredible, and I can see why you got attached to the pink ends, they are cute! Thank you for sharing it. :)

[Siv]

Madam HaMalka and others,

Where might one find the Thud emoticon? It is truly deserved here.

O.R.

Click on the smiley face in the menu above when you write a comment. Then click on the "more" button. That's where you find all the emoticons :)

Also the :thud: "code" or whatever you call it it : thud : without that spaces between the : and the word, if that makes sense!

[HaMalka]

Madam HaMalka and others,

Where might one find the Thud emoticon? It is truly deserved here.

O.R.

Thank you, oldrocker!


Gosh darn it, I hadn't even seen the pink ends. WOW! That is so pretty! :)

Thanks. They are stealthy, I sometimes don't see them very well in person even, depending on the backdrop. :)


Oh, if you ever had the opportunity, personally I would love to see it!
Your hair is so incredible, and I can see why you got attached to the pink ends, they are cute! Thank you for sharing it. :)

Thank you and you're welcome. I don't know when I'll next have a willing photographer, good lighting, time for pictures, and have my hair look presentable, but If I remember I might post a picture of my LWB.

[Bat]

one day I hope to be here, but we will see, I'm doing my last rounds looking and responding to hair length topic, then I won't visit these until I am in that category, so more than likely I won't ever see this topic again *cry*

HaMalka your hair is great you are an inspiration and basically the reason I decided to try and grow floor length hair

[LadyLongLocks]

I just had to share this video. It called Nature. Her hair is just so beautiful.:D Here is the link. Her Profile name is longhairyo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgaajLC4CWk

She was going to cut her hair when a long hair lover encouraged her to keep it long and she opened up a website!(site now closed) This was long ago...maybe 2008? I actually emailed her a couple times and we exchanged links.
(we put each others links on our hair sites) I was so honored! She was an inspiration for sure.
I think her dog was in poor health and she stopped posting. The last email from her told about her dog, she was very upset. I have not heard from her since then.I loved her hair so much. My favorite was when her hair went over the chair. video (https://youtu.be/LLJ6Gs6rfxA). AMAZING! She has a youtube channel HERE (https://www.youtube.com/user/longhairyo). Nothing new for a long time, but her videos are timeless.I hope she is well.

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

I did some new length shots today. The first since my hair was above knee length. My ends are a bit hard to see because they are currently died light pink starting around ankle/floor length.

Standing normally:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40667&d=1584561720

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40665&d=1584561700

Standing on a chair:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40666&d=1584561712

Wow, HaMalka your hair is stunning! :thudpile: You mentioned your braid begin about the size of your wrist that is magnificently glorious. Thank you for sharing your pictures. It is so lovely to see:blossom:

[0xalis]

I think I'm too germaphobic to grow longer than calf length! I like to wear my hair down around the house, and I know where our floor has been shudder:
We have 3 cats and DIL wears shoes inside the house. Enough said! I'd be stressed out by just letting my hair down to shower or change the updo :laugh:

[Griselda]

I like to wear my hair down around the house, and I know where our floor has been shudder:

;) yeah, I miss that too. That's why we all need loooong capes so that we can wear our hair down :eyebrows:


HaMalka, your hair is so beautiful! And I love the color in the ends :inlove:

[HaMalka]

one day I hope to be here, but we will see, I'm doing my last rounds looking and responding to hair length topic, then I won't visit these until I am in that category, so more than likely I won't ever see this topic again *cry*

HaMalka your hair is great you are an inspiration and basically the reason I decided to try and grow floor length hair

Thank you, Bat!


Wow, HaMalka your hair is stunning! :thudpile: You mentioned your braid begin about the size of your wrist that is magnificently glorious. Thank you for sharing your pictures. It is so lovely to see:blossom:

Thank you! :)


;) yeah, I miss that too. That's why we all need loooong capes so that we can wear our hair down :eyebrows:


HaMalka, your hair is so beautiful! And I love the color in the ends :inlove:

Thank you! The color in my ends has changed since those pictures. They are now purple! Capes are a necessity regardless of wearing hair down or not. (Though do not wear them for superhero business. Then its: No Capes!)


I think I'm too germaphobic to grow longer than calf length! I like to wear my hair down around the house, and I know where our floor has been shudder:
We have 3 cats and DIL wears shoes inside the house. Enough said! I'd be stressed out by just letting my hair down to shower or change the updo :laugh:

I feel you. I don't wear my hair down around the house. Or anywhere really. I always make sure my floor is clean before brushing my hair. It helps that there are no pets in my household.

[Bat]

Thank you, Bat!



Thank you! :)



Thank you! The color in my ends has changed since those pictures. They are now purple!

Are you going to eventually cut the Color out or just get the tips re done?

[HaMalka]

Are you going to eventually cut the Color out or just get the tips re done?

The Original Plan was that I'd bleach and dye my ends with no care to their health because I was going to cut back to ankle and maintain there. That has not happened. I'm probably going to keep dying my ends until I get bored or they get so damaged I can't deal with them and then cut off the bleached bits. (That isn't ankle anymore. My hair would still be somewhere past floor.)

However, given my (in)ability to stick to plans regarding hair length (I keep on thinking I'll let it get to x length and no further) and my longterm goal of a pixie cut (which is probably not happening), I have no real clue.

[Bat]

The Original Plan was that I'd bleach and dye my ends with no care to their health because I was going to cut back to ankle and maintain there. That has not happened. I'm probably going to keep dying my ends until I get bored or they get so damaged I can't deal with them and then cut off the bleached bits. (That isn't ankle anymore. My hair would still be somewhere past floor.)

However, given my (in)ability to stick to plans regarding hair length (I keep on thinking I'll let it get to x length and no further) and my longterm goal of a pixie cut (which is probably not happening), I have no real clue.

That would be some change if you went back to a pixie!

I guess it's decide what to do when the time comes

[Amenahh]

OMG HaMalka, your hair is unbelievable! Love the pink ends too!

[gossamer]

Oops I did it again! (not keeping this for long, accidentally stepping on my own hair in the shower is annoying and I DID NOT miss it)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44831&d=1616345039

[Jane99]

What a cool pic. Thanks for sharing! Your hair is in amazing condition.

[Finda]

gossamer WOW! Just WOW!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Wonderful, Gossamer! :D

[MusicalSpoons]

Fabulous gossamer!! The ends look so much thicker this time round too, which is really cool :D

[gossamer]

Thank you, Jane99, Finda, Sarahlabyrinth, and MusicalSpoons! It's definitely much thicker this time at floor than it was last time I hit floor (um, in 2014/5??) but just imagine if I cut out this thinness and hit floor again in a year or two, it'll probably be marginally better yet again! :lol:

[EdG]

gossamer - that is fantastic. You are in a category by yourself. :thud:
Ed

[Bat]

Oops I did it again! (not keeping this for long, accidentally stepping on my own hair in the shower is annoying and I DID NOT miss it)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44831&d=1616345039

Makes me more pumped to grow hair that long! How tall are you if you don't mind me asking?

[gossamer]

gossamer - that is fantastic. You are in a category by yourself. :thud:
Ed

Oh thankfully I'm not so alone! There's a thread of folks here with me too :D


Makes me more pumped to grow hair that long! How tall are you if you don't mind me asking?

Just a bit below average - 5'5" and maybe a smidge, haha

[lapushka]

Thank you, Jane99, Finda, Sarahlabyrinth, and MusicalSpoons! It's definitely much thicker this time at floor than it was last time I hit floor (um, in 2014/5??) but just imagine if I cut out this thinness and hit floor again in a year or two, it'll probably be marginally better yet again! :lol:

I even remember those days. :)

It really looks like it caught up (the thickness, I mean)! That's so neat! :)

[lapis_lazuli]

Oops I did it again! (not keeping this for long, accidentally stepping on my own hair in the shower is annoying and I DID NOT miss it)

I'm in awe, as usual. Your ends look amazing! :thud: You've inspired me since I first joined here :)

[Bat]

Oh thankfully I'm not so alone! There's a thread of folks here with me too :D D



Just a bit below average - 5'5" and maybe a smidge, haha
I'm 5ft5 I have hope! xD

[AmaryllisRed]

Your ends really look terrific at that length! How much are you going to cut back?
(I also love how you're like, whoops, accidentally grew my hair to the floor again! like it's something that happens to all of us from time to time.:lol: )

[Feral_]

Gossamer, just incredible!! :bowtome:

[lakhesis]

Oops I did it again! (not keeping this for long, accidentally stepping on my own hair in the shower is annoying and I DID NOT miss it)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44831&d=1616345039

Absolutely stunning hair! And to have the ends so thick at floor length, wow! Thanks for sharing :crush:

[gossamer]

I even remember those days.

It really looks like it caught up (the thickness, I mean)! That's so neat!

I really didn't know what to expect once I cut from beyond floor with SUPER thin ends to mid-calf. Thickness continuing to travel down is a nice surprise. :)


I'm in awe, as usual. Your ends look amazing! :thud: You've inspired me since I first joined here :)

Awwww, that is so sweet of you to say. :inlove: thank you!


I'm 5ft5 I have hope! xD

You'll never know until you try!! :eyebrows:


Your ends really look terrific at that length! How much are you going to cut back?
(I also love how you're like, whoops, accidentally grew my hair to the floor again! like it's something that happens to all of us from time to time.:lol: )

I'd like to be back at mid-calf at least. At my last trim in June 2020 I told my partner to take it back to like high calf and he was like "eh, I'll just cut 5", that'll be enough to keep it from annoying you" but here we are again with it annoying me less than a year later! :lol:

Honestly when it was floor+ length for so many years I kind of forgot that hair grows? Like it it was always just long and not gaining a lot of length because the ends were super fragile anyway, and now that I can actually see growth again (since June 2019's big cut) it's wild!


Gossamer, just incredible!! :bowtome:


Thank you!



Absolutely stunning hair! And to have the ends so thick at floor length, wow! Thanks for sharing :crush:

They definitely weren't this thick the first time I reached floor, and it's rather gratifying to see that they're much improved this time around :D

[Shepherdess]

:thudpile: absolutely amazing!! You always inspire me, Gossamer!

[MadelineMomo]

You mentioned your braid begin about the size of your wrist that is magnificently glorious.

Is this because only someone with amazing genetics could grow hair this long? Is their a correlation between a long terminal length + thick hair? Because normally, I can't think of why/how having your hair longer would make it thicker.

[bokeh]

Oops I did it again! (not keeping this for long, accidentally stepping on my own hair in the shower is annoying and I DID NOT miss it)You have the most amazing long hair!

[Bat]

You'll never know until you try!! :eyebrows:


Haha. True that! And try I shall

[gossamer]

Thank you, Shepherdess and bokeh!! :blossom:

[Dark40]

Oops I did it again! (not keeping this for long, accidentally stepping on my own hair in the shower is annoying and I DID NOT miss it)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44831&d=1616345039

Wow! You have amazing floor length hair! That is a cool pic. Thank you for sharing!

[Siv]

@gossamer: both WOW and LOL :crush: :lol:

[FrayedFire]

Oops I did it again! (not keeping this for long, accidentally stepping on my own hair in the shower is annoying and I DID NOT miss it)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44831&d=1616345039

I've been waiting to see an update pic since I misphrased my excitement for it fairytailing when you last cut it. Absolutely lovely, aside from the danger! Can't wait to see the next cut and grow in!

[tuanyiji]

I love revisiting this thread at night before sleep so I can have some lovely long hair dreams and hopefully get more hair growth while I’m resting peacefully, the power of attraction, you know, lol.

[Bat]

Stunning, gossamer! :D You're my hair idol :love: I hope I can reach great lengths like you!

Hehe I'm reading this topic from the beginning up to around 2015, and came across your post
Looks like your hopes are soon to be a reality 🤣

[lapis_lazuli]

Hehe I'm reading this topic from the beginning up to around 2015, and came across your post
Looks like your hopes are soon to be a reality 🤣

LOL oh man :blushing: Still holds true! Fingers crossed...

[Bat]

LOL oh man :blushing: Still holds true! Fingers crossed...

It will! You still have alot of hair at ankle+ all it takes is 1 hair 🤣

[BVU]

Was looking for hair tubes and found this lady, not sure if she's been mentioned here, but stunning hair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6cAOY2pIew

[fairy_hair]

I am so willing to let my hair grow to terminal length eventually, but if that means longer than my ankles, then I can imagine maintaining at fingertip. When I grew to fingertip before, it was still quite easy to manage (I just cut it because I wanted to know what it felt like to have lovely blunt cut ends that frame my face and flap around....) but this time the curiosity is dealt with and I am ready for sure!

[Glitch]

Oops I did it again! (not keeping this for long, accidentally stepping on my own hair in the shower is annoying and I DID NOT miss it)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44831&d=1616345039

I know this is an old post but ohhh my god. How luscious!! And incredible thickness, especially for its length!

[SandyBottom]

I need to go up and lie down.

[Alilmi]

Can’t imagine having to live every day life with that much hair. It’s beautiful and impressive for sure, but must be heavy and sooo time consuming to care for!

[lapis_lazuli]

It isn't really too time-consuming, especially if you follow a benign neglect routine. For me, detangling takes 5-10 minutes and is only done every few days. Full washes are the most laborious, but I stretch those for a long time and only wash my scalp regularly. And buns, which I wear day and night, take only a few seconds to do. As for weight, if you wear the right updos that distribute the tension correctly, I don't think it becomes much of an issue. I weighed my hair earlier this year and it was only 325 g (0.7 lbs).

[BVU]

I wonder what she wrapped her hair with, it looks kind of like a horse tail wrap. :confused:

[lapis_lazuli]

Realized I've never posted a length shot in this thread since reaching floor, so I'll cross-post my latest one:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49277&d=1689567330

Not the best quality because one of my lights burned out. Hope to get some outdoor shots with better lighting soon.

[tuanyiji]

Realized I've never posted a length shot in this thread since reaching floor, so I'll cross-post my latest one:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49277&d=1689567330

Not the best quality because one of my lights burned out. Hope to get some outdoor shots with better lighting soon.

Swooned!
That is gorgeous!

[Bat]

I see the thickness traveling down too, looking great still

[foreveryours]

Realized I've never posted a length shot in this thread since reaching floor, so I'll cross-post my latest one:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49277&d=1689567330

Not the best quality because one of my lights burned out. Hope to get some outdoor shots with better lighting soon.

:thudpile:

[TatsuOni]

Very beautiful Lapiz! :)

[mochichichi]

Realized I've never posted a length shot in this thread since reaching floor, so I'll cross-post my latest one:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49277&d=1689567330

Not the best quality because one of my lights burned out. Hope to get some outdoor shots with better lighting soon.

Incredible!

[lapis_lazuli]

Thank you all :flower: :blossom:

[SandyBottom]

Gorgeous lapis! That is really impressive!

[Alexandrina]

omigosh yours is so pretty, I hope mine is like that one day

[tx jim hair]

thanks for this

[MusicalSpoons]

LAPIS!!!!!!!!!! :thudpile:

Oh my goodness! Yay, you're well and truly beyond floor now!! :happydance::cheer::hifive:

Absolutely stunning! Glorious! Magnificent! Congratulations :bounce:

[lapis_lazuli]

Aww Spoons :blushing: thanks so much :flowers:

[pumpkinsage]

I'm so sad, I cannot see lapis's picture! :(

[mochichichi]

It's been so inspiring and motivating that these longer length threads have been so active lately.

[Jonas]

Realized I've never posted a length shot in this thread since reaching floor, so I'll cross-post my latest one:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49277&d=1689567330

Not the best quality because one of my lights burned out. Hope to get some outdoor shots with better lighting soon.

OH my goodness!! So beautiful, wow

[Jonas]

I did some new length shots today. The first since my hair was above knee length. My ends are a bit hard to see because they are currently died light pink starting around ankle/floor length.

Standing normally:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40667&d=1584561720

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40665&d=1584561700

Standing on a chair:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40666&d=1584561712

Wowwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RadioactiveLily]

I've been veeeeery quiet here, the last couple years have been very busy and hard. I settled into benign neglect with my hair... and recently discovered my hair now drags the floor! Thank you all for your tips and inspiration. I am not sure if I will stay this length or not. On one hand, it's getting rather hard to braid, which I miss. I am curious how much farther it'll grow though...
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=14113&attachmentid=471360

[lapis_lazuli]

Welcome back, RadioactiveLily :waving: Congrats on reaching floor!! I saw your picture come up in the activity stream and it looks lovely! (maybe it didn't attach properly here?)

I also find even English braiding a chore at this length, but I'll still do it occasionally. French or Dutch braiding however, I haven't attempted in a year or two. I'm content with wearing the same bun every day though, so I don't mind.
I feel sometimes I should venture to find my terminal while I'm here since I won't be forever, but I ultimately like this length and don't want to complicate my routine any further.

[Dark40]

Realized I've never posted a length shot in this thread since reaching floor, so I'll cross-post my latest one:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49277&d=1689567330

Not the best quality because one of my lights burned out. Hope to get some outdoor shots with better lighting soon.

Congrats on reaching beyond floor length! :D
This is my actual long-term goal length as well :p: Your hair is stunning! :)

[RadioactiveLily]

Welcome back, RadioactiveLily :waving: Congrats on reaching floor!! I saw your picture come up in the activity stream and it looks lovely! (maybe it didn't attach properly here?)

I also find even English braiding a chore at this length, but I'll still do it occasionally. French or Dutch braiding however, I haven't attempted in a year or two. I'm content with wearing the same bun every day though, so I don't mind.
I feel sometimes I should venture to find my terminal while I'm here since I won't be forever, but I ultimately like this length and don't want to complicate my routine any further.

Thank you! Yes, I couldn't get it to attach earlier.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49940&d=1716658866

I haven't French braided my hair in a couple years either. I tried this week and the ends tangled and stuck together like velcro. It cost me 20 minutes more with the brush after I quit trying. Does yours do the same?

[lapis_lazuli]

Congrats on reaching beyond floor length! :D
This is my actual long-term goal length as well :p: Your hair is stunning! :)

Thanks, Dark40! :)


Thank you! Yes, I couldn't get it to attach earlier.


I haven't French braided my hair in a couple years either. I tried this week and the ends tangled and stuck together like velcro. It cost me 20 minutes more with the brush after I quit trying. Does yours do the same?

Pic worked now - very pretty!

Oh yes, definitely. I've seen it called "back-braiding", when the ends braid themselves together as you're moving the sections around. The only way to avoid it is separating the sections after each pass. What worked for me before was, after adding the hair and moving it to the other side, pulling only the section I had just gone over/under up and away from the rest of the ends to untangle it. Dutch was always way easier because this section would lay on top. But if this method failed and I hit a snag, with the ends so far beyond fingertip, there was no salvaging it. My hair is more knot-prone these days, so I haven't felt inclined to try anymore.

[Brandt]

Wow...amazing RadioactiveLily and Lapis_Lazuli! You've done what very few people are capable of doing (hmmm...how many people in the world have floor-length hair...I'd imagine probably less than 50,000 and maybe substantially less than even that?).

[Bat]

I'm so jealous it makes me want to aim for floor again even though it's pretty much impossible now

[RadioactiveLily]

Backbraiding- there IS a word for it! Yes, that's exactly what happens. I try to separate the sections by pulling and jiggling them upward, but with smaller sections of a French braid it's just hopeless. I can manage an English braid but it's careful work until I get it going a ways.

[nevercuthair1]

hi
i am new
i love the look and feel of floorlength hair

[Dark40]

Thanks, Dark40! :)



Pic worked now - very pretty!

Oh yes, definitely. I've seen it called "back-braiding", when the ends braid themselves together as you're moving the sections around. The only way to avoid it is separating the sections after each pass. What worked for me before was, after adding the hair and moving it to the other side, pulling only the section I had just gone over/under up and away from the rest of the ends to untangle it. Dutch was always way easier because this section would lay on top. But if this method failed and I hit a snag, with the ends so far beyond fingertip, there was no salvaging it. My hair is more knot-prone these days, so I haven't felt inclined to try anymore.

You're welcome, lapis! :)

[Dark40]

hi
i am new
i love the look and feel of floorlength hair

Hi, and welcome to the forum! :)
I also love the look and feel of floorlength hair too! I am also aiming for floor length hair without any trims. I basically never grew up trimming my hair. I've only believed and grew up only dusting the tips of my ends a little, and that's it every now and then. Or, whenever I felt there was a need for it.