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This Woman Hasn't Cut Her Hair In 23 Years, Making Her A Real-Life Rapunzel

This young woman has the long, luscious locks of our fairytale dreams and there are pictures to prove this blonde is having the most fun.

Kylene
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This Woman Hasn't Cut Her Hair In 23 Years, Making Her A Real-Life Rapunzel

Lots of young children grow up dreaming about being just like their favorite Disney Princess. They parade around the house in costume gowns and belt out ballads from fairy tales set in faraway lands.

Some children are able to style their hair in the iconic Disney Princess styles of their choice while others beg for costume wigs that come pre-braided or styled. It's not uncommon for little kids to long for the luscious locks of Rapunzel, Ariel, Elsa, and Jasmine.

One 28-year-old woman refuses to cut her hair that she has been growing for over two decades, earning her the nickname of Real Life Rapunzel. Angelica Baranova from Pokosnoye village, Russia has been growing out her hair for the majority of her life.

She has not gotten a haircut since she was five years old and has no intention to get one any time soon. As a result, Angelica is no stranger to people approaching her on the street when she wears her hair down.

She typically wears her long locks pulled back in scarves now to avoid the public attention her mane receives. Her hair tale begins when she was merely 5-years-old and her parents wouldn't let her cut her hair but after a certain age, she decided to continue the lengthy pursuit on her own.

Angelica has not gotten a hair cut in 23 years!

Angelica has entered and won multiple hair competitions, most notably one called "Russian Braid" where she took home the main prize which was an apartment in Moscow. The big win encouraged Angelica to continue growing her hair and keeping it as healthy as possible.

Angelica has not gotten a hair cut in 23 years!lik_anzhelik

She can rock the world's greatest ponytail or a long flowing curtain depending on the day

She can rock the world's greatest ponytail or a long flowing curtain depending on the daylik_anzhelik

Thankfully, she doesn’t find her hair to be too high maintenance

Thankfully, she doesn’t find her hair to be too high maintenancelik_anzhelik

She does admit that her hair can be difficult to work with on certain days

She does admit that her hair can be difficult to work with on certain dayslik_anzhelik

Even though it can be tiresome to maintain on some days she said it makes her feel beautiful

Even though it can be tiresome to maintain on some days she said it makes her feel beautifullik_anzhelik

She never planned on growing her hair to this length but as she got older it happened naturally and she had no desire to cut it

She never planned on growing her hair to this length but as she got older it happened naturally and she had no desire to cut itlik_anzhelik

Her hair is so long that it brushes against her heels but it doesn't quite reach the ground unless she is sitting

Her hair is so long that it brushes against her heels but it doesn't quite reach the ground unless she is sittinglik_anzhelik

She looks like a mermaid any time she gets near the water, but it probably takes a long time for her hair to dry

She looks like a mermaid any time she gets near the water, but it probably takes a long time for her hair to drylik_anzhelik

In some light her hair gets a red tinge but it's mostly blonde in the sun

In some light her hair gets a red tinge but it's mostly blonde in the sunlik_anzhelik

She uses her Instagram to share fun and staged hair themed photos

Check out some of Angelica's best hair moments from Instagram!

She uses her Instagram to share fun and staged hair themed photoslik_anzhelik

When she was asked how she maintains such a dramatic hairstyle she said that she doesn't think she does anything out of the ordinary

When she was asked how she maintains such a dramatic hairstyle she said that she doesn't think she does anything out of the ordinarylik_anzhelik

She explains that aside from washing twice a week she adds some coconut or burdock oil before rinsing and air drying.

She explains that aside from washing twice a week she adds some coconut or burdock oil before rinsing and air drying.lik_anzhelik

The weight of her thick, lengthy hair doesn't seem to bother her

The weight of her thick, lengthy hair doesn't seem to bother her lik_anzhelik

She stages quirky photoshoots and shares them on her Instagram account to showcase her unique hair

She stages quirky photoshoots and shares them on her Instagram account to showcase her unique hairlik_anzhelik

At this point in her life, her hair is used as an accessory with some outfits

At this point in her life, her hair is used as an accessory with some outfits lik_anzhelik

Angelica's long-term partner also loves her long hair

Angelica's long-term partner also loves her long hairlik_anzhelik

She has starred in multiple elegant photoshoots that focus on capturing her hair in all its glory

She has starred in multiple elegant photoshoots that focus on capturing her hair in all its glorylik_anzhelik

She looks like she belongs in a painting

She looks like she belongs in a paintinglik_anzhelik

Sometimes an up-do is the best 'do

Sometimes an up-do is the best 'dolik_anzhelik

Angelica is the definition of hair goals

Angelica may be considered "hair goals" to many people, but in reality, the length of her hair is not exactly practical for certain things. Some examples of things that Angelina probably finds challenging are riding in open convertibles, vacuuming, using a drill or electric mixer, walking by exposed fan blades, or stepping out in windy weather - all of these things pose major risks to her lengthy locks.

But clearly, she's doing something right so power to her!

Kylene