Long braids in a real color are one of the hardest things to source. Most shops stop at 18 inches once you leave natural black, and the listings rarely say so — you find out at checkout.
So here is the honest map of what exists at 24 inches, what ships from stock, and what has to be made.
The short answer
Every texture we carry is available at 24 inches in all nine shades, at $150 for 100g. Most of those combinations are made to order rather than held in stock. And if you need longer than 24, wefted bundles run to 26 inches.
What ships from stock at 24 inches
These are on the shelf right now:
- Natural black (1b) at 24 inches — in deep wave, italian curl, body wave, wet and wavy, water curl and burmese curl. All $150.
- Shade 8 (light ash brown) at 24 inches — in body wave only. $150.
That is the whole stock list at that length. Everything else long and colored is made to order.
What is made to order at 24 inches
Any texture, any of these shades, at $150 for 100g:
- 4 medium brown · 8 light ash brown · 27 honey blonde
- 30 auburn · 350 copper ginger · 613 platinum blonde
- 99J deep wine red · burgundy
Same price as the natural black 24 inch. You are not paying a premium for color — you are waiting for it to be made. The full range is on Custom Color Bulk Hair, and we explain how that line works in Custom Color Braiding Hair.
If 24 is not long enough
Bulk stops at 24. Wefted bundles go to 26 inches, in the same nine shades, at $190.
The catch is that wefted hair is sewn onto a track. That makes it right for a sew-in and awkward for knotless braids, where you want loose bulk you can feed straight into the braid. If you are braiding, 24 is your ceiling.
What 24 inches costs to install
Length changes the bundle count less than people expect — it is fullness that drives it. Our guidance:
| Look | Bundles | Cost at 24" |
|---|---|---|
| Light boho | 1 | $150 |
| Natural volume | 2–3 | $300–$450 |
| Very full | 4 | $600 |
Free US shipping starts at $200, so any install past one bundle ships free. More detail in How Many Packs of Braiding Hair Do You Need?
Two things worth knowing before you order long and colored
Order every bundle in one go. Made-to-order hair is produced per order. Splitting your order across two purchases means two production runs, and color batches are not identical. On a bright shade like 350 or 613, a small batch difference is visible.
Longer braids read differently on a lighter shade. Platinum 613 at 24 inches shows every bit of the length; a deep 99J at the same length reads shorter because the color absorbs light. Neither is a problem — it is worth knowing before you commit.
Where to start
If you want natural black at 24 inches, buy the stock texture — it ships from what we hold and costs the same. Braiding Hair Textures Compared will help you pick the pattern.
If you want a color at 24 inches, that is Custom Color Bulk Hair. And if you are weighing the price against what you have seen elsewhere, we broke that down in Deep Wave Hair Price.