Anyone who went from long to short hair knows the fear that comes before getting such an extreme haircut and the relief after. As they say – short hair, don’t care!
We recently asked Bored Pandas around the world to share their hair makeovers before and after in pictures, and we were pleasantly surprised! Not only were these people unafraid of scissors choosing their new extreme hairstyles, but many of them also donated their long braids to good causes.
Now, we’ve picked the top extreme hair makeovers and combined them with the best internet finds. From badass bald girls giving their hair to charity to guys saying goodbye to the long locks look these extreme haircuts will certainly give you the courage to undergo a transformation of your own.
#1 My Mom Asked Me For Something Fun To Play With Before Chemo Takes Her Hair

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#2 My Friend Shaved Off All Her Gorgeous Blonde Hair In Support Of One Of The Teachers At Our School Whose 3 Year Old Son And 2 Year Old Daughter Both Have Cancer. She Is Beautiful Inside And Out

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#3 Extreme Transformation

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#4 New Gender, New Hair (My Transition)

#5 Four Year Transformation, All From Learning How To Take Care Of My Curls

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#6 My Biggest Transformation

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#7 Incredible Transformation

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#8 Incredible Transformation

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#9 Before And After Haircut

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#10 Extreme Transformation

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#11 From Long To Short

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#12 Before And After

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#13 Gave All My Hair To Locks Of Love

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#14 Chopped Most Of My Hair Off. Best Hair Related Decision I Ever Made

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#15 TSA Doesn’t Randomly Pick Me Anymore

#16 My 6-Year-Old Daughter Cut Off Over 13 Inches Of Her Hair To Donate

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#17 I Have Depression And I Always Wanted To Shave My Head. So I Shaved It And Donated My 28 Inch Long Hair

#18 I Just Got My First Haircut In 6 Years. What Do You Think?

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#19 Donating More Than Half Of Hair

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#20 Donate Your Hair To People Who Lost Their Own Hair Due To Cancer Treatment, Hormone Disorders Etc. You’ll Get A Nice New Look And A Great Feeling

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#21 Donated My Hair To Pantene Beautiful Lengths

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#22 I Shaved Off My Waist-Length Hair For A Cancer Fundraiser Called Bald For Bucks In June ’14 In Honor Of My Husband Who Has Fought Twice. I Donated The Hair To Wigs For Kids

#23 This Girl Dramatically Changed Her Style By Cutting It All Off And Going Blonde

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#24 Before And After Haircut

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#25 Just Donated My Hair To Pantene Beautiful Lengths

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#26 From Long To Bob

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#27 New Haircut

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#28 I Grew My Hair Without Any Cuts For 6 Years. Last Week, I Sold It To A Wig Shop

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#29 Before & After

#30 Got A Haircut And Trim From The Art Of Shaving. I Went From Charles Manson To Dapper Manson

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#31 Before And After I Donated My Hair

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#32 Having My Ultimate Hair Cut 2017

#33 Before And After

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#34 Got The Job Of My Life, So I Chopped Off My Hair

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#35 I Did A Full Bleach And Tone

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#36 After My Bass Was Stolen In Detroit, I Cut All My Hair Off, Sold It For $900, Donated $450 To Locks Of Love And Bought A New Bass With The Rest

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#37 I Decided To Cut My Hair And Donate It So It Can Be Used To Make A Wig For A Cancer Patient That Has Gone Through Chemo

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#38 Extreme Makeover

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#39 Before And After Haircut

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#40 I Asked A Friend To Take A Before And After Selfie With Me. After Growing My Hair For A Year, I Donated 12″ To Children With Hair Loss Today

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#41 From Long To Short

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#42 Pixie Haircut

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#43 This Amazing Transformation

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#44 Finally Chopped All My Hair Off, And Loving It

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#45 Who Else Is A Huge Fan Of This Change?

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#46 I Also Cut Off And Donated Most Of My Hair

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#47 Before And After

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#48 Before And After

#49 I Got A Pixie Cut

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#50 New Haircut

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#51 People Always Told Me A Pixie Cut Wouldn’t Suit My Round Face, But Today I Said F**k ’em, I Do What I Want!

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#52 Got Dumped By The Love Of My Life, So I Chopped Off My Hair

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#53 From Magical Unicorn Damaged Hair, To Healthy Short Hair

#54 Younger And Older Me

#55 Best Hairdresser Ever. I Never Thought I’d Find Someone Like You. You’re So Supportive And You Just Love Me For Who I Am. You Make Me Feel Like The Prettiest And Happiest Girl In The World

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#56 Before And After Shave

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#57 Chop Chop

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#58 From Long Blonde To Brunette Bob

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#59 A Beautiful Change For A Beautiful Cause. Heather Donated Her Hair And Got A Great Pixie Cut For The Summer

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#60 Time To Grow Old

#61 Haircut Change

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#62 I Donated All My Hair For The (Polish) Rak N Roll Organisation And They Were Used For Making A Wig For Cancer Patients That Will Recieve It Without Spending A Single Penny! I’ve Never Felt Better & Gained A Lot More Confidence

#63 Made It Short

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#64 Beautiful Transformation

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#65 New Hair, New Life. Just Kidding, It Still Sucks, But My Hair Not Anymore

#66 This Girl Chopped All Of Her Hair Off For Little Princess Trust

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#67 Capillary Prosthesis

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#68 Needed A Change

#69 My Mom Hate My New Hair. Won’t Stop Making Negative Comments

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#70 Long Red, Short Red

#71 The Change In The Seasons Is A Perfect Time To Change Your Hairstyle

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#72 First Got It Cut For A Girl, But Now I’m So Glad I Went Shorter

#73 Being Able To Overcome One Of Your Greatest Attachment, Makes You Perceive World Differently. Before And After Hair Cut

#74 I Gladly Traded In My Long Dead Locks For A Voluminous Short Do! I’m Sooo In Love

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#75 It’s Been A Long Time Coming

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#76 From Dark Short Hair To Long Light Hair

#77 Before And After, 10 Inches Of Hair Donated

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#78 A Little Transformation

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#79 Such A Great Change

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#80 Blonde Transformation

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#81 Before And After Haircut

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#82 Cut My Hair Yesterday. I Now Have Four 12 Inch Ponytails To Donate

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#83 Amazing Transformation

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#84 More Proof That You Should Cut Your Hair

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#85 Head Shave For A Kids With Cancer Charity Event

#86 Chopped Off

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#87 Dramatic Transformation

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#88 Cut Off My Hair For Locks Of Love

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#89 So I Thought – I Love My Princess Hair… Now 52 cm Is Off And Away To Make Someone Else Feel Like A Princess!

#90 New Year, New ‘Do

#91 Before And After

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#92 Donating My Hair To Locks Of Love

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#93 I Was Modeling For A Friend Who’s A Hairdresser!

#94 Before And After Haircut

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#95 Before And After Haircut. Bye Bye Ramen

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#96 Before And After Haircut

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#97 Before And After Haircut

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#98 Long Boring Hair To Short Hair

#99 Before And After Shaving Hair Off

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#100 Before And After Haircut

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#101 Donated My Hair. They Make Wigs For Children With Alopecia Or Cancer

#102 Then And Now – One Year Apart

#103 Haircut Transformation

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#104 My Mom Cried A Little When I Did It, But Now She Loves It!

#105 Waves Of Confidence, Dam*s Of Society… Gone! Through All

#106 Amazing Transformation

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#107 We All Need Changes From Time To Time

#108 I Cut Off And Donated All Of My Hair

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#109 Cut Hair Add Glam

#110 Extreme Haircut In 20 Minutes

#111 I’ve Made Some Changes

#112 Before And After

#113 Drastic Hair Change

#114 This Color Took Me 7hrs From Start To Finish. Done All In One Day

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#115 Saves Me Half An Hour Every Morning

#116 I Always Liked It Shorter

#117 Needed A Change

#118 My Hair Transformation: Long / Red To Short / Blonde

#119 Before And After I Shaved My Pink Hair For The Cancer Council

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#120 My Way Of Dealing With The Heat

#121 Long(Ish) And Natural, To Short And Red

#122 Before And After

#123 Short Hair. Don’t Care! The Joy In This Face Is Why I Love My Job

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#124 Going Short

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#125 I Felt 10kg’s Lighter 😂💇🏼

#126 Shaved My Hair After I Started Chemo!

#127 Long To Short

#128 Change The Country, Change The Hairstyle

#129 Befor And After

#130 Shaved My Head For The “Shave For A Cure” Fundraiser For Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand

#131 Before And After Haircut

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#132 My Daughter’s Friend Was Diagnosed With Cancer, So She Asked To Donate Her Curls. She Got A Pretty Pixie!

#133 A Bit Drastic

#134 Change In 30 Minutes

#135 Cut And Dyed My Own Hair. And I Don’t Even Hate It!

#136 18″ Donated To Pantene Beautiful Locks

#137 Me Earlier. Me Now. Bald Suits Me Good

#138 From Long To Sharp

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#139 Before And After Haircut

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#140 Short To Long. 7 Years, Lots Of Care And Henna

#141 Sometimes At 1am You Decide A Change Is Needed

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#142 Haircut Change

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#143 It’s Just Broken Hair After 6 Years

#144 Before And After

#145 Hairdresser Said We Cut “At Least” 24 Inches Off

#146 8 Eight Inches Off For Charity

#147 3 Years Transformation. Get Beard And A Long Hair

#148 So I Cut My Hair!

#149 Chopped My Hair Short Short And Will Be Donating It For Cancer Patients.

#150 Long Hair To Short

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#151 Grew It, Hated It, Went Back To Short

#152 The Hairdressed Refused To Do This At First But It Turned Out Well, I Think!

#153 I Did Regret It After

#154 Short Hair Makes Me Look Childish. Before, After, Now

#155 Donated My Hair Again

#156 Before And After

#157 Chopping It Off Made A Whole Different Charakter Out Of My Appearance. People Loved Or Hated It

#158 The After Picture

#159 Short To Long

#160 Tried Out The Longer Hair For A Bit And Now Back To A Short Cut

#161 Transformation Over The Last 3,5 Years

#162 Before Is On The Left Side, After Is On The Right Side.

#163 I Could Change My Haircut Every Month

#164 My Complete Makeover. I’m Glad I Could Donate My Hair To Make A Wig For Ill Kids

#165 This Is All In A Six Months Time

#166 Before And After Getting Your Hair Shaved Off

#167 We Saved Up To Donate Our Hair For Children With Cancer.

#168 So Much Better

#169 Before And After… No Regrets

#170 From Short Thick Hair To Really Long Thick Hair. (The Brows Had A Transformation Too!)

#171 After A Year

#172 Donated 18 Inches To Wigs For Cancer Patients

#173 Hesitant Stylist: What Will Your Mother Think?!? Me: *shrugs* Not Sure. But I’m Almost 40, She Doesn’t Really Get Much Say These Days.

#174 Had My Hair Cut To Donate It (26 Cm).. Still Looking For Someone Who Could Use It :)

#175 Hair Be Gone!

#176 Before & After

#177 Long Hair For 8 Years….cut By The Hippy Hunter – Mr. Ducktail! Sold Hair To Wig Factory!

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#178 Complete Transformation

#179 Donated To Pantene Beautiful Lengths

#180 Before And After

#181 First Time Short- Ever!

#182 Born Brunette, Then Blonde, To Silver, And Currently Rainbow

#183 From 2013 To 2017. I Love My Short Hair

#184 From Brown To Violet. I Love My Haircolor

#185 I Felt 10kg’s Lighter 😂💇🏼

#186 Before And After

#187 I Had To Cut It All Of At Some Point, And Now It’s Blue

#188 Seriousness Applied

#189 Looks Like I Had A Mid-life Crisis At The Age Of 18. I Love My Hair Short, And I’m Also Loving Growing It Back!

#190 Chopped My Hair Short Short And Will Be Donating It For Cancer Patients.

#191 Loved The Curls But Needed A Change!

#192 Was Looking For “easy Hair” After I Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Ended Up Finding My New Favorite Looks!

#193 From No Hair To Mohawk

#194 Bangs Love

#195 Mine Is Just Not Cutting It For Two Years

#196 Today’s Transformation

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#197 I Was Told A Fringe + Black Hair Is For Pretty Faces Only But I Did It Anyway.

#198 I Got Divorved. So I Decided Change Is Good. Never Looked Back After That.

#199 From Long To Pixie ❤️

#200 Cut My Self

#201 I Shaved My Hair

#202 Trying New Style And Color Before I Hit 30.

#203 12 Inches Of Viking Hair Off The Top Of My Hubby To Children With Hair Loss!

#204 Big Decision, Huge Transformation

#205 I Turned 50, And People Were Celebrating Pride, So Why Not…

#206 Me Hating Long Hair

#207 Felt A Few Pounds Lighter After This

#208 Long Hair To Short Hair

#209 Felt The Need To Cut My Hair After 5 Years Of Growing It.

#210 One Of Those Impulse Decision

#211 Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

#212 Trying Something New After A Long Time…

#213 Homemade, And Two Hours Earlier It Was Light Brown

#214 Long And Brown Vs Shorter And Red

#215 Before&after

#216 The Hairdresser Also Gave Me Some Glasses?

#217 Wedding Day Vs. Post Honeymoon. I Donated 17 Inches To Wigs For Kids

#218 Just Got A New Haircut

#219 Lost 15lbs, Chopped Off And Colored Hair, New Second Piercing And New Glasses!

#220 A Few Months Postpartum My Hair Loss Was Just Too Much

#221 New Me = New Hair

#222 An Extreme Transformation, Before And After

#223 Amazing Lack Of Concern Of What Others Think!

#224 Before And After

#225 Happy My Hair Is Longer After 2 & A Half Years 💕

#226 And I Chopped Them Off

#227 After A Really Long Time, I Finally Decided I Would Do It!

#228 Before And After For My Fiancee

#229 … Client Wanted A Change

#230 💇🏻♂️

#231 Sassy Blue Shaved Hair

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#232 I’ve Literally Done Every Color. Finally Decided To Stay Blonde.

#233 I Had To Make A Change ♡

#234 Same Colors, Less Hair

#235 Took Part In Brave The Shave For Macmillan Best Experience Ever !!

#236 Lemme Know Which Is Better!

#237 My Son And I Both Chopped Our Hair. He Donated His Hair (after Being Bullied By The Older Kids On His Bus And Being Mistaken For A Girl Countless Times) To The Little Princess Trust.

#238 All Just From Taking Care Of My Curls. I Didn’t Know How To Before

#239 My Fave Transformation

#240 Shortcut

#241 After 20+ Years Of Coloring….au Naturale!

#242 Happy Hippie To Slick Rick

#243 This Is Me With My Long Beautiful Black Hair, Then I Change It Because I Thought I Need It A Change I Didn’t Like So I Change It Back

#244 From Long And Purple To Mermaid!

#245 Before And After For Me! Loving The Short Cut!

#246 Dana Daigneault

#247 A Woman Who Cuts Her Hair Is About To Change Her Life ……

#248 My Grandson, Before And After.

#249 My Grandson, Before And After

#250 I Donated My Hair To Help Kids With Cancer. Love My New Haircut!

#251 In Support Of 2 Aunts Having Cancer, She Shaved It Off, Multiple Times.

#252 From Long To Short, I Love Both Styles!

#253 From Long Dark Red To Shorter And Closer To Natural Blonde Colour.

#254 Before And After

#255 Donated My Hair To Make Wigs For Kids Who Have Lost Their Hair Due To Chemo.

#256 First Short Cut In 18 Yrs Before Chemo Had The Chance 💜

#257 My Transformation

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#258 Couldn’t Change The Colour, But Thr Length!

#259 Before And After.

#260 Life Of A Trainee Hairdresser Long To Bob Thanks To My Tutor

#261 Took Part In Brave The Shave For Macmillan Best Experience Ever !!!

#262 New Look

#263 Before And After My Wedding.

#264 Actually I Love Longer Hair But It Easier To Take Care Of Short Hair

#265 Before And After Shaving Both Sides Then Going Blue

#266 A Broken Heart,enter A New Me

#267 Trim And Colour Transformation

#268 5 Years Ago, 4 Years Ago, 2 Months Ago :)

#269 The 2.5 Hrs Was Worth It

#270 💇my Hair Chopping And Hair Transformations After ( Can’t Seem To Decide On Color😄)

#271 Green Haired Me …

#272 Before And After I Chopped 12 Inches Off

#273 Donated My Hair To Wigs For Kids In College :)

#274 Loss My Blond Hair Due To Breast Cancer. Its Now Coming In Dark And Light Greys With White

#275 One Day I Just Woke Up Wanting To Come White

#276 Improvement!

#277 New Hair, Don’t Care

#278 New Baby, New Haircut!

#279 Time To Say Good Bye! I Was Always Know By My Long Hair But Was Really Tired Of It So On A Whim I Asked My Boss(we Are Dog Groomers) To Do The Honors! I 💜it!

#280 Used Way Too Much Conditioner For Weeks Afterwards.

#281 Long Hair Most Of My Life. No More Headaches Now.

#282 Biggest Transformation Of My Life.

#283 After Struggling With Depression For Almost Four Years, I Decided To Shave My Head, Making Me Feel Stronger And More Confident Than Ever Before.

#284 Turning 40 And The Adventure Begins…

#285 Before Molting: My Hair Was Originally White

#286 Mamalooska

#287 Couldn’t Figure Out How To Edit Post. Sorry, Here’s Before!

#288 Me

#289 Me

#290 A Woman Who Cuts Her Hair, Is About To Change Her Life..right Coco?

#291 Donated My Hair 3 Times Now To Make Wigs For Children Fighting Cancer

#292 Had To Beat The Illinois Heat, Buh-bye Hair.

#293 Morning Hair Vs No Hair

#294 …

#295 I Originally Shaved The Sides Off Into A Mohawk To Alleviate My Migraines…….

#296 Made Into A Redneck

#297 Made Into A Redneck

#298 My Hair Blondish Red

#299 I Wanted To Celebrate My 40th Birthday In A Diff Way And Decided To Donate My Hair To Charity

#300 Me Again I Had To Cut It This Short Ny Hair Was So Damaged, All Because I Wanted Fantasy Hair, But I Like It Anyway Everyone Says I Look Younger😂

#301 From Always Up In A Pony Tail To Short Curly Perm

#302 This One

#303 I Feel So Much More Mature And Confident.

#304 Undercut And Colour.

#305 Curly > Dreadlocks> Short > Shot Short

#306 Hair

#307 Me 07/19/2017

#308 From Long, To Short Choppy And Exhilarating ❤

#309 Was Long Dark Brown To Short Grey Buzz Cut

#310 Donated My Hair To Angel Hair Foundation

#311 Me

#312 Before

#313 After

#314 Before And After

#315 After Molting: My Hair Is Now Pink!

#316 “You Seen That Episode With Doofus Rick?”

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