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318 Extreme Haircut Transformations That Are Truly Inspiring
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.
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My Mom Asked Me For Something Fun To Play With Before Chemo Takes Her Hair
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
Extreme Transformation
What is a Hair Makeover?
A hair makeover is any kind of hair treatment that alters your usual look. Every haircut changes your looks, and while getting a nice layered look won’t give you a dramatic change as an extreme haircut would, it will still make you look (and feel!) different. The best part is that an extreme hair makeover doesn't just mean chopping off your hair. There are many other options to choose from!
While going for an extreme haircut may require courage, there are other ways to achieve a transformation that is less radical but equally impactful. You can experiment with hair color, try a different hairstyle, or get hair extensions. A relaxing spa treatment can also give your hair a complete makeover without changing its length or color.
And if you’re looking for a bit more inspiration before you take a plunge into the world of extreme hairstyles, you can browse our list of hair makeovers before and after for a little while longer.
New Gender, New Hair (My Transition)
Four Year Transformation, All From Learning How To Take Care Of My Curls
My Biggest Transformation
Incredible Transformation
Incredible Transformation
Before And After Haircut
Extreme Transformation
From Long To Short
Before And After
Gave All My Hair To Locks Of Love
Chopped Most Of My Hair Off. Best Hair Related Decision I Ever Made
TSA Doesn't Randomly Pick Me Anymore
My 6-Year-Old Daughter Cut Off Over 13 Inches Of Her Hair To Donate
I Have Depression And I Always Wanted To Shave My Head. So I Shaved It And Donated My 28 Inch Long Hair
I Just Got My First Haircut In 6 Years. What Do You Think?
Donating More Than Half Of Hair
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
Donated My Hair To Pantene Beautiful Lengths
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
This Girl Dramatically Changed Her Style By Cutting It All Off And Going Blonde
Before And After Haircut
Just Donated My Hair To Pantene Beautiful Lengths
From Long To Bob
With those cheekbones, she could pull off even shorter. An A-line bob would look great!
New Haircut
I Grew My Hair Without Any Cuts For 6 Years. Last Week, I Sold It To A Wig Shop
Imho looked better before but I'm one of those girls who just love longhaired guys :D
Before & After
Got A Haircut And Trim From The Art Of Shaving. I Went From Charles Manson To Dapper Manson
Before And After I Donated My Hair
Having My Ultimate Hair Cut 2017
Before And After
Got The Job Of My Life, So I Chopped Off My Hair
I Did A Full Bleach And Tone
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
Wow amazing idea when u have long hair and a low budget. Gonna try it sometime
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
Extreme Makeover
Before And After Haircut
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
From Long To Short
Pixie Haircut
This Amazing Transformation
Finally Chopped All My Hair Off, And Loving It
Who Else Is A Huge Fan Of This Change?
I Also Cut Off And Donated Most Of My Hair
Before And After
Im not personally a fam of moustaches but he does look somehow older with long hair
Before And After
I Got A Pixie Cut
New Haircut
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!
Got Dumped By The Love Of My Life, So I Chopped Off My Hair
I did exactly the same! I had it long because he loved my long hair. I left, one week later, the best a-line bob ever! It was my literal dream haircut. Hehehe. I kept it short for at least 15 years after that. Best thing I could have done for my spirit. It was set free!
From Magical Unicorn Damaged Hair, To Healthy Short Hair
Younger And Older Me
Ah cool I made the list! I love both versions of me but the long hair became tiresome to maintain. My look now far suits who I am. I like dressing in smart clothes and showering daily now haha. Back then, not so much. Where it matters, we're still the same person though. I accept him more now then he did back then.Thanks for the comments and votes.
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
Before And After Shave
Chop Chop
From Long Blonde To Brunette Bob
A Beautiful Change For A Beautiful Cause. Heather Donated Her Hair And Got A Great Pixie Cut For The Summer
Time To Grow Old
Haircut Change
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
Made It Short
Beautiful Transformation
New Hair, New Life. Just Kidding, It Still Sucks, But My Hair Not Anymore
This Girl Chopped All Of Her Hair Off For Little Princess Trust
Capillary Prosthesis
Needed A Change
My Mom Hate My New Hair. Won't Stop Making Negative Comments
Long Red, Short Red
The Change In The Seasons Is A Perfect Time To Change Your Hairstyle
First Got It Cut For A Girl, But Now I'm So Glad I Went Shorter
Being Able To Overcome One Of Your Greatest Attachment, Makes You Perceive World Differently. Before And After Hair Cut
I Gladly Traded In My Long Dead Locks For A Voluminous Short Do! I'm Sooo In Love
It's Been A Long Time Coming
From Dark Short Hair To Long Light Hair
Before And After, 10 Inches Of Hair Donated
A Little Transformation
Such A Great Change
Blonde Transformation
Before And After Haircut
Cut My Hair Yesterday. I Now Have Four 12 Inch Ponytails To Donate
Amazing Transformation
More Proof That You Should Cut Your Hair
Head Shave For A Kids With Cancer Charity Event
For this specific event going pink is part of it. If your hair is long enough to donate, you are supposed to donate it before pinking/shave.
Chopped Off
Dramatic Transformation
Cut Off My Hair For Locks Of Love
So I Thought - I Love My Princess Hair... Now 52 cm Is Off And Away To Make Someone Else Feel Like A Princess!
Your donated hair will make a beautiful wig for a cancer patient. New style is very flattering.
New Year, New 'Do
Before And After
Donating My Hair To Locks Of Love
I Was Modeling For A Friend Who's A Hairdresser!
Before And After Haircut
Before And After Haircut. Bye Bye Ramen
Before And After Haircut
Before And After Haircut
Long Boring Hair To Short Hair
Before And After Shaving Hair Off
Before And After Haircut
Donated My Hair. They Make Wigs For Children With Alopecia Or Cancer
Then And Now - One Year Apart
mmmm better long dark hair, you're beautiful, but sexier at right pic
Haircut Transformation
My Mom Cried A Little When I Did It, But Now She Loves It!
Waves Of Confidence, Dam*s Of Society... Gone! Through All
Amazing Transformation
We All Need Changes From Time To Time
I Cut Off And Donated All Of My Hair
Cut Hair Add Glam
Extreme Haircut In 20 Minutes
I've Made Some Changes
Before And After
You look great in both but your eyes are amazing and really show with the shorter hair
Drastic Hair Change
This Color Took Me 7hrs From Start To Finish. Done All In One Day
Great job - as one with Asian ancestry I know just how hard it is to get it so natural and not brassy looking. Fabulous! Looks wonderful!
Saves Me Half An Hour Every Morning
great eyes, great tattoo. red is so hard to mantain.... you are free now :)
I Always Liked It Shorter
Needed A Change
My Hair Transformation: Long / Red To Short / Blonde
When u have so much hair u can do whatever u want. I have like 2 hair.. Looking good ;)
Before And After I Shaved My Pink Hair For The Cancer Council
My Way Of Dealing With The Heat
Long(Ish) And Natural, To Short And Red
Before And After
Short Hair. Don't Care! The Joy In This Face Is Why I Love My Job
Going Short
I Felt 10kg's Lighter 😂💇🏼
Shaved My Hair After I Started Chemo!
Thank you all! I have finished chemo and radiation and I am officially cancer-free!
Long To Short
Change The Country, Change The Hairstyle
Befor And After
Shaved My Head For The "Shave For A Cure" Fundraiser For Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand
Before And After Haircut
My Daughter's Friend Was Diagnosed With Cancer, So She Asked To Donate Her Curls. She Got A Pretty Pixie!
A Bit Drastic
Change In 30 Minutes
Cut And Dyed My Own Hair. And I Don't Even Hate It!
18" Donated To Pantene Beautiful Locks
Me Earlier. Me Now. Bald Suits Me Good
From Long To Sharp
Before And After Haircut
Short To Long. 7 Years, Lots Of Care And Henna
I like it short. It really brings out your features. Just my thoughts. 😊
Sometimes At 1am You Decide A Change Is Needed
Haircut Change
It's Just Broken Hair After 6 Years
Before And After
Hairdresser Said We Cut "At Least" 24 Inches Off
8 Eight Inches Off For Charity
3 Years Transformation. Get Beard And A Long Hair
So I Cut My Hair!
Chopped My Hair Short Short And Will Be Donating It For Cancer Patients.
Long Hair To Short
Grew It, Hated It, Went Back To Short
The Hairdressed Refused To Do This At First But It Turned Out Well, I Think!
I Did Regret It After
Short Hair Makes Me Look Childish. Before, After, Now
Donated My Hair Again
Before And After
Chopping It Off Made A Whole Different Charakter Out Of My Appearance. People Loved Or Hated It
The After Picture
Short To Long
Tried Out The Longer Hair For A Bit And Now Back To A Short Cut
Transformation Over The Last 3,5 Years
about to get dreads for the second time, I've had them before almost 10 years ago. This time I have pink hair, and I'm in my mid 50's...stuff societies attitude I say! Love them on you x
Before Is On The Left Side, After Is On The Right Side.
I Could Change My Haircut Every Month
My Complete Makeover. I'm Glad I Could Donate My Hair To Make A Wig For Ill Kids
This Is All In A Six Months Time
Before And After Getting Your Hair Shaved Off
We Saved Up To Donate Our Hair For Children With Cancer.
how come you before and after pictures aren't even on the same page? Saw the after first didn't understand the context then. Now I know the wonderful thing you did for others, and how cute you both look after this!
So Much Better
Before And After... No Regrets
From Short Thick Hair To Really Long Thick Hair. (The Brows Had A Transformation Too!)
After A Year
Donated 18 Inches To Wigs For Cancer Patients
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.
Had My Hair Cut To Donate It (26 Cm).. Still Looking For Someone Who Could Use It :)
Before & After
Long Hair For 8 Years....cut By The Hippy Hunter - Mr. Ducktail! Sold Hair To Wig Factory!
Complete Transformation
Donated To Pantene Beautiful Lengths
Before And After
First Time Short- Ever!
Born Brunette, Then Blonde, To Silver, And Currently Rainbow
From 2013 To 2017. I Love My Short Hair
From Brown To Violet. I Love My Haircolor
I Felt 10kg's Lighter 😂💇🏼
Before And After
I Had To Cut It All Of At Some Point, And Now It's Blue
Seriousness Applied
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!
Chopped My Hair Short Short And Will Be Donating It For Cancer Patients.
Loved The Curls But Needed A Change!
Was Looking For "easy Hair" After I Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Ended Up Finding My New Favorite Looks!
From No Hair To Mohawk
Love the hair! It's unique. You look like you have a fun personality too!
Bangs Love
Mine Is Just Not Cutting It For Two Years
Today's Transformation
I Was Told A Fringe + Black Hair Is For Pretty Faces Only But I Did It Anyway.
Don't know who you run with, but I'd ditch them asap. Your gorgeous, and fringe and dark hair is for you.
I Got Divorved. So I Decided Change Is Good. Never Looked Back After That.
What is it with us females and cutting off our hair when we've been saddened by a man? Yours looks fab!
From Long To Pixie ❤️
Cut My Self
I Shaved My Hair
Trying New Style And Color Before I Hit 30.
12 Inches Of Viking Hair Off The Top Of My Hubby To Children With Hair Loss!
Big Decision, Huge Transformation
I Turned 50, And People Were Celebrating Pride, So Why Not...
Me Hating Long Hair
Felt A Few Pounds Lighter After This
Long Hair To Short Hair
Felt The Need To Cut My Hair After 5 Years Of Growing It.
One Of Those Impulse Decision
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Trying Something New After A Long Time...
Homemade, And Two Hours Earlier It Was Light Brown
Long And Brown Vs Shorter And Red
Before&after
The Hairdresser Also Gave Me Some Glasses?
Wedding Day Vs. Post Honeymoon. I Donated 17 Inches To Wigs For Kids
Just Got A New Haircut
Lost 15lbs, Chopped Off And Colored Hair, New Second Piercing And New Glasses!
A Few Months Postpartum My Hair Loss Was Just Too Much
New Me = New Hair
An Extreme Transformation, Before And After
Amazing Lack Of Concern Of What Others Think!
Before And After
You are a beautiful lady either way! The darker shade really highlights your eyes tho. I'm a natural blonde, and I wonder why go blonde? To me, it's boring, but I guess we all like to be different sometimes.
Happy My Hair Is Longer After 2 & A Half Years 💕
And I Chopped Them Off
After A Really Long Time, I Finally Decided I Would Do It!
Before And After For My Fiancee
... Client Wanted A Change
💇🏻♂️
Sassy Blue Shaved Hair
I've Literally Done Every Color. Finally Decided To Stay Blonde.
I Had To Make A Change ♡
Same Colors, Less Hair
Took Part In Brave The Shave For Macmillan Best Experience Ever !!
Lemme Know Which Is Better!
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.
All Just From Taking Care Of My Curls. I Didn't Know How To Before
My Fave Transformation
Shortcut
After 20+ Years Of Coloring....au Naturale!
Happy Hippie To Slick Rick
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
From Long And Purple To Mermaid!
Before And After For Me! Loving The Short Cut!
Dana Daigneault
A Woman Who Cuts Her Hair Is About To Change Her Life ......
My Grandson, Before And After.
My Grandson, Before And After
I Donated My Hair To Help Kids With Cancer. Love My New Haircut!
In Support Of 2 Aunts Having Cancer, She Shaved It Off, Multiple Times.
From Long To Short, I Love Both Styles!
From Long Dark Red To Shorter And Closer To Natural Blonde Colour.
Before And After
Donated My Hair To Make Wigs For Kids Who Have Lost Their Hair Due To Chemo.
First Short Cut In 18 Yrs Before Chemo Had The Chance 💜
My Transformation
I love colorful hair! Have fun with it and don't let anybody tell you different.
Couldn't Change The Colour, But Thr Length!
Before And After.
Life Of A Trainee Hairdresser Long To Bob Thanks To My Tutor
Took Part In Brave The Shave For Macmillan Best Experience Ever !!!
New Look
Before And After My Wedding.
Actually I Love Longer Hair But It Easier To Take Care Of Short Hair
Please go back to chin length. It is much prettier with your features
Before And After Shaving Both Sides Then Going Blue
A Broken Heart,enter A New Me
Trim And Colour Transformation
5 Years Ago, 4 Years Ago, 2 Months Ago :)
The 2.5 Hrs Was Worth It
💇my Hair Chopping And Hair Transformations After ( Can't Seem To Decide On Color😄)
I like the bottom right the best. It is so pretty with York skin color.
Green Haired Me ...
Before And After I Chopped 12 Inches Off
Donated My Hair To Wigs For Kids In College :)
Loss My Blond Hair Due To Breast Cancer. Its Now Coming In Dark And Light Greys With White
One Day I Just Woke Up Wanting To Come White
Improvement!
New Hair, Don't Care
New Baby, New Haircut!
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!
Used Way Too Much Conditioner For Weeks Afterwards.
Long Hair Most Of My Life. No More Headaches Now.
Good for you!! I've had to give up many things to help control my headaches!
Biggest Transformation Of My Life.
After Struggling With Depression For Almost Four Years, I Decided To Shave My Head, Making Me Feel Stronger And More Confident Than Ever Before.
Turning 40 And The Adventure Begins...
Before Molting: My Hair Was Originally White
Mamalooska
Couldn't Figure Out How To Edit Post. Sorry, Here's Before!
Me
Me
A Woman Who Cuts Her Hair, Is About To Change Her Life..right Coco?
Donated My Hair 3 Times Now To Make Wigs For Children Fighting Cancer
The short hair seems so healthy and vibrant- beautiful cut!
Had To Beat The Illinois Heat, Buh-bye Hair.
Ok, where's the other picture I added? That's the before, where's the after? - N. Shue
Morning Hair Vs No Hair
...
I Originally Shaved The Sides Off Into A Mohawk To Alleviate My Migraines.......
Made Into A Redneck
Made Into A Redneck
My Hair Blondish Red
I Wanted To Celebrate My 40th Birthday In A Diff Way And Decided To Donate My Hair To Charity
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😂
From Always Up In A Pony Tail To Short Curly Perm
This One
I Feel So Much More Mature And Confident.
Undercut And Colour.
Curly > Dreadlocks> Short > Shot Short
Hair
Me 07/19/2017
From Long, To Short Choppy And Exhilarating ❤
Was Long Dark Brown To Short Grey Buzz Cut
Donated My Hair To Angel Hair Foundation
Me
Before
After
Before And After
This picture was a mistake post. I meant to post two but it just came out as one. I posted another picture with before and after.
Please research before you donate your hair to a charity. There are some, including one of the most popular, that are scams. At one, 90% of the hair is thrown away, they sell the wigs (not give them ), and children with cancer do not qualify. I am sure there are some that are legitimate, but please verify first.
Wigs for Kids is legit, Locks of Love isn't
Load More Replies...i dont think all charity's really make wigs for children with cancer , many sell the hair and ended being $3.000 to $20.00 wigs . and i sorry but many of this people look better with long hair, there are some people that make short hair cuts look great but short hair is not for everyone.
Yes OK but these people Want to have their hair cut off and sold to charity For ACTUAL PEOPLE
Load More Replies...I wish I could donate my hair so easily. It's almost waist length, but hair that's been dyed before is rejected here apparently :(
Please research before you donate your hair to a charity. There are some, including one of the most popular, that are scams. At one, 90% of the hair is thrown away, they sell the wigs (not give them ), and children with cancer do not qualify. I am sure there are some that are legitimate, but please verify first.
Wigs for Kids is legit, Locks of Love isn't
Load More Replies...i dont think all charity's really make wigs for children with cancer , many sell the hair and ended being $3.000 to $20.00 wigs . and i sorry but many of this people look better with long hair, there are some people that make short hair cuts look great but short hair is not for everyone.
Yes OK but these people Want to have their hair cut off and sold to charity For ACTUAL PEOPLE
Load More Replies...I wish I could donate my hair so easily. It's almost waist length, but hair that's been dyed before is rejected here apparently :(