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35 Before & After Pics Of Celebs Who Underwent A Dramatic Hair Makeover

Sometimes you just wake up, shuffle to the mirror, glance up at your bed head and think "I need a change." And just like that, you have an appointment at the salon. Stars aren't immune to that kind of restlessness either, which leads us to an exciting parade of dramatic celebrity hair makeovers. Whether they hack off their long locks into pixie styles, textured lobs, or surprising undercuts,, they inspire those watching at home to get a little braver in the salon chair. Don't just go for those subtly balayage highlights — toss those screenshot-ed Instagram photos and get a little wilder! Do as the stars do: Try unicorn pastel shades, get your opposite hair color, or hack it all off for a change.

From Emma Watson lopping off her hair into a Mia Farrow inspired pixie to Natalie Dormer boldly shaving off half her head, there have been a fair share of celebs that haven't shied away from exploring their aesthetic and trying out new trends. Rather than toeing the line they jump right in, trying out a silvery-blue hair color or distancing themselves from their signature looks (Emma Stone's red hair anyone?) Below are 35 before and after pictures of celebs who underwent a dramatic hair transformation — which one is your favorite one? Bookmark it for the next time you call up your stylist!

Hilary Duff's Honey Blonde Hair

Lizzie McGuire has always been blonde, and Hilary kept her signature golden locks well into her twenties.

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Transformed To A Pretty Rose Gold

But over the last couple of years she's experimented with many out-of-the-box colors, including rose gold, bright turquoise, silvery-blue, and light pink.

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Nicole Richie's Bohemian Blonde

The designer is well known for her bohemian aesthetic, including her long blonde hair.

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Flipped To Pastel Shades

But she hasn't been afraid to swap out the traditional dirty blonde color to try out an unexpected purple.

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Kim Kardashian's Natural Dark Look

Kim Kardashian's black hair is about as trademark as her long lashes or envious shoe collection.

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Transformed To Bleach Blonde

But that doesn't mean she can't switch things up and try out a new peroxide blonde 'do.

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Kristen Wiig's Flirty Blonde Bob

Wiig has been rocking a short blonde lob for most of her career.

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Dyed An Auburn Brown

So she becomes almost unrecognizable when she changes her hair to an auburn shade of brown.

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Scarlett Johansson's Hollywood Curls

Johansson has been known to style her hair into long, Hollywood curls both on the red carpet and on screen.

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Shortened To An Edgy Pixie

So her undercut pixie brings some unexpected edge to the table — especially when it's styled into a faux-hawk.

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From Karen Gillan's Long Red Hair

Gillan's long red hair brings a feminine twist to her look.

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To A Twiggy-Inspired 'Do

But her dramatic pixie cut changes her style and look completely. It's a total 180!

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Jessie J's Signature Bob

Jessie J is known for her blunt bob and heavy, eye-skimming bangs.

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Gets Cut Down To A Peroxide Buzz

Which is what makes her bleach blonde buzz cut so exciting — talk about being fearless when it comes to a major change!

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Anne Hathaway's Long Swing Of Hair

From Princess Diaries to Devil Wears Prada, Hathaway has always rocked a long swing of brown hair.

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Goes Even Shorter

So when she felt like it was time for a change, she went in the complete opposite direction: A bleached pixie cut.

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Rooney Mara's Pulled Back Style

Mara tends to veer towards a pulled back, forehead baring style when it comes to her red carpet aesthetic.

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Got Some Fringe

So when she tried out blunt, retro bangs, her style completely transformed.

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Rihanna's Straight Dark Hair

Rihanna is known to experiment fearlessly in the hair department, but when she wants a simpler look she falls back on her straight black hair.

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Turns To Honey Colored Curls

But that doesn't mean she won't flip flop back to honey curls the week right after.

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Katy Perry's Signature Black Hair

Perry's jet black hair is just as recognizable as her big blue eyes.

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Turns To Pastel Pink

So when she flips to pastel pink or unicorn-colored hair, her aesthetic becomes all the more exciting.

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Raven Symone's Side Cut

Raven Symone isn't scared to change up her look, whether it be with a short pixie with a side cut or long braided hair.

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Gets A Colorful Kick

That also holds true for her color: From blonde to black to silvery blue, all of it is up for grabs.

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Ciara's Blunt Bob

Ciara knows how to wear a blunt bob in a flirty, casual way.

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Grows Out Into Waterfall Curls

But she can also work long waterfall curls with an equal amount of style and confidence.

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Miley Cyrus's Hannah Montana Hair

Back when the star was on Disney, she'd wear her hair long and loose.

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Gets Some Attitude

But when she left her teen years behind she felt more open towards experimentation — which led her to this cool buzz cut look with matching side buns.

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Zendaya's Long Sweep Of Hair

Zendaya has a long swing of hair that would make shampoo commercial girls envious.

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Tinkers With A Blonde Mullet

But that doesn't mean she's scared to experiment with it. Enter this funky blonde mullet — and '80s staple that she made ridiculously high fashion.

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Gabrielle Union's Side Layers

Union knows how to hone the power of side layers, accenting her face with flirty wisps.

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Turn To Bangs

But she's able to change her look completely when she ditches the face framing layers and instead jumps into heavy bangs.

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Kristen Stewart's Long Hair

Stewart was known for her long, side parted beach waves.

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Gets A Complete Overhaul

But now a bleach blonde choppy bob is her style of choice.

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Taylor Swift's Romantic Hair

From red lipstick to Calvin Klein dresses, Taylor Swift's look has become synonymous with her name.

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Goes Grunge

Which is why her grunge inspired platinum blonde hair was such a shocker — but a pleasant one at that.

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Demi Lovato's Blonde Locks

Lovato isn't a stranger to blonde highlights and long hair extensions.

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Got A Dark Twist

But we see her almost as frequently in short black hair as we do in blonde curls. Both are equally gorgeous on her, and it's fun that she doesn't stay in one look too long. Why not experiment!

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Vanessa Hudgens' Red Highlights

Hudgens has experimented with a red ombre hairstyle on and off for the last couple of years.

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Got A Balayage Twist

But the balayage bob is her look of choice in 2016.

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Emma Watson's Shoulder Length Hair

Watson knows how to work her shoulder length hair, whether that means putting it into vintage Hollywood waves or sweeping it up into youthful up-dos.

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Gets Shortened Into A Pixie

But a while back she experimented with a choppy pixie, giving her outfits a retro, Mia Farrow like twist.

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Amandla Stenberg's Grey Hair

The former Hunger Games star made the fashion world applaud when she dyed her hair a silvery grey.

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Got Swapped For An Afro

And recently she's upped her sartorial game by wearing her hair naturally.

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Emma Stone's Signature Red

Emma Stone is a staple red head in Hollywood, where her hair became one of her signatures.

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Transformed To Blonde

But she flips over to the blonde side if the mood strikes her.

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Dascha Polanco's Subtle Highlights

The Orange is the New Black star sports face framing caramel highlights on the regular.

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Gets A Blunt Remix

But she's able to completely transform her look with a blunt blonde bob.

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Zoe Kravitz's Dark Braids

Kravitz has a penchant for throwing her dark hair into elbow-skimming braids.

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Turns Platinum Blonde

But she's able to change her look completely by bleaching her hair a platinum blonde.

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Katie Holmes Swing Of Hair

Holmes isn't notorious for dramatic hair transformations, mostly sporting a Joey Potter-approved length of hair.

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Got A Blunt Bob

But there was one exciting blip in her past where she rocked a short bob with eyelash skimming bangs. Gorgeous.

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Agyness Deyn's Subtle Brown

The model had a pretty, subtle length of brown and blonde hair just last year.

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Gets A Dramatic Buzz

But she traded it in for a dramatic, punk-inspired buzz cut. Love. It.

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America Ferrera's Long Hair

Ferrera rocks chest-skimming hair in a deep, dark brown.

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Got Lobbed

But recently she lobbed it all off into a chic, messy bob with blonde highlights. Total transformation.

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Jemima Kirke's Long Blonde

The Girls star is known for her long, bohemian hair, keeping it loose and wavy during most of her red carpet appearances and photo shoots.

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Gets Chopped To Chin Length

Which is why her new bob is so fun — it's drastic and a total game changer.

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Lilly Collin's Traditional Brown

Collins has kept it safe with her rich chestnut brown hair.

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Gets A Bright Red Makeover

But her punkish red lob brought a kick to her sartorial style.

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Naya Rivera's Black Hair

The Glee actress has a dramatic mane of rich, black hair.

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Gets Honey Toned Highlights

But that doesn't mean she doesn't experiment with honey and sandy brown highlights from time to time.

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Kaley Cuoco's Shoulder Length Hair

Cuoco is well known for her perfectly curled, blonde hair.

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Gets An Edgy Chop

Which is why her edgy pixie is so dramatic — it completely veers away from her traditionally feminine aesthetic.

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Meghan Trainor's Blonde Hair

The "All About That Base" singer has a halo of blonde hair in most of her music videos.

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Goes Brown

So when she colored it auburn and lopped it all off into a long bob, she completely changed her vibe.

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Christina Hendricks' Red Locks

Hendricks is another staple red head in Hollywood, pulling off the rich color flawlessly.

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Hendricks Went Blonde

So when she went a pale blonde, her look completely changed.

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Ginnifer Goodwin's Signature Dark Pixie

Goodwin has been rocking the dark pixie for years now, letting the short crop accent her big Bambi-like eyes.

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Goes Platinum

So what's a girl to do when she has short hair and wants a change? Bleach it an ashy platinum!

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Kendall Jenner's Dark Locks

Jenner has a dark sweep of hair, just like the rest of the Kardashian/Jenner clan.

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Gets A Fringe Update

So when she wanted a change, she opted for a wispy, eye-grazing fringe.

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