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Changing your hairstyle can do wonders for your self-esteem. Lithuanian hairstylist and founder of SelfStation, Jurgita Malakauskaitė, told Bored Panda that she has always had an innate sense for beauty and aesthetics and has known since her school days that she would become a hairdresser. She told us that her job is about more than just creating new haircuts: it’s about renewing clients’ confidence in themselves, giving them honest advice, and reminding women that they have to love themselves. “You simply make people happy,” that’s how Jurgita summed up what she does.

We’ve collected some before and after photos of the transformations that Jurgita gave her clients for you to look at, dear Pandas. Scroll down, upvote your fave transformations, and let us know which ones were your favorite and why in the comments below.

Jurgita told Bored Panda that she became a hairdresser at the age of 16. Since she was living in the small town of Mažeikiai, her parents opened up a small hairdressers’ for her to practice cutting her neighbors’ hair in. Afterward, she got her first real job and she now has over 24 years of experience in hairstyling or what she calls “creating feelings”.

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The hairstylist told us in detail about her work process that starts by determining her clients’ type by taking into account their eye, skin, and natural hair color, as well as hair texture. She uses the names of the seasons to distinguish between her clients’ types: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn.

For example, somebody whose type is Winter will have light eyes and darker hair. While Summer people would have light eyes and grayish hair, light skin. According to the stylist, eye color is especially important because it can have many different hues and variations.

“It’s like creating a painting. You first analyze what colors you’ll ‘paint’ with. And only after you have all of your colors ready, after you know your client’s type and look at the shape of their face and hair texture, only then do you start ‘painting,’” Jurgita said.

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“Every person has a type,” the stylist said. Jurgita says that it’s also important to determine what the form of the client’s face and body are like and to find out what the client looks like when they’re completely natural.

“I think that every single hairdresser has to understand these things,” she pointed out and added that this is an exact science and not guesswork. She revealed to Bored Panda that she sometimes feels like an architect: except for building skyscrapers, she creates hairstyles that bring out each person’s inner potential and character.

Jurgita said that creating a hairstyle that suits a woman is the main part of her calling. However, another part is showing women that they have nothing to be afraid of by experimenting with some light makeup and lipstick until they find the look that they love best.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Long hair is beautiful but there’s always a point where it’s too long. Then it dominates and totally obscures all your other great features. All people see in the before picture is her hair, Whereas in the second picture her eyes and flawless skin just pop.

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Douglas Campbell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like the before better. The Jamie Lee Curtis from the 90's look is a little dated.

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According to Jurgita, she also helps women analyze what makes them look prettier and more womanly and how to open themselves up to comments from their social circles about what changes in how they look could work for them, instead of ignoring useful criticism.

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Jurgita admitted that she tends to be more blunt than diplomatic when she communicates with her clients because she values the truth and not beating around the bush.

“Hair is energy. For some people, you have to tame their hair. For others, you have to convince them that they look beautiful and that their hair will be healthier next time. You help them understand that they have to love and take care of themselves, that hair isn’t separate from their bodies.”

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The first one is FAR better. The second one, which removes the dark roots, ages the model by 10-15 years.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one only had the subtlest of changes done, but look at the difference they made! Same basic hairstyle shape but given a lift. Still blonde, but a better color blonde. And just a touch of makeup. Makeovers don’t have to be extreme to make an impact.

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Douglas Campbell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This model has really strong and IMO beautiful features. The blonde color totally doesn't work with dark eyes/eyebrows and strong features.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again, I am old, and the 2nd once looks like Farrah Fawcet style circa Charlie's Angels. Now carry that comb in the back jeans pocket.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would be crying my eyes out. Do you know just how many years of patience it takes to grow your hair out that long? And it’s swapped out for a crappy Moe Howard bowl cut—-which this stylist seems to favor—-in an instant. I could see cutting 6 inches, maybe even 12, off to polish her look (as she looks like a recent college grad who will be going on job interviews), but with this cut all she got was cheated.

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Caroline Burnett
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my gosh! The cut is awful! She has beautiful features and the cut does nothing to enhance them...

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Kat Kirkpatrick
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She could have done this herself by plopping a bowl on her head and cutting around it. It's too short in the back for the long bangs in the front. I don't think this was an improvement at all.

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Sue Sanders
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a bowl cut! Starting out with so much gorgeous hair, I'd be furious.

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KT
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh good grief she looks like the boy harry potter LOL

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one has called out the hideous photoshopping on the nose/glasses in this one yet?

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XianJaguar
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awww, I liked the "before" pic better. The second pic makes her look like a Harry Potter knockoff.

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Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like this one. Maybe not that exact cut, but the short one works well for her. The long strands weren't very good for her, and they look thin and wispy as well which is terrible for having a hair-cut, no matter what, but LONG hair makes it worse.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think shortening the hair was a good choice, just not that particular style. A bowl cut? Really??

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why f****n photoshop her face! (see glasses rim/nose) "Oh look! I did your hair (and photoshopped your face) you look much better now!" Bleh!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think she looks great. Did remind me of Harry, but he got his looks from a woman in Florida (illustrator).

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Janet C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another damn soup bowl cut. They are not cute. They look stupid.

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Mike Rodrick
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Her glasses are too big. Smaller, more stylish would be better with that cut.

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Dorothy Cloud
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's probably going to take a long time to go from long to no hair. Awfully extreme.

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CincyReds
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate this bowl cut. I would have been mad as hell that she cut all my hair off, unless of course that is what she wanted. I love the first, hate the second.

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Janine Hunt-Jackson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's the glasses that make the hairstyle look "Harry Potter." She's adorable either way!

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Lana Jig-maker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With long hair, there's a Dian Keaton as Annie Hall vibe. With the short hair, there's a Charlize Theron vibe.

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