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30 Women Who Dared To Get Their Hair Cut Short And Got Awesome Results Thanks To This Hairstylist
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A broad spectrum of haircuts exists today, yet there’s still a lingering opinion that long hair equals femininity.
Galina Totorina, an experienced hairdresser, respectfully disagrees with such a viewpoint. She believes that femininity is not confined to hair length, but is instead a personal expression that can be manifested in numerous ways.
Totorina has created a niche for herself in the short haircuts category, becoming a rather sought-after professional for those desiring this specific hairstyle! Her clients, who appreciate her exceptional skill and creativity, seek her out specifically for these short hair makeovers. That being said, the hairdresser has managed to shove away stereotypes and uses her craft to demonstrate that short hair can be equally, if not more, expressive of a woman's femininity.
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Bored Panda took the chance and reached out to Galina Totorina. As we mentioned previously, Galina is a hair stylist specializing in short haircuts for women, and is renowned for her ability to challenge and redefine traditional stereotypes of femininity using her work as an example..
"One day, I realized that to avoid burnout at work, it was necessary to grow and do what I wanted, changing my focus. I tried everything. I cut and colored long hair, but I got bored, I didn't see big changes," Totorina shared with us. She then unintentionally ventured into men's haircuts too, transforming men's looks, participating in mustache and beard contests, and going as far as even securing first places in some. But again, she found herself longing for a change, "Men started grooming themselves and became more attractive, so, I thought that I could give some confidence and create beauty for women with short haircuts."
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Galina firmly believes in the power of a haircut to express individuality and confidence, stating that, "The woman herself makes a short haircut expressive. But sometimes it happens that a minor element in the haircut gives it a new look. Everything is individual and needs to be observed!"
Countering long-held stereotypes, she shared that, "Long hair is just a stereotype. Many women cannot properly care for their long hair. They don't have time to even wash their hair sometimes, and dirty hair tied back is not feminine, and definitely not something that could be considered 'well-groomed'." Instead, she emphasized, "Femininity is not in the hair, it's in self-love, in care, and in attitude towards oneself."
Speaking of personal preferences, the hairstylist revealed her thoughts on the matter to Bored Panda too, "I don't have favorite haircuts. I've tried many options on myself to be honest. I had hair down to the end of my back and I was bald at some point too, what I realized is that my favorite haircut is the one that I have right now."
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moody goody 2 years ago
Takes 10-12 yrs off her face, with more confidence and positive attitude. 👏🏼
For those contemplating a change concerning their hair, she suggests starting with a detailed consultation, saying, "Women are often afraid of the unknown. They don't know how they will look. And fear hinders and does not allow you to make the right haircut. With a detailed consultation, fears go away, because you can exactly imagine how you will look." Her parting advice to women considering a short hair transformation was simply to take the leap: "The main thing is to start."
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trollingergirl 2 years ago
This is really cool. A bit like Essie Davis in Mrs Fishers Murder Mysteries. Let her smile like in the left picture, and everything is fine.
DarkViolet 2 years ago
Just a slight, knowing smile. Sophistication at its finest.
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Susie Evans 2 years ago
Her hair in the first picture looks thin and limp. Her new cut gives it more style and volume. It makes her look younger, too.
Odin Schmidt 2 years ago
Let the down-voting begin. I think this is the second worst hairstyle a woman could have!
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Emma Goransdottir 2 years ago
Beautiful in both pictures but she looks younger with short hair 🙂
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trollingergirl 2 years ago
The hair looks so much healthier and groomed (OMG, I translated this with deepl. It sounds not like words that are meant for women, but for dogs? Me, being German, I meant "gepflegt" like in ... well .. cultivated? Well kept??? Soigné?) It makes a nice difference!
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Boring Pandae 2 years ago (edited)
That green is dulling her natural glow. A warmer colour would better fit her complexion… both haircut fit her well though
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ValdaDeDieu 2 years ago
I don't think this cut suits the shape of her face. If she'd been given a wavy cut with movement and layers -- same length as previous, it would've been better.
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Jane No Dough 2 years ago
I think the change is powerful and adds new confidence. That's how I want to feel after a new do!
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
That's ok I am glad to see someone stood up for a disagreeing view and hasn't been downvoted into oblivion.
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MichelleDonut 2 years ago
It seems like many of these women got the same haircut. Almost as if the salon has a book with only 12 hairstyles to choose from.
Valérie Kaelin 4 months ago
I would disagree: she has particular gift for shifting volumes and angles that draw out the attractive features of the head and face. When one has short hair subtle variations make all the difference!
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
Maybe I'm non-standard on my preferences but DEFINITELY like short hair on a woman. Funny how aesthetics differ between people.
Robin DJW 2 years ago
I really appreciate how much care was taken to keep the same location, lighting and composition for both pics. So many (most) B & A sets have very different lighting, location, clothing, expression and makeup. It's hard to take those seriously, IMO.
Vonny 2 years ago
Exactly! I appreciated seeing natural photos taken soon after their haircuts. Not all 'glammed up' wearing a ton of makeup. It's refreshing.
Load More Replies... Catastrophisticate 2 years ago
The stylist has a terrific eye for colours and shapes that suit the person. Great job!
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago (edited)
The thing is: you have to be very pretty to get away with short hair. Without it, there is no more hiding, no more visual deflection.
freakingbee is going offline 2 years ago
i'm cutting and dying my hair really soon and i just hope it looks good
Robin Roper 2 years ago
I wear my hair short and wish I could find a stylist this talented. The stylist who cut my hair for over 30 years had to retire and even though I now I'm okay with my cut, it's just okay and not as good as it was. Not everyone can do a short cut well.
Jessica Bertram 2 years ago
well, i see the unhappy trolls are out in force, crapping on women's hair. again.
Chirp 2 years ago
What I liked was the focus was on the new hairstyle so you can see the changes. Too many of these articles include professional makeup and better lighting etc so the after will always look better
Betsy Ray 2 years ago
True in a number of these photos, including airbrushing uneven skin tones.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
This is about the 10th time BP has done one of these to convince women to cut their hair short. The majority of these short styles end up looking like Karens or even Brads. If women want something that's easier to take care of, fine. Or if the OP is aiming for non-binary, that's none of my concern, but that rarely seems to be the case. And sometimes, a short haircut actually puts the focus on some other attractive feature. (My own wife got a pixie cut one while that I thought was quite flattering... so believe me, I'm not opposed to short hair on principle!) But I don't get all these comments, "OMG! She looks so much better!" when in most of these cases, that's either just not at all true, or it's merely the result of some other factor, like make-up, camera angles, simply fixing neglect, or even filters.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
As a short haired woman I am failing to see how these women are ending up looking like "Karens or even Brads" like you mention. If it makes the person feel good and confident who in the world are we to judge?
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Sonja Kuchařová 2 months ago
Pouze jeden nebo dva střihy z kudrnatých vlasů a zrovna nic moc. Potřebovala bych poradit!
Jemuel Idanan 1 year ago
So basically one day when I order than now, I can cut my hair and look young again? Is this what a powerful sourcerous feels like? LOL
Cheryl Phelps 1 year ago
I think that all look so much better with the shorter styles. I feel the before pics actually show how most women wear their hair today - wash and wear, just so they can shower and blow the stuff dry (or not).
Andrea Kehe 2 years ago
Dared to get a short hairstyle!... kind of funny...every day I see woman who would look better with shorter hair (mine is short) but it seems long hair is a thing whether it looks good or not!
Crazy Meerkat Lady 2 years ago
I feel that most of them definitely look better with the new style. I do feel that the before pictures don't look that great because when you are on your way to your stylist, it is on wash day or even past wash day or you just have it in a ponytail. I would love to see a styled before picture vs the after, but still, they look amazing.
Fry Me A Liver 2 years ago
Long hair is beautiful, but I have always loved short hair on girls, especially pixie cuts! These are all wonderful!
Aara Sallinger 2 years ago
I love how I looked with short hair, but it's way too much upkeep - you have to get it trimmed all the time to keep it looking good. After I grew mine back out (which is also a pain - so many awkward lengths that requires even more frequent trimming to look halfway decent), I always keep it long enough to be pulled back into a ponytail so I can get a haircut when I feel like instead of when my hair demands it.
Iva Kazalova 2 years ago
The main problem is they fry their hair off into oblivion and continue on with straggly witchy strands, especially the older ones have killed all the health in their hair with bleach and a lack of maintenance cuts
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
The pictures all seem rather over exposed. Nobody seems to have any skin blemishes, pores or lines on their faces.
Stacey Rae 2 years ago
I wish I could afford a short cut but I couldn't afford to maintain it ev month.
Bored Retsuko 2 years ago
Ahh, 🥲 I wish I could wear my hair short, too! Wouldn't look good on me though.
Tamara Mays 2 years ago
I would like to see women of all sizes not just thin women I'm a big woman I didn't see myself in any of those it certainly didn't make me want to jump out and be a rebel and get my haircut, just a thought.
Betsy Ray 2 years ago
Some fabulous changes but too many androgynous looks here. Not what most women feel great with.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
You don't speak for all women, but I cancelled your downvote anyway because it's really just an opinion on aesthetics, and it bugs me when people downvote on a mere aesthetic opinion. Racism sure, downvote. Sexism, ablism, downvote. But just aesthetics, no.
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Austin Joseph 2 years ago
https://youtube.com/shorts/2qQFcivnpgE?feature=share like, comment, subscribe and share please
Ievgen Marchuk 2 years ago
Haircuts are good, but why advertise Russians who did nothing in order to stop the war in Ukraine, which they untied. It is enough to look at the account of this woman, where there are more than 170 thousand users and nothing is written about what they create in a neighboring country where hundreds of people, including children, die every day. You ask, “How do I know this?”, Damn me, I am from Ukraine, so I know very well what has been happening in my country since 2014. Russia is a terrorist country!
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
That's ok I am glad to see someone stood up for a disagreeing view and hasn't been downvoted into oblivion.
Load More Replies... MichelleDonut 2 years ago
It seems like many of these women got the same haircut. Almost as if the salon has a book with only 12 hairstyles to choose from.
Valérie Kaelin 4 months ago
I would disagree: she has particular gift for shifting volumes and angles that draw out the attractive features of the head and face. When one has short hair subtle variations make all the difference!
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
Maybe I'm non-standard on my preferences but DEFINITELY like short hair on a woman. Funny how aesthetics differ between people.
Robin DJW 2 years ago
I really appreciate how much care was taken to keep the same location, lighting and composition for both pics. So many (most) B & A sets have very different lighting, location, clothing, expression and makeup. It's hard to take those seriously, IMO.
Vonny 2 years ago
Exactly! I appreciated seeing natural photos taken soon after their haircuts. Not all 'glammed up' wearing a ton of makeup. It's refreshing.
Load More Replies... Catastrophisticate 2 years ago
The stylist has a terrific eye for colours and shapes that suit the person. Great job!
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago (edited)
The thing is: you have to be very pretty to get away with short hair. Without it, there is no more hiding, no more visual deflection.
freakingbee is going offline 2 years ago
i'm cutting and dying my hair really soon and i just hope it looks good
Robin Roper 2 years ago
I wear my hair short and wish I could find a stylist this talented. The stylist who cut my hair for over 30 years had to retire and even though I now I'm okay with my cut, it's just okay and not as good as it was. Not everyone can do a short cut well.
Jessica Bertram 2 years ago
well, i see the unhappy trolls are out in force, crapping on women's hair. again.
Chirp 2 years ago
What I liked was the focus was on the new hairstyle so you can see the changes. Too many of these articles include professional makeup and better lighting etc so the after will always look better
Betsy Ray 2 years ago
True in a number of these photos, including airbrushing uneven skin tones.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
This is about the 10th time BP has done one of these to convince women to cut their hair short. The majority of these short styles end up looking like Karens or even Brads. If women want something that's easier to take care of, fine. Or if the OP is aiming for non-binary, that's none of my concern, but that rarely seems to be the case. And sometimes, a short haircut actually puts the focus on some other attractive feature. (My own wife got a pixie cut one while that I thought was quite flattering... so believe me, I'm not opposed to short hair on principle!) But I don't get all these comments, "OMG! She looks so much better!" when in most of these cases, that's either just not at all true, or it's merely the result of some other factor, like make-up, camera angles, simply fixing neglect, or even filters.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
As a short haired woman I am failing to see how these women are ending up looking like "Karens or even Brads" like you mention. If it makes the person feel good and confident who in the world are we to judge?
Load More Replies... Sonja Kuchařová 2 months ago
Pouze jeden nebo dva střihy z kudrnatých vlasů a zrovna nic moc. Potřebovala bych poradit!
Jemuel Idanan 1 year ago
So basically one day when I order than now, I can cut my hair and look young again? Is this what a powerful sourcerous feels like? LOL
Cheryl Phelps 1 year ago
I think that all look so much better with the shorter styles. I feel the before pics actually show how most women wear their hair today - wash and wear, just so they can shower and blow the stuff dry (or not).
Andrea Kehe 2 years ago
Dared to get a short hairstyle!... kind of funny...every day I see woman who would look better with shorter hair (mine is short) but it seems long hair is a thing whether it looks good or not!
Crazy Meerkat Lady 2 years ago
I feel that most of them definitely look better with the new style. I do feel that the before pictures don't look that great because when you are on your way to your stylist, it is on wash day or even past wash day or you just have it in a ponytail. I would love to see a styled before picture vs the after, but still, they look amazing.
Fry Me A Liver 2 years ago
Long hair is beautiful, but I have always loved short hair on girls, especially pixie cuts! These are all wonderful!
Aara Sallinger 2 years ago
I love how I looked with short hair, but it's way too much upkeep - you have to get it trimmed all the time to keep it looking good. After I grew mine back out (which is also a pain - so many awkward lengths that requires even more frequent trimming to look halfway decent), I always keep it long enough to be pulled back into a ponytail so I can get a haircut when I feel like instead of when my hair demands it.
Iva Kazalova 2 years ago
The main problem is they fry their hair off into oblivion and continue on with straggly witchy strands, especially the older ones have killed all the health in their hair with bleach and a lack of maintenance cuts
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
The pictures all seem rather over exposed. Nobody seems to have any skin blemishes, pores or lines on their faces.
Stacey Rae 2 years ago
I wish I could afford a short cut but I couldn't afford to maintain it ev month.
Bored Retsuko 2 years ago
Ahh, 🥲 I wish I could wear my hair short, too! Wouldn't look good on me though.
Tamara Mays 2 years ago
I would like to see women of all sizes not just thin women I'm a big woman I didn't see myself in any of those it certainly didn't make me want to jump out and be a rebel and get my haircut, just a thought.
Betsy Ray 2 years ago
Some fabulous changes but too many androgynous looks here. Not what most women feel great with.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
You don't speak for all women, but I cancelled your downvote anyway because it's really just an opinion on aesthetics, and it bugs me when people downvote on a mere aesthetic opinion. Racism sure, downvote. Sexism, ablism, downvote. But just aesthetics, no.
Load More Replies... Austin Joseph 2 years ago
https://youtube.com/shorts/2qQFcivnpgE?feature=share like, comment, subscribe and share please
Ievgen Marchuk 2 years ago
Haircuts are good, but why advertise Russians who did nothing in order to stop the war in Ukraine, which they untied. It is enough to look at the account of this woman, where there are more than 170 thousand users and nothing is written about what they create in a neighboring country where hundreds of people, including children, die every day. You ask, “How do I know this?”, Damn me, I am from Ukraine, so I know very well what has been happening in my country since 2014. Russia is a terrorist country!
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