Mara was nearly unrecognizable after transforming into her stylistic opposite: punk computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Celebrity hairdresser Danilo was brought in to chop off the actress's normally long, wavy brown locks and dye her remaining hair black, according to
The Hollywood Reporter. Her eyebrows were later dyed blonde. The outlet also reported that she got her nipple pierced for added authenticty, in addition to the other fake tattoos and piercings she had applied. "I thought, 'She has it in the book, and she should have it (in the movie)," Mara
reportedly told
Allure of the piercing. "Because of all the tattoos and the makeup and the piercings, and the physical transformations my body has to go through, it would always feel sort of like I was in costume, even if I was naked. Mara later admitted her style was never the same after filming the movie. "I used to wear a lot of girlie, frilly things," she told
THR. "Now I buy things that are more comfortable, and more utilitarian, and sort of boyish."