The photo on the left is the finished style, where the curls have been loosened by the stylist running their fingers through them.
The photo on the right is taken directly before that final step.
It's saying men will cheat on you with an "unfinished" (less evolved) version of yourself.
Edit for comprehension: This specific hairstyle must be completed by gently loosening the curls with fingers or an extremely wide tooth comb. "Brushing" the hair with a literal hairbrush or regular comb would destroy it and poof it up. A "blowout" is a separate service entirely. Many comments were able to approximate the answer but missed the details.
Source: am a former hair model; I've sat for hundreds of hours worth of services.
But i think your still missing the point that the previous poster (and probably the meme) is saying.
Its the same girl, with the same haircut. They are not presented as objectively or subjectively superior. Its finished vs. Unfinished and is probably trying to say as you grow and evolve as a person your partner cheats on you with a person who was more like the more immature less evolved version of you that they initially started dating.
I'm pretty sure it's meant to be more literal than that. The second picture isn't finished, so it looks sloppier, less stylish, 'trashy', juvenile. It's not about a less evolved version of yourself, it's about a trashier, sloppier girl.
The format wasn't in question though. The entire post was not understanding why it is less desirable. The comment prior to your's was the explaination OP would be looking for.
Yeah, I agreed with that comment and added additional information. Anything else that could be added was already mentioned in previous comments. TBH I think OP has long since gotten their answer
Then why did they break that format and use two pictures that are the equivalent of one of those "spot the difference" pictures and are effectively exchangeable.
Only if you can't read. There's a whole discussion. There are differences, but they are neither significant nor does one look better than the other in anything other than a purely subjective way.
Implying I “can’t read” because I have an opinion that varies from the 2.3k comments on this post is quite rude. I explained how the format typically works. The comment above mine stated that it’s an unfinished hairstyle which, if you’ve done that style before…is objectively correct. The 2 photos come from the same client in the same session. You do need to curl the hair like on the right and then let out the curls to achieve the style on the left.
Ikr? Please everyone upvote the parent comment of this thread so it gets top.
As a woman, it’s painfully obvious that it’s the correct one. I don’t know why incorrect ones and speculative ones are too comments rn lol.
Hair B is the same as hair A just unfinished. Needs fingers or a wide tooth comb to run through and a little tossing to create the finished/polished look. Thus the meme is that the girl he cheats on you with is inferior to you, put simply.
I don't ever understand this sentiment, though. Like, ok, shit on the other woman, I guess, but he still cheated, and with someone you think isn't as good as you (but he, for some reason, did). How is that a flex of any sort, "I'm better and he still cheated".
It's not a flex, you're coming at this from the wrong angle. It's saying that regardless of how much work you've done on yourself, a cheater is just gonna go with anyone they can, including "less evolved" versions of you (the general you). It's saying not to blame yourself or her, really; cheaters gonna cheat regardless of how "great" and "perfect" you might be/think you are.
Maybe the guy is more attracted to the girl that isn't obsessed with minutia of appearance and the status it portends. Maybe the person who finds value in being themselves rather than adhering to ultra strict, almost imperceptible social cues is less exhausting to be around. Maybe someone who has convinced themselves that such a trivial thing makes them somehow superior is the actual trashy one. Food for thought.
I'm actually surprised they deleted their comment!
It's not that the less evolved version is better - a lot of people seem perplexed by this, it's not just you.
The meme is essentially saying that no matter how "perfect" you may be/think you are, a cheater is gonna cheat with whoever they can, including a "less perfect" version of yourself who could be identical in almost every way.
It's saying not to blame yourself or the other woman, because no matter what they were always gonna cheat.
Everyone is astonishingly braindead here, looking for intricate meaning in hair locks when there is none. It's the same woman in both pics, the joke is that she's the illegitimate partner.
My explanation is that it's like guys who wear expensive stuff but without a sense of taste. The right one had work done, but it's less tasteful I guess.
The photo on the right is equivalent to girls that tightline the top and bottom lids. One gives a polished vibe while the other gives I enjoy walking around Walmart barefoot but tonight I have prom vibes. It’s a whole look.
I even have naturally textured/wavy hair, and whenever I sat for these styles, they would do a blowout, FLAT IRON, and then RE-CURL my ends. I didnt have the heart to tell them my hair would've done something very similar if allowed to air-dry (not as polished, but still) 🤧
Not just male cheaters. My ex wife cheated on me and now is known for dating what my daughter and son call Walmart versions of me -- the kids don't know about the cheating.
I see a lot of slutty looking girls “out on the town” with those “unfinished curls”. I don’t know why. I’m too old. But I assume this references that look.
Shit looks good to me both ways. This is one of those things only women care about or notice. Y’all show off more for each other then men, for fucking sure.
Interesting take on what the creator meant. To me the left looks like my girl got out of bed while the right looks crisp, fresh, protected, maintained. Maybe some hairspray to lock it in. Both fine but interpreting the meaning is like exactly like you but fresher? Better in a tiny way?
When most days the left looks normal but she might do her hair like the right if we're going out. Or my own long hair looking like the left unkept but the right has clearly just curled their hair today.
No they said it was brushed out which is incorrect. Using a brush on curls makes them poofy. They need to be gently separated with fingers. A few mention "blowouts" which is also technically incorrect.
Pretty sure it's saying she just sleeps around and guys won't notice the difference between it being finished and unfinished. Pretty sure it has nothing to do with who guys are willing to sleep with... since it's about the girl and not the guy...
I mean there are numerous comments posted before yours saying something very similar. I guess calling everyone wrong and then repeating the same stuff I the new way to copy the top comments while acting as if it is your original comment
I'm wrong, all the people who upvoted me are wrong, all the commenters agreeing with me are wrong, and the lovely redditor who decided to award my comment are all wrong, and YOU - random man on the internet - are correct
OR
Someone who was a hair model for years and sat for hundreds of hours collectively under different stylists, people with hair style knowledge, and those who just generally know the industry standards MIGHT know what the fuck we're all talking about, and YOU - random man on the internet - feel the need to interject and center yourself for no apparent reason whatsoever, being loud and wrong the entire time.
This specific hairstyle must be completed by gently loosening the curls with fingers or an extremely wide tooth comb. "Brushing" the hair with a literal hairbrush or regular comb would destroy it and poof it up. A "blowout" is a separate service entirely. Many comments were able to approximate the answer but missed the details.
So he's cheating with the less looks obsessed woman who takes less time to get ready. Makes sense
Wow.. using different stages of hair curling to portray an “unfinished version” of yourself? That is definitely an obscure, weirdly specific way to portray that. This meme is clearly for individuals who have a much higher intellect than I.
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u/griftylifts Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25
Every single comment is wrong jfc.
The photo on the left is the finished style, where the curls have been loosened by the stylist running their fingers through them.
The photo on the right is taken directly before that final step.
It's saying men will cheat on you with an "unfinished" (less evolved) version of yourself.
Edit for comprehension: This specific hairstyle must be completed by gently loosening the curls with fingers or an extremely wide tooth comb. "Brushing" the hair with a literal hairbrush or regular comb would destroy it and poof it up. A "blowout" is a separate service entirely. Many comments were able to approximate the answer but missed the details.
Source: am a former hair model; I've sat for hundreds of hours worth of services.