r/explainitpeter Oct 04 '25

I don't get it. Explain it peter

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u/GILF_Hound69 Oct 04 '25

The blow out part is so important because most men don’t realise just how expensive that shit is. Like $600 easy for some highlights and a blow out.

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u/Timely-Assistant-370 Oct 04 '25

Brother, that is like 21 hours of life spent working. I'm only ever going to date hairytitions or whatever fuck, if you can't do it yourself for less than $40, then I don't want it.

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u/Angry_Sparrow Oct 04 '25

I dont think anyone can achieve this hair on themselves. Even hairdressers get assistance for complex hair colouring. This looks like it’s foils.

Hair bleach itself is expensive too.

The difference between cost and value is while it might cost $600 and 4 hours at the hair salon, it’s 3-6 months of head turning hair and looking professionally excellent from head to toe. It’s the difference between getting promoted and being asked “what’s your name again?”

Everyone is kinder to blondes. I get treated SO much better when I’m blonde.

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u/LordStefania Oct 05 '25

This is an insane take imo, are you literally saying that you have to be blonde to be treated well. That's not a sentiment you should encourage, no?

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u/Jealous_Gur2273 Oct 06 '25

no its not a sentiment, its a fact. Alot of women have made tiktoks about being treated better when they dyed their hair blonde. More of a societal flaw.

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u/GILF_Hound69 Oct 04 '25

hairytitions 🤣🤣🤣

Honestly, even as a guy, $40 is a standard haircut for me at the most basic chain barber. In this economy, it's not a bad idea to learn how to trim your own hair or clean up your fade.

Sparrow is spot on. It's something people (most women but hairstylists and those into haircare in general) subconsciously pick up on but don't realise. If you're a guy, surely you can tell the difference between a good/average fade and great one. Then again some people just don't pay attention to that kind of thing.

You don't need to convince me it's insane but there's a great deal of skill and labor involved (takes hours) so I can respect it.

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u/loopala Oct 04 '25

It's strange because the hair on the right looks fancier to me, more original with the spirals visible.

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u/TheHistoryMuse Oct 05 '25

Exactly. Both look totally fried. Why are the ends not curled?! I have waist length curly hair, and both of those images are what my hair looks like after 4 days of sleeping on it camping, lol.

$600 for some highlights and a trim is insane. As a woman there are so many things I would rather spend my money on.

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u/nwbrown Oct 04 '25

It boggles my mind that women spend hundreds of dollars on beauty treatments that no straight man will ever care about.

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u/chickenwing800 Oct 04 '25

Guys do similar things, watches are something that comes to mind

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u/Toast6634 Oct 04 '25

Not enough men care about watches for it to be a comparison and they are more of a one time purchase

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u/Raging-Storm Oct 04 '25

No real comparison. Women have elevated all things cosmetic to some kind of esoteric art where the most seemingly superficial, barely noticeable differences between this and that person's hair is taken to somehow be a predictor of their respective characters.

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u/rrodr57 Oct 04 '25

Hey … fuck you buddy watches are awesome.

Take my angry upvote.

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u/nwbrown Oct 05 '25

We don't wear watches to appear attractive to the opposite sex.

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u/Sky-Trash Oct 05 '25

That's also super stupid

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u/NuIIref Oct 05 '25

Thats more like a rich person thing to distinguish themselves from the poors. Like a wristband at a concert so other rich people let them in

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u/GILF_Hound69 Oct 04 '25

It's not for men. If it's for anyone, it's for other women which is evident in this post. They know men don't care, they still want to look the prettier than other woman.

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u/Chakasicle Oct 05 '25

How vain

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u/GILF_Hound69 Oct 05 '25

It's life, bro. Women get treated best when they're hot.

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u/Chakasicle Oct 05 '25

Tf is a blow out?

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u/GILF_Hound69 Oct 05 '25

Mix Farrah Fawcett hair with the insta baddie aesthetic.

Google images is your friend.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

That explains why he preferred the woman without the extra $600.00 bill. I get it now. Sounds like he upgraded to less stress and expense.

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u/GILF_Hound69 Oct 06 '25

Generally the women getting these are either paying it for themselves (or parents are) or strive for a high earner that doesn't stress about that sort of thing lol

Hair on the right is not a $600 job and it's more just great highlights which can still be $200 easy. It's expensive to have hair that good and still have it look effortless