Hicks, who's currently attending cosmetology school, told BuzzFeed News she was styling her roommate's hair for fun when she took before-and-after photos of her curls and came up with the joke.
"My method for curling clients' hair is creating ugly ringlet-type curls that I then brush to make beachy beautiful waves," she said. "I was laughing and joking with [my roommate] about how bad they look before I brush them."