Had a tattoo that I now hate.

Hi there,

Around a year ago I had a tattoo done, this isn't my first one, I have 4 others, that I really like.

Basically I absolutely HATE this one and I really do not know why I had it done, about 3 hours after I had it done I regretted it.

I've looked into having it lazered off but it's SO expensive and I couldn't afford it. The only other thing is a cover up but I don't think that would work as I hate where it is. It's not the design, I don't really like the tree and the birds are fine, really it's about where it is.

I don't know what to do about it, it bothers me that when I wear dresses or tops that you can see the back on, it's on show.

Would a cover up look worse?

Here is a picture, it looks a little raised and blotchy kind of as this was the day after I had it done.

I don't really want comments on how it was stupid of me to get it in the first place as I know that now!

It doesn't look all that bad in my opinion but if you don't like it and you don't want it laser removed then perhaps if you wore your hair down instead of tied up then it would at least be partially obscured.

Do you think a cover up would be a bad idea?

Depends what it is but then I'm not really the best person to ask, sorry.

If you don't like the location then covering it up isn't going to help, how can it? It will probably mean less options in the designed too and going bigger. Start saving up for laser if that's really what you want.

Maybe if it was something I really liked then it wouldn't bother me so much . I'm kind of confused about it really, wish I'd never even got it

But yeah I'll start saving my pennies lol.

I'm going to side against a cover-up simply because it's mostly the area you hate. A coverup means a bigger tattoo - especially because it's black (or looks black to me) which takes *more* ink to cover it... meaning more area covered in a place you don't really like having a tattoo!

Have you tried using makeup to cover it? Kat von D's tattoo cover up is expensive but works, not sure of any alternatives.

Personally, I don't think it looks bad (ignoring the obvious signs of a new tattoo in the pic). I actually like it. Why did you get it in the first place? Just curious, not judging.

Or maybe it's more like you should just stop digging?


If it makes you a while to save up then at least you get time to think it through but really don't get tattoos you aren't entirely certain about if the lesson here, not having a go but you must not have done a good job of thinking it through to dislike it go quickly.

What do you mean?

Digging the hole is the mistake, you realise you made a mistake but then you do the same thing again to try to fix it and inevitably end up with an even bigger hole/mistake. Same action leads to the same result, in this case your decision making in getting a tattoo needs to change it future to stop the same result.

Thanks for the advice, I will look into the cover up stuff .

There's no meaning behind it at all.

Give it a meaning? Could help with adjusting to it being there? I do really like it though! It's a pretty design.

That's a really good idea actually, you've made me feel a little better about my tattoo lol.

And thanks, all I would say is if you ever get a tattoo don't get it on the top of your back..... lol or actually you may already have one there

Sounds weird but looking at my tattoo it looks like this bird is a person trying to hold on for dear life meeeeep. Holding onto a piece of hair.