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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: I don’t know if you guys have seen this already, but I found this gem on YouTube. If you want a really good mashup of some really bad tattoos with real people’s feelings towards them, then watch this! They do some really good cover ups.

WHAT’S AWFUL: The majority of these people were drunk when they got these and didn’t think about the long term consequences of getting a permanent modification like this. They’re wonky, uneven, badly drawn, faded and just plain awful!

HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: Well as you can see what they did was cover them up to make them look better. But of course the real cure is not to make those bad decisions in the first place.

Found this jem on deviantart &#8230; Her lovely hip piercings&#8230; this is what she said &#8220;Well they arent where i thought they were originally going to be but this photo i too this morning when i woke up, they were hurting but thats because my right hip kept getting hit when Bradley was sleeping next to me lol i could kill him for that xD but yes&#8230; opinions?&#8221; Whats awful?: the placement, it looks like the piercings are sagging&#8230; they overall scare me&#8230; how it can be fixed? take them out, get them redone?
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Found this jem on deviantart … Her lovely hip piercings…

this is what she said “Well they arent where i thought they were originally going to be but this photo i too this morning when i woke up, they were hurting but thats because my right hip kept getting hit when Bradley was sleeping next to me lol i could kill him for that xD but yes… opinions?”

Whats awful?: the placement, it looks like the piercings are sagging… they overall scare me…

how it can be fixed? take them out, get them redone?

(SOURCE) SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: Sadly, this is a good friend of mine&#8217;s newest tattoo. I took her to get her first tattoo at a good and reputable shop, and a few weeks ago she went to get script on her chest at another professional, nice shop. Then this shows up. I remember her mentioning that a friend&#8217;s boyfriend had his own tattoo machine and I had warned her dozens of times to not let him tattoo her and I thought she had understood why. I haven&#8217;t talked to her about where she got this done yet, but I can only assume. WHAT’S AWFUL: Where do I even start&#8230; everyone is pretty familiar with the music clef heart piece by now (here), and anyone remotely familiar with the style of clefs (including her) should just be disgusted with how this was carried out. Line thickness. The whole thing is way too thick. The straight line that connects to the treble clef (on the left)&#8217;s loop at the bottom? Doesn&#8217;t connect. That line is a mess. There are bumps in the lining everywhere&#8230;and honestly it looks like it was carved into her skin with a rusty nail, bone dry. It just does not look pretty.
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: Sadly, this is a good friend of mine’s newest tattoo. I took her to get her first tattoo at a good and reputable shop, and a few weeks ago she went to get script on her chest at another professional, nice shop. Then this shows up. I remember her mentioning that a friend’s boyfriend had his own tattoo machine and I had warned her dozens of times to not let him tattoo her and I thought she had understood why. I haven’t talked to her about where she got this done yet, but I can only assume.

WHAT’S AWFUL: Where do I even start… everyone is pretty familiar with the music clef heart piece by now (here), and anyone remotely familiar with the style of clefs (including her) should just be disgusted with how this was carried out. Line thickness. The whole thing is way too thick. The straight line that connects to the treble clef (on the left)’s loop at the bottom? Doesn’t connect. That line is a mess. There are bumps in the lining everywhere…and honestly it looks like it was carved into her skin with a rusty nail, bone dry. It just does not look pretty.

Just a heads up…

I went to a popular chain in Canada(and maybe the USA?) called Merle Norman to get my nose pierced earlier in the week. The place itself is fine, they do hair nails and piercings, in separate rooms. I got the piercing done and everything went fine, but then when talking about aftercare, the piercer told me NOT to use salt water because it would dry out the piercing and cause irritation and instead she tried to sell me alcohol based “aftercare” garbage. It left me to wonder how someone who is employed to pierce people for a living actually shunned salt water… 

SUBMITTER&#8217;S COMMENT: a buddy of mine decided to get this tattooed on his stomach&#8230; WHAT&#8217;S AWFUL: he&#8217;s only 17, it was done in some guys house, &amp; the artist was never trained properly &amp; doesn&#8217;t even work for a legit shop. the lines are shaky, the cloud up top is uneven on one side, the coloring is just ugly &amp; the shading is poorly done. the guy who did it has done a bunch of other very poor-quality tattoos as well, &amp; he does them dirt cheap. proof that you get what you pay for.
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: a buddy of mine decided to get this tattooed on his stomach…

WHAT’S AWFUL: he’s only 17, it was done in some guys house, & the artist was never trained properly & doesn’t even work for a legit shop. the lines are shaky, the cloud up top is uneven on one side, the coloring is just ugly & the shading is poorly done. the guy who did it has done a bunch of other very poor-quality tattoos as well, & he does them dirt cheap. proof that you get what you pay for.

(SOURCE) SUBMITTER&#8217;S COMMENT: 14 year old who realizes her (home done) piercing is rejecting, and still won&#8217;t remove it. WHAT&#8217;S AWFUL: Done in an unprofessional, unsterile environment by her friend, she and her friend are both underage. It&#8217;s improper jewelry for a healing/new piercing. It&#8217;s also rejecting and thinning out, and she knows it, but she still won&#8217;t take it out &#8220;because it&#8217;s too cute.&#8221; She also says that she&#8217;ll remove it when it gets really bad, but only for a little bit. HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: Remove it, let it heal, get it re-pierced in a professional environment when you&#8217;re of age and can take care of it properly.
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: 14 year old who realizes her (home done) piercing is rejecting, and still won’t remove it.

WHAT’S AWFUL: Done in an unprofessional, unsterile environment by her friend, she and her friend are both underage. It’s improper jewelry for a healing/new piercing. It’s also rejecting and thinning out, and she knows it, but she still won’t take it out “because it’s too cute.” She also says that she’ll remove it when it gets really bad, but only for a little bit.

HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: Remove it, let it heal, get it re-pierced in a professional environment when you’re of age and can take care of it properly.

SUBMITTER&#8217;S COMMENT: that jewelry, ugh! that girl is right, infection time. those piercings are gonna reject themselves right out. oh ps. she&#8217;s 17. ______________________________________ MODERATOR COMMENT: While these piercings are definitely not so hot, I&#8217;d just like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that infection, irritation, and rejection are not the same thing. ;) Jewelry types don&#8217;t cause infection, bacteria does. - Hayley
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: that jewelry, ugh! that girl is right, infection time. those piercings are gonna reject themselves right out.

oh ps. she’s 17.

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MODERATOR COMMENT:

While these piercings are definitely not so hot, I’d just like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that infection, irritation, and rejection are not the same thing. ;) Jewelry types don’t cause infection, bacteria does.

- Hayley

SOURCE SUBMITTER&#8217;S COMMENT: I&#8217;m friends with this girl on facebook. She&#8217;s underage to get a tattoo, and this one is done by a scratcher (even worse) WHAT&#8217;S AWFUL: This is supposed to be the Coexist logo (it&#8217;s a sort of charity) And the lines are&#8230;..well&#8230;awful. I don&#8217;t even think she knows what the tattoo even stands for (I&#8217;m just assuming) This was done by &#8220;a friend that has his own shop.&#8221; Buying a tattoo kit from Ebay doesn&#8217;t make you a professional and definitely does not give you the right to tattoo minors.
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: I’m friends with this girl on facebook. She’s underage to get a tattoo, and this one is done by a scratcher (even worse)

WHAT’S AWFUL: This is supposed to be the Coexist logo (it’s a sort of charity) And the lines are…..well…awful. I don’t even think she knows what the tattoo even stands for (I’m just assuming) This was done by “a friend that has his own shop.” Buying a tattoo kit from Ebay doesn’t make you a professional and definitely does not give you the right to tattoo minors.

SOURCE SUBMITTER&#8217;S COMMENT: This is a friend of mine on Facebook. She&#8217;s underage where I live, and you can tell that this is not done by a professional. WHAT&#8217;S AWFUL: The poorly done tattoo speaks for itself. The shading is lacking and The lines aren&#8217;t too great either. I&#8217;m guessing a scratching in the family did this? HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: A cover-up might be possible with this piece. If she ends up regretting it later on in life, she might want to consider getting it removed by a lazer.
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: This is a friend of mine on Facebook. She’s underage where I live, and you can tell that this is not done by a professional.

WHAT’S AWFUL: The poorly done tattoo speaks for itself. The shading is lacking and The lines aren’t too great either. I’m guessing a scratching in the family did this?

HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: A cover-up might be possible with this piece. If she ends up regretting it later on in life, she might want to consider getting it removed by a lazer.