Show Us Photos Of Your Botched Tattoo And The Tattoo You Covered It Up With

Ajani Bazile-Dutes
·1 min read

Sometimes you're super excited to get a tattoo but the end result is, well...pretty bad.

Tattoo on an arm with the words "C'est la vie" surrounded by decorative swirls
Tattoo on an arm with the words "C'est la vie" surrounded by decorative swirls

Luckily, a good cover-up can save the day and transform something lousy into something awesome!

A woman is getting a tattoo on her upper back by a tattoo artist in a studio
A woman is getting a tattoo on her upper back by a tattoo artist in a studio

So we want to see the before-and-after photos of your botched tattoos and their amazing cover-ups.

Person showing "No Ragrets" tattoo on chest, wearing a black cap backwards and a white tank top
Person showing "No Ragrets" tattoo on chest, wearing a black cap backwards and a white tank top

Maybe you had a tiny, uneven tattoo that you had beautifully enhanced.

A tiny crooked wave tattoo and a bigger wave tatoo
A tiny crooked wave tattoo and a bigger wave tatoo

Or maybe you covered up something big and colorful with an even more vibrant tattoo.

A botched tattoo of flowers and it's cover-up of bigger and more vibrant flowers
A botched tattoo of flowers and it's cover-up of bigger and more vibrant flowers

Or perhaps your cover-up is a completely different concept from the original.

A botched tattoo of a race horse and its cover-up of a Dark Tower
A botched tattoo of a race horse and its cover-up of a Dark Tower

Show us your original tattoos and their cover-ups (make sure they're in side-by-side/collage format) and the stories about them, and you could be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post!

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