I hated my tattoo as soon as I got it – now I’m getting it removed but people are trolling me for my ‘dumb’ expectations
TATTOO regret is real, even for the smallest of pieces.
A woman featured on laser company Alma Lasers’s TikTok account was no stranger to this, as she went to her fifth tattoo removal session for a simple triangle tattoo.
In the video talking about her dislike for her tattoo, the woman stated: “I hated this tattoo the moment I saw it, so I’m so happy with how much it’s faded as you can see from the before.”
The tattoo in question was done in black ink, and placed a little above her elbow.
She continued: “Even with numbing cream it hurts super bad. It feels almost like snapping a rubber band on a sunburn, is the best way I can describe it.
“But to be completely honest the whole process is only a few minutes so it’s totally worth it.”
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Despite her getting it removed, people in the comments section ridiculed her, not understanding how someone could hate such a straightforward tattoo.
“How does a person ‘hate’ THE most basic of shapes only after they get it tattooed? Genuinely curious…there couldn’t have been any surprises there,” one user stated.
Feeling the same sentiment, another said: “It’s a triangle – what did you expect when getting it?”
“Why not just tattoo over it? It’s so small anyways,” another suggested.
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“Asks for a triangle tattoo and then hates that it is a triangle,” someone mused.
On the topic of tattoo regrets, a woman named Imogen Brooke hated a wrist tattoo she got as a teenager so much that she got a cover-up, three separate times.
As a result, the tattoo that was originally a name tribute became a blotchy mess.
Speaking on the tattoo regret, Brooke stated: “When I was 19, I had two names tattooed on my wrists and didn’t realize the wormhole of poor cover-ups and even costlier tattooing fixes it I was going to encounter.
“But now I hate them. I am single trying to find love, and whenever I am on a date I have to explain to them and it’s so depressing.
“Instead of it being a tribute, it ended up being an emotional trigger, and because they are on my wrists people always notice them.
“Two years ago, I decided to have them covered up and a friend recommended a tattooist on the Isle of Wight.
“I wanted a butterfly and paw print and took photos of the exact tattoos I wanted.
“The tattooist was working out of his house and I admit I was naïve.
“I ended up with what looks like a bruised paw print and butterfly drawn by a child.
“Last year, I tried again to fix the tattoos in May 2021 by using another tattooist.
“She did her best by adding color and depth to the paw print and butterfly but now it looks like my wrists have been colored in with crayons or stained by pen ink.
“Covering a cover-up is something every tattooist hates because they work with two mistakes.
“It was my third attempt to fix the tattoo and after I had spent £500, I am now left with an even more prominent reminder of my tattoo messing up.”
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“Tattoo artists can only do so much and now people constantly ask me if they are real or drawn on.
“I want them removed and am trying to save them for laser removal.”
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