Alright shitstains listen up because I just found god in a bottle.
If you’re a nerd like me your body’s probably riddled with a few nerd tattoos yeah? Some of ‘em in some pretty obvious places? Maybe you work in a professional environment that frowns upon body ink? Maybe you’re a cosplayer and you have some revealing outfits that you need to cover up for, yeah? Tattoos that you can’t afford that $30 Kat Von D Tattoo cover up because you’re a cheap broke shit?
Story of my life bud.
Now I have a pretty obvious Squad 11 tattoo, because I’m a Bleach nerd and Zaraki Kenpachi is my husband, and honestly it’s difficult to hide it in some of my cosplays because it’s bright and black and right smack dab on my shoulder. Poor planning on my part but hey, squad represent.
You see that glorious miracle up there? That’s Mehron Tattoo Cover. You see those pictures underneath it? Tattoo? What fucking tattoo?! It’s gone!!!! Vamoosed!!! Like I never got the ink in the first place!!!!
This shit is durable, and I mean durable. It’s completely waterproof and that first picture of my tattoo is actually what it looked like after scrubbing at it with two makeup wipes. TWO. It’s not going anywhere
And the best part?
IT COMES IN DIFFERENT SKINTONES. BAM. WHAT.
I mean it’s not phenomenal but hey at least it’s not just “pale as fuck”.
Yeah. $12. Not $30. Because $12 is much more reasonable than $30.
As for size reference, that’s how big it is in that third picture right there. It’s honestly the best investment I could have made and everybody should know about it.
Go forth and conquer with your newfound knowledge. You’re all welcome.
As someone who used to chair a stage makeup department, Mehron and Ben Nye are going to be cheaper and better than whatever concealer/orange eye shadow/green lipstick whatever weird tutorial you found or expensive-ass luxury concealer.
Why you ask?
Because Mehron and Ben Nye are stage makeup. They’re meant to give thick, full coverage in one layer that can stand up to cameras and stage lights. Blend it out, powder it, and you’ll never look back. Plus it’s cheap enough that you can buy 2 and mix the perfect shade.
This will work on scars, too.
Just an FYI for folks I know who may want to cover for cosplays, work, or personal reasons.
Honestly this would be a life saver for people with tats stuck looking for jobs in places that frown on them.
I’ve watched people not get jobs at places I work even though their personalities and experience levels were exactly what we were looking for purely because of personal adornment (tattoos, piercings, etc.). So to anyone who might need a product like this, I hope you see this post.
Reblogging in case anyone wants to know how to hide scars specifically.
Meant to do this weeks ago because my tattoo’s been healed for a while, but: me, Scully, and the tattoo of his paw print
I realize this will surprise literally no one who has ever gotten a tattoo before but wow the peeling/flaking stage is SUPER WEIRD, I mean it’s really not that bad because it doesn’t hurt or itch much anymore but it looks SO weird and also there’s just…nothing normal about watching a piece of dead blue skin go down the shower drain
on the other hand, finding a piece of dead blue skin in the bathtub makes me want to write something where Loki has a nightmare that he gets a really bad sunburn and when his skin flakes off, it reveals his Jotun form underneath, but I have no idea what else to do with that
my tattoo hurt some the day I got it, less yesterday, and even less today, which is all good…but now it’s started to itch 😫
me: getting a tattoo is going to hurt at least a little no matter what, but I’ve almost definitely put up with worse and anyway it’s worth it
my brain: IT’S GONNA HURT REAL BAD AND I’M FREAKIN OUT
me: seriously it’s not going to be THAT BAD, we will survive, chill
my brain: I’M FREAKIN OUT oh hey the skin test basically didn’t hurt at all, therefore the actual tattoos will also barely hurt at all, rad, we’ve got this
me: …okay now you’re going too far in the opposite direction, the skin test was two tiny pokes that took about a second each, the actual tattoos will take a lot longer over a much larger area
my brain: la la la not even gonna hurt a little
me: that’s not how this works and you need to be prepared for SOME pain or you’re going to freak out!
my brain: la la la you’re making words but all I hear is static
whoops I also gotta figure out exactly what I want my semi-colon tattoo to look like real quick here
me: okay I’m just gonna go to the tattoo shop and talk to people, find out more, maybe make an appointment
my body: okay cool
my body, after talking to the artist for like five minutes: no wait IM FREAKIN OUT
me: WHY
my body: F R E A K I N O U T no okay we’re fine now
me: well today I’m gonna get a little prick test to make sure I don’t react badly to the ink
my body: cool cool
my body: hey that didn’t even hurt
my body a few minutes later while talking to the artist again: NO WAIT IM FREAKIN OUT MORE
me: why are you like this
urgh I keep going back and forth on tattoo placement and that’s not SUPER GREAT considering my appointment is in less than a week (and this was the only appointment I could get with this artist until he comes back from hiatus in October, so…I could reschedule if I had to but I’d really rather not, especially because I really want to get the paw print tattoo while Scully’s still alive and although he seems fine right now, renal problems can be unpredictable).
because, okay, I want the paw print somewhere on my calf, that seems to be a good spot for beginner tattoos and having his paw print near my foot is kind of nice (like he’s always walking with me), plus it’ll be easy to see when I want to but also easy to cover because I wear pants like 95% of the time. and on the rare occasions I wear shorts or a skirt, it’s typically in a vacation context where it doesn’t matter if I have a visible tattoo. BUT part of the reason I want this artist is, I want a little bit of blue watercolor-style background for the paw print to make it more interesting, which also makes it less subtle, so it would be pretty obvious unless it was covered, and that ought to be fine since I really do wear pants almost always BUT WHAT IF AT SOME POINT I MOVE OUT OF ALASKA, IS THE THING.
a good part of the reason I have no plans to leave Alaska is I don’t actually want to live somewhere warmer, but if I DID for one reason or another, it’s completely possible I would want to wear skirts to work sometimes so I don’t melt, and if I moved for some reason there’s no guarantee I’d be able to get another job that would be cool with tattoos and casual clothes. so, okay, higher on my leg where most of my skirts would cover it? but then it would almost never be visible. anywhere that’s not arms or legs, same issue but even more so. actual foot? hell no, that’s a bad beginner spot and if it’s hot enough to wear a skirt to work it’s hot enough to wear (nice) sandals, so that doesn’t even help. well, okay, shoulder, since that’s also supposed to be a good spot and it would be covered even by short sleeves? but then I couldn’t see it as well/easily when I want to, and I still want it on my leg. and then I go in circles again.
and then I also want to get a tiny little semi-colon tattoo, which I originally thought of as a good trial tattoo just to see how I’d deal with the process on something very small, but the shop I’m going to just charges by the hour so the receptionist recommended getting both at the same time and I’m determined to get Scully’s paw print even if it hurts, so, I’m just kind of taking the plunge with both? and I want the semi-colon on the inside of my wrist, where I can see it whenever I want to because it’s for me but it’ll also be easy to cover when I’m wearing long sleeves which is most of the time, and I like the additional symbolism of having it there. (not that I’ve ever considered slitting my wrists, my most concrete suicidal thought was a bottle of Ambien, but…again, symbolism.) BUT, similar issue, it’ll be highly visible whenever I’m not wearing long sleeves, which means it could also be a problem if I leave Alaska and end up having to get a more business-formal job (which I would not actually want, but I’m a millennial, I’m not gonna get anywhere expecting I’ll be able to get the type of job I actually want). well, I could put it under my watch band, but then it’s always hidden. ideally it’s going to be very small and unobtrusive in the first place so I suppose I could get it in a light color so it’s less likely to be noticed, but that might not look very good. I could wear a bracelet if necessary, but I never wear bracelets because I don’t like them. (are there more cuff-style bracelets that I could tolerate wearing regularly? I guess…probably? but that might also be a heat issue and/or look weird? like, there are wrist cuffs specifically designed to hide tattoos but if you’re consistently wearing something that screams “I’m hiding a tattoo” isn’t that nearly as bad in a stuffy business environment as the tattoo itself?) I could do it a little higher on my inner forearm but that only solves the specific problem of incidental exposure when a long sleeve rides up, which is only a small part of the potential problem, and that would make it harder to cover with a bracelet/cuff/whatever. so, put it somewhere else? BUT I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT WHENEVER I WANT TO, AND ALSO SYMBOLISM, and also a tiny semi-colon would look kind of silly on a larger spot like my shoulder.
on the OTHER hand, the semi-colon is probably not that big of a deal in general because it’ll be tiny and therefore relatively easy to cover up with makeup if necessary, and probably the paw print could also be covered with makeup if I really needed to. but I would rather not need to! and again, both the locations I want should be fine for the life I have now, and I don’t plan to leave Alaska, but of course it’s possible I might have to at some point for one reason or another so it’s probably good to keep that in mind. (also, like, climate change is a thing, so even if I don’t move, it might become an issue.) and also I’m probably overthinking this because obviously loads of people get tattoos with way less forethought than this and don’t necessarily end up regretting it, and saying “fuck it” and going for it is pretty much the only way I ever manage to make myself do anything cool, but then again this is permanent so a lot of forethought is probably good and the fact that many people do get impulse tattoos doesn’t make that a good thing, and AROUND AND AROUND IN CIRCLES I GO
and, you know, me going in circles about placement is maybe an indication I should wait? but see above re: urgency, and I doubt waiting longer is going to accomplish anything except overthinking it more because that is what I do, additional time rarely makes me more certain about anything, it just means I keep going in circles until I finally say “fuck it” and do the thing. BUT IT’S PERMANENT SO I SHOULD BE CERTAIN. BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW TO BE CERTAIN.
people who actually have tattoos: HELP. @turianosauruswrex@seidrade and I’m totally blanking on anyone else I know with a tattoo
I JUST saw this aaaaaaaa but that’s so sweet omg…if you haven’t decided where to get it yet maybe your upper arm or closer to your elbow on your forearm? Avoid bony bits as much as possible and it’ll hurt less ofc
What I’d like to do is get the paw print on the inside of my ankle, or at least as close to that as possible without hitting bone; my sister got one there and seemed to think it was okay, and I sort of…I don’t know, like the symbolism of always walking with his paw print? Plus I’ll be able to see it if I want to or easily cover it up. Although, going by this pain scale, the outside of the leg is better so idk honestly.
I’m also planning to get a small semi-colon tattoo, because it’s a nice anti-suicide symbol of hope but also I maybe use waaaaaaay too many semi-colons in my writing, and that one I’m a little torn on. I like this placement, but putting it on my upper arm would be easier to cover up when necessary and it would probably hurt less. so idk with that one too actually
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