Regretting a tattoo is nothing out of the ordinary. Maybe you change your mind, or maybe your artist's vision doesn't match yours. No sweat, though — you can always get a cover-up, right?
33 Bad Tattoo Cover-Ups Making Things Worse
1. Laura must be feeling great about her prospects
Candysite | Candysite
2. If his name is crossed out, does the insult still apply?
night.owls.sb | night.owls.sb
3. When you cover up using a Sharpie
reddit | sataninflames
4. From bad to worse to worser
reddit | emilyanne1992
5. Pikachu's terrible with ink
reddit | Donnol
6. I get it... but your ex-wife is still on your arm
reddit | SomeJagaloon
7. "Can you turn my cross into a blurry mess?"
reddit | ReasonedBeing
8. If this is a cover-up, how bad was the original?
reddit | unauthorisedcinnamon
9. The best part? The stamp is facing the wrong way.
Imgur | Imgur
If you're going to cover it up, at least make sure you're not making a major mistake with it.
10. Must be a big Cheers / Frasier fan
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | The Ellen DeGeneres Show
11. Someone must've had a falling out with Hyundai
Imgur | Imgur
12. Still cheaper than a Polo shirt
Runt | Runt
13. A devilish monstrosity
reddit | EdenC996
14. Who wants to go to Lilith Fair?
Imgur | Imgur
15. The cover-up solved nothing
reddit | Trigun292
16. Adios, Edwin
Mandatory | Mandatory
17. Is it really a cover-up if it doesn't cover... up?
reddit | Nessa0071
18. "Can you turn this into an irritable panther?
reddit | superbuttblast
19. Did things really get that much better?
reddit | xLEXORx
20. Their relationship has clearly reached the next level
reddit | redlipstick26
21. Kids: Never get a tattoo just because everyone else seems to be getting a tattoo.
Reddit | LockStock99
The dinosaur is way better, but the whole thing could have easily been avoided in the first place.
22. Homer is a lucky dude.
Imgur | Dewyxybuxynek
I feel like there were so many other ways to cover this up that didn't involve having a Simpson on your body for the rest of your life.
23. The cover-up for this one isn't all that bad at all actually, I just can't get over how bad the original was.
Reddit | Kami_No_Tanjou
Why does it have a mustache?
24. "Turn my nightmares into a cover-up, please"
reddit | Rooseveltspelts
25. It's like the cover-up tattoo is laughing at the hideousness of the original tattoo.
Lines & Dots | Lines & Dots
Seriously, why is it making that face?
26. Is it really though?
Dump a Day | Dump a Day
Too bad you can't cover up a cover-up
27. Would we consider this cover-up to be better or worse than the original?
Hap Happy | Hap Happy
Only you can be the judge.
28. Just add wings
reddit | ThatTattooedChick
29. I believe the word you're looking for is "has" not "is."
Acid Cow | Acid Cow
30. I mean...at least it's a fix.
Imgur | EnigmaNL
Not a great one. But it's something.
It's giving me flashbacks to what my high school English papers looked like.
31. It's probably best not to get your significant other's face tattooed on your body to begin with.
Imgur | Imgur
32. Yeah, that's right. You cover up that stupid tattoo you got during your angst-filled teenage years.
designzzz | designzzz
33. It hurts my brain that this was considered a "cover-up."
off beat | off beat
What's even happening here?
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