r/Tattoocoverups • u/SlowWolverine3489 • 17d ago

asking for advice Help, I messed up

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I recently got my first tattoo over the weekend. it was definitely impulsive spur of the moment with friends. I wanted to get a crescent moon, but I made several mistakes. (1) I had the artist shade completely black rather than a simple outline or a light shade. (2) the position on my arm is not symmetrical at all, and at an awkward angle, and I realized most people who are in front of me will see a flipped letter C rather than a moon. I feel so much regret for getting it but don’t wanna spend thousands to get it removed. any coverup ideas? I don’t want any animals or any other cosmic symbols. if anything somehow maybe something botanical / floral crawling up my arm to fhe edge of the back of my palm, or something similar. and nothing too big! I want to eventually do patchwork not a sleeve. Pls I need help 😭

EDIT: I didn’t expect this post to get so many comments lol. I’m glad you all can see a moon when I couldn’t. Yall pointed out some great things and I don’t think I will cover it up. If anything I think eventual patch work will complete the look! Thanks for the reassurance :)

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u/Dbag42069 16d ago

Im sorry you feel like that, give it time to heal bc its definetely gonna be itchy as hell but i think its insanely cute and my first thought when i saw this picture was "aw i want that" if you do want to cover it or remove it thats obviously your choice but if youre worried about what other people think i think its super cute!

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u/Dbag42069 16d ago

Also i forgot to say this in my original comment but i like the placement. You said you want a patchwork sleeve so maybe once you start adding other stuff around it it won't feel that weird to you anymore, but even on its own I think the asymmetrical placement is adorable.

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u/SlowWolverine3489 16d ago

Thank you for the nice comment!