| What is the one big warning every parent spouts | | | | past this first option like a debutante on Rodeo |
| to their kids regarding tattoos? Okay, the first is | | | | Drive with her first credit card. |
| it will hurt, but the big warning is the tattoo will be | | | | A more popular option is to go with a cover up |
| permanent. This is one where mom and dad have | | | | tattoo. One of the reasons I love the world of |
| it right. Many people get tattoos that they later | | | | tats is the language. There is no confusion. A |
| come to regret. | | | | "cover up tattoo" is exactly what it says. It |
| When people get tattoos, they tend to think only | | | | covers up another tat. Out with the old and in |
| in the current tense. This means they really don't | | | | with the new, if you will. |
| think about whether the tat they are getting is | | | | If getting a cover up tat seems like a good idea, |
| going to be all that great in a few years. Classic | | | | there are a couple of things you need to keep in |
| examples of this include tattoos of loved ones | | | | mind. First, ink from the first tattoo can show |
| names and, gasp, popular trends like band names. | | | | through. This means you are generally going to |
| Five years down the road, you aren't dating that | | | | need to come up with a design that is bigger than |
| psycho anymore and Vanilla Ice didn't turn out to | | | | the original. It also is going to need to incorporate |
| be such a good choice! | | | | a lot of darker colors. Black ink will cover pretty |
| The simple fact is many people regret some of | | | | much anything, but lighter colors will not. |
| the tats they get. The cause doesn't have to be | | | | A good approach with cover up tattoos is to find |
| the obvious. Sometimes, you just get tired of a | | | | a tat artist who does a lot of them. There are |
| tat or it starts to look terrible as your body | | | | always a couple of them in town. Then show |
| changes shape and ages. Whatever the reason, | | | | them what you want to cover up and ask for |
| you inevitably end up wanting to do something | | | | advice. Every tattoo is different, so each will |
| about it. | | | | require certain things. Once you have an idea of |
| The first option you'll be confronted with is tattoo | | | | what is involved, come up with a design and work |
| removal. There are techniques for doing this, but | | | | with the artist till you have something you like |
| there are two problems. First, they hurt like hell. | | | | that will also effectively cover up that "oh no" |
| Second, they will wipe out your bank account. | | | | tattoo of Vanilla Ice. |
| Given this double whammy, most people blow | | | | |