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Some people go through life carrying the invisible weight of their mistakes on their shoulders. Others however choose to carry their mistakes on their body, physically etched into their skin to forever remind them of their respective momentary lapses of judgement. Take a look at these tattoos for example. As you can see however, their hapless owners were spared a lifetime of shame and ridicule thanks to the skills and imagination of some awesome tattoo artists who proved that when time can't heal something, good old-fashioned creativity can.

Have your own tattoo fails and cover-ups you'd like to share? Then add them to the list compiled by Bored Panda below.

#4

Tattoo Cover Up That Turns Tribal Tattoo Into An Amazing Half-sleeve Geometric Tattoo

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John Kuki
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it just me or do I see patterns beneath the earlier black tattoo? This looks like a tattoo on top of a tattoo on top of a tattoo.

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Tattoo Fix

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Marta Nejfelt
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's in Polish - "Żabka". It means "little frog" and is used as a pet name for beloved girls (daughters, wifes).

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Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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Teo Hoble
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The scarf in the first picture and the context make it seem like she's wearing a bag over her head :))

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Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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Petra Steenput
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly who are those people who draw some of these left tatoos? (I thought the ones getting the tatoo are supposed to be drunk, not the one drawing it! ;))

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Katrina Green
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow...Love how vibrant the colors are!! I don't even know what the before was supposed to be :O

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#24

Before And After Lower Back Lotus Cover Up Tattoo

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tattoo: "Tramp-stamp!" *no one pays attention* Tattoo: "TRAMP-STAMP!!"

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#25

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Ronja Rövardotter
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it is very well repaired. The first one's face is scary. The second one is like pin-up girl. Good job tattooer! :-)

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Bye Bunny

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Jessica Barnes
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually quite liked the first, and thing they could have easily had a smaller version of the same cover-up

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#32

Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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Ms. Demeanor
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Curious as to why someone would get that in the first place... But the owl is amazing!

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Tattoo Fix

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Día de Muertos and roses. Yeah, that's original. :-/ Granted, it's better than tribal b******t, but obviously some people don't learn.

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Tattoo Fix

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Celine Bauduin
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's aum, Hindus and Buddhists believe it represents the start of the universe. It's a powerful sign

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Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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#30 AND #33? I have a feeling OP does about as much careful reviewing of decisions, as many of these people getting tattoos. 9_9

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Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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7 years ago

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Not a fan of the cover-up. They should have just re-worked the butterfly. The cover-up looks as if the tattoo itself is being smothered by funky stretch marks. I get what they were going for. I've seen tats like this done right. This one is just poorly executed.

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#56

Tattoo Coverup!

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Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Hi. I have a robot coming out of my pants." ... Yep... that's not going to be another regret...

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#61

Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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Jessica Barnes
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually think the cover-up is much worse and doesn't even cover all of it.

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Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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Pobin Rice
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1 laser session would have taken the old one off in ONE SITTING..... a good tattooist would've told them that.

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Old Panther To New

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Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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Sherrie Johnson
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

dude could of covered that name up with literally anything else. now he's going to have to explain this thing.

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Tattoos By Criss Reynoso

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One More Step To Go!

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Rose Covering Dragon...

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@gunsartwork

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Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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Meli Tanaka
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No Sherrie I'm starting to think two replies doesn't like tatts at all and is just trolling.

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Creative Tattoo Cover-up

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Ren Hoek
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stopped listening to Snoop Dogg and started listening to Whitesnake I guess

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