35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

While taste is subjective, and what one person might think looks amazing for another is a disaster, we, as humanity, can agree that some things are just not too pleasant to look at. Whether it’s due to poor craftsmanship, bad ideas, or being bad on purpose, the tattoos shared on a Facebook page called ‘Ink Shaming — All Bad Tattoos‘ are really tough to look at.

So no matter if you are an expert in tattooing or wondering if you should get your first ink yet, we are sure you will have some opinions about the artwork done by the artists down below. These bad tattoos are a great reminder that even though we celebrate the freedom of self-expression, it is always worthwhile to strive for mastery. A tattoo, after all, is more than just ink on the skin; it is a symbol or a statement, so why not have it done in a way that makes you proud?

Bored Panda reached out to Removery, a laser tattoo removal service located in the United States, Canada, and Australia, to learn about the process of removing unwanted tattoos and what you should know beforehand. Read the full interview with Carmen Vanderheiden Brodie, VP of Clinical Operations at Removery, below.

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#1 I Actually Kinda Like It

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Megan Archer

#2 Skin Of A Killer

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Fritz Vonstrudelbaker

#3 Creepy

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Steven Lowe

#4 What’s With The Bananas

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Mia Kennedy-Leech

#5 Sweet Jesus

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Aric Flowers

#6 👀

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Jay Zack

#7 Nailed It

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Michelle Riordan

#8 That’s Wild

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Kassidy Bond

#9 What In The Jesus

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Olli Ilmavirta

#10 Yikes

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Lily Hall

#11 Hi Y’all. I Wanted To Join So I Could Show Off, What I Think Is The Worst Tattoo Ever. I Have Tons That I’m Proud Of But This One Isn’t It. I Lost A Dumb Bet A Few Years Ago And Got This Sucker Without Seeing It Until It Was Permanent

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Jack Brown

#12 Saw On Another Page

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Casey Turner

#13 This Rose Looks A Bit Diseased

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Electra Scott

#14 I’m New So Hopefully You Don’t See This Constantly

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Matthew Wagner

#15 Rad

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Delaila Galvan

#16 Found This On My Timeline

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Thomas Goulet

#17 Miley Cyrus

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Awsten Clark

#18 Poor Babies

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Shells McQuay

#19 Idk Where To Start

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Jackson Bredläu

#20 Awful

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Cat Gamble

#21 Oh

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Emma Paulson

#22 Y’all…

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Anonymous participant

#23 Rough One

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Anonymous participant

#24 Listens To Five Finger Death Punch Once

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Chris Rodas

#25 It Says Sorry About Last Night I Got It Becuase I Always Used To Drink Way Too Much Alcohol And Do Some Dumb F**ked Up Sh*t And Got Tired Of Always Having To Tell People Sorry About Last Night So I Got It Tatted So I’m The Morning I Could Just Pull My Sleeve Up And Show It To Them. Made Sense To Me To Get It At The Time

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Matthew Plowman

#26 Spotted On My Timeline. Cant Make This Up. The Beer Can In The Back Explains Everything!

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Brandon Lee

#27 So So So Much To Dissect Here

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Beth Stokes

#28 One Of Mine

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Anonymous participant

#29 Didn’t Have To Find In The Wild Cause It Lives With Me Everyday

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Jason Carroll

#30 Give Me What You Got

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Adreanna Rosenbalm

#31 Live And….??

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Anonymous participant

#32 Let’s Go Ahead And Rip This Band-Aid Off

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Wyatt Ruark

#33 From An Artist In My Town

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Hailzz Brynn

#34 They Try To Say They Are A Certified Piercer And Tattoo Artist With No Apprenticeship Or Classes For It

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Rin Kelly

#35 Bad Tattoo

35 Times People Thought They Were Getting A Cool Tattoo, But Ended Up With A Permanent Mistake

Image source: Rene Mercado Miller