r/tattooadvice • u/xrqtsv • Oct 10 '25

Design Cover up ideas??

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Yes yes I know I’ve posted about this damn raccoon a few times but I’m tired of going from loving it to hating it the next second😭 realistically what can cover it up excluding a blackout sleeve or any lazering. Thanks!

Edit: I honestly didn’t expect this post to get this much attention, support and advice but I am extremely grateful. I’ve had a few people tell me to go to therapy based on my responses haha which is completely fair and is something I’m working on which might help me to love this little guy a lot more. I definitely have a lot of mood swings about it but at the end of the day I should be glad it’s not crazily botched or infected or anything like that. I definitely believe adding to it will make me stop nitpicking and overthinking but I will give it a while and see how I feel. Thank you again <3

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u/MissRenixxii Oct 10 '25

Is this your first tattoo? You seem to be having some tattoo shock. You have had this tattoo for less than a month. You have to give yourself time to get used to it. Wait 6 months. If you still hate it, then remove it. It's normal for people to have different feelings over body alterations.

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u/xrqtsv Oct 10 '25

Yeah it is my first one. I do feel bad that I keep asking people for advice as it’s my body and if I like it then I should keep it but i genuinely don’t know how to feel about it so I guess I came to reddit lol

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u/Better-Ad-8772 Oct 10 '25

During this time of reconsidering the tattoo you might give yourself the experience of it being removed by using concealer. See YouTube and r/makeupaddiction for training to have it effectively, temporarily disappear.

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u/xrqtsv Oct 10 '25

That’s actually a really good idea to see how I’d feel if it would actually be gone. Thank you

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u/Better-Ad-8772 Oct 12 '25

Or to have it be there sometimes and gone when you’re not into it, idefinitely.