MY TATTOO WAS HORRIBLE. IT'S THE STUPIDEST THING
I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE! I WISH I COULD TAKE A DREMEL
AND SAND IT OFF. Narrator: THESE PEOPLE NOT ONLY
LIVE WITH REGRET... THEY COME FACE-TO-FACE
WITH IT EVERY... SINGLE... DAY. Man #1: IT'S SO UGLY! Megan:
THERE'S SO MANY REASONS THAT PEOPLE WANT
TO GET TATTOOS COVERED UP. -I WAS INTOXICATED.
-I WAS 16. Man #2: I WAS, LIKE, "I CAN'T
BELIEVE THIS IS SPELLED WRONG." Man #3:
IT WAS A GIANT MISTAKE. READY? YEP. Tim: I LOVE DOING COVER-UPS. I LIKE THAT UNCERTAINTY, AND
I LIKE THE CHALLENGE OF THEM. ALL THAT MESS IN THERE IS GONNA
TURN INTO BEAUTY. Amber: ANYONE CAN COVER THIS AND MAKE THIS THING LOOK
BEAUTIFUL, YOU'RE THE BOMB. I'VE LITERALLY HAD PEOPLE CRY AFTER I FINISHED
A COVER-UP ON THEM. LIKE, "I FINALLY GOT RID
OF THIS BAD TATTOO." [ GASPS ] NOW I'M NOT GONNA BE
EMBARRASSED ANYMORE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THAT'S BITCHIN'. Narrator: THIS IS... EVERY YEAR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IS SPENT TATTOOING MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S
ALWAYS A SATISFIED CUSTOMER AT THE END OF THE DAY. MOST PEOPLE WHO GET
REALLY STUPID OR BAD TATTOOS, THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S BAD. Man #1: MY FRIEND T.J.
WAS THE TATTOO ARTIST. HE WAS BORED, I WAS BORED. PEOPLE ARE EITHER HORRIFIED
OR THEY LOVE IT, AND, UH, MOSTLY,
PEOPLE ARE HORRIFIED. Man #2: "GIRLS JUST WANT TO
HAVE FUN" COMES ON THE RADIO, AND I JOKINGLY SAY TO HIM, "OH,
I'D SO GET THAT TATTOOED ON ME." Tim: THE GENERAL PUBLIC
DOESN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT MAKES A QUALITY TATTOO. GOOD TATTOOS HURT
FOR A SHORT WHILE, BUT BAD TATTOOS HURT FOREVER. Narrator: YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL
THAT TO OUR FIRST WORST TATTOO, WHOSE LOVE FOR ASTRONOMY
TURNED TO HATE AFTER SHE SAW
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. Amber: THE TATTOO I HATE MOST IS
THE ONE ON MY LOWER BACK. MY FRIEND WAS LIKE,
"OH, I KNOW THIS TATTOO ARTIST. SHE'S REALLY GOOD."
I'M LIKE, "SURE," AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I WAS INTOXICATED, SO THAT KIND OF MADE
THE SITUATION EVEN BETTER, AND THEN I SAW THE MOON, AND I'M LIKE,
"OH, I LOVE THE STARS, AND I WANT TO GET AN HOURGLASS," SO I'M LIKE,
"YEAH, I'M GONNA GET IT, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE." SO, SHE FINISHED, AND,
OH, MY GOD, IT'S DISGUSTING. [ LAUGHS ]
IT'S HORRIBLE. COME TO FIND OUT,
SHE'S A HEROIN ADDICT, AND APPARENTLY,
SHE WASN'T HIGH ENOUGH FOR ME 'CAUSE THEY SAY WHEN SHE'S HIGH, SHE DOES A REALLY,
REALLY GREAT JOB. SO, I MUST HAVE CAUGHT HER
WHEN SHE WAS "EHH" 'CAUSE MY TATTOO IS HORRIBLE. IT'S SO UGLY. AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A MOON,
NOT A COOKIE. Narrator: DESPERATE TO TURN
THAT COOKIE FROWN UPSIDE DOWN, AMBER MET WITH MEG
FOR A TATTOO TRANSFORMATION. MY NAME IS MEGAN MASSACRE, AND I'VE BEEN TATTOOING
FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS NOW. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE WANT
TATTOOS COVERED UP, IT'S BECAUSE IT REMINDS THEM
OF SOMETHING THEY DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT. WHEN WE ARE ABLE
TO COVER THIS TATTOO UP WITH SOMETHING THAT IS
MORE POSITIVE AND THEY CAN LOOK AT
AND BE HAPPY ABOUT, IT CAN ACTUALLY
REALLY TRANSFORM A PERSON. OH, MY GOSH. OKAY, SO I GOT A TATTOO
ABOUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO. OKAY. AND, WELL, I CALL IT THE COOKIE,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A MOON, BUT, YEAH, IT TURNED OUT LOOKING
LIKE A COOKIE MONSTER. SO, YOU HAVE A MOON
THAT LOOKS LIKE A COOKIE MONSTER IS WHAT
YOU'RE TELLING ME. ACTUALLY, MY COUSIN REFERRED
TO IT AS A COOKIE MONSTER 'CAUSE SHE SAID, "WHAT IS THAT?"
AND I SAID, "IT'S A MOON -- MOONISH KIND OF MAN,"
AND SHE SAID, "MNH-MNH. THAT LOOKS LIKE
A COOKIE MONSTER." NOW, YOU SAID YOU'RE
A MAKEUP ARTIST, CORRECT? SO, YOU'RE REALLY INTO, LIKE,
A FUNKY, KIND OF PUNKY STYLE? YEAH. I THOUGHT
THIS WOULD BE COOL, AND THE REASON THAT I THINK
THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD BE RAD IS BECAUSE
YOUR TATTOO'S SHAPED IN AN OVAL. WE WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING
IN GENERALLY THE SAME SHAPE SO THAT WILL WORK REALLY WELL
AS A COVER-UP, AND THEN I DID A FLOWER AROUND
IT TO KEEP IT MORE FEMININE. I REALLY LOVE IT.
IT'S REALLY NEAT. DEFINITELY BETTER
THAN A COOKIE. YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY BETTER
THAN A COOKIE MONSTER. I LIKE THE CONCEPT OF THE SKULL,
AND AT THIS POINT, ANYONE CAN COVER THIS AND MAKE
THIS THING LOOK BEAUTIFUL, YOU'RE THE BOMB
BECAUSE THIS THING IS HIDEOUS. ♪♪ Megan: IT LOOKS GOOD. ALL THAT MESS IN THERE IS GONNA
TURN INTO BEAUTY BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE. Narrator:
WHILE MEG KEEPS CHOMPING AWAY AT AMBER'S COOKIE-MOON MONSTER, CHECK OUT
OUR NEXT TERRIBLE TATTOO. LOOKS LIKE THIS GUY HAS HAD
ONE TOO MANY COOKIES HIMSELF. I WAS AT A PARTY,
AND I HEARD SOMEONE REFER TO THEIR MOM
AS "WELL-FED," AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GENIUS. I'D NEVER HEARD
THAT TERM BEFORE. SO I HAD "WELL-FED" TATTOOED
ON MY STOMACH. ♪♪ I LOATHE IT. THE "WELL-FED" IS PLACED ON MY
STOMACH LIKE A CHOLO MOUSTACHE. IT'S VERY OFF TO THE SIDE,
NOTHING IN THE MIDDLE. SO, I GOT THE POST-IT NOTE
PUT IN THE MIDDLE TO TRY TO FILL THAT SPACE. PEOPLE GAWK AND POINT AT IT
AND LAUGH. IT WAS A GIANT MISTAKE. ♪♪ Narrator:
DAVID MAY BE FULL OF MISTAKES, BUT HE'LL JUST HAVE TO SWALLOW
HIS GRIEF. LET'S HEAD BACK TO THE SHOP TO SEE WHAT PHASE
AMBER'S MOON IS IN NOW. HERE WE GO. [ NEEDLE BUZZING ] THEY SAY THE OUTLINE IS USUALLY
THE HARDEST PART? AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS.
[ SIGHS ] [ CHUCKLES ] GOOD GOD. ♪♪ Amber: AFTER A WHILE,
I JUST SUCKED IT UP AND JUST TOOK IT LIKE A "G,"
SO...IT'S COOL. I ENJOYED EVERY BIT OF IT. [ SQUEALS ] Narrator: WHEN WE COME BACK, WILL AMBER BE OVER THE MOON
ABOUT HER NEW TATTOO? [ GASPS ] AND LATER,
A TWO-IN-ONE BAD TATTOO THAT'S ABSOLUTELY HAUNTING. I DEFINITELY WANT DEATH,
MERMAIDS, AND MORE DEATH. ♪♪ MY NAME IS JOHN OSBORNE,
AND FOR MOTHER'S DAY, I DECIDED TO GET MY MOM'S FACE
TATTOOED ON MY BUTT CHEEK. [ BOING! ] MY MOM CRIED
WHEN SHE FIRST SAW IT. I DON'T KNOW
IF THOSE WERE TEARS OF JOY WHEN SHE WAS CRYING, OR IF IT
WAS JUST SHEER FRUSTRATION TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE SHE WENT WRONG. I ENDED UP GETTING MY DAD'S FACE
TATTOOED ON MY ASS NEXT. MY DAD, WHO IS THE KING
OF NOT SHOWING EMOTIONS, SENT ME A TEXT MESSAGE
THAT SAID, "YOU ROCK." [ FANFARE PLAYS ] THAT'S JUST WHERE THEY GO.
THEY GO ON MY ASS. ♪♪ Narrator: AMBER WAS IN SERIOUS
NEED FOR A TATTOO REDO. I DO NOT LIKE THE TATTOO
I HAVE RIGHT NOW. Narrator:
AND MEG HAD THE PERFECT IDEA
FOR HER TRANSFORMATION. I'M SO BLESSED
THAT IT'S GONNA BE GONE. [ NEEDLE BUZZING ] ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE
WE ARE DONE. YAY! [ BOTH CHUCKLE ] ♪♪ [ GASPS ] I LOVE IT! IT LOOKS GREAT! Megan:
MUCH BETTER THAN A COOKIE, HUH? HELL, YEAH. [ CHUCKLES ] TAKE A --
SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT IT. TAKE A LITTLE SEAT. IT LOOKS
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M NOT A SKULL PERSON, BUT THIS
LOOKS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. THANK YOU. I THINK I'M ADDICTED
TO SKULLS NOW. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE GONNA START GETTING SKULL EVERYTHING
AFTER THIS POINT. YEAH, NO MORE COOKIES,
NO MORE MOONS, JUST SKULLS. I LOVE IT.
IT'S REALLY PRETTY. Megan:
I DON'T THINK AMBER IS GONNA
MISS THAT COOKIE MONSTER AT ALL. GOOD RIDDANCE
TO THE COOKIE MONSTER. OH, MY GOD. YOU REALLY
CAN'T EVEN SEE THE COOKIE. NOT EVEN A CRUMB.
[ CHUCKLES ] Amber:
TODAY I DID GET A NEW TATTOO, AND I'M ABSOLUTELY
IN LOVE WITH IT. IT'S SO PRETTY. Narrator:
AMBER WAS GLAD TO SAY GOOD NIGHT TO HER COOKIE-MONSTER MOON, BUT OUR NEXT WORST TATTOO VICTIM
IS A FAN OF MOONS -- SHOWING HIS OWN, THAT IS. MY NAME IS IAN VAN der WERFF. I AM FROM SAN CLEMENTE,
CALIFORNIA. I WAS LIKE, "ALL RIGHT,
I WANT A STUPID TATTOO," SO I THOUGHT
OF THE STUPIDEST POSSIBLE THING, AND I GOT "SEE" ON ONE BUTT
CHEEK AND "MORE" ON THE OTHER. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
"THE SIMPSONS"? "YEAH, I'M LOOKING FOR SEYMOUR." "WHAT'S THE LAST NAME?"
"'SEE MORE' BUTTS." [ LAUGHS ]
OKAY, THAT'S FUNNY, BUT GETTING IT TATTOOED
ON YOUR ASS IS NOT FUNNY! I'VE MADE A LOT OF REALLY STUPID
DECISIONS IN MY LIFE, BUT THIS IS ONE
THAT'S GONNA STICK WITH ME. [ LAUGHS ]
HAUNTING ME! I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. HELP ME! Narrator: TIRED OF BEING
THE BUTT OF HIS OWN JOKE, IAN DECIDED IT WAS TIME
FOR SOME NEW MATERIAL. I'M MIKE PINTO. I AM FROM DENVER, COLORADO. SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME IN, AND THEY JUST HAVE STUFF
THAT THEY'VE OUTGROWN. SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST COME IN
WITH NIGHTMARES, AND THAT SENSE OF TRANSFORMATION
YOU CAN GET IS THE TRANSFORMATION
THAT THE PERSON HAS ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL
ABOUT THEIR TATTOO. WHY DON'T YOU COME ON BACK,
AND LET'S TAKE A LOOK HERE. LET'S SEE IT, DUDE.
DROP TROU. LET'S SEE THIS MASTERPIECE
YOU'RE WORKING WITH. [ LAUGHS ] "SEE MORE."
LOOK AT THAT. YEP. YEP. THE BUTT TATTOO HAS GOT TO BE THE WORST TATTOO
I'VE EVER GOTTEN...BY FAR. [ LAUGHS ] AND YOU'RE NOT AFRAID TO GO
A LITTLE BIT BIG, RIGHT? RIGHT. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I AM, LIKE,
REALLY EXCITED. I'VE HAD THIS TATTOO
FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS -- TWO...RIDICULOUS,
HUMILIATING YEARS. I'M JUST GONNA TAKE A MARKER
AND KIND OF DOODLE A LITTLE BIT ON YOUR BOOTY THERE, BUDDY.
[ CHUCKLES ] RIGHT. RIGHT. YOU'RE INTO KIND OF, LIKE,
SKULLS AND DEMONS AND KIND OF LIKE
A MORE DARKER IMAGE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY
YOU HAVE SOMEBODY DRAWING ON YOUR BUTT CHEEKS. MIKE'S GONNA HOOK ME UP
WITH A SICK SKULL ON ONE CHEEK, A LITTLE FLOWER ACTION
ON THE OTHER. IF YOU CAN TURN AND SEE
IN THE MIRROR RIGHT HERE. I KIND OF USED THE FLOWER
MORE AT THE TOP OF YOUR BACK, AND SOME OF THIS FOLIAGE
AND SOME DARKER SHADING UNDERNEATH TO TAKE CARE
OF THE LETTERING, AND THAT SHOULD MAKE
EVERYTHING GO AWAY. THE ROUGH SKETCH IN THE MIRROR
THAT I WAS CHECKING OUT, THAT LOOKED PRETTY GOOD. I LIKE THE PLACEMENT OF IT, HOW IT ALL KIND OF HAS
A NICE FLOW, YOU KNOW? OOH, THAT'S A BIG TATTOO, BUDDY.
YOU ARE IN FOR IT. [ LAUGHS ] Narrator: WHILE MIKE HAS THE
LAST LAUGH WITH IAN'S BAD INK, CHECK OUT THIS TATTOO CASE THAT
WANTS TO EXORCISE HIS DEMONS. ♪♪ HE HAS SO MANY TATTOOS.
[ CHUCKLES ] I HAVE A BIG ISSUE WITH THE ONES
THAT ARE ON HIS BACK, ESPECIALLY, THAT ARE THE DEVIL
AND SKULLS AND GARGOYLES, AND IT'S SCARY! ♪♪ Brian: THE MAIN ONES THAT BOTHER
HER ARE THE SATAN ON MY BACK. 'CAUSE HIS EX-WIFE
DID THEM! AND THESE TWO
'CAUSE MY EX-WIFE DID THEM, AND NOW WE'RE HEAVILY INVOLVED
WITH THE CHURCH. ♪ HALLELUJAH ♪ EVEN WITH A HIGH COLLAR,
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT THE DEVIL
ON MY BACK. IT COMES UP HIS NECK. YOU KNOW, "HEY, HE'S GOT TWO
DEMONS ON HIS BACK AND SATAN, AND DEMONS ARE PLAYING YO-YO
WITH HUMAN SKULLS." THEY'RE THINKING
I'M SOME PAGAN DEATH ANGEL. [ LAUGHS ] Narrator:
BRIAN'S JUST GOING TO HAVE TO
KEEP PRAYING FOR A NEW TATTOO. AND BACK AT THE SHOP, IAN'S
TRANSFORMATION IS UNDERWAY. Mike:
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. [ NEEDLE BUZZING ] OH, GOD. RIGHT IN THE MEAT. GOD, THAT SUCKS. THAT'LL LEARN YOU. Mike: IAN'S TATTOO IS
A LITTLE CHALLENGING, NOT THE ACTUAL COVERING
OF THE TATTOO PART, BUT THE PLACEMENT OF IT
ON HIS BODY. I HAD TO KIND OF DO SOMETHING THAT WRAPPED ACROSS
THE WHOLE HIP AND BUTT AREA. HAVE TO GET YOU A PAIR OF
ASSLESS CHAPS TO WEAR AROUND. [ LAUGHS ] SHOW THIS PIECE OFF. WE WENT WITH KIND OF
A JAPANESE-STYLE THEME, AND IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT HE WANTS TO WORK INTO A LARGER BACK PIECE,
SO WE STARTED WITH A PIECE ON THE LOWER PORTION
THAT WE CAN BUILD OFF OF. ALL RIGHT, DEEP BREATHS.
DEEP BREATHS. YOU'RE GONNA BE LIKE
THE MOONING KIND FROM NOW ON -- LIKE ANY EXCUSE, YOU'RE LIKE,
"YEAH, CHECK IT OUT!" TODAY WILL BE THE LAST TIME
I GET MY BUTT CHEEKS TATTED. [ LAUGHS ] YEAH. HOPEFULLY. [ NEEDLE BUZZING ] Narrator: COMING UP,
WILL IAN FINALLY HAVE A TAT HE'S PROUD TO SHOW OFF? TAKE A LOOK. OOH. Narrator: IAN'S PERMANENT JOKE
WASN'T FUNNY ANYMORE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE PUT
A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO. I JUST THINK THIS IS GONNA BE
A BITCHING COVER-UP. I'M NOT GONNA MISS THIS TATTOO. Narrator:
SO, MIKE ADDED SOME NEW INK THAT'S GUARANTEED
NOT TO GET A LAUGH. Mike: I WANTED
TO DEFINITELY DO SOMETHING THAT KIND OF REPRESENTED DEATH, SO I USED
A REAL EERIE-LOOKING PURPLE. ALL RIGHT, BUDDY,
WE ARE ALL FINISHED, AND I BET YOU ARE
SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT. LET'S HOP UP AND HAVE YOU
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. Ian: ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF HOURS
TO GET THIS TATTOO DONE -- LONGEST FIVE AND A HALF HOURS
OF MY LIFE. [ LAUGHS ] TAKE A LOOK. [ Chuckling ] YES.
THANK YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK? OH, MAN. IT'S BITCHIN'. YEAH? YOU LIKE? YEAH. I LIKE IT, TOO, DUDE.
I'M REALLY STOKED. I'M GLAD
WE GOT TO DO THIS. THE TATTOO THAT I HAD
BEFORE THIS WAS SOME SQUIGGLY,
CRAPPY WRITING THAT SAID "SEE" AND THEN "MORE."
[ LAUGHS ] AND THERE'S, LIKE,
NOTHING LEFT OF THAT. IT'S ALL JUST COOL TATTOO NOW. LOVE IT. I THINK
THAT'S COOL, MAN. NOW I CAN MOON PEOPLE
WITH PRIDE. LIKE, "HEY, LOOK AT MY ASS." [ LAUGHTER ] ♪♪ I'M RYAN.
I'M FROM CANTON, MICHIGAN. MY TATTOO IS
"ART IS LITERACY OF THE HEART." I DIDN'T REALIZE IT MYSELF.
MY FRIEND CARSON LOOKED AT ME, AND SHE WAS LIKE,
"IT'S SPELLED WRONG." I'M LIKE, "YOU'RE KIDDING." I GOT REALLY UPSET. I WAS LIKE, "I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS IS SPELLED WRONG." I HONESTLY COULD NOT THINK
OF A WORSE WORD TO BE MISSPELLED
THAN "LITERACY." THIS IS AN "E" INSTEAD OF A "C,"
AND THEN WE TRIED TO, LIKE, SEE IF IT WAS, LIKE, WELL,
MAYBE IT'S JUST A CURLY "C." NO, IT'S NOT. IT'S AN "E."
IT'S CLEARLY AN "E." MY FRIENDS GO LIKE, "OH,
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD A TATTOO. LET ME SEE IT." AND THEY'LL BE LIKE,
"OH, IS THAT SPELLED WRONG?" I'M LIKE, "YEAH." OR THEY'LL SAY,
"IT'S LITERALLY OF THE HEART?" "NO, IT'S LITERACY."
[ CHUCKLES ] Narrator: RYAN MAY HAVE FAILED
ENGLISH CLASS, BUT OUR LAST WORST TATTOO MADE THE GRADE
FOR OUR FINAL TRANSFORMATION. MY NAME IS DELIA de COCK. THE FIRST TATTOO THAT I GOT,
I ABSOLUTELY HATE. I WAS 16, AND MY FRIEND SAYS,
"I'LL BUY YOU DINNER, AND I'LL PAY FOR A TATTOO
IF YOU GET SOMETHING." AND I SAY, "HEY,"
IN MY DRUNKEN STUPOR, "WHY DON'T I JUST GET
THE HEINEKEN LEAVES?" I KNEW I HATED
THE HEINEKEN LEAVES ABOUT A WEEK
AFTER I GOT IT DONE. IN ORDER TO HIDE
THE HEINEKEN LEAVES, WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS HAVE A DEAD FAIRY LOOKING OUT
AT THE WATER WITH A REFLECTION
ONTO THE WATER. SO, IN MY MIND,
THIS WAS GONNA HELP IT. I GO TO THIS TATTOO ARTIST. HE'LL KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.
HE'S THE PROFESSIONAL. BOY, WAS I WRONG. I GET UP, AND I FELT LIKE CRYING
WHEN I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR. IT'S JUST HORRIBLE. WHEN I GO OUT, YOU KNOW,
THEY THINK I'M A BURN VICTIM. [ WOMAN SCREAMS! ] I'M WORKING FOR THIS
PLASTIC SURGEON, AND HE SAYS, "HEY, YOU KNOW,
I KNOW YOU HATE YOUR TATTOO. DO YOU WANT TO BE THE GUINEA PIG
FOR OUR NEW LASER?" AND I SAID, "SURE." THE END RESULT
AFTER THE LASER REMOVAL -- IT LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP] OH, GOD, I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN
TO YOU HOW MUCH I HATE IT. IT, LIKE, RUINS MY LIFE. ♪♪ EVERY DAY
THAT I LOOK AT MY TATTOO, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A DREMEL
AND JUST SAND IT OFF. SO, I AM HERE TO GET
MY LOUSY TATTOO COVERED. Tim: YOU KNOW,
I'VE BEEN TATTOOING 14 YEARS -- DONE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF TATTOOS. MOST OF THE TIME
WHEN MY CLIENTS COME IN, THEY WILL GIVE ME AN IDEA,
AND THEN JUST KIND OF SAY, "YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOUR STYLE.
YOU KNOW, KIND OF RUN WITH IT." SO, WHAT ARE WE
WORKING WITH FIRST? WELL, IT'S NOT GOOD,
BUT I KNOW YOU CAN HANDLE IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS
LIKE GARBAGE. I MEAN, I DEFINITELY
DEALT WITH WORSE. DID YOU HAVE SOME
LASER TREATMENT ON THIS? 12 TIMES OF LASER. 12 TIMES? YEAH. OH, WOW. I WENT THROUGH 12 EXCRUCIATING,
FLESH-BURNING-SMELLING LASER TREATMENTS, AND
THE DAMN THING IS STILL THERE. IT'S LIKE THE DEVIL. I MEAN,
IT JUST DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR ME
TO GET THIS DONE BECAUSE IT'S BAD ART, AND I DON'T WANT
TO EVER PORTRAY BAD ART BECAUSE I'M A MAKEUP ARTIST.
THAT'S WHAT I DO. I SPECIALIZE IN PROSTHETICS,
HORROR MAKEUP, SPECIAL EFFECTS,
BLOOD, ANYTHING. SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? WELL, I DEFINITELY WANT
SOMETHING REALLY DARK WITH SOME ELEMENTS OF, YOU KNOW,
WHAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT, WHICH IS DEATH... MERMAIDS... DEATH, AND MORE DEATH, AND, UH, VAMPIRES,
APOCALYPSE... AND SOME MORE DEATH. UH, YEAH,
SOME MORE DEATH. SO, LIKE
A VAMPIRE MERMAID? A VAMPIRE MERMAID
THAT WAS FOUND DEAD WITH THE APOCALYPSE
BEHIND HER, AND SHE'S HOLDING A NAUTILUS
'CAUSE I LOVE NAUTILUS. OKAY. I WANT HER
TO LOOK REALLY HOT. AND DEAD. AND DEAD. YEAH. DEAD CAN BE HOT. OKAY. SEE WHAT WE CAN
COME UP WITH FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I'M ACTUALLY
SITTING DOWN THE TATTOO, I'LL FREE-HAND WITH MARKERS
DIRECTLY ON PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE IT'S GONNA ASSURE
THAT I GET A BETTER FIT TO THE SHAPE OF THE BODY. IT'S GONNA FLOW BETTER
AND LOOK MORE NATURAL. Delia:
I DEFINITELY WANT, LIKE, A BLOOD
DROP COMING FROM HER MOUTH. OKAY, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM,
BUT YOU DEFINITELY HAVE THIS WHOLE
APOCALYPTIC BACKGROUND THING -- SUNKEN SHIPS AND, YOU KNOW,
STORM-DARK CLOUDS AND STUFF, AND THEN I FIGURE,
YOU KNOW, SHE'S GONNA BE
MORE COOLER COLORS. WE'LL DO A LITTLE WARMER COLORS,
YOU SAID, LIKE THAT
APOCALYPTIC SUNSET. COOL. I THINK
IT LOOKS GREAT. Narrator:
COMING UP, WILL DELIA BE ABLE
TO BEAR THROUGH THE PAIN... OH, MY GOD. I'M NOT READY.
I'M NOT READY. I'M SORRY. -...TO GET THE TRANSFORMATION
SHE'S DYING FOR? FIND OUT WHEN WE RETURN. OH, GOD. Narrator: DELIA'S ATTEMPT
TO REMOVE A TATTOO LEFT HER A MARK
SHE'D LIKE TO FORGET, SO SHE MET WITH TIM TO UNDERGO
A TATTOO TRANSFORMATION. DELIA DID LIKE MOST OF WHAT WAS
IN THIS SKETCH. WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS
A VAMPIRE MERMAID HOLDING A NAUTILUS IN HER HANDS WITH LIKE A SUNKEN SHIP
IN THE BACKGROUND, LIKE, AGAINST A HORIZON
WITH REAL POST-APOCALYPTIC, END-OF-THE-WORLD KIND OF SCENE
GOING ON. THERE WE GO.
THAT'S GOOD. Delia: I JUST WANTED TO HAVE
SOMETHING COOL ON THERE THAT REFLECTS HOW I FEEL
AND WHAT I DO AND, YOU KNOW,
BE PROUD OF SOMETHING. ♪♪ [ NEEDLE BUZZING ] HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
I'M SORRY. TELL ME
WHEN YOU'RE READY. I DON'T LIKE
GETTING TATTOOS DONE. I'M ACTUALLY TERRIFIED
OF NEEDLES -- TERRIFIED. OH, MY GOD. I'M NOT READY.
I'M NOT READY. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.
JUST HOLD ON. HOLD ON. OKAY. NO, I'LL BE FINE.
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT. OKAY. JUST DON'T MOVE. NO. OKAY, I WON'T MOVE.
I WON'T. I WON'T. YOU READY? YEP, I'M READY. OH, GOD.
I'M SORRY. [ NEEDLE BUZZING ] ♪♪ OH, [BLEEP] THAT HURTS.
OH, MY GOD. WHETHER IT'S
GETTING BLOOD TAKEN, GETTING A TATTOO,
IT REALLY FEELS AWFUL. OW! UGH! OW! OOH, THAT
DOESN'T FEEL NICE. BUT THIS HAS GOT TO GO. THAT HAS TO BE GONE. Narrator: DELIA'S SHIP IS
ALMOST SET TO SAIL. WHILE TIM GETS TO WORK... OW. ...CHECK OUT
THIS SPELLING-BEE FLUNKY. MY NAME IS TITO RODRIGUEZ. I GOT THIS TATTOO. I JUST BLACKED OUT, WENT AND CALLED ONE
OF MY FRIENDS -- "HEY, DUDE. I WANT TO GET THIS TATTOO, AND I
WANT IT TO SAY 'MENTAL CASE.'" I GET HOME, I CALL MY GIRL THEN. I'M LIKE,
"HEY, CHECK OUT THIS TATTOO. HE KILLED IT, RIGHT?" SHE'S LIKE, "UH, I THINK 'MENTAL
CASE' IS SPELLED WITH A 'T.'" [ RECORD SCRATCHES ] [ BUZZER ] I'M LIKE, "WHAT?!" [ Chuckling ]
IT IS MISSING THE "T." I'M A MENTAL CASE
IF I DIDN'T CATCH THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
[ LAUGHS ] I GET HIT UP ALL THE TIME
ABOUT THE TATTOO, AND IT'S TOO LATE NOW.
I BLEW IT. Narrator: BACK AT THE SHOP, DELIA'S GETTING THE FINAL
TOUCHES ON HER NEW TATTOO. [ NEEDLE BUZZING ] ♪♪ OWW. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE DONE. ALL RIGHT. FINALLY. OH, MY GOD. WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HOP UP
AND CHECK IT OUT? OKEYDOKE. DUDE,
THAT LOOKS AWESOME. THAT LOOKS
SO FREAKING COOL. I DIDN'T EVEN
RUN THIS PART PAST YOU, BUT I KNEW
YOU'D BE IN TO IT. I EVEN RAN, LIKE,
SOME BLUE VEINS COMING FROM THE SIDE
OF THE FACE. I JUST NOTICED
THAT. YES. THAT IS REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY COOL. I'M REALLY SUPER HAPPY
BECAUSE THE CRAP IS GONE AND REPLACED
WITH A DEAD MERMAID HOLDING AN
AWESOME-LOOKING NAUTILUS WITH THE APOCALYPSE BEHIND IT. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE WORLD
I WOULD WANT MORE THAN THAT ON MY ARM. NOW I'M NOT GONNA BE
EMBARRASSED ANYMORE. YOU NEED TO SIGN IT, TOO. OH. I'VE NEVER SIGNED
A TATTOO BEFORE. I WANT YOU TO, THOUGH. ALL RIGHT. [ NEEDLE BUZZING ] AHH. IF THIS WASN'T AWESOME, I WOULD
NEVER LET YOU SIGN MY TATTOO. I WOULD HOPE NOT. THIS TRANSFORMATION MAKES ME
NOT FEEL ASHAMED OF HAVING ARMS, WHICH, BEFORE, I WOULD HAVE
PROBABLY RATHER NOT HAD AN ARM. ACTUALLY, THAT'S IT. OH, THAT'S IT?
AWESOME. FABULOUS. I HAVE GOT MY ARM BACK,
AND I WILL NO LONGER BE ASHAMED. SO, THANK YOU. IT'S A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE.
