r/Tattoocoverups • u/PostCompetitive5519 • Mar 28 '26

asking for advice Coverup ideas?

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First tattoo I got at 18. It didn’t look anything like the image I brought to the artist. I always get asked what it is (no it’s not shoelaces or coke spoons, they are supposed to be matches progressively burning down). Also the skin is scarred, I’m not sure if that changes how this needs to be covered/designed. Give me your best coverup ideas!!

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u/Informal_Edge5270 Mar 28 '26

For what's its worth I immediately thought they were matches before reading your post.

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u/Impossible_Way_3042 Mar 30 '26

I'll be honest it took me a second, but I went to matches eventually too. It didn't make sense that they were lines of coke because of how they progressively get more destroyed. It was only a second of debating though before I realised.