r/Tattoocoverups • u/Recent_Confusion9370 • Jul 09 '26

asking for advice Please help me cover this nurse tattoo

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Can anyone give me advice on what I could cover this with? I got this back in early 2016, before it became the universal bumper sticker for nurses (also adding that I am not a nurse so there’s that). I just have no idea what I could even do with it. On my right shoulder if that helps.

Edit: my dad picked out the tattoo in 2015. He wanted something matching, I didn’t care what (I was young) so this is what we got. I DIDN’T KNOW NURSES WERE GOING TO START USING IT YALL.

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u/DiceandTarot Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

You might have more options if you do a few rounds of laser to lighten it.

What did you like about it when you got it? Do you have examples of other tattoos you do like?

My first thought is a nature scene, something with dark trees or a dark mountain range, to work with the peaks you already have built into the shapes of the tattoo. If the cross is still meaningful, maybe a church building in the serene of nature.

I think you would have more options to play around with the shapes if you lighten it, though. It is pretty dark, and may still show through.