Tattoo Fails - 14 Regrettable Ink Choices

A 28-year-old woman walked into her buddy’s tattoo parlor with big confidence and a simple plan: get ink that actually looked like what she had in her head. Instead, the moment she sat down, the vibe shifted, because the choices getting inked were already sketchy, and the results were about to get worse before they got interesting.

There was the portrait that started with “first session completed” and immediately looked like something went off track, plus the “absolute worst portrait tattoo” that turned a recognizable face into a full-on horror rendition. Then came the “infamous Pinocchio,” the Snoop Dogg attempt that looked like it survived a bad photocopy, and even the “fantastic design, but poorly executed” situation that somehow still ended up questionable.

By the time the hair loss hiding idea and the “downright poor execution” pieces were done, nobody could pretend it was going fine.

1. "Picture this: a kid strolls into my buddy's tattoo parlor..."

2. "This guy must hold some serious significance for her."

3. "I'm betting it won't be long before this guy regrets his ink."

4. "Just a case of downright poor execution."

5. "The horror rendition of this portrait."

6. "First session completed."

7. "Something seems to have gone astray."

8. "The absolute worst portrait tattoo I've ever laid eyes on."

9. "Fantastic design, but poorly executed."

10. "I spy with my little eye."

11. "The infamous Pinocchio."

Right when the kid strolls in and everyone starts side-eyeing the choices, that “first session completed” update already sounds like a warning.

It also hits like a friend’s impulsive pet adoption plan, where boundaries matter and the animal’s safety comes first.

That’s when things got complicated, because the portrait that was supposed to be a win turned into “something seems to have gone astray.”

Then the whole room had to process the infamous Pinocchio and the neighborhood-artist Snoop Dogg, because both looked like they missed the target on purpose.

By the time the hair loss hiding solution hit the skin, it was clear this wasn’t just poor execution, it was questionable both in concept and execution.

12. "Snoop Dogg, as interpreted by a neighborhood artist."

13. "Here's one solution for hiding those hair loss concerns."

14. "Questionable both in concept and execution."

Now everyone’s wondering how those tattoo ideas ever made it past the door.

After that tattoo disaster, see the AITA fight over refusing to repay a friend for a failed investment at borrowing money, then dodging repayment.