No matter how much research you do beforehand or how many photos you come armed with, getting a tattoo will always be a leap of faith.
But when TikTok user Laura booked for a dainty leaf ink on her ring finger earlier this year, she was confident it would all work out.
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After all, how complicated can it be?
Unfortunately for Laura, it turns out her inking wasn’t as easy as she first thought.
In a viral video that’s over 184,000 views, the 21-year-old shared a photo of what she actually wanted from the appointment.
The inspiration photo she entered with was of a nice lined outline of some leaves leading to the ring finger joint.
“This is what I wanted,” she wrote. “And this is what I have.”
She then jumped to an image of her tattoo – with some VERY thickly lined leaves arching around her finger.
Laura called herself a “clown”, Laura said: “I was too shy to complain…”
However, viewers thought the blame probably lay with Laura – because the tattoo she wanted was more specialist than she realized.
One replied, “For something like that you go to a fine-line artist.
“Not every tattoo artist can do everything. Everyone has their specialty.”
“Finger tattoos are hard,” added another. “You have to check out the tattoo artists beforehand to see if they’ve mastered fine lines.”
“Be smarter next time,” said a third. “A good studio has a waiting period of three months or more.”