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A woman who wanted a detailed Leo zodiac sign tattoo was mortified after receiving a bizarre doodle instead.
Lydia Sawyer, from Bournemouth in Dorset, said she showed the tattoo artist an intricate image of a lion which she asked to tattoo behind her ear.
However, she said she was mortified after the artist revealed the scribble-like drawing he had etched into her skin, which was nothing like her request.
Lydia is now desperate to eliminate the mishap. However, she says she’ll have to shell out at least £320 on laser removal before she can cover it up with more ink.
Lydia said, ‘Don’t go getting a walk-in tattoo just because you’re bored, I went to the tattoo place for a walk-in date.
She claims she asked for a detailed tattoo of Leo’s star sign, but was mortified after receiving a bizarre doodle instead.
This is the detailed photo of the lion that Lydia had requested.
Lydia Sawyer, from Bournemouth in Dorset, will have to shell out at least £320 on laser removal
‘It didn’t seem dubious, but they didn’t ask me to fill out any consent forms or ask for my ID. I’m pretty sure they would just tattoo anyone.
‘The artist said he couldn’t make my design as detailed as I showed him, but he would do the best he could.
It was behind my ear so I couldn’t really see it. But over the next few weeks, I started to hate it. It cost me £60.
Unfortunately for Lydia, this isn’t the first time a tattoo has caused her stress.
She admits that she also had a tattoo of her boyfriend’s initials behind her other ear which she has since covered up.
It was during this date that he considered getting rid of the lion for good.
The 23-year-old asked to have the tattoo placed behind her ear, which meant she couldn’t keep an eye on the process.
She added: ‘I went to cover it a few weeks ago as I was going to cover another one on the other side.
They were my ex-boyfriend’s initials. I covered it up but he said the lines in this [the lion] they were too dark.
‘I had to see if they would take it off first. They said he would need a few sessions to lighten it up to £40 a session.
I will need about eight laser sessions. But it’s so painful and sensitive in this area of the skin that I’m leaving it for now.’
Fortunately, Lydia found humor in her situation and shared the story on TikTok.
She advised others to never get a “walk-in tattoo” just because you’re “bored” saying she went to the tattoo place for a walk-in date.
She admits that she also had a tattoo of her ex-boyfriend’s initials behind her other ear which she has since covered.
Fortunately, Lydia found humor in her situation and shared the story on TikTok.
In a video that has been viewed more than 48,000 times, Lydia reveals the intricate sketch of the lion that she showed the artist for inspiration.
Later in the clip, he shows the disappointing results.
Users flocked to the comments to share their thoughts on Lydia’s tattoo mishap.
However, many were not convinced that she did not realize that the artist had been wrong.
Users flocked to the comments to share their thoughts on Lydia’s tattoo mishap. However, many were not convinced that she did not realize that the artist had been wrong.
‘How did they manage to do it so badly?’ said one user.
“But you should have seen the template and said no,” said another user.
Another user quipped: “Bro did merlion.” Someone else said, ‘There’s no way that’s the image you showed the artist.’
“I definitely should have taken a look at some of their work before you got it,” someone else said. Another user wrote: ‘No way’.