Buggga
Australia
Today, I was instructed to shave my back in preperation for my first tattoo. I'm a girl. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
unbelievable
United States
Today, my boyfriend told me he'd help me shave my mustache. I'm a girl. FML
Noname
France
Today, like every month, the beautician spent 10 minutes removing the hairs from my stomach. I'm a girl. FML
thats_not_good
United States
For life
Today, I was getting my first tattoo done. My parents told me it was a bad idea. My friends' parents told me it was a bad idea. I told them that people get tattoos done all the time and nothing goes wrong. Fifty minutes into the tattoo on my back, the artist said, "Oh shit, shit, shit. We can fix this." FML
hairybetty
United States
Today, I shaved my legs and armpits for the first time in 6 weeks. Unfortunately, I didn't have a hot date, I just had my yearly gyno exam. FML
damnit
This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff
Australia
Inked
Today, I got my first tattoo. It's a large broadsword which runs the length of my spine. I went home to show it off, only to learn that the hilt on my neck looks just like a penis when the rest of it is covered with my shirt. FML
Wanderlei Santos
Deep ink
Today, I'm going to get my first tattoo. Too bad it's inside my colon so the surgeon can mark the section to remove. FML
It’s just peach fuzz on my cheeks, but still
New York, United States
Fuzzy logic
Today, I had to come to terms with having more facial hair than my boyfriend, despite being female since birth. FML
UnpredictableSurface
Today, a tattoo artist send me home without tattoo because the acne on my back has gotten so bad, he refused to work on such an 'unpredictable surface'. FML
Beardedlady
Madison, United States
Today, my mom told me that I need to shave my beard because it's getting too long. This wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that I'm a woman. FML
JasonX0656
Kalamazoo, United States
Today, my fiancé asked me to do some manscaping. I got a little overzealous and now I look like a 12-year-old boy with razor burn. FML
Top comments
fearinabottle 0
everyone one has hair on their back. hair has to be removed for a tattoo. you're not special
MaramaBreaksFace 0
That is standard procedure when you get a tattoo. Calm the **** down. It's not the end of the world.
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Comments (215)
junomcguff_fml 0
I used to have VERY hairy legs and arms... I now shave them every week. If I don't, it will grow back in less than 3 days. My family is naturally hairy, and has been for generations. I get where you're coming from.
killloneliness 0
its standard procedure for your safety
Mikex125 7
Lol its not for safety it's because hair could stop the ink from going in right
DntH8 0
It's standard practice... No matter if your back is already smoother than a baby's butt for the area to be prepared for the ink... The hair can mess it up. I'm a girl and they shaved the area on my back and my hip. Get over it. You're not special. This FML fails.
blueknight1st 26
Why would you get a tramp stamp?
EzZy_Alpha 0
Uh,she didn't say it was in her lower back asshole.
go_getem 0
you have to shave no matter where your getting a tattoo. even if it doesnt look like there is any hair..i had to shave my wrist.
ashleeee 0
lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo maybe she has a hairy back like above average hairy ! hey man FYL!
ashiedeanilz 0
will they make you shave if you get a tattoo on your fingertips?
reallyguys 6
yes. if they're good.
sketched_lilly 0
A good shop will try to talk you out of tattooing your fingers since it will fall out anyway. And no, you do not have to shave your fingertips. It's one of the few places on the human body that is absolutely hair free.
elljay 0
okay? i had my ribs shaved yesterday in preparation for a tattoo, that doesn't mean i have hairy ribs. not only does shaving the tattoo site remove any hair, it also gets rid of dead skin and prepares the area to be tattooed. i don't know why you would be instructed to do it yourself, however, as every artist i've ever been to or seen work has shaved the area themselves before beginning the tattoo.
akvandervort 21
Agreed. I've never heard of someone getting a tattoo and having to shave themselves beforehand. The artist does it themselves. Besides, what if you just walk in off the street and decide that you want one right now. The artist isn't going to send you home and demand that you go shave yourself.
WitchCirce 0
Very few tattoo parlors that are any good will do walk-in tattoos without some level of ire. Usually you have to make an appointment. I shaved my legs myself the morning of when I got my tattoo, but I'm sure if I'd shown up with stubble the artist would have shaved me herself.
jollyjam1 2
You are about to have you skin injected with ink, its permanent (and ugly) and your complaining about shaving? Are you a pris?
xClarkGable 0
Oh, shut it.
srscrs 0
I think many tattoo artists will have you shave most areas prior to tattooing them, whether they're hairy places or not. YDI for being an idiot.