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
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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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nevele11 0
You always have to shave it, no matter if you seem hairless or not. Every person in the world has hair ALL OVER their bodies, usually on girls it's fine and blonde. I had to do the same thing when I got my tattoo on my back. I don't have a hairy back but they have to do it anyway because if they leave the tiny hair there they can inject it backwards into your skin and cause an infection, ruining your tattoo.
lalalaurel20 0
What everyone is saying is true, no matter what sex or how few vellus hairs there are there they shave it, they even shaved the spot directly behind my ears for mine.
hawkloverr 0
Ummmm....i had to have my hand shaved when i got tattooed and i'm a girl...everybody has hair everywhere...even if its just fine hairs that you wouldn't even notice regularly (like on my hand, and probably on your back), you still have to shave it, usually. the weird thing about this is that you were told to shave your own back. thats pretty uh, difficult. and whenever i've had to be shaved for a tattoo, the artist has done it himself...
xClarkGable 0
Everyone has hair everywhere. Even if you can't see it, there are hairs. Also, as everyone else said, it's procedure. Good research. YDI.
skiBOAT 0
Not an FML, everyone has back hair, stop being a girl.
Pandasaur 0
Well, that's going to be a little tricky for her.
jkp1005 0
When i got my tattoo on my foot, they shaved it and you couldnt see any hair, they have to shave where ever it is.
emileenicole 0
too bad you really dont have to shave everytime you get a tattoo. ive got two, on my back, and i never had to shave my back for them.
WitchCirce 0
Well then your artist was an idiot who was putting both you and your tattoos at a great risk. Even if you don't have noticeable body hair, it's still there, and if you tattoo over hair, you can inject it into the skin with the ink, causing an infection which could potentially seriously harm you and ruin your tattoos. Not to mention shaving also scrapes off the dead skin. I'd recommend never doing business with that tattoo artist again, as he/she clearly doesn't have your and your tattoos' best interest in mind.
abrasive_punk 0
Some tattoo artist are weird. When I got the one on my back they made me shave, and I only have some normal peach fuzz. So unless you're a wookie, fyl.
countrygal926 0
i have a tattoo on my foot and my back and they didnt shave me, or make me shave...it does depend on the area that is being tattooed.
mmeow 0
Agreed, i have a tattoo on my hip and it didn't get shaved. You don't ALWAYS get shaved no matter where you put your tattoo.. although some girls do have pretty hairy backs blahh
WitchCirce 0
As I told #48 above, you have a terrible tattoo artist if they don't insist that you shave or they shave you in an area where hair does grow on a human body, no matter how fine and difficult to see it may be. I'd think the only exception would be if you were getting tattooed on the bottom of your foot or your palm, where hair doesn't grow (and even then those tattoos would be incredibly hard to take care of and probably heal awfully).
cryssycakesx3 23
I hate when people say "it didn't happen to me so it's not true" a good tattooist will shave the area because they know it *can* happen. what'd you do, go to a kitchen scratch or a tattoo party? haha. either way I'd go to someone a little more experienced. I have 15 tattoos and gotten an ingrown hair once. it hurt worse than the tattoo.
Neferria 0
They tell you to shave so they have a smooth surface to work on. Plus, they're tattoo-ing your skin, not the hair on your body.