Megan Fox is currently in the process of getting a tattoo removed. You have to know the one I'm talking about. The one that's a ginormous picture of Marilyn Monroe's face on her forearm. Yeah, I think it's a good idea, too.
At a screening for her latest film, Friends With Kids, Fox described the laser removal process as "extremely painful." She said, "It sucks -- it’s not fun at all." This is what we pretty much always hear about removing tattoos, right? "It sucks" and "it's painful." And this is why we should be sure -- like, really sure -- before getting something permanently inked onto our bodies. Especially when that thing is the face of another human being.
Now, I love tattoos. Really, I do. I think women with sleeves are badass, and dudes with neck and/or chest tattoos (yes, neck tattoos) are sex-ay. But if you're going to get a tattoo -- and you're not already coated in tattoos -- best think long and hard about what you're going to get. Particularly if it's in a really conspicuous place.
I guess what I'm really trying to say here is: Don't get tattoos when you're super young (like I did!). Trust me, you don't know what you want then. A crazy haircut or an orange-hued spray tan will go away with time, a tattoo will not (well, I guess it can, but it'll be "extremely painful."). Right now, tats are all the rage -- as they should be; like I said, they're badass (despite their being more mainstream than dissident). But who knows what'll be in 10 years? And moreover, who knows what you'll want?
Do you have any tattoos? Any tattoos that you regret?
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