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Large, Dense, Colored Calf Tattoo - Seattle, WA

UPDATED FROM PoppyPoppy
1 year post

Saga Ending-/Coverup Underway plus GIVING AWAY FREE my Dermablend Coverup Set

PoppyPoppyJune 17, 2015
$500

Hello,
I am so happy to be ending this saga. I started my coverup a few weeks ago, and after one session. it is going beautifully. The tattoo is easily covered after 8 total laser treatments. I love and trust this artist (should have gone to her first!) and she drew me a beautiful Mucha-esque Demeter, with poppies and wheat. I already feel so much better, and am proud to have it seen, even with the old tattoo under it (though I am hiding it from the sun and water this summer). I will have the artist take photos before I start my next session.

I am hoping to pass along my Dermablend Coverup Set to someone who would like to try covering up their tattoo. I tried covering mine up for a wedding and for the beach a few times. It actually works pretty well! I can't sell it because EBay won,t sell used cosmetics, but I bought the stuff brand-new from Dermablend.com and Macy's, for $25-$30 each (totaling over $100), andI hate to just throw it away. I am happy to mail it to somebody, let me know you're interested. You can probably tell in the photos, will probably work best on someone with tan/golden/medium/olive skin
Details:
Only used 5 times- more than 90% full.
1 Leg and Tattoo Primer, tube
1 Dermablend Leg and Body Cover, Tawny Color (3.4 fl oz)
1 Dermablend Leg and Body Cover, Medium Color (3.4 fl oz) (one worked better as I got tanner- I now forget which one!)
1 Setting Powder, Cool Beige, 1 oz
** I will also include 11 HideInk Tattoo Covers, color "Olive"- these work pretty well!

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Seattle Skin and Laser

Seattle Skin and Laser

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nymia77
June 17, 2015
I would love to have your set if you still have it. I need it to cover up my tattoo for work.
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Monzzz
June 18, 2015
I could really use the dermablend for this summer so I don't have to hide my enormous chest piece in 100 degree weather lol this is the best post on realself ever hahaha
PoppyPoppy
June 22, 2015
I did a random number generator, #1-3 (from the 3 people who expressed interest)- and landed on you, Monzzz. Can you pm me your address asap, so i can mail it to you?
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mtenter
June 22, 2015
Congrats Monzzz. :-)
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Monzzz
June 22, 2015
Thank u thank u!!! u just made my day ;)
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mtenter
June 19, 2015
I would say OMG ME because I have tried the $8 trial kits found on a separate website, but I am SUPER PALE. Yay redheadedness.
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mtenter
June 19, 2015
Oh if anyone is interested in trying that Dermablend sample kit, you get quite a bit for your $7.50 and get to try different colors. Just goodle dermablend sample set or message me for the exact website.
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TrixieKins
March 24, 2018
GURL POST THE COVER UP I WANNA SEE OMGGGG
UPDATED FROM PoppyPoppy
10 months post

8 treatments done. Progress but lots to go.

PoppyPoppyDecember 22, 2014
It has been awhile since I updated. I have now had 8 picosure treatments done total. I am now leaving three months in between treatments on the technician's advice. The treatments are painful but manageable, and it takes about three weeks for healing afterward (one week plus for the blisters to go away). It is fading, but taking a long time and with three months in between, it will be a long while before this thing is gone. I am beginning to ponder a cover-up more seriously, though am not sure yet.

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Eva G
December 23, 2014

You have made fantastic progress. Are you seeing any signs of scarring? If you decided on a cover up do you have any specific design or theme in mind?

PoppyPoppy
December 23, 2014
Hi Eva- thanks for the note. I do not have signs of scarring. There are two small areas where I have slightly raised skin- the tech brought in a skin doctor to take a look at them, and she says there are just healing slower than the rest because more layers of ink. It seems true, since the skin eventually heals normally each session, and now is revealing red ink that was hidden below several layers of black. As for new design, I am considering an Alphonse Mucha inspired work- but giving my artist some creative leeway (the one who did my back tattoo which I love, not this one!)
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Eva G
December 23, 2014

Glad you are not having any scarring. Your new work, is that a portrait?

2912g
January 11, 2015
Do you that the green ink can completly fade?
PoppyPoppy
January 20, 2015
Hi there, I don't know. In some light, it looks like the green is all gone now, it is just black shading left. In other light, the ink that remains looks green or brown. My tech thinks there was white or silver in the ink, too, which may be causing some issues.
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kkstetz
March 15, 2015
after reading your story i'm left so inspired. i have two fairly large tattoos, one on the front of each of my shins just below the knee, and have only gone through three treatments with a Q switched laser. The tattoos are mostly dark red and dark blue with a little bit of black outline, so... not the best for removing!! I've given up for awhile as it is just so expensive and hard to stay motivated with gradual results, however your progress is a true inspiration! you really have come a long way, and I think I'm going to return to my journey soon. I wish you the best in yours, and please keep us all updated!
UPDATED FROM PoppyPoppy
4 months post

10 weeks post 5th treatment

PoppyPoppyJune 24, 2014
I see more fading, and some fading from 3 to 10 weeks post the 5th treatment is obvious. I am glad it's working, yet still impatient. Keeping it pretty covered up this summer- I wish I could not be embarrassed about it like some of you on here, but I am embraced for people I know to see it. I bought derma blend and it covers it up pretty well, might do more of that once it gets a little warmer here in Seattle. These pics are from the day before my 6th treatment, which I got an am healing from now. I plan to wait 3 plus months before my next treatment- it sucks to do the bandages and blisters in nice weather, plus consensus seems to be that more time leads to much better fading. Anyways, here are my pics.

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Danh0p
June 25, 2014
You have given me so much hope! I have roughly a 10cm x 10cm dense coloured tattoo on my calf i want off. your results are some of the best ive seen so far.
torres12345
November 23, 2014
Have you gotten any more treatments and are you going for full removal?
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