- Hello, friends.
So today, I wanted to do a little bit
of a chatty rant video, but I'm trying not to rant,
but it's a few things that I want to address.
So, I got a tattoo in February, which is nearly
a year ago now, and I vlogged it, and this video got
over 300,000 views, so it attracted quite a lot of attention
from people that didn't know who I was,
and they just watched it for themselves.
And I've made a little list of things that I saw
in the comments, and things that just
aren't in the comments, but I wanted to address anyway.
So yeah, let...
Mm, people.
So, the first one on my list is
why did you get your tattoo upside-down?
(laughing)
This is my tattoo, it's of my logo slash branding
slash Cherry's my name.
And everyone says that because it's upside down
when my arms are down,
means that I got the tattoo the wrong way up.
No, I planned to get my tattoo this way up.
Because one, I have to look at my arm everyday,
and I wanted to see it, so I can see it
the right way up to me.
And also, in videos and stuff, I have my arms up a lot.
Or I take photos like this, so actually,
it is the correct way up, thank you very much.
The next one is regret.
You're gonna regret that when you're older.
Why?
I still love this as much as I did the day that I got it,
and everyone's like, oh you're gonna
regret it when you're old.
Why? Why am I gonna regret it?
If anything, I'm going to be really happy when I
look at that and think, I remember the day when I got that
and I achieved something.
And, you know, I like it!
It's pretty, it's my name.
My name's just not gonna change, is it.
So, I'm not going to regret it.
Number three is, oh, you'll have to
get that removed when you're older.
You won't like it anymore.
And, this one does my nut in, because
people are trying to think for me, or, like,
it's not just me, it's other people with tattoos as well,
I'm sure they get this all the time.
Um, but like, yeah, you're definitely gonna regret that.
You're gonna wanna that removed, 'cause you won't like it.
Like, you can't tell me
what I'm going to feel or like in a few years.
Maybe I will regret it, but I don't think I will,
'cause I made the hard decision of actually
getting it in the first place.
Four is, now this one's hilarious.
This one has been said quite a lot to me actually.
And it's, do you know that you're gonna have that
for the rest of your life?
(gasp)
Shit, I didn't realize that tattoos were permanent.
I really thought they were gonna just wash off.
No, um, yes, I did realize I was gonna have it
for the rest of my life, because...
They're permanent.
Number five is when people ask, can I touch it?
Now, I get this from people when I, like,
even if I go to like YouTube meet-ups and stuff.
I don't mind, 'cause I love you guys all to bits, but um,
especially if it's randomers that you don't know though,
they're like, ooh, can I touch it?
You know that tattoos is just ink under the skin.
So when you touch it, like, I can shut my eyes,
it just feels like anyone else's arm.
It doesn't feel different.
So I'm just gonna put that out there,
that stroking my arm is exactly the same
as stroking your own arm.
Fact.
Will I get any more?
Um, I do want more tattoos.
But I don't know what, and again, I want to think about
something that I'm gonna want on my body
for the rest of my life.
But yes, I do want more tattoos.
I don't wanna be like covered head to toe in tattoos.
Not that I've got anything against people that do that.
But I want a few more, but, yeah,
I just don't wanna be like a massive inked canvas.
I want like subtle ones.
Number seven, is tattoo meanings.
I've already touched upon what my tattoo means,
but that's not to say that I wouldn't get a tattoo
without a meaning.
If it looks pretty, and it makes me happy,
I don't see why tattoos need a meaning, to be honest.
And the last one is, does it hurt?
I'm gonna answer this one without any sassiness.
Yes, it does hurt.
It's a needle that goes into your skin,
to sort of put ink in it.
And I think it goes through like, is it five layers, of...
Five layers of something.
Skin has layers, and basically the needle,
it's a very fast needle that goes in, in, in, in,
like that, and it puts the ink underneath like
the top layers of skin, hence why it just doesn't
fall out and you can't wash it off.
But yeah, tattoos do hurt.
It depends where you get your tattoo.
If you get them on, I know that your rib cage is meant to be
like one of the most painful places, because it's on,
it's over a lot of bones.
And the wrist is meant to be quite a painful place.
Mine did hurt, but I've got quite a high pain threshold,
so it could have been worse.
I didn't cry, I didn't scream.
But yeah, so, tattoos do hurt.
If you want a tattoo thinking oh it'll be fine,
it's just like painting.
It's not. It does hurt.
And it has a healing process, and it feels like sunburn
for a few weeks afterwards, like once you've got it.
So yeah, those are the questions and like comments
that I wanted to touch upon because
some people are silly.
But yeah, let me know:
Do you have any tattoos?
What's the most, like, annoying thing that people
ask you or say to you when you have tattoos?
And, yeah, I will see you next week.
I'm trying to stick to my
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday schedule.
Sometimes, it doesn't happen, but most of the time it does.
So, I hope you enjoyed this little video.
Maybe you could share it with any of your
friends that have tattoos, 'cause I'm pretty sure
that they would totally relate with it.
Also, there's a video that I am gonna show you,
which is on a similar topic, by my friend Melon,
and she discusses this sort of thing as well.
So I'm gonna leave that in the, in the, uh,
I can't do words today, oh my god.
I'm going to leave that in the description.
So, yeah, I hope you're all having a really good week
and you have a fabulous weekend.
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because I make three videos a week.
And I will see you next time.
Bye.
Oh look, my tattoo's the right way up.
Sass. (laughing)