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90% of my body is covered in tattoos
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but for one day, we're going to cover them all up. How do I feel about seeing myself with no tattoos
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I really have no idea what to expect. Okay, Michelle, you ready
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You're going to freak out when you see yourself. Oh, my God
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That is so weird. I think my family is going to be shocked. Let's see how they react
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Oh, that's crazy. This doll up here, I got her because I thought she looked like me
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So we're here at Alt City Tattoo in Boca. This is my studio
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The back is the piercing section. This is pretty much all my area
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I would describe myself as not only a tattoo addict, but just an addict for everything that I like
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Every single thing that I like, I overdo it and I just get completely addicted
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I got a heart I took out of the iguana myself. My name's Michelle Pivinato. I have probably over 90% of my body covered in tattoos
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And today we're going to be covering them up. The last time I saw myself with no tattoos was probably around 10 years ago
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It's hard for me to see myself the way other people see me because I see myself every day
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I was just never normal You know you are who you are I just do what I like and I just happen to I guess not be the norm for everybody Covering up all my tattoos today I have no idea what to expect Michelle
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Hi! How are you? I'm Jill. I'm ready to get started. So, what do you think
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Are you nervous? I'm a bit nervous. How do you feel? What are you thinking in your head about the process
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I'm really excited to see it. You know, I can always wash off the makeup
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So I'm just like, I have no idea what to expect at all
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The technique I'm going to be using today is going to be with an airbrush. I'm going to pour makeup into the machine and spray it on
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The thing that gets the most reaction is my eyes, of course
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Like once I got my eyes done, nobody even like noticed anything else. It's all they talk about
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Okay, Michelle, you ready? I'm ready. I feel like I'm going to like it just because it just reminds me of when I was like 20
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You know, like I was really happy like right around the time I was having my kids from like 18 to 22
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I was like really content and I didn't have tattoos and I just was normal
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Yeah absolutely so I think we almost done here I cannot wait to see myself Oh my God you are going to freak out when you see yourself
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You look completely transformed. Yeah. Okay, Michelle, you ready for the big reveal in front of the mirror
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I am ready. Here we go. Let me wait. Here we go
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Oh my God. That is so weird. That is so weird
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Wow. I definitely miss my tattoos. But I like it, though, like, because, like I said, like, it's like, like, I went back in time
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I think I look fatter. You did such a good job, dude
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Wow. It's like I'm younger and older at the same time. I can't wait to show my sister
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She's gonna freak. My daughter's just gonna probably laugh. I actually really love it
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And I don't know what I was thinking. But I love the tattoos too
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It's like I just like both of them. When I first met her, she had about three or four tattoos
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I a little nervous to see her without the tattoos again It been a while I can really imagine what she look like honestly All right they outside I been waiting for this all day so let see how they react
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That's crazy. I was nervous. It's so weird. You're so pale. I know. I look like I stepped out of
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Twilight right? Oh my gosh yes you look like that vampire. And look you could see my leg muscles. I'd rather the tattoos. I'd rather the tattoos too. I would rather the tattoos yeah. You just look like milk. That was expired. It's expired. I'm surprised that they like the tattoos better. It made me feel really good and like loved you know. I love my family
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This experience has made me understand that I don't need my tattoos to make me feel better
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Appearances don't matter. It's who you are on the inside, and it doesn't matter what people think of you
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All right, time to wash this off. Get back to the real me
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Get rid of this expired milk look. Thank you
