‘Australia's most tattooed woman' Amber Luke, 30, announces bold plan to get the faded ink covering her entire face removed
Amber Luke, who goes by the moniker Blue Eyes White Dragon on Instagram, rose to social media fame for her prolific body art consisting of about 600 tattoos, along with several prominent piercings and implants.
The 30-year-old went under the needle and knife after being diagnosed with body dysmorphia at 16 years old, when she "hated" her appearance.
The then fresh-faced schoolgirl said she wanted to "reinvent" herself into somebody she could be 'mentally and physically' proud of.
Luke even had her eyeballs inked at the age of 22, revealing the excruciating process rendered her blind for three weeks.
Now, after spending a staggering $280,000 on ink from head to toe, the Queensland woman's 36 face tattoos are becoming distorted and faded.
Luke took to Instagram on Monday to share startling before and after snaps of herself before completely covering her face with the tattered ink.
The blonde beauty was once with clear and glowing skin, and her eyes, now completely hidden by blue ink, were a vivid shade of deep brown.
Luke claimed her facial tattoos faded after her weight fluctuated after jail, despite avoiding a three-year prison sentence for drug trafficking in 2021.
"It's now August 2025 and I am currently in the process of removing all my 36 face tattoos," she wrote in the caption.
"Mainly because I have lost and gained weight over the years (I blame the bread in jail) - my face tattoos are now distorted and half faded.
"I also am wholeheartedly so excited to see my face at 30 years old, for the first time in 10 years."
Luke said she concluded at the age of 20 society would always judge her no matter what, opting to "take (her) power and harness it."
She got her tongue split and earlobes stretched, as well as a large floating neck tattoo which read: 'Amber, you do you boo'.
"Let's do you or go 6 feet under trying," Luke said of her chosen phrase, as she got candid about how her mind has shifted over the last decade.
"When I was younger, my mindset was different," the OnlyFans model said.
"It wasn't adapted to my emotions and hadn't had the opportunity to grow resilient to situations. I covered my face to hide myself.
"I wanted to express myself, but I also didn't like what I looked like."
Luke asked herself: "Do I regret my decision-making process?"
"Nope," she said.
"Everything happens for a reason- sometimes for the reasons we don't understand until later in life."
In the comments, people praised the Queenslander for her outspokenness, as they championed her journey from lost to empowered.
"I hope the journey lets you release some of the versions of yourself that are no longer in alignment," one person said.
"Life is a journey, and what was right for you at the time doesn't have to be right for you forever," another person said.
"You're absolutely like the naturally pretty kind at that, always liked the tats too, but your bare face is the best artwork on it," a third chimed.
"We're allowed to change and grow, proud of you."
In 2021, Luke broke down at the Brisbane District Court after avoiding a three-year prison sentence for peddling drugs.
She wiped her eyes as the court was told how she earned thousands of dollars for trafficking street-level drugs, leading to a major police bust.
However, instead of being ordered to remain behind bars, Luke was given immediate parole to seek treatment for serious mental health issues.
As for whether Luke is on the path to ditching the ink for good, anything could be possible, after she previously vowed to drop body modifications, but then added "fangs" to her very distinctive persona.
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