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Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Teen's tattoo horror after artist botches 'trendy' design on last day of holiday
Millie Nicholls is warning people to do their due diligence before getting a tattoo after a 'lazy' artist left her having to save up money for a painful removal procedure A teen was caught in an epic holiday blunder after the trendy Gen Z tattoo she requested from her artist turned out to be anything but. Millie Nicholls, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, plumped for what's been dubbed a generational refresh of the 90s tribal tattoo rage on the last day of a family holiday to Spain last month. The 19-year-old opted for an arm-length cybersigilism design featuring ancient sigil symbols, associated with imbued "powers", and futuristic spiky line work during her trip to Andalusia. The teen was pleased with the initial prep work, including a sketch provided by the artist, but what she ended up with fell far short of her expectations. Millie, who had opted not to look at the tattooing process, which she said "really, really hurt", turned back once the artist had finished, only to be greeted with a major blunder. The finished tattoo included both the design she was shown and the hand included in the picture her artist had initially presented her with. The teenager asked him if he could rectify the "horrible" tattoo, and he attempted to shade in inking that had taken him less than an hour to complete. Music lover Millie claims she will now have to fork out hundreds of pounds getting it blasted off, and has warned people to do their research before getting a tattoo abroad. Millie said: "The day before we messaged the guy on Instagram asking to book in for the next morning. "He seemed professional on his Instagram. Before I got the tattoo he pulled up the design on his iPad to print the stencil out. When he was doing my fingers, it really, really hurt." "I was looking away and I was looking at my mum and she was holding my hand. There was ink all over my hand so I couldn't really see when I did look. He stopped and washed it away and I looked and my mum asked me if I asked for that [the line around my hand]. I said 'no I didn't ask for that', he'd just done that. "It wasn't done at that point but it would have looked really stupid if I didn't let him finish it and then he tried shading it to make it look better but it just made it stand out more. He said he'd shade it for no extra charge. He did it and it just looked worse." Horrified Millie said she was "shocked" by the tattoo artist's mistake and will now have to save-up to go through famously painful tattoo removal. Millie said: "He did the design pretty good. He could have gone a bit deeper in some places because it's already fading. "I found an artist in the UK to fix that. When I realised [his mistake] all I could think of was 'I really hope it fades away'. It's going to be on my body for the rest of my life and there's no way that I could get a cover up to fix this." "I didn't know what to say to him, I think I was just in shock until I got home. I have to walk around with this now and all my co-workers are always asking me why he did that and I don't know, I really don't know. Laser tattoo removal is expensive so I'm obviously going to have to save up for it. "Tattoo removal hurts a lot more. I went through the pain of getting the tattoo done, I went through the pain of seeing how horrible it was and now I have to go through the pain of getting it removed." Millie now advises people not to get tattoos on their last days of holiday, adding anyone who wants body art should do their research beforehand. She said: "I'd say dig deeper than I did and do more research. Maybe speak to people that have got tattoos. Don't go on your last day because they know they'll never see you again if they mess up. "If the tattoo is 50 euros or less than that's a big red flag. For all of the stuff they use to do your tattoo it costs them about 50 euros so they wouldn't be making any profit unless they're using cheap stuff."
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Brit suffers epic tattoo blunder after Spanish tattoo artist misunderstood her instructions - can YOU see what he did wrong?
A British teen suffered an epic tattoo blunder when the Spanish artist she visited on holiday failed to understand her trendy Gen Z design. Millie Nicholls was set to be inked with what's been dubbed Gen Z's answer to 90s tribal tattoos on the last day of a family holiday to Spain last month. The 19-year-old from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, opted for an arm-length cybersigilism design featuring ancient sigil symbols, believed to have 'powers', and futuristic spiky line work during her trip to Andalusia. Happy with the sketch the tattoo artist provided on his iPad, she settled in for a wince-inducing inking session, opting to look away as he got to work. But her holiday joy soon turned to horror when she looked down at her right arm and spotted the huge mistake. Instead of what she wanted, she claimed the 'lazy' artist copied the sketch in its entirety, tattooing the design as well as the hand and arm outline onto her. Stunned, Ms Nicholls asked if he could rectify the 'horrible' tattoo leading to him attempting to shade the inking that had taken less than an hour to do. The teen, who will now have to fork out hundreds of pounds getting it blasted off, is warning people to do their research before getting a tattoo abroad. She said: 'The day before we messaged the guy on Instagram asking to book in for the next morning. 'He seemed professional on his Instagram. Before I got the tattoo he pulled up the design on his iPad to print the stencil out. 'When he was doing my fingers, it really, really hurt. I was looking away and I was looking at my mum and she was holding my hand. 'There was ink all over my hand so I couldn't really see when I did look. 'He stopped and washed it away and I looked and my mum asked me if I asked for that [the line around my hand]. 'I said "no I didn't ask for that", he'd just done that. 'It wasn't done at that point but it would have looked really stupid if I didn't let him finish it and then he tried shading it to make it look better but it just made it stand out more. 'He said he'd shade it for no extra charge. He did it and it just looked worse.' Horrified Millie says she was 'shocked' by the tattoo artist's mistake and will now have to save-up to 'go through the pain' of laser tattoo removal. Millie said: 'He did the design pretty good. He could have gone a bit deeper in some places because it's already fading. 'I found an artist in the UK to fix that. When I realised [his mistake] all I could think of was "I really hope it fades away". 'It's going to be on my body for the rest of my life and there's no way that I could get a cover up to fix this. 'I didn't know what to say to him, I think I was just in shock until I got home. 'I have to walk around with this now and all my co-workers are always asking me why he did that and I don't know, I really don't know. 'Laser tattoo removal is expensive so I'm obviously going to have to save up for it. 'Tattoo removal hurts a lot more. I went through the pain of getting the tattoo done, I went through the pain of seeing how horrible it was and now I have to go through the pain of getting it removed.' Ms Nicholls said her sister has now been blocked by the tattoo artist on social media and she is warning other people to do their research before going to get a tattoo abroad. The disgruntled teen said: 'When we messaged him it was on my sister's Instagram and she can't find the messages anymore. 'I reckon he's blocked us and I can't remember the name of the studio. I think he's probably seen the TikTok and blocked us. 'I made another video and I blocked his face out of it because I didn't want to be that kind of person but I think he blocked us. 'I think because we told him that it was our last day there, he didn't really care about doing our tattoos that much. 'I'd say dig deeper than I did and do more research. 'Maybe speak to people that have got tattoos. Don't go on your last day because they know they'll never see you again if they mess up. 'If the tattoo is 50 euros or less than that's a big red flag. 'For all of the stuff they use to do your tattoo it costs them about 50 euros so they wouldn't be making any profit unless they're using cheap stuff.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Estate from the 1960s demolished for 80 new homes
A housing estate, built in the 1960s, is being demolished to make way for more than 80 new homes. The 60-year-old estate in South Cerney, near Cirencester, is being flattened to make way for the Berkeley Close scheme, which was given the green light by Cotswold District Council (CDC) in August. The work marks the first of two stages of demolition, with 38 properties to be knocked down in phase one. Juliet Layton, CDC's cabinet member for housing and planning, said: "The new dwellings will be comfortable, warm, energy efficient homes." Developers Bromford said the homes being demolished were built using non-traditional methods in the 1960s in a bid to bolster the post-war housing supply. It said the homes had deteriorated over time. The new homes will be a mix of bungalows, flats and houses. More than 60 of the homes will be available for rent, while 19 will be available to part-buy, part-rent through shared ownership. Bromford project manager Millie Nicholls said: "The former properties were no longer of the quality that either us or our customers expect us to provide. "It's nearly four years since we started talking to our customers living in the existing properties about our plans to regenerate the street, but it's great to see work under way now." She added that by increasing the number of rental properties available, "local people priced out of the private housing market will be able to continue living in the village". The first new homes available as part of the project are due to be completed in September 2026, with the development finished by autumn 2027. Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Housing estate to be torn down for 82 new homes Housing estate could be torn down for 82 new homes Cotswold District Council
