u/rmshirey

I recently got back into doing nail wraps and I'm using Dashing Diva glaze. (I believe 'a moment in time' is the color I'm wearing now) I love them! But, some of my nail beds are more wonky than others lol they are narrower at the cuticle compared to the end of my nails. Even painting my nails I'd always try to keep the edges of the polish more straight so I didn't get duck looking nails haha but the gaps really bother me. I don't see this in other people's pictures. Any suggestions on a better fit but avoiding having duck nails? I don't think they look too horrible from a distance.. but I know it's there 😂

EDIT: I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone. I was scared to post about this as I overthink everything. I am beyond grateful for everyone's insights, opinions, and words of kindness and wisdom. This tattoo does mean so, so much to me, and the thought of not having it makes me sad. Which is a big part of why I've struggled. I appreciate everyone helping me see the beauty in it that's far, far deeper than looks. I feel like I can't find all the right words to express how much everyone has helped me, but again I thank everyone. My dad was such a bright light in everyone's life that he touched, and everyone's positivity and kindness in the comments reminds me of him. I am keeping this. I'm not getting it covered and redone somewhere else. This is the one that tells the story and has the raw and original feelings and meaning behind it. To get it covered and then redone somewhere else (looking "perfect").. it would then just feel like another tattoo. THANK YOU everyone from the bottom of my heart. You've opened my eyes to how lucky I am to have such a beautiful memory of my dad on me forever ❤️

I got this tattoo 2 years ago after my dad passed away (it is his handwriting). It started to thicken up and raise not long after I got it. To this day I can still feel it when I run my fingers over it. My friends and family say it's a nice looking tattoo. I think it looks sloppy and the line work is very inconsistent. It also bothers me how multiple letters thickened so much they are filled in (the e in love, o in you, little d in Dad is almost closed). And again, they looked like this within weeks of getting the tattoo. My husband says I'm being over critical because of it being such a personal tattoo. I've told him I'd feel the same way about it if it said 'poop' lol I had two other lettering tattoos before this one which I compare the line work to and neither of them thickened like this. And I can't feel them when I run my fingers over them.. they're not raised in any areas like this one. It's on my forearm so I see it all day every day and I just don't know what to do. I've thought about covering it, but I feel it will have to be a very dark tattoo which I don't want. With how think and raised it is, I don't know how successful laser removal would be.. or to try and lighten it and then cover it. I need an unbiased opinion if it really is as sloppy as I feel it is, or if I'm overreacting. The photos are the day after I got the tattoo and now 2 years later.