A tattooed mum who 'can't get a job' due to her extensive inkings has covered her designs with makeup to see what she'd look like without any work done - and now she looks unrecognisable.
Melissa Sloan, 46, is 'addicted' to tattoos and gets three new designs each week - often letting her partner do it himself, to keep the costs down, as the Daily Star reports.
The mum from Wales became curious about what she'd look like without any ink, so she pulled out her makeup bag and applied layer after layer of foundation to hide her facial tattoos.
Previously, Melissa has told how she had been evicted from bars and restaurants when people found her appearance scary, but now she would be able to return as with the makeup on, she looks completely unrecognisable.
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Melissa said that after covering her tattoos, her two children burst into tears and even her dog, Polly, didn't know who she was.
She said: "It took me ages. I bought one [foundation] for £3 and thought I'd try it that way.
"I put it on for about half an hour and when I went downstairs the kids freaked out because they didn't like it.
"And my partner looked twice he said 'no, it don't suit you. Get your tattoos back, it looks weird'. They [my kids] burst out crying and even my dog looked twice.
"She didn't like me that way, my youngest wanted me back as I was. It scared her.
"I wanted a change. I wanted to challenge myself but the kids were scared, they wanted me back.
"They were frightened of me with makeup on – it scared them to death and they wouldn't come by me!"
After applying layers of the Maybelline Superstay foundation that usually retails for £10, Melissa had a hard time scrubbing the long-lasting '30 hour' product off.
But, in the meantime, she had a newfound taste of 'experimenting' with an inkless face.
"To wash it off it took 24 hours, it's still on there a little bit," the mum added.
"I enjoyed myself doing it, it was different. I might do it again actually with different wigs and try and go out like it now and again.
"I'm going to buy some more and some different lipstick – I just like to experiment."
Next time, Melissa plans to cover her inkings without her kids present as she doesn't want to scare them again.
Melissa said: "The kids got frightened and thought I wasn't their mum – I'm different – as they haven't seen my skin in ages.
"These trolls say to me my kids are scared but they are scared of me with my foundation on. People don't realise that, they are small-minded."
Previously, Melissa revealed she can't get a job because of her extreme look – but would consider applying heavy makeup if that meant she could be employed.
But despite saying that, getting her tattoos removed entirely is not in the pipeline for Melissa any time soon.
"I can't be normal," she said. "I'll be boring if I'm plain-skinned – I like to be a wild child.
"I'd be boring wouldn't I, sat there watching Coronation Street with a cup of tea and nothing else or sitting in a chair with knitting needles.
"I'm going to go all the way until I'm 50, 60, 70 – I can't stop now."
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