Tatoos are done as a way to communicate personal messages to the world or to celebrate close relationships with loved ones in such a way that they will continue to last for life. What happens then, when the person’s name that you have commemorated so clearly by displaying it in a permanent tatoo on your body is someone that you would rather forget instead? People change and as they do their permant tatoos must somehow change along with them. Here are some of the best cover-up “before and after” tatoo pictures all collected for your personal enjoyment but please don’t forget, if you ever decide to get yourself a tatoo, maybe it’s best not to use any names…

1. After moving on in life, Johnny Depp found himself going from “Winona Forever” to “Wino Forever”. I guess that’s a good thing.

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2. How do you cover-up the face of an ex-loved one? You turn her into the smiling face of death…

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3. Though lovers have long come and gone, a man has always got his best friend. Good idea, put him on the tatoo instead…

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5. This ocean turtle scene is very nice but really, didn’t anyone ever tell you NOT to use names?

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6. This one went from “Duh!” to Dun-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Batman

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7. It seems that Jenny’s tastes changed as she grew older. She went from liking faded roses to having a thing for Darth Vader.

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8. This one evolved from a mystical mermaid into a psychedelic dinosaur with a hat who enjoys reading a good book.

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9. Are you a party dog? or… ARE YOU A PARTY DOG!!

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10. Spiders anyone? This guy progressed from having a harmless insect tatoo to having a massive 3-D tarantula perpetually sprawled across his arm.

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11. The before and after photos are interesting. I get the galloping stallion in the “after” photo, but what is the “before” photo supposed to be – a Rorschach inkblot test?

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12. This tatoo went through quite a metamorphosis, changing from an innocent maiden into the angy stare of a reptile man.

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13. The ethnic tribal design evolved here into a full blown giant multi-colored mushroom patch.

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14. Some oriental looking letters and symbols weren’t enough for this man who decided to go for something a lot more intense looking.

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15. It started out as a small whirl of stars and developed into one of the coolest Jimi Hendrix tatoos on the planet!

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H/T: MentalFloss