99% of people who watched this video say it was very helpful and they loved hearing my input, which was just me plainly and quickly telling you guys my thoughts and perspective on a small part of my life. The other 1% of you, the "real bad ass mfers" out there, somehow took this as me claiming to be the toughest and hardest dude out here. Y'all got such huge ego's. You guys obviously watched the video cause you also are looking for answers OR are just obsessed with tattoo's like your still 14 years Old. Watch the video, hear my perspective and move on. Act like your opinion actually means anything... I know you 1% don't feel pain at all and "fall asleep" while getting "tatted", and all that badass BS, but the truth is, your such a little mfer you gotta scream to the world how badass and tough you are. I haven't said anything for years, cause I don't comment on ANYTHING, not even other peoples posts. But I want the people who came to this video looking for a perspective or an answer, to get just that, and not have to feel like they can't say what they truly want because of all you billy bad asses. I'd put my life on it y'all are TRUE LIFE COWARDS. Enjoy the video, move on to the next, and enjoy life.

I hate that hand tattoos or, any visible tattoo really, comes with a stigma. Like, the ink in my hand isn't gonna magically alter who I am as a person lol. Agreed with all your points. Sick tattoo

I work as a psychologist for a prison. I’m covered with two full sleeves and I gotta say my appearance helps break the ice between my clients and I. We always sit there at first talking about each other’s ink. But yea when I’m out of work at the grocery store, people look at me like I’m some thug getting ready to cause havoc. The stigma for tattoos is real. At the end of the day just do you. People are gonna criticise you with or without the ink. Have a good one

Don’t let others opinions keep you down be yourself and be proud 👌🏻

I got both my hands and knuckles done, yet it doesn't hold me back from getting a job, thank god we're not in the 90s anymore 🙄

If you look at it this way. People stare and look at your tattoos because they admire and wanna see what art you have.

i’m going to law school and i have my whole left forearm done as well as some on my right hand and fingers and i’m not too worried

Finally a video like this, i work in catering and im getting my hand done at the end of the month my boss doesn't seem bothered about it at all but thats probably because i dont see customers

I'm 20 years old got both hands and right fingers tattooed, going for full body tattooed, I'm a mechanic and welder, so aslong as you're reliable and trustworthy no one cares

Once the older generations pass on these stigmas will subside. I’m 21 and my moms was pretty upset when I came home with a tattoo that wasn’t visible when I was 18. But nowadays, other millennials and others in my generation have more and more and it’ll likely continue its trend for a while.

The skeleton in the hand is like my dream tattoo

I am a retired nurse. I had a rose on my arm and a patient threw a fit saying I was a devil worshipper. So you definitely need to think about your job opportunities. Now that I am retired , I have 38 tattoos and some hand tattoos. I love them all . If you don’t want people asking and or judging , do not have visible ones. At my age , it’s my body . Figure if they don’t like it, that’s their problem

Never really understand the whole not liking people with tattoos on THEIR hands? Like get to know them first before you judge them. Like I'm aiming to get a my first tattoo this year and its going to be on my finger!

I have a full sleeve, both lower legs, and full chest done. Thinking of blasting my left hand, and throat. I'm 49, so at this point in my life, I dont really give a FK what people or Employers think.💯

Like... wow. Just, wow. Finally we get REAL, unbiased, valuable information from somebody who's in the situation! Thank you for this 🤘

I think it depends where you are, but stigma around tattoo has seen a LOT of improvement. I work in schools and kids are amazed at my tattoos, I go around classes and they ask me question and I answer them, the teachers like that I take the time and yeah, they all find them beautiful

My hand and fingers are done for a little more than a year and I am a devout Catholic. None of my family has judged too hard and every job I went and interviewed for hasn't cared much either. I am studying gunsmithing and will be doing that for a career. Even when it's older gunsmiths they say "I don't care what you look like as long as you can do good work"

Funny how these days hand tattoos are frowned upon but changing your sex is applauded

The feeling of the needle hitting your bone feeling it vibrate fuck but so worth the pain

Thanks for this video. I am contemplating getting knuckle tattoos for my 39th birthday. This video is definitely what I was looking for. Thank you. I love your tattoos.

Hand tattoos are more acceptable nowadays. I'm a CO at a State Correctional Institution and we have many other COs with hand/finger tattoos, throat tattoos, head tattoos you name it. We work for the State too!

I just got a whole traditional black rose on my hand about 2 weeks ago and I’d say this video is highly accurate. The stigma does suck but I say it’s a whole lot better now. I get more compliments on my tattoos then I do looks. Job wise none of my bosses cared. My old job still wants me back and the current one I work at they fucking love it. Even going through phlebotomy at school rn and it still isn’t stopping me.

The good thing about living in Arizona, everyone dam near has tattoos. It's not looked down upon. Thanks for the upload I'm planning on getting hand tats this week and wanted to know about the pain and outlook.

I hear what you're saying. Luckily I'm 60 and just getting started on my tattoo journey. I'm a few short years from "retirement" age. I WANT to be discriminated against, tattoo-wise, because I've spent all the time I intend to working for uncool people. I will no longer work for jerks. Anyone small-minded enough to discriminate against people for how they choose to appear...can suck it.

Thanks for the heads up about the ink fading quick in the fingers and knuckles if you work with your hands alot. I'm a mechanic and constantly get oil and dirt on them, so looks like I won't be getting the knuckles done anytime soon. But I definitely plan on getting my hands done at some point. I don't like hiding my tattoos at all, because I don't care what other people think of me being different. I've got nearly 2 complete arm sleeves and starting to do my chest.

I did my own hand tats and I dont care what anyone thinks! And the cool thing about it is my boss doesn't give af either

Nice to see a video about hand tattoos and fingers being honest.Havent got a full hand yet but its on my list.

It really is up to the person hiring. I have both hands, including all my fingers and 2 sleeves (along with many others) and I work in a school as a pastoral mentor (behaviour management). I do think that men with tattoos get a bit more prejudice in the work place or when it comes to getting jobs than women. All my tattoos are colourful, cute and girly and so maybe I don't appear as 'threatening' as some males do. Not my opinion by the way, just a thought. All I will say is that the decision to tattoo my hands was a game changer. I have been treated differently by some but that's a them problem, I'm not remotely bothered. I also worked in education for a good 10 years before getting my hands done. I've worked in over 30 schools and only 2 have ever asked me to cover my tattoos (this was before I had any on my hands). It doesn't bother me having to cover them because I think it's incredibly naive to think that won't ever happen. Mainly though, I have been told that my tattoos make me more relatable to some kids. For anyone reading this, before you commit to hand or neck tattoos, make sure that you can work in your chosen field with them and also accept that you will be turned away now and then. It's just how it is. Just don't have the attitude that it's your life and if society doesn't accept you then that's not your fault blah blah blah. The harsh reality is that we all need to make a living and you'd be very silly to think otherwise. As long as your job accepts them and your job makes you happy then all is good! One last point I want to make is that it's not usually the tattoos that are a problem to an employer, it's your decision making skills. If you want a face tattoo for example, an employer may judge you solely on the act of getting it done rather than the tattoo itself. They may think that you lack good judgement and are too impulsive and so if the job you want requires lots of planning and problem solving and patience you simply won't be deemed a good candidate. Again, not my opinion at all. I do wish we lived in a world when tattoos didn't cause any issues but they do so we have to work around that if we want to succeed.

I totally agree my hand & finger tats hurts AF. Your hand tat is badass tho

Bro you can’t blame a tattooist for a finger or hand tattoo fading….. hands and fingers and notoriously known for fading out….you also work in construction which means your hands are always mobile… plus hands and fingers need touching up a lot it all depends on the person.. some skin types hold ink way better then others…… a 3rd time pass on your hands will prob make the ink hold better then the first couple of times especially the first time. So it’s not really the tattooist fault….. a forearm tattoo will hold way better then a hand tattoo…

I just wanna say thank you for this video man I’m 23 and I’m in the process of getting my skeleton tat on my hand also and I’m the same way with the tunnel vision and doing things out of impulse but this video really got me thinking but In a good way and I appreciate that man

don’t let other judge your personality by having tattoo , if you like it then its worth don’t worry about people 👍👍👍

Great video man. I haven't seen shit on hand tattoos and yours has been the only helpful one I've seen all week

Love the video bro. Just got both my hands done in an all day session yesterday. Props for rocking all those fingers. I went up to the first knuckle and whew. That's some dedication. I'd hire someone just for being a champ through that session 😂

Damn when I got my second tattoo the last 30 minutes were horrible but we ain’t tapping out

I want my hand done. But being in the field I’m in idk how it will go. Plus I take gloves on and off all day long.

My dad is in a motorcycle club with tattoos on his face, hands, and neck but the wealthy people we do custom carpentry for love him and always have nothing but nice things to say. It’s not about the ink, it’s about how you act with that ink on you (don’t give people a reason to judge/label/stereotype you and you’re good).

Been looking for a vid like this, getting my hand tattooed in a couple weeks,luckily I’m on the construction side like you and my family say it’s my body so do what you like. Top video man

I'm at my second office job and I'm surprised how many people are tattooed at both businesses. First was government for our water district my manager had his whole body done and another manager has a sleeve and rocked short sleeve polos all the time. My second job I'm at now has a few guys rocking short sleeves with whole arms blasted as well. Times have changed especially with all this pc crap no one wants to touch "my body I'll do what I want with it" but not every employer is like this. Just know there is opportunity for work if you have tattoos.

You get a share man. I feel the same

I have 2 tattoos one on each hand and I love them I don't have any issue with people in terms of not being liked because I am friendly and have a wonderful personality also I don't care what other people feel about my tattoos get to know me you'll change your perception of me keep smiling bro

I'm doing my 2nd and 3rd tattoo tomorrow and I'm 20. Gonna do a tattoo with 4 letters on my knuckles and I'm really excited. I'm a bit afraid of what the future will bring after but I don't really care what people think about my tattoos. It's my body not theirs so...

I feel like it also depends on where you live.. in Texas , California , Florida and New York I’ve seen ppl with face and hand tattoos get employed at plenty of places. Tattoos are definitely more normalized in these areas

Sick tattoo man and I appreciate and agree what you said about jobs. You hit the nail on the head with the family part too 😂

all stereotypes aside I use to judge people with visible tattoos having tattoos myself in hidden places until I met a woman who had a anchor rose on her hand as a tattoo I was interested and asked her the meaning she says her mother bought her a rose anchor jewel she wore around her finger her mother passed away she lost the jewel so she got it tattooed on her hand now I look differently at finger and hand tattoos there not all bad there meaningful to

I would sit thru getting my head tattooed again over getting my lower knuckles done again

I love tattoos I have 2 finger tatts and getting 3 more tomorrow and have hand tattoos on both hands and I plane on adding on to the one on my left hand. I know people look at me weird cause I'm a minster in my church and I have tattoos and piecing's. So I understand the strange looks people give you I get them all the time.

Gg on your first vid loved it

I just got my hand tattoo today and my fingers done today and he's not playing around when he says it hurts. definitely one of the worst tattoo pains.

Just got my knuckles done. Pain wasn’t bad at all for me. Probably gonna have to get them touched up after they heal but pretty stoked! I am work at my hands but we are required to wear gloves anyhow. I wear sun sleeves at work to keep sun damage away so when I’m in a persons house it’s no big deal for me.

Our body's are a canvas.. expressing artwork on our skin makes us almost better than those who look bad upon tattoos.. some people get them for the cause but the majority get them for a beautiful valid reason.. if anyone declined me for a job interview because I have ink I'd head butt sense into them

I’m 16 and I’m ngl I started a tattoo collection after years of looking body art. What made me really want it was seeing peep in 2016 being young and covered. ATM I have a shroom on my arm , and a crescent moon on my neck. I live in a area where’s job don’t care but I’m saving for my hands. But no face tats only on my temple or if it’s a scar tattoo.

Thanks! Looking forward to getting one and finally found a video that helps thank you!

I just got my hand and few fingers done yesterday. The artist used a new black ink and he used orange and red on the hand as well. I trust his work, because even arm tattoos can fade if not done properly. But I'll wait until it's fully healed to see if it will be like the other tattoos I have.. He tattooed the hand with black ink first, stopped for a few minutes to let it settle, then went over it again. Same thing for the orange and red ink. Got my elbow done yesterday as well.

Looks decent mate, im 7 hours into my full fingers as well, i got a revolver on my hand with an entire skeleton backdrop leading down to my wrist. Its a rough area that's for sure, feels like a mini buzz saw kinda xD No area comes close to fingers, I got full elbow etc, makes that seem easy.

I got my right hand tattooed and ppl judge real quick until I explain what it is. I’m a calligraphy artist so I got a lot of script, lettering and calligraphy tattooed on my body but my right hand is special it’s my logo. When I’m writing and ppl watch me or I make video you can always see my logo. It’s the red B, I worked hard to get to that level of writing so I wear my logo with pride.

Guess I'm going for it! Just stumbled upon your youtube to see people's testimony on pain far as the hands go,and my girl has been wanting me to get one for a while now,so I guess I'm a go with it and that's a bad ass hand tattoo 🤙and that's wear I'm getting my tattoo wish me luck man.

I'm an RN with hand, neck/throat, and finger tattoos (: it serves as an ice breaker w/ patients at times, I've never been admonished for them by management, etc. Just don't get offensive tattoos & stay professional otherwise, you'll be fine.

Just found you bro I'm loving the truth you speak I to love tattoos piece and love from 1 leg UK England

Ngl this video really helped, I’m thinking about getting a hand tattoo and I am really nervous about it. It’ll be my first tattoo lol

Yep can say with confidence that I love my hand tattoo but it’s the first thing people notice . It’s nothing offensive a really big flower with a snake but it’s definitely something people look at a lot and I get lots of compliments but still .

thanks man i know i’m late but this helps especially since i got my knuckles done yesterday. very helpful!

I have my hands and my neck blasted out and I’ve never had a problem getting a decent job. I also know how to carry myself and I dress conservative when need be. I work in the medical field, and everybody I work with has visible tattoos. If you know how to dress and you dress well, people tend to look over the visible tattoos.

Finger hurts (not unbearable, but worse than other body parts), but it seems heal quicker...mine healed in a week and half..My other tattoo on average healed in about 2 weeks...

Strong first video. Keep it going. Subscribed.

Encouraging booked next week for 1st hand 👌🏼💪🏻

People always look at my hand/finger tattoos as well (and everything else). And maybe I'm just being naive, but I assume most of them are interested, curious, appreciative. For the rest, it's just becoming normalised to them. There will come a point where hand and face tattoos are commonplace. In the mean time, I think we have to be the ones who behave 'as if' it's normal.

ive never had a job turn me down for tattoos i really do believe its personality and how you carry yourself

Ive had the side of my palm tattooed for 6 years and I still like it and have noticed no difference in public at all

I got my hand done and it took two hours and covered most of my hand down to the middle of my fingers on each one. It was painful I ain't gona lie. I didn't tap out but I sure did grind my teeth quite a bit. I almost flinched my hand twice away but I knew if I did I would fuck my piece up and piss off the artist. The tattoo was so worth it. I'm hesitant on getting my other hand done, But I know I will eventually because tattoos are addicting.

Omg!!!!!! I just said the same thing yesterday I got my hand done yesterday, and I already had one on my finger at another shop and the FIRST THING I NOTICED was how much more it hurt this time (and also agree that the pain was reassuring me that it was being done correctly) and it definitely hurt lol an easy 7/8 out of 10

I appreciate all your insight. How long does it take until you notice it _starts_ fading and then how long until you decide to go and retouch it? I'm very curious.

This guy is spot on I got my fingers and hand done 2 weeks ago

I work at Lowes and have my hand blasted along with my left and right arm these days it’s a lot different and more acceptable all over but it is still rejected in alot of places especially private own businesses

They are the most paintful tattoes ( i know becausebi tattoed my whole hand ) ( read armour around my hand and ussr on the knuckles)

Was watching videos of people getting their hand tattoos done because im planning to fully cover my hands soon and came across your video. And i love hearing the thing about people looking at your hands being a big deal because i have 6 face tattoos and a 1 & 1/8 inch stretched labret piercing so people always just stare at my face which makes it easy to conversate haha maybe now theyll start looking at my hands instead? 😂

I'm an old girl, 50 something, i got my first three tattos this year, i love all of them, two on my wrists, one somewhere else. My tatto artist said the same that it would hurt like fuck on my hand and that it would fade after few years, so i took her advice and didn't get my hand inked. My tattos were painless, slight scratchy feeling, and tiny bit stingy . My son got his first tattoo at 16, i wasn't happy but couldn't be mad cos it said mum. Glad you made this video cos ill def not be getting my hands done ,,,,, maybe lol.. love from Ireland xx

Got my pinky and ring skeleton pain was definitely 10/10😭 my first tattoo but I will tell you it gave me the confidence to do it again and again

Thank you for this video! I got my first hand tattoo a few days ago and my mom thinks it is beautiful, but the first thing she asked about was work. I told her I'm not worried bc they don't care as long as there is nothing offensive or gang related of course. I also told her that there's a few people I work with who have full sleeves and she kinda calmed down a little and focused on the beauty lol 😆 I hope you're doing well!

Awesome hands bro

Man I’ve been wanting to tattoo my hand since I was 18! I’m 25 now, work in automotive and I think I’m gonna do it!

Damn homie! Your vid went up by views congrats dawg! 🙌🙌 BTW I do have a hand tattoo and shit it hurts 😂 I’m gonna go get my other hand too!

I work as a aircraft mechanic there’s a couple people at work with hand tattoos. I think for the most part any kind of blue-collar job you’re fine if you plan to work in an office they probably won’t like them too much.

I'm really considering white ink hand tats since they're pretty low key and could even be masked...

Looks sick bro! It sits good on your hand

Sick tattoo man n imma be betting my 2nd tattoo when I turn 17 on my hand besides the finger for now

It also depends on what you put on you're hands a elegant rose is different then Bones

Great video great tips I appreciate this video

Love how he says his mom and brother expected it

I wanna get my hand done, I have all my fingers done with stick n pokes (actually good ones) and I see employers lookin everytime. Luckily I’m also 10 years into landscape and design as well as heavy equipment operating experience, so lucky me they don’t care much. I alprena guy like you out here keepin it real

I have tattooed my hand and fingers, and it did hurt for 1 min , but after that I just carried on , loved every minute of it ,

I love when the weather is like this haha good video bro

I have a full sleeve done but not my hands, my rule for myself is if I get to the point of FU money I’ll consider it

Keep a medical glove over it while working if possible will keep it form getting messed up after healing etc. Fingers do fade it’s just one of those things. We use our hands for everything so ya know. I have to get my kids name on the side of my hand refilled went over again. My guy will hit up my finger just because. It looks fine which is amazing considering how they fade. In October I’m getting my other full hand done. The guy is an amazing artist so hopefully everything will work out as far as fading etc.

I just hate going for touch ups, shit fades really fast, but it is what it is.

I'm the same brother covered with tats and both hands and fingers and palms done.. also work in construction though so we are lucky indeed bud 👌 but really it should be accepted everywhere eh? Slowly but surely were getting there man 🙌💯

Got my first tat on my neck, It’s my Grandmas name that passed away 2 years ago. Got my second tat on my hand like 2 weeks ago of two birds and my moms birth year.

That’s an awesome tattoo ! But can I ask you what your opinion is on women with hand tattoos ? I have my entire left hard tattooed with a flower and hear a lot about men finding tattooed women unattractive which I find unfair because I should be able to have a tattoo I love and have been wanting for years without feeling like men find me unattractive for it.

If you’re worried about the stigma, as a teenager I’ve seen plenty of teacher with tattoos some of them full sleeves and neck.

The body tries to get rid of the ink. You tattoo over and over again. The body: Am I a joke to you?!