00:00 My whole body's covered in tattoos,
00:01 and today I'm covering them up.
00:02 I probably have like $25,000 worth of tattoos on me.
00:05 I don't know how I'm gonna recognize myself.
00:07 Dude, it's ridiculous.
00:08 - This is crazy, already, isn't it?
00:11 Okay, you ready?
00:12 - Let's do it.
00:13 - Here we go.
00:14 (laughs)
00:15 - What do you think?
00:16 - Oh my God.
00:17 (laughs)
00:19 - You could tell if someone likes to dress nice
00:22 or someone that really doesn't care.
00:23 Me, personally, I like looking good.
00:26 I like the denim look, super old school.
00:28 You know, you can't ever go wrong with denim.
00:31 My name is Cedric Montano.
00:32 My whole body's covered in tattoos,
00:33 and today I'm covering them up.
00:35 I'm a barber.
00:36 I've been barbering for three years now.
00:37 People are shocked at what I do because of my look.
00:40 I cut kids hair all the time.
00:41 You can see on like parents' reactions of their kids,
00:44 it's usually like they're scared.
00:45 My first tattoo, I was 13.
00:47 My parents didn't know about it type thing.
00:49 I got it done, I regretted it,
00:50 but at the time I thought it was super cool.
00:52 And then I started getting them on my neck and my chest.
00:55 So I was like, I just wanna be like basically
00:57 like the youngest person with like the most tattoos.
01:00 And then I've been getting blasted ever since.
01:02 I was 17 when I got my first face tattoo.
01:06 It was the feathers right here on my face.
01:07 My recent tattoo on my nose, I mean it hurt for sure.
01:10 I would say my most painful tattoo,
01:12 the top of my head for sure, it was brutal.
01:14 At this point, my whole body's covered
01:16 and they all kind of dismerse together.
01:18 I don't think I would ever not get tattooed.
01:20 Even when I run out of room, I would still get something.
01:22 The judgment on my tattoos that I get a lot,
01:25 you'll hear someone whisper like,
01:26 did you see his face type thing.
01:28 I'm used to all the above.
01:30 Did it hurt?
01:31 I think I get that question asked every day.
01:33 I don't know how to answer that.
01:34 Like, do my face tattoos hurt?
01:36 It's obviously a yes, but it's just like,
01:38 it's a confusing question to me.
01:39 Today I'm getting my tattoos covered up.
01:43 Crazy.
01:44 It's been about 14 years until I see myself without tattoos.
01:48 I can't remember how that feels.
01:50 I don't know how I'm gonna recognize myself
01:52 or others will recognize me.
01:53 I think it's gonna be kind of awkward.
01:55 (upbeat music)
01:58 Seems kind of heavy.
02:00 I have no freaking clue what's in here.
02:02 Looks like a business suit.
02:04 Some regular people clothes.
02:05 Yep.
02:07 Plain white tee, let's go.
02:08 Dude, it's ridiculous.
02:10 Whatever.
02:11 Khakis.
02:12 Let's go, business attire.
02:13 Seems like Gucci Loaves.
02:16 Look at those bad boys.
02:19 Dang, these are nice.
02:20 - Hi.
02:23 - Hey, what's up, how's it going?
02:24 - Good, how are you?
02:25 - Doing good.
02:26 - I'm Leslie.
02:27 - Excited, nice to meet you.
02:28 - Nice to meet you.
02:30 You ready to do this?
02:31 - Yeah, let's do it.
02:32 - Okay, let's get started then.
02:33 - So excited, honestly, to see it.
02:37 Just wanna see a different me,
02:39 being the age I am now, no tattoos.
02:41 - This is crazy already, isn't it?
02:46 - Creepy to be not tattooed.
02:48 It's kind of like a scary change
02:50 in the opposite of being regular.
02:52 - I love all makeup,
02:53 but I love anything that's challenging to do, you know?
02:57 - Wearing makeup is a lot.
02:59 Hats off to people who put on makeup.
03:01 So this is tough.
03:03 - So do you think you're gonna be surprised?
03:07 - Yeah, I'm definitely gonna be surprised.
03:09 I have no idea what to expect, I'm kind of nervous.
03:11 I like myself without tattoos.
03:14 Tattoo removal, here I come.
03:15 Just kidding.
03:16 - You ready?
03:18 - Let's do it.
03:19 - Here we go.
03:20 - Dang.
03:23 (laughing)
03:25 - That's crazy.
03:26 New person, doesn't even look like me.
03:32 Yeah, it's awkward.
03:33 It's too crazy, too normal for me.
03:37 Hair and the gauges are there, but definitely transformed.
03:42 I think I look creepy like this,
03:43 so I have no idea what they're gonna think.
03:45 I think they've gotten so used to it
03:47 that it's normal to them,
03:48 so I think this might be awkward.
03:50 - He was like really tattooed when I met him.
03:52 He didn't have a lot of face tattoos,
03:54 so he covered a lot of his face when I first met him.
03:57 You literally look crazy.
04:04 - What do you think?
04:07 - Oh my God.
04:08 - Do you still hate this guy?
04:11 - No.
04:12 I feel so nervous.
04:17 You look so different.
04:19 I've never seen you without tattoos.
04:20 You don't even look like you did when you were younger.
04:22 You look super different.
04:24 Yeah.
04:25 - It's weird, huh?
04:26 - You're still handsome, but you look so regular.
04:28 - So regular it's bad, huh?
04:29 - Yeah, too regular for me.
04:32 Too regular, I like the tattoos.
04:33 Yeah, you definitely don't look like Cedric.
04:35 Your hands look different, oh my God.
04:37 Your face looks different.
04:39 I mean, it's covered really well.
04:41 - About to go to the barbershop, see everyone's reactions.
04:45 What's up, bro?
04:46 - Was that even you?
04:47 - It's me, but it's not me, bro.
04:50 I don't even recognize you, dog.
04:52 - I look super sketch.
04:54 - I don't even look like you.
04:56 I mean, right off the first appearance,
04:59 you still got the big earlobes,
05:04 so I mean, I could probably do that.
05:05 But I mean, right off rip though,
05:08 he just looks like a normal dude, you know what I mean?
05:11 I'd still hang out with him though.
05:12 I mean, he's still got a good personality.
05:14 - Hell yeah.
05:15 - Still the same Cedric.
05:16 - Yes, sir.
05:19 - I was taking a back,
05:20 I thought he went and did some kind of surgery,
05:22 so I took a closer look, you know what I mean?
05:26 You do stuff like that, you know, very fun, spontaneous.
05:28 So I expect stuff like that.
05:31 You never can expect stuff from him, you know what I mean?
05:33 - Definitely would not change it.
05:35 I would stay tattooed the way I am.
05:38 Having no tattoos is, I feel out of place.
05:42 It's not me.
05:43 Leaving in five minutes and I'm out of here,
05:45 jumping in the shower, taking this (beep) off.
05:49 I would put tattoos in different places,
05:51 but I don't regret them at all.
05:52 I personally love myself.
05:53 I don't know, that's just me.
05:55 I'm like a confident person.
05:56 I feel like definitely I get shy sometimes,
05:58 but I definitely feel super confident with tattoos.
06:01 It's kind of part of me.
06:02 It would be crazy just to like wake up
06:04 and not have tattoos.
06:05 It can be super different.
06:06 On a daily basis, you get judged positively or negatively,
06:10 and it's just depending on your outlook on it.
06:12 (whooshing)
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