00:00I have over 200 tattoos.
00:02I got silicon implants in my forehead as well as chest.
00:06To me, tattoos and body mods are about shape-shifting and changing your body.
00:11Today, we are going to cover all of my tattoos.
00:14And I have my friend Carmen here.
00:16We're going to surprise her.
00:17She's going to see me without tattoos for the first time.
00:19Oh my goodness, look at you.
00:21You're so beautiful.
00:25I'm Signo, a tattoo model and tattoo artist in the Bay Area.
00:28I have over 200 tattoos.
00:30I got silicon implants in my forehead as well as chest.
00:34On tattoos and body mods, I've spent US$70,000 so far.
00:41To me, tattoos and body mods are about shape-shifting and changing your body.
00:46I feel like I can express myself through art.
00:49So my whole fascination is with cyborgs, aliens.
00:52I thought that it was going to add to the look I'm going for.
00:56I see a person that is happy with herself and ready to conquer the world.
01:02I have haters.
01:04You know, you've made it if you have haters.
01:06That doesn't change who I am or who I want to be.
01:10Today, we are going to have a makeup artist who is going to cover all of my tattoos.
01:16And then I have my friend Carmen here.
01:18And we're going to surprise her.
01:19She's going to see me without tattoos for the first time.
01:21I honestly don't know how she's going to react.
01:24I do not remember how I used to look without tattoos.
01:27So it will be a surprise for the both of us.
01:31Hi.
01:32Hello.
01:33How are you?
01:34I'm good. How are you? Come on in.
01:35Hi, Maria.
01:36Hi, Maria. Come on in.
01:38So we're going to be using the complementary colors of blues and greens.
01:42It's going to be kind of reddish-orange colors.
01:44And then I'm going to put your skin tone color on top.
01:47Are you ready?
01:48Mm-hmm.
01:49Okay.
01:50This will probably be the most tattoos I've ever covered.
01:53I'm super excited to see how it turns out.
02:13I think you're almost done.
02:16Exciting.
02:19Are you ready?
02:20Never ready, but let's do it.
02:23Okay.
02:28Ready?
02:29I'm ready.
02:33Well...
02:35Well, hello.
02:39You did a really good job.
02:42I'm so naked.
02:46I do like myself better with tattoos.
02:49I must say, I do feel a little bit nervous
02:52having my three close friends see me without tattoos
02:55because they have not seen me like this before.
03:01Oh, my gosh. Who are you?
03:04I am me.
03:05Oh, my God.
03:08This is crazy.
03:10Are you ready for prom? Oh, my gosh.
03:13Would you take me out to prom?
03:15Yes, I will.
03:16Yeah.
03:17You're still beautiful.
03:19Wow.
03:20Seeing it in real life is like, wow.
03:23Like, especially knowing her with tattoos and already covered,
03:27this is like a whole different person.
03:29Like, a totally different person.
03:30It's still Signal, but she still looks great.
03:34She still looks awesome.
03:37From today, I learned that it's good to be reminded
03:40where you started from and who I used to be,
03:43but also made me realize how much I appreciate you right now.
03:46So...
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