JULIA, from Virginia, US, is 98% covered in tattoos. She got her first one at the age of 18 and has now lost count of how many she has. For Julia, getting tattooed is a spiritual experience. Her boyfriend, Esai, has never seen her without tattoos but that all changes today. Julia is switching up her look completely for a ‘girly glam’ style and tattoo cover up. What will she make of the transformation? And how will Esai react?
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00:00 I have way too many tattoos to count.
00:03 It's been maybe 15 plus years since I've seen myself without tattoos.
00:09 Hi!
00:11 Today I'm going from tattooed tomboy to girly pan.
00:15 I'm feeling not great about it because this stuff is really not my style.
00:21 3, 2, 1.
00:24 Ooh, I look weird.
00:28 I will be revealing to my boyfriend.
00:30 Yusai's never seen me without tattoos.
00:33 It looks like you're a different person.
00:36 I don't know where Julia is.
00:37 I feel like a different person.
00:39 One of my favorite tattoos is my front tattoo.
00:46 It has a lammer geier or a bearded vulture on the front.
00:50 My name is Julia. I'm 34 years old and my body is 98% tattooed.
00:56 When I was 18, I had maybe one or two big tattoos.
01:00 But I've been getting tattooed for so many years, now it's kind of like one huge tattoo.
01:05 Everything is connected and kind of flowing together.
01:08 I've spent maybe $30,000, $40,000.
01:12 Pain is really subjective, so it's different for everyone.
01:15 But for me, the head tattoo was the most painful tattoo that I've ever had.
01:20 When someone says "girly glam," I definitely don't think of me or my style.
01:25 I don't even know what that is, really, to be honest.
01:27 I think some very ridiculous clothes and accessories are in this package.
01:32 I've never seen myself in floral, pink, glam, anything.
01:40 This is definitely not my style.
01:44 I think the girly glam style is cute on other people, but definitely not for me.
01:50 I think I'm going to look really ugly, to be honest.
01:52 [music]
01:57 Hi!
01:58 Hi!
01:59 I'm Kelsey.
02:00 Hi, Julia, good to meet you.
02:01 Hey, nice to meet you.
02:02 Hi, good to meet you.
02:03 [music]
02:11 All right, Julia, we're all ready for you.
02:13 Are you excited?
02:15 Really, absolutely.
02:16 You're like, "Not really, I love it."
02:18 You're so cute.
02:20 [music]
02:28 We are fully getting covered right now, and everything is starting to look very flawless.
02:33 Her eyeshadow is getting done.
02:36 Her hair is about to be set and prepped.
02:38 She's just absolutely gorgeous.
02:40 She doesn't really even need this.
02:41 She's just beautiful.
02:43 I definitely will never stop getting tattooed.
02:45 I think I get tattooed more now for the experience,
02:48 not as much the actual art.
02:50 It feels like a spiritual experience to get tattooed, in a sense.
02:54 It's very meditative.
02:56 When I'm in between sessions, sometimes I do, I kind of call it the itch.
03:00 You're just ready to get tattooed again,
03:02 and sometimes you don't even care what it is, you just want a tattoo.
03:06 Dang, you're doing even the eyelashes.
03:08 Yes, girl, got to do the whole look.
03:10 I think she's going to be swept away.
03:12 I think it's just going to show her her true natural beauty,
03:15 and she's going to shine.
03:17 I'm excited. I hope she is, too.
03:20 I'm excited to see her reaction more than anything, so we'll see.
03:24 I will be revealing to my boyfriend.
03:26 Ysai's never seen me without tattoos.
03:28 I think he'll probably laugh at me.
03:30 Loving it.
03:32 Ow, ow.
03:33 How's the hair?
03:34 Everything's great.
03:35 Perfect.
03:36 Yay, so we are all done.
03:38 How do you feel?
03:39 Nervous.
03:40 Caked?
03:41 [laughter]
03:42 Okay, awesome.
03:43 Let's do the big reveal.
03:45 Are you ready?
03:48 Yes.
03:49 Yay.
03:51 Three, two, one.
03:54 I look weird.
03:59 [music]
04:09 I look older.
04:10 I look like an old lady.
04:12 My makeup looks really good, and my hair looks really nice.
04:15 I'm actually having a hard time balancing in these shoes, too.
04:17 I don't see how anybody could wear these and be comfortable.
04:20 I really like my makeup.
04:21 It looks really cute, and my hair looks really nice,
04:24 but my dress is really ugly, and the boots are very uncomfortable.
04:28 I think I'm going to break my ankle.
04:30 I don't know anybody who would wear this kind of stuff,
04:33 so if I were to see somebody wearing this in public,
04:35 I would think that they're definitely not boring,
04:38 maybe a little bit crazy.
04:40 It's hard to envision what she's going to look like,
04:44 because I've known her since she's had tattoos,
04:46 so I don't know what she looks like without them.
04:49 Okay, now you can open your eyes.
04:54 Oh, wow.
04:57 What do you think?
04:59 Oh, my goodness.
05:01 I can't see any of the tattoos.
05:04 That's crazy.
05:05 I'm liking the boots.
05:07 I'm liking the dress.
05:09 I like your hair.
05:10 Your hair looks really good.
05:12 Yeah, I really like the hair.
05:13 And the makeup's really nice.
05:15 I feel my knees are hurting.
05:17 Your knees are hurting?
05:18 I know, those look tight on your knees right there.
05:20 Yeah, and I can barely breathe.
05:21 But you know what?
05:22 I think it's all been worth it.
05:23 It's been a really fast experience.
05:25 It's so different.
05:28 Don't I look crazy?
05:29 It looks crazy, yeah.
05:30 Don't I look stupid?
05:31 It looks like you're a different person.
05:33 I don't know where Julia is.
05:34 I feel like a different person.
05:36 It's definitely not my style,
05:37 but I think on somebody else it would look really cute.
05:39 It would look cute, yeah.
05:41 It looks cute on you, though.
05:42 Aw, thank you.
05:43 Yeah.
05:44 The boots are probably a little bit much, but...
05:47 Today went a lot better than I expected.
05:49 The makeup surprised me the most about this look.
05:52 I will probably get changed and take my makeup off
05:55 as soon as this is over.
05:57 All right, we done?
05:58 Yeah, we're done.
05:59 Okay, let's go.
06:00 Let's go.
06:01 Let's go to the sun.
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