MUM of two Amiee is an alternative tattoo model with extensive inking all over her body, including her face and heavily blacked out forearms. As well as being heavily tattooed, Amiee, now 23, also has over 12 piercings in her face alone. Amiee had her first tattoo when she was 13 and really started to get into tattoos aged 18, after she started working in a tattoo shop. A year later she had her first facial tattoo and has about 10 of them now. Amiee mostly has tattoos on her upper body and has over 50 - so far. Eventually she plans to be covered in tattoos from head to toe. Although friends and family have mostly been supportive of Amiee’s tattooed look, her parents took the longest to get used to it. What will they think seeing their daughter once again without any tattoos?
Follow Amiee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amiee_inked/
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Videographer: Jonathan Constantinou
Producers: Stephanie Stijkel, Natalia Giorgi
Editor: Hailey Wang
Follow Amiee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amiee_inked/
Follow Gemma (MUA) on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gemmahornermua/
Videographer: Jonathan Constantinou
Producers: Stephanie Stijkel, Natalia Giorgi
Editor: Hailey Wang
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00:00Hi, I'm Amy. I have over 40 tattoos and today I will be covering all of them.
00:07I was brought my first tattoo machine by my parents when I was 13.
00:13I'm very nervous.
00:15It's going to be a shocker, I think.
00:17I think my mum's going to hate it.
00:19From a young age I started watching Miami Ink and LA Ink.
00:31I started getting tattoos roughly about 13.
00:36I had got hold of a tattoo machine and I wanted to know what it was like.
00:42I got my first face tattoo when I was about 19.
00:45A lot of my leg tattoos are practice from when I started in the industry.
00:51My knuckles, I've got both of my boys, the years that they were born.
00:55I love to be able to see that every day.
00:58In the future I do hope to be 100% covered.
01:04I am very much an addict when it comes to body modification.
01:08This is something that I would like to go all the way up my neck and eventually onto my face.
01:13Today Gemma is going to be covering up all of my tattoos,
01:17taking away my piercings and then we are going to reveal to my mum and my stepdad.
01:26Hi, it's Amy.
01:28Gemma, makeup artist.
01:30Thank you so much.
01:31Are you ready for today?
01:32So nervous.
01:34I am really nervous.
01:36I am so nervous to see what I look like.
01:40How many have you got?
01:43I've got 15 in my face.
01:45Oh my god.
01:46It feels really strange not having metal everywhere.
01:50Because it is so dark, so I've got to consider the arm hair is going to be caked with makeup
01:55to make sure that doesn't look obvious.
02:08Are you ready?
02:10Yeah.
02:11Yeah.
02:12Three, two, one.
02:16Oh my days.
02:21Oh my god.
02:23No, I don't like it.
02:31Wow.
02:34No.
02:35I don't like what I look like now.
02:37That's not, no.
02:39I've lost my identity.
02:41Is it making you emotional?
02:43Do you feel sad?
02:45I think my mum's going to hate it.
02:47She's going to absolutely hate it.
02:50More nervous than excited.
02:52I think it's been so many years since we've seen Amy without tattoos.
02:57It's been a long time, hasn't it?
02:59So I'm guessing.
03:00It can be quite a shock as well.
03:02About to give my mother the shock of her life.
03:05Oh my god.
03:09Are you looking at me?
03:10Oh.
03:11Don't, because I might as well.
03:18Oh.
03:19You look lovely.
03:21You really do look pretty.
03:23It's f***ing disgusting, isn't it?
03:27You look, oh my god.
03:29You look, oh my god.
03:32You look, oh my god.
03:35You look beautiful.
03:37What do you think?
03:39I hate it.
03:40Yeah.
03:41I hate it.
03:42I can't stop staring.
03:43I know.
03:44I can't stop staring.
03:45The shape of your face is so different.
03:49I've got to touch it.
03:51It's beautiful.
03:53I can't wait to get in the shower.
03:56I prefer with the tattoos, just because that's Amy.
03:59That's how she is.
04:00It's a big part of her life.
04:02I think it's very interesting to see Amy like this.
04:05But I prefer with the tattoos, definitely.
04:08Today really has made me realise that I really am so happy
04:12with the choice that I made to be heavily tattooed
04:15despite being told not to.
04:29I love you.
04:30I love you.