TATTOOIST and model Cigno, from San Francisco has undergone a dramatic body and lifestyle change. After losing 50lbs in weight, she quit her corporate job with eBay in Germany and moved to the US to become a tattoo apprentice. Cigno started getting tattoos and extreme modifications to her body including extensive tattoos all over her head. Describing herself as an androgynous alien, Cigno has over 200 tattoos covering most of her body as well as silicone implants in her forehead and at the base of her throat. The tattoo model will go back to basics for the day, getting her tattoos and facial implants covered up. But what will her American friends make of seeing Cigno, who they’ve only known since she was tattooed, bare skinned?
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Videographer: Elie Khadra
Producers: Nathalie Bonney, Kim Nguyen
Editor: Garry Sykes
Follow Cigno Here: https://www.instagram.com/cigno.sg/
MUA: https://www.instagram.com/marialeemakeup/
Videographer: Elie Khadra
Producers: Nathalie Bonney, Kim Nguyen
Editor: Garry Sykes
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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...