How did Safiya involve her subscribers in choosing her tattoo design?

Safiya let her subscribers email tattoo ideas.

What were the four tattoo options Safiya considered?

Safiya considered a bat silhouette, moon outline, alien head, and cat with bats.

Safiya got her tattoo on her left side ribcage.

Safiya used coping techniques like making faces and flexing her Birkenstocks.

Safiya collaborated with tattoo artist Kimmy Tan.

Safiya involved her subscribers in choosing her tattoo design, reflecting her strong connection to her YouTube channel and content creation.
Safiya's collaboration with tattoo artist Kimmy Tan, her coping techniques during the tattooing process, and her eventual satisfaction with the tattoo highlight her thoughtful approach to the experience and the importance of managing pain and distractions during such procedures.

How did Safiya involve her subscribers in choosing her tattoo design?
Safiya let her subscribers email tattoo ideas.
What were the four tattoo options Safiya considered?
Safiya considered a bat silhouette, moon outline, alien head, and cat with bats.
Where did Safiya get her tattoo placed?
Safiya got her tattoo on her left side ribcage.
How did Safiya manage the pain during the tattooing process?
Safiya used coping techniques like making faces and flexing her Birkenstocks.
Who was the tattoo artist Safiya collaborated with for her tattoo?
Safiya collaborated with tattoo artist Kimmy Tan.

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Safiya let her subscribers choose her tattoo after reaching 5 million subscribers, following a similar event where they chose her hair color at 4 million subscribers.
She had always considered getting a tattoo related to her channel, as YouTube and content creation meant a lot to her.
Safiya asked her subscribers to email tattoo ideas, receiving various submissions ranging from simple to illustrated designs.
Four tattoo options were selected based on popularity and Safiya's preferences, including a bat silhouette, moon outline, alien head, and cat with bats in a circle.
The winning design, a fusion of cat, bats, and moon, was chosen through a poll with 49% of the votes.
Safiya collaborated with tattoo artist Kimmy Tan to finalize the design, opting for a crescent moon, a skinnier tail for the cat, and a spindly branch.
The tattoo was placed on Safiya's left side ribcage, a spot that would be mostly hidden by clothing.
Safiya underwent the tattooing process at Skin Deep Tattoo and Piercing in Glendale, California, with Kimmy Tan as the tattoo artist.
The pain level varied during the tattooing process, with Safiya initially comparing it to a cat scratch but later finding it more painful in certain areas.
Safiya used coping techniques like making faces and flexing her Birkenstocks to manage the pain during the tattooing process.

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Poking in the thigh helps S, but it doesn't hurt T.
Kimmy outlines the tattoo, and S finds shading more painful than outlining.
S chews gum during the tattooing process for comfort.
S distracts herself by observing visual stimuli in the room.
After an hour of tattooing, the tattoo is revealed, and S loves it.
Kimmy provides aftercare instructions, and S heads home with the new tattoo, still in the crusting phase.