Whoa, She Inked Her Eyes! Here’s The Wild List Of Why She’s Now Telling Us Not To Do It
Meet Lavinia Mesquita, a Brazilian tattoo artist who thought, "Hey, why not tattoo the white parts of my eyes?" Well, that decision brought a whole rollercoaster of surprises.
Turns out, eye tattoos aren't just a fashion statement. They've been throwing curveballs at her life - from job hunts turning into nightmares, awkward dating moments, to her kids getting spooked by her gaze.Her story has some real eye-openers (pun totally intended), and some wild claims like seeing the world in black and white, crying black tears, and fearing she might go blind.
We even checked in with an eye doctor to see what's medically possible here (spoiler: some of it’s nuts). Here’s the wildest reasons she’s kinda wishing she hadn’t gone full-on eyeball canvas.
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No Job, No Problem? Nope, She's Struggling To Get Hired
So first off, Lavinia says jobs are suddenly super hard to come by. Eye tattoos? Job stoppers for sure. She thought it was just a cool idea but little did she know, employers might not be on board for eye art.
Statistics show most people think visible tattoos tank your job chances and women with visible tattoos? Yeah, often face even bigger hurdles.
A typical case of "I didn't think about the real world" meets "Yeah, that’s gonna hurt your job hunt."
She Says She Sees The World Like A Black-and-White Movie
She claims everything looks black and white now - like she's living inside an old-timey film. She even compared herself to dogs, who see only limited colors.
But science pushes back! Eye experts say this is not what usually happens, since color vision starts way inside the eye, not on the surface where tattoos are.
Turns out, if the tattoo went deeper than it should have, maybe that's messing with her color vision. Mystery (kind of) solved!
Her Tears Are... Black?!
Yeah, black tears. When she cries, black tears roll down. Sounds spooky!
The doc says this can happen at first because ink can leak right out of the tattoo spot into tears.
But those black tears usually don’t stick around forever. Not so for Lavinia though; they keep appearing like an eerie fashion statement.
And no, crying more won’t magically wash the ink away.
People Have No Idea Where She's Looking… Because It's All Black
She says that when she tries to flirt, it’s like a mystery game - no one can tell if she’s eyeballing them or just zoning out, since her eyes look like total black holes.
Evolution actually gave us white eyes so others can see where we're looking. And she just erased all that progress in one bold move.
Some on the internet didn’t have much sympathy and told her, "No one made you follow this crazy trend, so deal with it!"
People Think She’s Some Kinda Demon Worshipper (But She’s Actually Evangelical)
Because of her spooky eye tattoos, people jump to wild conclusions - like she’s into demons or satanism.
But nope! Lavinia says she’s actually an evangelical Christian, which is the more "Jesus is my homeboy" side of Christianity.
Others used it as a warning tale: "The eye is sacred! Don’t mess with it unless you gotta!"
She Actually Cares About What People Think (Surprise!)
One reason Lavinia regrets her eye tat is that people’s opinions now hit her right in the feels.
She says people don’t like her look, and that’s rough.
But comments were brutal: "Pitch black eyes give me the creeps," and "There are easier ways to stand out, like purple hair - don’t do this!"
Some said it’s weird she cares because, well, getting eye tattoos usually means you just don’t care what anyone thinks.
Reading? Writing? Yeah, She Can't Do Either, Not Even Signs Or Traffic Lights
Her eye tattoos have messed with her vision so much she says reading or writing is off the table.
Adding insult to injury, she can’t even see street signs or traffic lights.
She needs friends or fam to help her text or use her phone.
Docs warn eye tattoos can actually damage the retina, the delicate eye film that’s basically your camera’s shutter. If it’s fried, your vision takes a nosedive.
Her Kids Are Scared Of Her New Look
She says her kids get scared when they look at her tattooed eyeballs.
She shared they even have nightmares and wake up crying, and when she tries to comfort them, they just cry more.
That’s pure heartbreak territory.
But if you sneak a peek at her Instagram, the toddler looks pretty chill hanging with her, bottle in hand, and even giggling at the beach.
Lavinia Fears She’s Going Blind (Eek!)
In a spooky twist, she worries her eye tattoos might eventually blind her.
An eye doctor confirmed it’s hard to say how often this happens, but it mostly depends on how careful the tattoo artist was.
Piercing the right eye layers or causing infections are the big dangers.
Lavinia didn’t mention those specific problems, but still, the fear is real and scary.
She Thinks She’s Doomed To Hell For This (Drama Alert)
Wrapping it up with a kicker, Lavinia feels like her eye tattoos are bad enough to send her straight to hell.
The internet wasn’t having it: "Jesus paid the price, no sin’s too big," they said.
And guess what? Tattoos on the eye aren’t always taboo medically - they can actually help with some eye problems.
Sometimes, scarring on the eye gets tattooed to hide the mess. So maybe eye inkers aren’t all rebels!

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