It’s July 20th and here’s what has been happening in the world of tattoos this week. Man gets a six pick inked: Hands down one of the funniest (and shittest) tattoos we’ve seen, however, you can’t help loving it at the same time. For this years Australian Tattoo Expo, Scott Medhurst entered and won the

    View this post on Instagram LION KING 🖤🖤🖤 A post shared by Katina Scheffler (@mermaid_tattooer) on Jun 18, 2019 at 8:27am PDT The Lion King tattoos are out in full force: With the release of the Lion King on the horizon, it appears so are the themed tattoos, looking for a Simba or

July 1st Tattoo News: It’s that time of the week again where we share with you the highs, the lows and the damn right cool from this week in the tattoo world. With it being the start of the month and summer finally arriving what does the news this week have in store for us.

Tattoos at work: Are they still an issue? Debbie Darling says no Debbie Darling runs her own marketing agency and says her tattoos have been if anything, a bonus in her career – despite them being generally frowned upon in many professions. She expresses how they have become a focal point of remembrance for her

Airline allows employees to have visible tattoos: Air New Zealand have updated their policy to allow tattoos that can be seen whilst in uniform. The airline was criticised for refusing to employ people with visible tattoos whilst simultaneously appropriating Maori culture in its marketing campaigns through the use of tribal language and symbols. Maori people

The Royal Air force (RAF) is relaxing previously restrictive policies on the tattoos of new recruits. RAF eligibility criteria could exclude any recruit with tattoos visible above the neck or below the sleeve cuff. A new amendment doesn’t reverse tattoo these restrictions – but it does allow more flexibility and opens recruitment opportunities for more

Kendrick Lamar endures 16 hours for a tattoo: Kendrick Lamar isn’t a man of many tattoos. In fact, his most prominent tattoo is the words “Hustle Like You Broke” on his arm. However, he recently sat through 16 hours for his next tattoo and got a new piece of art that now covers the previous

Ant McPartlin shows off new “meaningful” tattoo Ant McPartlin has been photographed showing off a new arrow tattoo which he has revealed has “personal meaning”. The large tattoo is visible on his forearm, and he has assured fans that the meaning behind it is very positive. He seems to be a fan of such meaningful

Kentucky’s proposal to ban tattoos over scars criticised Doctors and tattoo artists are criticising a proposal by health officials in Kentucky to ban tattooing over scars. There has been no reason given for proposing the ban, and no medical research has been cited that would warrant this ban. The only type of scar that shouldn’t

We start this week’s roundup of tattoo news in Saskatoon, Canada where one man’s wish to preserve his tattoos after his death has caught the attention of the BBC – Chris Wendell died in October of last year of heart failure leaving behind a wife and five children who sought to implement his wish. Chris’

From a schoolgirl punished for commemorating a tragedy to the emerging and extreme trend that is Nullo, this week’s News in Tattoos is as colourful as ever: This Clown’s Got Your Back Photorealistic tattoos are still pretty rare for all kinds of reasons – chief among them the incredible amount of time and effort it