And your citations for all of this information are? (I’m not doubting, but it would further help your accountability with links and research notes and what have you.) Otherwise, the general reader has to take your word for it, or assume you know what you’re talking about without actually knowing you.

P.s HAPPY 100th post to ME!!

No no the puss and all that is from the sun burn. And my endorphins didn’t kick in until about 30 minutes into my tattoo. Craaapppy huh?

I have a better description of the pain: It’s more like a 3rd degree sun burn (with bubbles and puss) and someone taking a needle and digging in it.

I’ll tell you right now that white ink doesn’t last. It fades and you have to get it redone. So just having your tat in black ink is a good idea. Good luck with it and post some pix once it’s done!!

Okay so you want a symbol in reference with the past…
a flying bird
a clock
parting clouds
the phases of a butterfly (including the caterpillar and caccoon)

When I think of more I’ll let you know.

Definitely shade it with black and grays.

Is that not a guy in the picture?

Any decent artist can incorporate the two together from separate pictures.

Are you wanting the entire tree or just a vine? If you’re going with a small design, I’d say only do a vine full of blossoms rather than an entire tree. It’s more delicate and feminine to do it that way. If you’re going for more of a tree, you’d probably want to place the tat on a larger part of your body like your back. Small but detailed is always nice.

Welcome to the community! Good luck with your cover up. That kind of pain is supposed to be worse than the tattoo itself, or so I’ve heard. (Not a personal experience.) There is a section in this forum that can be more informative on that than I.
In one of your other posts I explained how to post pix. Can’t wait to see them!
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Go to All Albums, Add Album, then you upload your pictures there right from your PC. Hope that helped.

When you see pictures of kite boarding… you only see the boarder and generally not the kite up above. Kool stuff. Thanks for the enlightenment and I hope you find the design you want for you!

I still to this day (after tat has healed) moisturize. It’s a good thing to keep doing to keep the brilliance of your inks and skin. I use Jergens Shea Butter because it has a very gentle scent and I’m hypo allergenic. This means I’m allergic to most everything, but I’m not allergic to this. It also helps for razor burn, stretch marks, and scars.…[Read more]

Pretty sure she has an EX boyfriend’s name on her neck.

Pixie was fired because of a fight she had with Kim. There’s a new store manager at the end of the 1st series…

I used to live in Denver, it makes me sad to have missed something like this!

I live in KS as well. It’s really hard to find good tattoo artists here. I went to Texas for mine. Would you be willing to go that far? I can recommend some pretty awesome people if you’re willing. Artists do portraits all the time. You probably wouldn’t have to explain anything expect, “I want this girl’s face on my arm because she’s special to…[Read more]

If I were thinking of any sort of augmentation or modification to my breasts, I’d take it up with a doctor first, to be perfectly honest… They know breasts inwards and out. You probably don’t even have to go to a doctor for them to know. Just ask over the phone. There could be scarring that could get in the way of your breast milk if it closes…[Read more]

What’s everyone’s obsession with David Beckham? He’s not THAT attractive and his tattoos aren’t THAT impressive.He merely has a lot… Some members on this site have more original and awesome designs than that guy.

I really like classical Japanese tattoos. The coy, dragon, cherry blossom, etc… things of that nature really please my eye.

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It’s not very wise to get a tattoo at a young age. You change so much with just a couple years. Some symbol may mean the world to you now and mean nothing to you later. Wait until you’ve thought on it for a couple of years and you’re of age.