Cubic zirconiums!

I win!

For me, it depends on a combo of color, stroke, and hand/talent/lightness.

@Tyler224 127584 wrote:

That’s not my room haha it’s my back/sun room

PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF!

@buttwheat 127622 wrote:

You would be surprised when I moved away from my parents home into an absolute dump I got so much strange I use to think that chicks liked that crap hole of a house.

DON’T YOU ENCOURAGE OP!

@Sam-I-Am 127618 wrote:

*sigh* In another time and another place…..

You old dog! 😉

But yeah, making your tattoos all work together regardless of style is about space and how much needle you’re willing to endure.

On my left side I have a Tolkein based tattoo and a Hugo based tattoo beneath that… The first one is just black Tengwar from Bilbo’s poem about Aragorn. The one below it is a light pink rose referencing Les Miserables Ch IV, “A Rose in Misery.” Beneath the rose I’d like a Rilke reference on writing… Maybe something with tree roots, a heart…[Read more]

@Kol 127464 wrote:

Hey Grey Cat,

Yeah it is. I got it for my brain injury, Chiari Malformation. The condition is drastically uneducated by doctors and I wanted awareness 24/7/365…just didn’t think it would be self-awareness at the moment, LOL.

AHA! I knew it was a neuro condition based on the tattoo. (I work in neuro peds, but I’ve only heard…[Read more]

@buttwheat 127564 wrote:

Dry is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than wet for tattoos not so much for sex thou.

No one’s going to do him until he CLEANS HIS FUCKING ROOM.

@jerryatrophy 127328 wrote:

Cmon guys… first things first….

Are you out of room everywhere else?

Not just apprentices.

I totally realized a significant group of minority medical professionals look like nothing more than tattoo apprentices from 1992 when you see them in the shower. O_O

I mean, tattoos are so freaking mainstream…[Read more]

Look! The kitty is smiling!

Seriously well done.

Shower with liquid Dial on it. Dry thoroughly. Apply unscented moisturizer. (Like I’m sure the tattoo artist said.) Petal it with gauze if it’s dry to the touch. If not, just a clean shirt will do. I wouldn’t make a special trip for gauze, but I am a fan of petaling if you need extra protection for a couple hours.

Your messy room ties my remaining ovary in a knot. Clean your room. Then take a bath and put an unscented lotion like Jergen’s on the tattoo.

Impossibly lovely. I really adore it.

Hard to distinguish a lot, but the concept is cute and simple.

Beware, hand tattoos supposedly don’t age well. (Said the pussy who only has tattoos on her torso and thighs.)

Just as you’re limited by flat canvas, paper, linen, sculpture, all forms of art are “imperfect” in some aspect, I suppose. Nothing can look totally 3D on a flat surface and truly perfect lines are pretty much impossible. There’s only bad art, okay art, good art, and great art, and outside of things like lines, clarity, form, symmetry, and…[Read more]

It’s a purple ribbon with a brain in the middle? What is it? An homage to Rett’s syndrome?

I’m not being funny. I just can’t tell what it is.

Listen to these folks, kiddo.

And welcome. 🙂 Happy to have you.

@Sam-I-Am 127389 wrote:

You’ll never please everyone, especially here. What really matters is how you feel about it.
Enjoy your tattoos, and keep us posted!

Agreed. I have a big text tattoo of Tengwar I love, but it drives some people here, who have good taste, absolutely bonkers. However, while it’s nice to have positive feedback, ultimately,…[Read more]

@yodaddynukka 127399 wrote:

i dont think its a fad. lots of insane bio mech artists out there! adrian dominic, roman abrego, guy aitchison etc etc etc etc

See, I love biomech tattoos. However, I’m an almost 30 year old woman working in a conservative industry. That part bothers me less than the fact my 70 year old father would probably be…[Read more]

@Amok 127360 wrote:

Biomech will be like tribal and barbed wire in 15 years.

I swear to God, part of me thinks it would be totally bad ass to get the ultimate cliche tattoo: A koi jumping a barbwire rope working a tribal hula hoop. The other part of me can’t stand the idea of being stuck with that idea.

We know tattoos are open wounds for three to four weeks. After that point, it becomes a closed wound, but that following month, it is STILL a considerable subdermal wound with easy potential for infection/discoloration. From a nursing standpoint, I’d consider staying out of the water of any kind, and any kind of submersion, for two months,…[Read more]