Tattoos anyone??

Originally Posted by RicaLynn

- And esp. if you're in the military that's a VERY, VERY bad idea. No need drawing more attention from command than necessary. . .

I have contemplated getting a triskele or Celtic trinity symbol, but I don't know where I'd put it. Don't want it visible to the general public. Besides, I'm probably too chicken to ever follow through - I have commitment issues

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i think it is a very very bad idea if you have any kind of job(besides a mobster)... very unprofessional... i dont know many jobs that allow you to show tatoos.... besides, wearing to much makeup or even putting bright highlights in your hair will draw disapproving attention from command... like i said, i wouldnt do it... but if i was weird, i might.

Originally Posted by vespacat

Anyone know why some people won't tattoo over a scar?

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Often, the tattoo pigment won't even 'take' on a scar. Or the color will be visibly different from the rest of the tattoo, according to the research I have done.

Love the tattoo pics!! Tats are neat...each one looks different and means something different to the owner.
If I knew it wouldn't hurt like a beast, I'd have them all over. lol
How much DOES it hurt, anyway? The idea of sitting through pain is the only thing keeping me from it (that and the cost, lol).
Pain or no, I am thinking about getting a rearing Arabian horse tattooed on my back.

It is pretty darn painful! I have a very high pain threshold and by the time they finished my tat I felt like I was going to pass out from the pain. Its so hard to explain. But part of my reason for getting one was to prove to myself that I could handle the pain. lol.

Im more likly going to get a dragon wrapped around my leg, here in a few years. Im having my tounge pierced when im 18.



Ashley

It hurts like heck!!!! I wanted her to stop before she was even done, but I did it, and it took about 15 minutes completely and I took some ibuprofen afterwards..seemed to help some,,,,it still hurts some today, but I just absolutely love it!

I've got two and no regrets.

I've got vampire bites in the traditional folklore placement. Um....close to the heart. And I've got the NIN from Nine Inch Nail's Sin single and the cover art of the RS from Rosetta Stone's Adrenaline CD done in black and red on the outside of me left thigh, about 3" above the knee. It looks like a tribal-type design if you don't know what it is. I figured I could hide them when I needed to, and at least when I had the figure I could show them when I wanted to. Got the bites when I was 20, NIN/RS when I was 24. I'm 32 now and have no regrets at all.

About the pain...a lot depends on where you get them too. I got both of mine on fleshy areas. Just felt like getting scratched with a needle. It wasn't comfortable, but it wasn't painful either. He hit a nerve just slightly on the one on my leg, and it gave the sensation that the needle was coming out of my knee. It was pretty wild. didn't hurt, though. The more flesh between the skin and the bone, the less painful it will be.

That's interesting about the scarring. My sister had her first tat removed (it was done by a "friend" when she was 17 and drunk with a ball point pen, thread and a needle ) and then had a professional go over top of the scar and make a fairy sitting on a chrysanthemum. The new(er) one is gorgeous. She had hers removed before lasers were widely accepted (I'm thinking this was back around 1990 or so), and had the skin cut and folded over the area where the tat was. That, she said, was painful!

Heidi,

That post had more mental images than I care to visualize.........

I have 3 and I regret two of them.

This is the one I have on my lower back. It was my first tatoo, it's the only one I like.


My second tattoo is Bam Bam and Pebbles holding my name (my first name Maria). I regret that one, I have that one my back.

My third Tattoo is around my belly button, is a bunch of purple flowers going around my navel with black tribal design. It kind of looks like this, but at the bottom it has the black tribal lines going down. I also regret this one, this was the only one that hurt me, but the guy did it really fast. I also got my belly button pierce that same day.

I have two as of right now this one without the color. its just black and white. i dont have a real pic of it cuz its in a naughty place lol



this is on my lower back its 3 inches the whole way around and took 2 hours and is a symbol for my name meaning eternal life/ressurection. I dont have a picture of it on me with me. Im at Johns.


And i want to get this around my ankle.. i made it in memory of my grandmother who passed away last year her name was flora lee. I just need the money now to get it. :-\\
http://www.deviantart.com/view/17241222/

An ankh, nice choice. I had a beautiful silver ankh on a chain back in the 80's... though it's long gone now.

I actually didn't find it too painful at all... but according to the guy who did it, my pain tolerance is apparently higher than a lot of bikers he's tattooed. So don't take my word for it.

Originally Posted by Zoe'n'MissKitty

Love the tattoo pics!! Tats are neat...each one looks different and means something different to the owner.
If I knew it wouldn't hurt like a beast, I'd have them all over. lol
How much DOES it hurt, anyway? The idea of sitting through pain is the only thing keeping me from it (that and the cost, lol).
Pain or no, I am thinking about getting a rearing Arabian horse tattooed on my back.

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Originally Posted by RoyalEnchntrss

I have two as of right now this one without the color. its just black and white. i dont have a real pic of it cuz its in a naughty place

lol

this is on my lower back its 3 inches the whole way around and took 2 hours and is a symbol for my name meaning eternal life/ressurection. I dont have a picture of it on me with me. Im at Johns.

And i want to get this around my ankle.. i made it in memory of my grandmother who passed away last year her name was flora lee. I just need the money now to get it. :-\\
http://www.deviantart.com/view/17241222/

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Aww you bad girl!!! The one on my hip is a little to low to show.
The ones you have are awesome. I love everyone's tat's!!!
That one for your grandma is just beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you see my pics of Salem??? He is home!!!

Originally Posted by vespacat

An ankh, nice choice. I had a beautiful silver ankh on a chain back in the 80's... though it's long gone now.

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thank you im in love with it lol everyone i know loves it.. even my parents! theyd rather me take my tongue ring out haha I have a high pain tolerence so i dont have any problems with getting them. more uncomfortable than anything! especially when i got the ankh! i was leaning over and my legs kept falling asleep!!

Originally Posted by ciera23

Aww you bad girl!!! The one on my hip is a little to low to show.

The ones you have are awesome. I love everyone's tat's!!!
That one for your grandma is just beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you see my pics of Salem??? He is home!!!

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lol yes yes i am!! its lower than that!! my mom crapped herself when i got that one! haha shes like you have to keep that shaved right??? hahaha i just made the one for my grandmother the other night, I cant wait to get it. Id also like to get a bracelet of music notes done...ill go look for salem now!!!

Originally Posted by RoyalEnchntrss

lol yes yes i am!! its lower than that!! my mom crapped herself when i got that one! haha shes like you have to keep that shaved right??? hahaha i just made the one for my grandmother the other night, I cant wait to get it. Id also like to get a bracelet of music notes done...ill go look for salem now!!!

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LOL me too. My mom was not happy camper about the tat's but she is really irritated with my tongue ring and belly piercings. he he he
Wow, well that is absolutely beautiful!!!!!! You did an amazing design job!! I love it.
That would be awesome with music notes!

K!! He's soooooo adorable!!!! I am so excited. He's in my announcement thread.

I thought music notes would be good since i play the saxophone, flute, clarinet, some keyboard and piano. lol

Originally Posted by RoyalEnchntrss

I thought music notes would be good since i play the saxophone, flute, clarinet, some keyboard and piano. lol

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Wow, that is amazing. I would to have that musical talent. I played piano when I was younger but I only liked playing by ear not reading the music.
That is so cool that you play all those! That would be an awesome tat to have too.

Regarding the pain issue, I didn't think it was as bad as people said it would be. Mine is on my lower back and there were some spots that were painful, but overall it really wasn't terrible. Honestly, the "high" I got off of it when it was done wiped out any pain. It was one of the most exhilarating things I've ever done.

lol i know exactly what you mean!! I liked when he was going over the spine and it vibrated my whoooole back haha