Women with tatoos.

[disneyworld!]

it does not feel the same as "getting a needle" it is more like accupucture.....I find it "relaxing"

 

[chell]

Accupucture is another thing that scares the heck out of me.

 

[mudnuri]

I have one on my outside ankle- its a bowtie with chevrolet written in it. for anyone who said they wont tattoo ya when drunk- well lookie at my ankle...I dont regret it, I'd do it again sober, but I was certainly NOT sober when they did it.

I wanted to get one on my lower back- then heard them called Butt (insert the other word) Hat's....seems now everyone has one.

I want to get one with my DD's names and DOB's in it- but I'm not done designing the rest of it...I'm thinking on my other ankle- almost like an anklet with that info somewhere in it....

out of 3 SILs 2 of them have them. 1- has a butthat, nice sunset scene, and something else on her shoulder blade...the other- has this indian- whats it called...dream catcher? but it was put in the wrong place on her thigh...with shorts- you can see 1/2 of it...shouldda either been lower or higher IMO...

I like the kind that you see only if I chose for you to see it, like my ankle. On my lower arm's no way...

and I agree- to each their own..

Brandy

 

[mudnuri]

it does not feel the same as "getting a needle" it is more like accupucture.....I find it "relaxing"

I found the worst part was actually the position my body had to be in...to do the outside ankle- I had to sit in a pretty akward way...hurt my hips after awhile.

Oh- and coloring in - is worse than the outline...I had shadding done on mine with 3 different blues- OUCH

Brandy

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I like them, personally. Small ones though. I don't think I'd ever get anything huge. Alas, I can't get anything small either, due to an allergic reaction to the ink. I'm sure there is special ink they could use on me, but I don't want to pay for it or go through the trouble.

If I did have one, it would be something small, like a small ankh or eye of horus symbol (both Egyptian symbols) somewhere that could be covered up, like lower back or shoulder.

ETA : so no, Papa Deuce, I'm not thinking of getting a 20 sided dice tatooted on my butt or anything crazy.

I have a friend whose DH has a ton of random tatoos (mostly related to Scooby Doo). She deals with it even though she's not crazy about it.

 

[Sandyincanada]

I have never seen a tatoo on anyone, male or female that I even remotely like. I would never, ever consider getting a tatoo. I cannot think of any design or color, or shape that I would want to look at for the rest of my life. Jimmy Buffet's song, "A permanent reminder of a tempory feeling" sums it up!

I feel the same way. Permanent being the key word there. I work with so many women who now at 30-40 regret the tattoo they got at 20. It fades, or distorts after childbirth (one has stretchmarks through hers) or they are just tired of it. Removing them leaves scars in many cases. I see so many young girls with huge ones on their backs and I really think many of them are going to regret it one day. My DD (now 19) has been yakking about one for years, so far, I've talked her out of it, lol.

 

[MELSMICE]

I'm not a tattoo fan, but to each his own.

I always tell me DD's that they can do what they want, but to remember that it's a permanent thing & to think of what it would like right now on their great-grandmother!

Discreet ones are okay, but the big ones certainly don't get my "blood pumping" at all!

 

[minkydog]

I don't like tattoos. If someone wants to get a tattoo,it's their business(unless it's my underage child). However...when i see a person with multiple pictures up and down their arms, chest, back neck & face i always think,"There goes someone who doesn't aspire to be more than they are today." No matter how "great" a tattoo looks, it still makes them look sleazy,IMO. I would never say anything to them,but I sure as heck would'nt hire them for anything that involves working with the public(unless i owned a motorcycle shop or a music store). Flame away, you won't change how I feel.

Cathy

 

[disneyworld!]

thats kool! your opinon.....
I have mine so that I can be professional at work..etc. you would never know I have what I do..they are my personal thing..I do have a nice rose on my ankle, but can only see that one in the summer. and my Tinkerbell on my forearm(my friend actully got it in the wrong spot) I never were short shirts....the only time you will see, is in a bathing suit!
and I am 43.....I cannot wait to get more!

 

[minniepumpernickel]

I know women and men that have the Asian characters tattooed on the inside of the lower arm. It's a marshal arts thing. If you have ever watched "Kung Fu" it signifies the part in the beginning where he picks up the burning kettle and the characters get singed into his skin. It's a mark of pride and accomplishment.

 

[S. C.]

Has anyone had their eyebrows tatooed? I have been thinking of having it done since my eyebrows are so thin & uneven. They call it permanent makeup & it is suppose to look natural. A woman i work with DM had it done a few years ago & was very happy with it.

 

[Catzeyes]

I love my tattoo. It is a dolphin holding a rose in it's mouth. I got it last summer for my 45th birthday and it is on my ankle. It hurt like hell but it was worth it to me. I have always wanted one and gave it tons of thought. It is two and a half inches high and not even an inch wide. Everyone that has talked to me about it says it is pretty. I would do it again in a heartbeat, but it would have to be small.

 

[DWhittles]

If I wasn't such a big chicken, I'd go get one. I don't know what it would be of though..probably a set of teenyweeny footprints with DS's birthdate.

TOV

I LOVE that idea...I might have to figure out a way to incorporate that into my future piece...that's wonderful!

 

[DWhittles]

it does not feel the same as "getting a needle" it is more like accupucture.....I find it "relaxing"

LOL, not like accupuncture! Accupuncture is supposed to be painless!
Tattooing is done by litterally dragging a needle along your skin and depositing the inks down deep so they last.
It hurts. Hurts some more than others some not at all. When I had mine touched up, at one point I looked at the artists and asked" Tell me again why I'm doing this?"

 

[disneyworld!]

well to me it feels like accuputure!(had both!) I have one piece that took over 5 hurs, and guess what? I fell asleep! I find it very relaxing....again, it is a personal thing!

 

[grlpwrd]

I know women and men that have the Asian characters tattooed on the inside of the lower arm. It's a marshal arts thing. If you have ever watched "Kung Fu" it signifies the part in the beginning where he picks up the burning kettle and the characters get singed into his skin. It's a mark of pride and accomplishment.

Yes, that could be true, but mostly I see people co-opting tattooing and using different aspects of ancient cultures to make it their own. For example, many people misuse Asian characters and when translated they carry a whole different meaning. Or how people get a tribal band around their arm like Polynesians do. All co-opting.

Then again it could just be a fad thing, too, or just a way to express themselves or a mark of a milestone or something.

 

[Lynn CC]

I don't like them on men or women, I hope my DH and DS never, ever get one. Of course, I wound never influence them one way or the other

 

[minniepumpernickel]

Yes, that could be true, but mostly I see people co-opting tattooing and using different aspects of ancient cultures to make it their own. For example, many people misuse Asian characters and when translated they carry a whole different meaning. Or how people get a tribal band around their arm like Polynesians do. All co-opting.

Then again it could just be a fad thing, too, or just a way to express themselves or a mark of a milestone or something.

My guy friend is a black-belt in Shotokhan that has this tattoo. I am just going out to meet him in half an hour. I asked him what his meant! LOL! I'm sure some people may misuse the concept letters) etc.

 

[skiwee1]

My DH and I have been wanting to get a tattoo for years. I want a small anklet type and he wants something going down his calf. My DH thinks small ones on women on their ankle are sexy. He thinks any others are gross. My 21 y/o DD has a fairy on her lower back that she designed herself. It is very pretty but not something an old coot like me would get. I am 43 and DH is 45.

 

[dmadman43]

"Mommy, what's that blue wrinkly think on Grandma's shoulder?"

Anything larger than 1/2" is no longer sexy and in fact is a total turn off...like fake ****s. But, that's just my opinion.