Parents Educate Your Children On Tattoos
A parent’s worst nightmare could be when they child tells them that they want a tattoo. Of course you child could be ten years old and my only be saying that because an athlete they look up to has tattoos. Or because they are fascinated with those ever so popular temporary tattoos that every kid wants. The first thing to do is not to panic. They have got a good eight years before they are legally old enough to get a tattoo. Chances are they may grow out of it and it they don’t, do fret. Honestly, if you child wants a tattoo and they are of legal age they will get one no matter what you say because legally they can get one. However, you can help educated your child on tattoos and tattooing. After all you are the parent and it is your job to educate and install correct information in your children brain.
Make sure you inform them on the seriousness of getting a tattoo and that tattoos are forever. Make sure they realize they can not wake up one morning and decide they don’t want it anymore, it is there to stay. To help ensure that your child does not make a horrible tattoo mistake help them decide on a design. By taking an active role in the decision making process when your child wants to get a tattoo you can help ensure they will not regret it later on in life. After all it is better to be involved in this life changing experience than to have them come home with some ridiculous tattoo design that they are sure to regret in a year or so.
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Ashley
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Top 10 Places To Get A Tattoo
When it comes to getting a tattoo after you have made the decision to so, one the hardest things to do after that is trying to decided where to get your tattoo. Tattoo placement is very important when it comes to getting a tattoo. Whether you believe it or not sometimes your tattoo design may not look right in the location to choice to get it. Just remember when considering to get a tattoo try to get it in a place that can be covered up if need be. The workplace is not the appropriate place to show off your tattoo, unless you are a rock stars or something to that effect.
Here is a list of the top 10 places people tend to get tattoos.
1. The lower back-20% of women who have a tattoo have a tattoo on their lower back. This location is sexy, sensual, and exposed when wearing a bathing suit and yet can be covered up at the office.
2. Wrist tattoos-many celebrities of both sex have wrist tattoos. It can be covered up by a watch and or a bracelet.
3. Foot tattoos-The popularity of foot tattoos have exploded in the past few years. It’s a fun, flirty place to have a tattoos.
4. Ankle tattoos-have been popular for a very long time. They can be very subtle or very bold.
5.Armband tattoos- became popular in the late 1990’s.
6.Back tattoos-the back is a great place for a tattoo because it is so big you have a lot of space to work with.
7.Arm tattoos-whether it be your bicep, forearm, shoulder or a sleeve the arm is another great place for a tattoo.
8.Chest tattoos-men tend to do this because it makes their pectorals look larger. It’s also a great place for a memorial tattoo because it’s so close to your heart.
9. Breast tattoo-this is more for women. Some women like to enhance their breast with a tattoo or draw attention to that area.
10. Neck tattoos-tattoo artist once stayed away from neck tattoos but now the popularity is slowing growing. There is just something sexy about someone having a tattoo on the back of their neck.
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Ashley
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Celebrity Tattoos: Lady Gaga
The Poker Face singer is probably best known for her outlandish outfits and crazy hair and fun dance songs. But Lady Gaga real name, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. But do not dare call her that, she only responds to Lady Gaga or Gaga. Well Lady Gags is also no stranger to the tattoo gun. Lady Gaga has a total of three tattoos.
The one tattoo that most everyone has seen is the black peace symbol located on her left wrist. If you look at it, it looks upside down but from Lady Gaga’s view it is right side up. She says she got this tattoo because of John Lennon. She is a huge John Lennon and Beatles fan and she grew up two miles from the imagine memorial. She she got the tattoo to help reminder her about the important things in life, like give peace a chance.
She also has a tattoo on her left should blade. This tattoo is of a Hawaiian flower. Her last tattoo is on her lower back and on her side. Gaga says that she got her first tattoo when she was 17 and got a fake id so she could do so. Of course her parents were not too happy. Well Gaga obviously regrets the tattoo design she got because she has gotten it covered up. She has three very large white roses on her side with some black vines and another set of the same roses on her lower back with some black vines that Kat Von D of LA Ink did for her.
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Ashley
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Tattoos Have Come A Long Way
Tattoos have certainly come a very long way over the last couple of decades. However, there is still some work that needs to be done to prove to people that tattoos are not bad, evil and negative. Yes once upon a time the only people to dawn tattoos were bikers, sailors, criminals, and rock stars. Well times have changed and tattoos are no longer as taboo as they once where.
Perhaps, influential celebrities that have tattoos have helped this or it could be the many tattoo reality shows that are out there like, Miami Ink, LA Ink, Inked, and the new Tattoo Highway. All of these shows give people a glimpse inside the tattoo world and prove to people, that tattoo artist as well as people who get tattoos are not bad people. Since tattoos have become so mainstream in the last couple of years there is a new trend in the decor world, tattoos. There are several new lines of plates, mugs, bowls and platters that are being influenced by tattoo style. Gucci is even getting on tattoo bandwagon. They have a new line of handbags called the “Tattoo Heart Collection” Tattoos are exploding into the decor, home furniture and fashion world.
It is safe to say that tattoos are not going anywhere and people who are tattoo haters need to get over that. Tattoos are simply getting more and more popular as the years go on. After all 1 in 4 people between the ages of 18 to 50 have a tattoo. That is an amazing number, considering there are so many people out there that think tattoos are evil.
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Ashley
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Another One Bites The Dust
People never seem to learn that getting someones names tattooed on your body besides your own or your child’s name is going to end in disaster, whether you like it or not. Granted there probably are very few people out there that have not yet been effected by the lover’s name tattoo curse. However, it is safe to say that they will sooner or later. No one is safe from this curse once the ink drys be prepared for your relationship to start going down hill.
Practically every tattoo artist out there will tell you the worst possible mistake that anyone could make when it comes to getting a tattoo is getting a tattoo of a lover’s name. Even if that lover is your spouse, because divorces do happen. This is what many refer to as the big tattoo no no. It looks like Katie Price, aka Jordan is the latest celebrity if you will call her that, to fall victim to the lover’s name tattoo curse. Ironically, Kate just got Peter’s name (Pete) tattooed around her wrist in March as a tribute to her husband to how much she loves him and months later Peter Andre filed for divorce from his wife Katie.
Katie has wasted no time in getting that tattoo covered up. Well more like crossed out. Katie paid £85 to have a black cross through the tattoo, which reads ‘Pete’. Katie insists that she wants to show that Peter is no longer part of her life. She should have just not gotten the tattoo in the first place. Once again take this as a lesson learned.
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Ashley
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Tattoo Trends Are Not Always The Best Route To Go
When it comes to getting a tattoo one of the hardest decisions to make besides deciding to get the tattoo is what tattoo design to get and where on your body you should get it at. These are all very important decisions that one should make. However, it is best to stay away from tattoo trends because you have a very high probability that your tattoo design that was once popular will not look so great a few years down the road. After all trends or fads fade out of style all the time. The best piece of advise is just to simply stay away from tattoo trends, unless it is something that you truly want and can live with forever.
For instance in the late 1990’s is was very popular for men and women to get a barbwire tattooed around their bicep, ankle or wrist. Now that nearly a decade has past, those people who have gotten one of those barbwire tattoos are probably thinking, “Why did I get this tattooed on me?”
On the flip side there are some tattoo trends that are endless and will never go out of style. Take the very popular and feminine butterfly. A butterfly is the number one tattoo that women ask for. The great thing about butterflies is that there are so many different, designs, shapes, sizes, and colors that one can choose from to make it their own. So the likelihood of two people having the same butterfly tattoo are pretty slim to none, unless it was done on purpose of course.
When thinking about getting a tattoo try to stay away from tattoo trends. After all trend means something that is popular at that time, not forever like a tattoo is.
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Ashley
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Cleanliness Is Not A Laughing Matter
When it comes to getting a tattoo, cleanliness is no laughing matter. Many may think it’s not that big of a deal to make sure the tattoo parlor or studio that you are using is following the proper health codes and using proper sterilizing equipment. This is no laughing matter. If a tattoo parlor or tattoo studio does not use to correct sterilizing equipment and does not follow the proper health codes you could very easily end up with HIV or hepatitis.
Well respected tattoo artists are urging people to be extra cautious when it comes to getting a tattoo. These extra precautions have been brought up because Zipp’s Tattoo parlour in Edmonton, was closed don due to unsanitary conditions. Also heath officials are encouraging anyone who got tattoo at this tattoo parlor to go out and get an HIV or hepatitis test immediately. Zipp’s Tattoo parlor was using unsterilized instruments, as well as not using enough antiseptic and there was evidence of them giving tattoos to animals in the studio.
Tattoo artist urge tattoo seekers to evaluate the tattoo studio you are visiting and to ask questions about how they sterilize their equipment. Another no brainier is to make sure the tattoo artist is wearing some sort of disposable rubber glove. Another great tip to make sure they are using clean ink with you. Tattoo artist should pour a small amount of ink into a little cup to use for your tattoo session. Well respected tattoo artist also say to stay away from scratchers – people who give low-cost tattoos out of their homes. Not only can you not be certain about how clean their equipment is you may not be able to see how good of a job they do.
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Ashley
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Megan Fox Done With Tattoos
Shockingly enough the Transformer beauty has ended her love affair and addiction to tattoos. Perhaps her mother’s constant begging not to get anymore tattoos has finally gotten to Megan. Whether it was her mother’s influence or not this sexy actress will not be getting any more tattoos on her gorgeous body. Despite the fact that Megan announced that she wanted to get a sleeve done on one of her arms. She has since retracted that statement and now says no more tattoos. Megan claims her reasoning for scrapping the idea of tattoo sleeve is she fears she may regret it later on in her life and doesn’t want to regret going under the needle.
However, Megan does admit that tattoos are addicting and that she loves the rush she gets when she gets a new tattoo, but insists it’s probably best to stop while she is a head. She has a total of nine tattoos and that seems plenty enough for this sex symbol. Megan says she is trying to refrain from going forward with her tattoo sleeve because she doesn’t want to be 40 years old looking in the mirror at herself saying, ‘Oh my God — what did I do?’”
We should all learn a lesson from Megan. While tattoos are great and wonderful you do need to know when to say when. Everyone has there own perception of too much, it’s just important to admit to yourself that you need to stop. Think extra long and hard if you should get another tattoo if you already have several.
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Ashley
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Take This As A Lesson Learned
It is literally a no brainier that when it comes to picking out a tattoo design that you have got to be 200% sure about your design. Not only is is important to be 200% sure about your tattoo design but you need to thoroughly think through where you want your tattoo to be. It’s best to pick a location on your body where you can cover your tattoo up if need be. Some people just don’t think these things through. Take Eighteen-year-old Kimberly Vlaeminck for example. She went to a tattoo parlor to get three stars tattooed on her face, which is most certainly not the best place to get a tattoo. Well to Kimberly’s horror she ended up with 56 stars tattooed on her face.
As you can imagine this girl is very unhappy with her tattoo experience and is trying to sue the tattoo artist that tattooed her. Kimberly is claiming that she feel asleep during the tattoo process and when she awoke the left side of her face was covered with 56 stars. Not only it is highly unlikely for someone to fall asleep while getting a tattoo it seems that there might have been a language barrier that helped turn those 3 stars into 56 starts. The tattoo artist said he understood her perfectly, she asked for 56 stars and she got 56 stars. The tattoo artist also insists that Kimberly was awoke the whole time she was getting tattooed
Let this be a lesson learned. Do not ask to get tattooed on your face and absolutely do not get a tattoo in a foreign country. You do not want to risk them misunderstanding what you are asking for.
UPDATE: Kimberly has now admitted that she lied about not wanting the 56 stars on her face. She now says that she indeed asked for all 56 stars and that she was awoke during the whole process.
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Ashley
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How Much Does It Cost To Remove A Tattoo
When are all taught that tattoos are forever so you should be darn sure that the tattoo design your are getting inked on your skin that you will be able to live with it for the rest of your life. With that being said the above statement isn’t necessarily true. Tattoos in a sense are forever but if you have the money and can endure the pain of getting a tattoo removed by a laser you can always go down the route. However, getting a tattoo removed by a laser doesn’t always mean your tattoo will be gone forever. You can develop some scarring where the tattoo was and more than likely you will be able to still faintly see the tattoo, not unless you get it covered up with another tattoo. But if that is the case make sure you don’t make the same mistake again and be 200% sure that the new tattoo design you are getting is something you can live with for the rest of your life.
The tattoo removal business is ironically booming right now. So you should not have a hard time finding a facility to remove your unwanted tattoo. Now for the facts about laser tattoo removal. Insurance will not pay for these procedures and one session will not make your tattoo mistake go away. Often it takes up to 8 to 12 very painful sessions to complete the tattoo removal process. Now for the cost, it typically cost anywhere from $50 to $100 per square inch of course some places charge more. If you want numbing cream to help with the pain that is an extra $75 per session. Also if you tattoo is colored you will be charge more as well as colored tattoos are harder to get rid of. Lastly, you have to wait 8 to 12 weeks between sessions. So the moral of this story is, don’t make the tattoo mistake in the first place. Think long and hard about your tattoo design and the location you want your tattoo and stay away from lover’s names. It’s best to keep the it’s forever in your mind.
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Ashley
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