Tattoo FAQs
Thorne | May 28, 2009 | 1:13 am
Tattoo FAQ: add your own in comments, and don’t forget to visit:
2) Tattoos are permanent.
3) Yes, tattoos hurt.
4) You must be 18 or over to get a tattoo legally.
5) Direct Sunlight fades your tattoo (It isn’t known whether it actually affects the pigments, or that the tattoo just shows the effects of the damage to your skin)
6) It’s good for your tattoo (skin) to shave, epilate, wax and/or exfoliate once your tattoo is fully healed.
7) A tattoo is usually fully healed in 3-5 weeks.
8) A tattoo has become part of your body in 3-5 months.
9) The most common allergic/sensitivity colors are red and yellow.
10) Many people regret that they didn’t put more thought into their first tattoo.
11) The tradition of Tattoo goes back over 6OOO years.
12) You can contract bloodborn diseases (Like Hepatitis, Staff infections, HIV) from home tattooists, (aka: “scratchers) who are ignorant to proper sterilization and cleanliness procedures.
13) You should contact me for a one of a kind custom tattoo!
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14 comments for this post
My only tattoo is a shark that thinks it’s a little fish. Some interesting info there.
Great 13. I played too, hadn’t done so in quite a while.
Actually if it hadn’t been for you I never would have found the new Thursday-13 site.
Waving at you wildly from New York
I love my tats and my tattoo artist! If only you lived closer I’d totally visit :-) Those butterflies are beautiful.
Speaking of butterflies…did I ever tell you the story of my first time to a tattoo parlor?
Considering what all my skin had done in a lifetime, I’m glad i didn’t get any tattoos. I don’t like the way they look with wrinkles.
I love my tattoo, but I had wanted it for years and didn’t get one until I was 27. It’s very simple, although a little hard to cover.
The butterflies are gorgeous!
i love love love the butterflies!!!!
and yes, i do believe i have a photo of my faerie in my archives somewhere. if not, i’ll take a new one. will post soon for you to see. :)
Those your butterflies?
Love this. Not really a butterfly kinda gal, but those are reallll nice. I have two tatts right now. If I had the extra cash I’d have many, many more. Hoping to get a new one this summer. I’m pretty picky about the artist behind the tatt. My artist moved a few hours away and I will travel the distance to get my next one.
Happy T13!
Happy TT
this is interestin never had pictured it this way :)
did two
http://whenhekissesher.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/thursday-13-flicks-that-click/
and
http://fart-in-a-jar.blogspot.com/2009/05/thursday-13-sides-of-me.html
I have a low threshold for physical pain…so I probably won’t ever get a tattoo. But I do appreciate the art behind some tattoos.
What beautiful butterflies!
The butterflies rock. The colors are absolutely fab.
But… what happens if someone’s allergic to the reds and yellows? Is it a disaster or does it pass?
Thank you so much to everyone who commented and loved my butterflies! All of them are actual butterflies and moths with true-to-nature color… all but one. Can you guess which? (I’m a dork. I shoulda thought to put that in the post. Hee hee)
Susan:
Good question and I wish I could give you a simple answer. Although allergic reaction to tattoo pigment is rare, the form it takes spans a wide range of reactions and treatments. Perhaps fodder for a post… :-)
Hello,
you said to contact you for one in a lifetime tattoo. I am thinking about taking a tattoo now for a couple of years. And i am thinking about a buttefly tattoo because they have nice shapes and colours. But how do i pick the right one? There are so many tattoos of butterflies.
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