Cynder Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I used to work with an 80 year old woman who had a full sleeve. She was an interesting lady... Link to comment
Tigris Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Tattoos are very expensive. The artist will only accept cash! I recommend you take at least £100 with you. I'm a woman and I have 5 tattoos! In 1999 I had a small tiger's head done (left shoulder) it cost £39, last year I priced it again it was £60! In 2000 I had Pegasus the flying horse (right shoulder). In 2003 a tiger crawling (right thigh- some people have the black panther) was £69, last year cost £110! I also had a dolphin (bottom). The one I had done last year (upper arm) was quoted at £250! I didn't have that much money on me so they only did the outline £125 and I was supposed to go back to have the colour inked. However, I decided I like my tiger the way it is! Some of you may think my tattoos are expensive, however, I prefer to go to the same shop. Their work is great and I trust them 100%! I've seen the artwork from 2 other shops and the quality isn't as good! Also, both of these shops said they had corrected work done by the other one! Not a very good record is it! When I had my first one done (I only said I was thinking about it) my husband wasn't very pleased! He hasn't got any. He doesn't like them! However, he helped me to choose the one on my leg. Don't rush into getting tattoos done! They're with you for life! Take time and look at designs, e.g. magazines, on walls in tattoo shops, other peoples tattoos, etc. Once you've decided on the design check out the tattoo shops. DON'T have it done in the first shop you come to! Ask around, see if the artists are any good. If someone's tattoos been finished ask to see it before it's covered up. **** Tattoos do hurt! Pain tolerance is different for everyone! ***** Link to comment
darkblue Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 To be honest, I didn't expect this many hits and wasn't expecting so many replies. Personally, if I were to get a tattoo, it'd be discreet and meaningful, well it'd have to be, i have to spend the rest of my life with it. Link to comment
Cynder Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 **** Tattoos do hurt! Pain tolerance is different for everyone! ***** Yes, they hurt. Link to comment
RayKay Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 **** Tattoos do hurt! Pain tolerance is different for everyone! ***** Yes, they hurt. My artist when I went to get them enhanced was tremendously impressed with my pain tolerance...he kept asking if I was okay as I was just chatting normally, and I was (I mean it hurts, but there is far worse, and it is part of the process of getting it I think..it should hurt!) and he kept telling me and my boyfriend I am the most patient person he has ever had lol and was impressed with my pain tolerance. That, and he told me I have had the nicest skin he has ever worked on for tattooing..."like firm tofu"...lol..he kept saying it was so nice to work on. And no he was not hitting on me as my bf was in the room. Link to comment
Tigris Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 My tattooist was impressed with my pain tolerance! He kept asking me if I was ok. If you ever start to feel 'light headed' (that's what he called it) just tell them and they'll give you a rest. It's the realease of endorphins in the brain. It's a normal pain reaction! However, some people do 'pass out' when this happens! When I had my first tattoo inked he told me that an 18 year old boy just before me had passed out. He had to lie on the floor for 30 minutes to recover! Link to comment
helpneeded Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 well its really strange and interesting that all my 3 mates said it doesn't hurt at all, on a scale of 1-10, they gave it below 5. one even said 1. they said its just like having a pin scratched over ur skin constantly. Link to comment
RayKay Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 well its really strange and interesting that all my 3 mates said it doesn't hurt at all, on a scale of 1-10, they gave it below 5. one even said 1. they said its just like having a pin scratched over ur skin constantly. It depends where it is done. Some parts hurt way more than others depending on how close nerves are to skin. The outlining hurts more than filling, so if you don't have much outline it will hurt less. I would say it is more like an exacto knife than a pin. Still on a scale of 1-10 I would only put it at a 2 or 3....childbirth, compound fractures and burns all hurt WAY more. All depends what you consider a 10 to be to know how it hurts or not. After it is done, it feels like a bad sunburn for a few days (well, it will if it is healing right). Link to comment
Tigris Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 The reason why my tattooist was impressed with my pain tolerance is because I have Fibromyalgia Syndrome. If a normal person nicks their finger with a knife a message is sent to the brain saying they've done it. Then a message is sent back to the injured finger and the pain is soon blocked. With me it's different. The neurotransmitters in the brain don't work properly! I get the message I'm hurt, however, I don't get the pain blocked. My pain is magnified to 10 times the amount! But as I said previously and 18 year old boy 'passed out'! Link to comment
darkblue Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 If a normal person nicks their finger with a knife a message is sent to the brain saying they've done it. Technically, the message is sent to the motor neurons in the spinal cord which then transmits the signals to the brain. Link to comment
gooddawg Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Not sexy on women, sexy on men- e.g. David Beckham, Prison Break guy, Robbie Williams. Kinda mainstream now I guess, or the big gawdy ones are, personally I'd get something small, "Aliento de Fuego" on my pec is probably the only thing I'd go for. Link to comment
lillie Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Every one of my friends have tattoo's.. I dont have any. I think this is because i flit between the wild & the demure. A tattoo (design of which i still think about like choosing an engagement ring!lol) would suit my wild side but not my lady like side.. So if in doubt do nowt. I dont mind them on some men. And some men are better without them.. Link to comment
urso123 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I think our choices and how well we wear them makes them hot or not. I have several tats, have had body piercings and just got my first brand last weekend. However, I am guilty of my own discriminations, I am suspicious of people who go to malls and doubt I would see my true love if I walked by her in one. Link to comment
kuiks8 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I think our choices and how well we wear them makes them hot or not. I have several tats, have had body piercings and just got my first brand last weekend. However, I am guilty of my own discriminations, I am suspicious of people who go to malls and doubt I would see my true love if I walked by her in one. haha I like that!!! Link to comment
dragon lady Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I don't like tats very much. Where I grew up only the nasty trashy people had them (especially females). They have bad connotations for me. I wouldn't get one in a million years. I also would be reluctant to date somebody with one. Of course, each to their own. Link to comment
WaterIsLife Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I like them! Although, much better if they're good artwork and thought-out though! Link to comment
ghost69 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 i like them if they are placed properly. usually if they have meaning to the person too and they didn't just get it cause it was 'cool'. Link to comment
metrogirl Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Some are very tasteful. Some are downright horrific..... If the tattoos are done nicely and look like a work of art or are symbolic, then I say hooray..... However when I see females with tattoos all over them, random names and stupid quotes splattered accross their chest or neck, then it looks really bad... Same thing with the men......My cousin's husband is a gang member...He has tattoos all over his body including his eyebrows and eyelids. I think the only place left on his body that can be tattooed is the bottom of his feet. Link to comment
ghost69 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Some are very tasteful. Some are downright horrific..... If the tattoos are done nicely and look like a work of art or are symbolic, then I say hooray..... However when I see females with tattoos all over them, random names and stupid quotes splattered accross their chest or neck, then it looks really bad... Same thing with the men......My cousin's husband is a gang member...He has tattoos all over his body including his eyebrows and eyelids. I think the only place left on his body that can be tattooed is the bottom of his feet. i hang out with some guys like that. not so much eyelids, but the like. i hate names and sayings as tattoos. if it's a RIP i guess it's okay. but not past bfs and stuff like that. just like that one hot chick from transformers. she has all those sayings tattooed on her. what a waste of a nice body. the words and letters aren't even lined up. on purpose i dunno, but looks really bad. image removed saying image removed bf name image removed nutso image removed and dumb again But don't get me wrong megan fox is fine as heck. Link to comment
kuiks8 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 i hang out with some guys like that. not so much eyelids, but the like. i hate names and sayings as tattoos. if it's a RIP i guess it's okay. but not past bfs and stuff like that. just like that one hot chick from transformers. she has all those sayings tattooed on her. what a waste of a nice body. the words and letters aren't even lined up. on purpose i dunno, but looks really bad. 07_July_Maxim/nerble%20-%20megan%20fox%20maxim%2004.jpg[/img] and dumb again seriously she looks like that and has that body and you're looking at her tats?!?!? Link to comment
ghost69 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 why do you think it took me so long to post that and i only typed a few words? Link to comment
kuiks8 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 why do you think it took me so long to post that and i only typed a few words? still drooling are we haha I agree that girl is stunning!!! and bas a$$ Link to comment
metrogirl Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I knew of a girl once, she was a friend of my cousin.....She was probably 19 at the time.....she had 11 men's name tattooed on her. It seemed like when a new guy shagged her, she would run and tattoo his name somewhere on her body. NASTY.. Link to comment
midnightrambler Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I knew of a girl once, she was a friend of my cousin.....She was probably 19 at the time.....she had 11 men's name tattooed on her. .. that was the football team? Link to comment
metrogirl Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 that was the football team? Probably.....and most likely half the baskeball team by now as well....LMAO Link to comment
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