hollyjoybee

@Dan S ... wise words... i'll try and remember them next time its £1 a shot.

Welcome ! :) I love your tattoo, really nice. I hope you're settling into life in London and look forward to seeing ya around the forum.

I can only agree... i'm not a confident person at all and i guess you could say i have low self esteem. I used to look in the mirror and really dislike what i saw but now i look in the mirror and see so many things that make me smile. i feel far more comfortable in this beautiful colourful interesting skin. I've also realised that it's ok to not be like everyone else. So yes, tattoos have changed my life for the better :)

urggggg... tequila. such a good idea at the time.. so not a good idea the next morning.

A quick heads up.. I'm going out tonight and I get pished off one gin and tonic so there's a high possibility of drunken ramblings from me later ! You have been warned :)

Nice ummm claws @Ben87 .:..

that's fair enough.. Theres a fair few great shops in that area of the UK that are having to deal with this kind of thing alot.. and are ending up fixing lots of mistakes! i just cant understand how people end up with these tattoos.. DO THEY NOT HAVE EYES?!?!?!

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Ems ink mobile tattoo 'artist' operating in southern England. I have no words.

why thank you :)

With a little luck the pic above will be the mermaid i had done today by Piers Lee who's guesting at Red Hot and Blue tattoo in Edinburgh for the weekend. I'm really pleased with her.. i especially like the placement... its from wrist kinda wrapping to just below the elbow. I love the tattoo and had a really lovely experience. Piers is a really nice guy and took the time to tell me what was going on and what he was planning to do. He took his time with it and i really had fun :)

i'm back at Red Hot & Blue Tattoo in Edinburgh next wednesday to add another lady to my left arm. My fav artist is off to travel in America for a bit as of June and we want to get a few more bits done before he leaves. Come the last day of May i really am taking a break.

I believe that was me @Dan S @Delicious To the extent of my knowledge i am the only woman in my whole extended family apart from one cousin (who has a tiny trible symbol on her chest) that is tattooed... That includes men. I started to get the usual grief when i began getting tattooed.. a few colour realism butterflies, a little script that was all seen as acceptable however when i began getting larger tattoos people began to pipe up with their opinions. are you joining the circus? are you going to be a pirate? you are going to look so butch? what are you going to do when this early midlife crisis is over? you look like a lesbian! you WERE such a girly girl and now... etc etc. There comes a point in life when you have to make the choice between expressing yourself how YOU choose to because frankly other people might not be around for nearly as long as your tattoos will be. I've always had hella low self confidence but now when i look in the mirror and catch a glimpse of my tattoos i smile. They make ME happy on MY body. Other people will get over it. Sorry for digressing from the point of the thread. I have had a length discussion about native american indian tattoos at my local shop today and i've realised i am 'supersticious' enough to feel the need to have my indian girlhead and cheif wearing the correct headdress... that's as far as it goes for me though. Tattoos are things i perceive to be beautiful that i want to wear on my body.. n thats about the size of it :)

You've just become more awesome really :)

that's me just getting ready to head off and buy some cakes for the guys in the shop.. i shall check back in later with my new tattoo... i love tattooooo dayyyyyyyyyyyyyy :)

we sure do.. it's the time of year we go from looking like corned beef to looking a milky reddish colour :)

summertime isn't an issue that affects me :)

lucozade is basically just fizzy glucose syrup in drink form.. lts like 500 calories per quarter bottle or something ridiculous like that haha.. brings the blood sugar levels up.. Irn bru is a typically scottish fizzy juice which is bright orange in colour and said to stain your insides! All exceedingly healthy things!

I'm lusting after ANYTHING by Steve Bryne at the moment and would absolutely love to have my back done by him... however unless i can find a reason to be in Texas for a considerable amount of time i imagine anything i get from him will be a one shot! So in a word No, not at the moment at least. I'm going to get a tattooer to look at my back and advise me as to if theres even any point in considering i can have more than just lower back done... sorry for digressing so massively from the point of the thread!! - - - Updated - - - I'm lusting after ANYTHING by Steve Bryne at the moment and would absolutely love to have my back done by him... however unless i can find a reason to be in Texas for a considerable amount of time i imagine anything i get from him will be a one shot! So in a word No, not at the moment at least. I'm going to get a tattooer to look at my back and advise me as to if theres even any point in considering i can have more than just lower back done... sorry for digressing so massively from the point of the thread!!

i'm off my face on hot chocolate googling back pieces. hardcore.

um from a womans perspective.. it wouldn't bother me. As i said before in the thread women are attractive to look at ! I suppose some women might not like it.. i dunno. If you get a fantastic tattoo and it just so happens to be of a half naked lady well surely that can only be a good thing? - - - Updated - - - I want to be you when i grow up.

i actually don't have any firm ideas, i just really love most traditional style tattoo's.. i would love a rock of ages style piece. I've seen a couple of paintings of a man and a woman and lots of sea between them that says Oceans apart..or something similar.. i'm going to google myself half to death tonight to have a look at womens back pieces and get some ideas me thinks.