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Haha, I'm still chuckling. Still on my way to my first tattoo but having a sweet 2 year old, this pretty much puts a lot of my recent thoughts into nice words, thanks for sharing!

I wonder whether that was done by the little girl, "The future of MXT Tattoos"

Not sure anymore that everybody needs a black panther...:

What a fantastic thread ladies ! I had been wondering about the shoulder/back/bra issue, glad to read about your experiences. Had seriously never heard about bandeaus before and had to google it...:O Does anyone know of a supportive brand available in the UK by any chance? Will make sure to keep some of my maternity stuff in any case...thanks for the heads up ;-)

I see, that's quite good to know, thanks!

Hi, I just had a look at the London Convention website and as far as I can gather, the artists for this year have yet to be announced....so, what's the secret here? How can you guys know who'll be there and even book a space with them?? A bit confused and curious now...

Wow, thanks for all the tips guys! Quite a few names I hadn't heard of yet among them. I've been travelling all day and ready to hit the sack now but I'll have a closer look tomorrow. As for the lady head, I've come to the conclusion that I have to reserve it for Emily. I know myself well enough and I'm sure I'd always compare it and see how it's not quite the same if I got another one. So I'm now concentrating on finding someone and something else to get first, hehe ;-)

Good point. Hadn't quite considered that. All 'the media' normally shows from these type of events are people that are fully tattooed and pierced and whatnot. Certainly sells better than people who might or might not have tattoos under their clothes. I will keep this in mind. Thanks everyone for the suggestions and encouragement, it's much appreciated!

Haha, thanks for the suggestions! Not sure about the eagle on my chest I have to admit. I'm actually female, so it would have to go either above or below my breasts...hm...maybe a bit too crazy for a first tattoo, or for me anyway. I'm just starting my journey into the tattoo world ;-) Was rather thinking something palm to hand sized on the lower leg, above the ankle. And a panther had indeed crossed my mind of course!! It's fun to toy with different ideas though. The artist that really made me go "yay, that's it!" is Emily Rose Murray . Unfortunately she is based somewhere near Melbourne and says on her tumblr page that she won't be travelling until 2016. I think her reason for not wanting to travel is her little son which I totally understand as it's also why it's unlikely for me to go anywhere that far anytime soon, oh well. There was another thread here recently where someone asked about artists in London which has been quite helpful to read for me. In fact, I have seen sooo many nice tats by now that it's getting harder and harder to decide what to go for. I guess that's part of the fun and why people just keep getting more and more ;-) I will check out the London Convention but think I might feel slightly out of place attending as a 'plainskin' (or whatever you want to call me)...

Hi everyone! I'm German, in my late thirties and live in London. I've got nothing to show I'm afraid as I've got no tattoos as of yet. But I recently realised that all the reasons that kept me from getting a tattoo so far don't seem that valid for me anymore…so I started to do a lot of research and ended up lurking here. Pretty amazed by how much nice and cool stuff is out there. I think I'm mostly into neo-traditional stuff and I've absolutely fallen in love with one particular artist (well, her work, of course) who turns out to be as far as away from me as possible, argh. Looks like it may be a while until I actually get the tattoo I'm dreaming of right now. I guess in the meantime I will continue changing my mind ten times a day about whether to get something else sooner and if so, what to get ;-)