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large holes in ear...

2008-05-14T02:46:47Z

lol, so i was talking to my dh and he asked me why dont i go up a size, since my plugs were falling out...I said that my current size ( 1/2" ) just really felt right for me... so, i was wondering, does any one else feel the same about their current gauge size? and why did you want to gage your ears in the first place?

lili

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Money sucks

2008-05-14T01:41:35Z

So I finally figured out what I want done on my other side (and its halfway drawn out!!) and its occured to me that i need more holes poked in my somewhere... and im freaking broke.

I hate that!!!

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Too many ideas for one tattoo?

2008-05-13T22:04:23Z

Hi everyone! It's late, and I'm on one of those 'thinking about everything non stop' stream of thoughts that will probably keep me up all night so I apologise in advance for the probable lack of grammar this post will have.
So I was thinking.........
I've been wanting another tattoo for the last little while (I have one, some runes in a cryptic message down my spine between my shoulder blades.) and I have a whole bunch of ideas, but I'm wondering if it's 'too much' for just one tat.
You see in January I not only re-discovered Belly Dancing, but also that I am completely passionate about it. I have never been truly 'passionate' about something before so it's very exciting for me. A few months in, and I started thinking about getting a tattoo to celebrate this wonderful time for me, so I designed a kind of scrawly henna work that is fairly thin, but will (hopefully) start at my right front hip bone and wrap itself up and around to meet my first tattoo. It's very pretty, I hand drew it (which is why I don't have a pic) and I'm happy with how it turned out. Only now I am thinking about 'more' to add to it. I have always believed in totem animals, though I can't say I've actually done any shaman work. But I've had a few special animals in my life through the years, and I was thinking, what if I could really subtly stick them into the design I already made, just outlines probably of their profiles or something like that, make it so you really have to look to see them. I do know that by reading, writing, drawing, or collecting things that represent your totem helps you to honor it, so I've always contemplated having tattoos of them done, but dismissed it mostly because I just personally don't want a large fully detailed image of an animal. I'm more of a scrawly, scripty, fine line kind of person.
I also thought, what about the other things that mean something to me? Zodiacs? Pisces and Tiger...... could I stick those in there too?
And this is where I started to think......... how much symbolism can one tattoo take? lol celebration of belly dance+3 or 4 totems+zodiac signs+what else? Is that already to much? If I do decide to go with the Totem idea, I will have to do it in such a way that future animals can also be included because you never know when a new one will enter your life. I kind of like that idea, but I wonder how hard it would be to design.
Ok I'm going to stop now because I think I've rambled enough. I hope some of that makes a bit of sense at least.
How much symbolism do your tattoos have? Is there such a thing as 'too much'?
~Nie

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Piercings and surgery

2008-05-13T01:11:04Z

At the end of July i have to have knee replacement surgery. I have some longstanding genital bling (clit hood and labia). Now when i've had artrhoscopic surgery on both knees before, the doctor was fine with the bling.. but the hospital nurses freaked. Possible sparks and things i guess. I'm not sure whether to go to the trouble of getting plastic spacers or what...Any ideas?

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gauging observations...

2008-05-12T23:16:27Z

Alright, so I'm noticing one ear goes more easily than another - my left is easier then my right. It seems to readily expand while the right twitches and pulls for every little bit.

I can do naturals and glass, but even metal tapers for 20min make my ears throb.

What stretching oddities have you encountered?

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Arm done

2008-05-12T11:13:39Z

Can't remember how to post a pic here, but it's in my profile. Like I said some place, 6 1/2 hours including breaks and I wasn't at my limit! Has my mind wondering what I could do next. LOL

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strech marks and tattoos?

2008-05-12T00:49:17Z

hello..
So i'm 19. I was a fat little kid (stil rather curvy lol) and i have stretch marks on my tummy - not the "oh so white you can't see me" kind, but the "lets take a glaring red marker and doodle on this girls poor stomach" kind. I would like to get tats to cover them up, but 1) how well does this work? 2) when i eventaully want kids, would the new pregnancy stretch marks destroy my new lovely ink? or 3) any ideas on how to get rid of stretch marks? i hear that i cold do a laser removal for scar tissue, but the idea was rather vague..

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Ink tomorrow

2008-05-11T03:21:42Z

I get new ink tomorrow, tomorrow. It's not tribal, or some nature based thing, it may not even be dance related. But it's me, I'm at the point I wait about 3 years in between. It's a portrait of my sons when they were young, with the whole "What are little boys made of" nursery rhyme wrapped around the arm under the portrait.

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New tattoo

2008-05-07T09:13:57Z

I just posted a link in the Tribe album,
http://tribes.tribe.net/tattooedpiercedbellydancers/photos/b28e67f8-bce4-432d-98fb-694fcd58600e

Just blogged about it, too:
http://people.tribe.net/oniongrrrl/blog

Yes, it hurt! :-)

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How long to wait...

2008-05-07T03:16:55Z

Before I get my tattoo after stretching my ears? I just got my 8g in on Saturday. I'm hoping to be in 6g and comfortably with organics by mid July. I've heard that I need to space things out in order to prevent my body from going haywire. I was thinking of late June or early July. Probably early July.

Thanks all.

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navel help

2008-05-05T22:11:41Z

ok i'm looking for a really unusual perhaps hand made using vintage bits~ a belly drop, i have a "normal" sized pierceing and just want someyhing wowee to wear when i'm tribaling,

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What to ask during a tat consultation?

2008-05-05T22:08:02Z

I am eagerly anticipating getting my first large tattoo (I have two small ones currently), and after getting the final version of my design from the artist I commissioned (www.hennacrone.com - she's SO amazing to work with), I got my tax return last week, and I go in on Wednesday to meet with Brian from Cap City Tattoo! SUPER exciting! :D

We're going to have a consultation and then move forward from there... any ideas of important questions or things to learn during a consultation? I have never really had one before, and want to be sure I don't miss anything important.

Thanks! I really appreciate your advice on these things!

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Retainer for new piercing?

2008-05-05T08:00:27Z

This is my first post so let me start by saying HI! I currently have three tattoos with plans to add more, a pierced naval, and my most recent aquisition, a pierced nose. I LOVE my nose piercing and I just had it done so it is no where near healed. My question is about clear retainers. I work in an office and while I can't find anything specific about not having facial piercings in our company dress code, I want to cover all my bases. My piercer recommended that I wait three months before changing out my jewelry but I'm concerned I may need to get a retainer before then. So my question is, do any of you have experience with clear retainers and changing them in a brand-new piercing? Is there anything I should avoid? Would putting a retainer in do more harm than good while the piercing is healing?

Thanks in advance!

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Almost done!

2008-05-02T22:54:56Z

I just posted a pic from my sitting last night. I should only have one or two sittings left, depending on if I wuss out doing the giant lotus. :-)

I am insanely happy with my back. I finally feel like *me*!

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Kids and Body Mods

2008-05-02T21:23:34Z

I had the pleasure of meeting a very nice 5 year old girl this past weekend - I stayed with her grandma, Elizabeth Mahina, for Tribal Caravan. This charming girl was intrigued by all the sparkley tattoos (read: henna with glitter on it) she saw on bellydancers, so she got her own little flower on her wrist. She was comparing it to my arm, peering back and forth, and finally she reached out and... poked my tattoo. She rubbed my arm, trying to figure out why she couldn't feel my tattoo like she could feel the henna on her skin, which was dry and raised at that point. She then poked each of the red spots on my tattoo in turn. It was cute and funny. I explained that it was part of my skin, like dye on fabric, but I figure she was a little too young to grasp that concept. But how sweet!

Another experience that made me think about kids and body mods was meeting my tattoo artist's daughter. Her mommy brought her in to visit while dad was working on my arm. The little girl leaned through the window in the booth to say hello - and she grabbed dad's 1" ear plugs and pulled herself in like they were handles! The motion seemed familiar to her, and I would guess she holds on to his ears a lot. It made me smile, because I realized that to her, his gauged ears are totally normal.

I think kids are wonderful for the way they will accept things that adults consider weird. I had black and pink fake dreads for about a year, and kids just wanted to touch them and play with them, but their parents were horrified that their kids would even dream of commenting on how "pretty" my pink hair was. I let the kids play with it just to make their parents more uncomfortable.

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Aggressive Ink?

2008-05-01T19:18:09Z

So, a person that I work with said "oooh, that's aggressive!" when I showed her the part of my new tat that curls over my shoulders. She didn't mean anything bad by it and it didn't bother me because I love it, but it made me think about what is or isn't "aggressive" when it comes to ink?

I don't particularly consider my new ink aggressive (pic in the tribe album) because of the communities that I participate/thrive in, but I guess to some it would be considered aggressive, especially because it's dark and wicked looking, on a female, on the shoulders and highly visible in anything with shorter sleeves than a standard t-shirt.

What are everyone's thoughts on this topic? I know the only true thing that matters when it comes to tattoos is if the wearer is happy with them, it's all relative, but if we were to talk about what is the definition of aggressive from person to person, would something be considered more aggressive on a female than a male, and social acceptance of "aggressive ink", etc.....what are your thoughts?

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Question about gauged jewelry

2008-04-30T23:06:56Z

When looking at jewelry, I notice that some says it is not for stretching ears. I understand why - the materials, etc. But what I'm curious about is how long one needs to wait after stretching to a size to then wear jewelry in that gauge that is not appropriate for stretching? I'd assume there's a point at which it is safe to use that jewelry, because the lobe has healed at its new size. But how long, approximately, is that?

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Interesting choice of ink (x-post)

2008-04-29T15:28:21Z

Wanted to throw this out there to see what ya'll thought...

http://current.com/items/88918226_magical_abortions_controversial_art

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black & grey tattoos

2008-04-25T03:18:56Z

I really want a black and grey portrait style mermaid tattoo, but my tattoo artist was very negative about the idea. He said that black and grey wouldn't age well, and tried to convence me to go for a more cartoon style, which was not what I had in mind. Now I'm totally confused. Does anyone have any experience of black and grey

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That tattoo dream

2008-04-25T02:01:44Z

I am, at this moment, completely uninked. But I have seen so many beautiful works of art that you lovelies (and others I have met) get to carry with you for the rest of your lives, and that's been making me think about getting my own work done.

I visited one tattoo shop in town, which I left abruptly. Everyone who worked there seemed strung out and unamused, and they didn't care about working with me to develop a great piece, only to sling it and have it over with. Yikes - thanks but no.

I've been thinking a lot, too, about whether this is something I would want for the rest of my life. And because the answer is "yes, but only if it is done absolutely right, and the way I want it," it's been a bit of a struggle. And there are other monetary issues that have been popping up that prevent me from having ink money.

Anyway, last night, I had this dream that I went to get a tattoo of a full moon in a hazy sky, to 1. See if I'd like it and 2. see if my skin handled the ink well. (That's the other thing - my skin is very acidic. I'm thinking it might be hard for my skin to hold the ink.)
By the end of the dream, the moon shrank and eventually disappeared. Hmm.

So, I guess I'm posting this to hear of any tattoo dreams you've all had, as well as if you've had or know of anyone who had issues with the skin acidity vs. ink.

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wearing wicked heavy earrings..

2008-04-24T15:03:04Z

Hi all..
I'm a relative newbie to tattooing and piercing and being a dancer I love wearing
the big klunky earrings but they make my ears so hot and irritated and headaches from
the weight..I've thought about gaging my ears to be able to wear tunnels to be able to
distribute the weight more and give my ears a rest..
The only earrings I've only worn are "normal" earring hooks or posts, nothing
in a larger gauge..
Any suggestions on what styles to wear or use when first starting out or what
works best when wearing biggie earrings? Kind of have to keep it on the down low
as I work in corporate America...
Thank you so much!
~Maria

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Tattoo Care ?s

2008-04-24T14:57:23Z

I am so excited right now - a wonderful artist just finished the final version of a tattoo design for me. My third and biggest piece of ink --- http://tribes.tribe.net/tattooedpiercedbellydancers/photos/672edc38-f8dc-4512-850d-847b06368d1f
(design by Debi from www.hennacrone.com)

So, in anticipation of getting the tattoo, I have some logistical care questions.

- I am currently on a weight loss program, and am hoping to lose about 20 pounds over the next few months. Should I get my tattoo after I've lost the weight? I am so excited that I don't want to wait that long!

- I'm a high school student teacher, and because of that I need to dress business casual at school. Should I wait to get my tattoo until summer? Are there comfy clothes that can be worn over a tat while it's healing? I remember a friend getting ink on her foot and she couldn't wear socks or anything but sandals for weeks!

- I am a busty lady, and the design will go under my bra straps in the back. Should I wear a bra while I'm healing? Should I attempt to go braless and wear supportive tank tops? What kind of undershirts should I wear?

Any recommendations on answers to these questions would be really helpful. I know you've all probably posted answers previously, and I would appreciate being directed to those threads too. :)

I am really excited about my new design, but a little scared about it not healing right because it is so big. I really want to take care of it well so that it looks beautiful. :)

Thanks!
- Ayperi

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getting excited ...

2008-04-23T13:24:04Z

I dropped by my artists' shop today to discuss getting new ink! Yeah, as if the full back and my hipwork weren't enough ... I need more ink! More hours under that needle will make me so happy. I've told him that I loved the work he's done on my hips so much that I want to have it done further on my body. More cool curliques across my belly and under my navel as well as a shoulder cap with a skull and cross bones. SOmetimes I'm not sure if it's a love of the art, the needles, or my artist that make me want to do more. Do you guys feel compelled and inspired just being near your artist? Mine is so cool and I love sharing my ideas with him, because I know he sees it with me and starts drooling ... over the work, the art, or the money I don't know, but he seems to love me sharing an idea and letting him run with it. Here's to great artists!!!!!! He also has a new piercer in the shop who is willing to do my septum for me in the size I want! YES!!!!!

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segment rings...

2008-04-23T13:20:56Z

are a pain in my ass!
I was wondering what kind of hoop is the best for a septum peircing. I bought a segment ring about a week ago to replace the retainer I was pierced with, but I haven't been able to get the segment back in, not once!!

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Ears and gaging

2008-04-21T23:46:16Z

I got my some 12g loops in my ears now and and wanting to stretch them a bit. I'm not sure though, how much I want to stretch them. I'm wondering what happens if I am not wearing earrings. What will my ears look like? I'm wondering if some of you could post pics of your eats without earrings. Those of you with lower gaging. I'd like to be able to wear some of those loopy things (or I'll just get some of the fake ones if I change my mind). But I really don't wear earrings a lot, so I don't want to worry about walking around with big holes in my ears.

Thanks all.

On a side note...I'm totally psyched that within the space of a few days, Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who will be starting up again...woo hoo!

So say we all! :) yup...geeky....and fraking proud of it.

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Cover-Up Situation/Laser Removal

2008-04-19T22:38:48Z

I have a question I want to chuck out to you all... it's something I am struggling with, and need some advice.

Recently, I got a tattoo, that I am now very unhappy with. It's changed and looks very odd, and in one area, is downright awful. It's just bad work, period, end of story. Now, the person who did it, I can no longer see, due to a personal falling out, that I don't need to get into. I'll just leave it at that the artist, is not accessible.

My current (and simply amazing) tattoo artist, who is an expert on cover-up work, has suggested we work a cover-up for part of it. However, the one part of the piece is DARK and about 4x4 inches, and there's not much that can be done with it. So now I am facing the idea of laser removal, which is.... HELLA EXPENSIVE!!!!! WOW.

Have any of you ever has laser removal? Do you know someone who has? Can I get some advice or opinions on this? I'm actually very clueless... and want all the info I can get.

Thanks... :) :)

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Will my shoulder blade tat blur more quickly?

2008-04-18T09:46:39Z

I'm thinking about getting an ankle tattoo, and heard it's better to place it above the bony joint, since the skin moves there more the tattoo will blur more quickly and will need more touching up. Well, it just occured to me - does the same hold true for my shoulder blade tattoo? That bone moves around a lot too!

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Crazy idea!?

2008-04-18T02:20:48Z

I've been thinking about getting a tattoo of a heart with wings and getting "DAD" in it (as opposed to MOM). I think its fun and I'm really close to my dad. Is that insane? Has anybody seen a tattoo like that? I'm trying to keep it away from the Green Girl tattoo on my back. I was thinking of putting it on one of my upper arms. So truck driver like (what can I say...my dad's a Teamster :)!

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The 'white' dilema

2008-04-16T15:50:18Z

So, i planned out my whole side and was super freaking stoked about it then *&%$(&*$(&*$()&... what i want is WHITE... I asked my artist how white sits in the skin, and he says, without lots of care (even 1 day with no sunscreen) it changes color, more... eggshell. And that its not a smooth color, that white looks chalky. He says that white makes a good highlight color only for hte most part..

Is there any way to make white look good? Like if you add a little blue or yellow or something to make it a reaaaaally pale color and not exactly white? Or should I just chuck the whole idea out the window? I wanted stargazer lillies. I think they are so beautiful. But... white. I dont want to just leave the white parts blank either so that they are skin colored. :(

Have you ever seen a white tattoo? Did it look like crap?

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Heading back to get my ink finished!

2008-04-16T14:01:14Z

...today!
Leaving in an hour to have my Chihuahua and cherry blossoms colored in...can't wait...but please someone tell me how I'm going to teach later with this thing on healing on my hip...and tomorrow's gig? Oy...
G.

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new to tribe looking for friends

2008-04-15T00:23:53Z

I know it sounds so much like a cry os despair but I hate my space and face book and a friend turned me on to tribe and I must say this is much more my speed no 12 yr old girls taking pic's with there i-phones in a bra and sweat pants with mom's heels on trying to look like a $5 hooker from the bronx-sorry if I offended any hookers from the bronx- but I feel a sense of artistic knoodling going on in here so please I feel lonely add me as a friend I promise to try not to be an ass

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tattoes on the soles of the feet...

2008-04-14T14:14:47Z

has anyone had this done? If you have, what was the healing time like? Did you do one then the other or both at the same time? could you walk?

I'm thinking about this, but am not sure if it's such a good idea

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My new tattoo!

2008-04-13T20:42:17Z

i finally got my new tattoo done that i've wanted forever. it hurt like a b!tch but it was soooo worth it. isnt it always worth the pain? i'll post some in the process pics eventually too :) i only have the one up so far.

always,
ash

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ankle tattoo in the workplace

2008-04-13T12:24:13Z

I have a question for people - I really want to get an ankle tattoo, but I love to wear business skirts to work. And though most people dont' do this anymore, I also like ot wear sheer pantyhose with it. I'm wondering if people here have experience with how employers have reacted to a small ankle tattoo at work. I realize I could just cover up with foundation or long pants....but wondering if my ideal situation of everyone letting my ankle tattoo alone while I wear skirts would be unrealistic? I'm planning on working for the federal government, not in any field that requires daily customer interaction, rather research or policy stuff. If I did go out in public on business I would definitely cover the tattoo.

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Gauged tapers

2008-04-13T03:30:08Z

Okay, this is a stupid question, but I don't know who else to ask - are you supposed to wear tapers by putting the skinny end through front to back so the long part is behind the ear? I've been at 8g for about a month, and today bought 6g tapers. After a bath I put the new tapers in, and they went right up to the end with just a bit of resistance - I was surprised, as I thought I'd have t work them slowly up over time since I was told the jump from 8 to 6 is major (and I'm a wimp). Anyway, instead of having them half-way through, they're all the way in. And since they ache now (a couple hours later), I don't want to switch them to another shorter 6g plug I was saving till they don't hurt anymore.
Also, are the tapers a bit smaller than the horns and plugs? I have 6g horns I've be saving also till I could wear them and they seem thicker than the 6g tapers. Oh, I did ask the salesperson to double-check the gauge on the tapers when I bought them to be sure they're 6g.
Thanks in advance! :)

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Gauging sensitive ears...

2008-04-12T05:24:34Z

So what's the deal? Can it be done? Wearing ANY earrings for more than fifteen minutes leaves my ears red, hot, throbbing and painful. Is upping the size out of the question?

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My First

2008-04-10T22:31:04Z

HI all, I am just so excited....I got my artwork back last night and it was just how I saw it in my mind and am getting my first tattoo tonite. I have spent almost 3 years deciding on it and getting my nerve up (massively needle phobic here) but I am so excited, I can barely sit at work and get anything done. I just had to share this with someone as no one at work is tattooed and it just won't stay containd today. Only 8 hours to go.

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Best piercing shops in the Sacramento area?

2008-04-10T04:15:10Z

In 2005 I did some research and carefully chose what I thought was the best shop to go to to get my navel pierced. I had some wierd stuff happen after I was pierced. I don't really know if it was the piercing, piercer, or if it was my body having adverse reactions, but I took it out and let it close and heal. Anyway, here it is two and a half years later and I've made the decision to have it re-pierced, but now because of what happened I think I am OVER ANALYZING EVERYTHING and driving myself nuts! Soooooo.........Can anyone recommend a couple really good shops in the Sacramento area? Also wondering if anyone has gotten pierced by Tony at Fallen Angel Tattoo? Thanks in advance! :D

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FINALLY!!!

2008-04-07T16:10:51Z

Im going on Saturday to get the color on my cherries on my ribs! Its been forever!
Im going to have him start working on the design for my other side too.

Im so excited!

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Holes in lip - woo hoo

2008-04-06T21:54:42Z

So I have been wanting this for a long time, and didn't know how it would look...

I have a double labret now... I tried it with a hoop in the top one and a stud in the bottom one and that was WAY short lived. I will probably change it for performances, but this is the only "functional" way...

I love it by the way. Except I bruised so it is kind of painful...but didn't hurt at all getting it done.

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Ahhh!! So excited!

2008-04-04T23:58:01Z

I had my first tattoo consultation today :D
I'm SO excited!! I know that we're far off from actually getting to do the tattoo itself, but I could barely contain my excitement after leaving the studio. I have a draw check next month, and I'm really looking forward to seeing all my ideas on paper. The artist that I'm working with right now, also came up with some interesting variations of my ideas.
Haha, now I just have to work on buttering up my parents into "blessing" my decision to get it done. :P

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Planes, Workshops and Piercings . . . .

2008-04-04T22:05:07Z

This is technically a bit off topic, but I thought the info would be good to pass along since we are they types of people to dance to our own beat (no pun intended) and most likely delve into the wildside a bit more than the "norm". Apparently the TSA has gotten their butt in a crack over having a passenger remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a plane.

I love to travel; I love to see my commrades performances and attend workshops; I love my piercings! Yet I've never even slightly entertained the idea that I might have to remove a piercing (or 9) with pliers to do so! I'm surprised with all of the traveling our dancers do, we haven't heard first hand experiences like this . . .

~ Aria ~

LOS ANGELES - The Transportation Security Administration said it
will change they way its officers search passengers with body
piercings after a Texas woman complained she was forced to remove a
nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane.

Mandi Hamlin, 37, had demanded an apology and her Los Angeles-based
attorney sent a letter to the TSA this week requesting a civil
rights investigation.

Hamlin said she was trying to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas
on Feb. 24 when she was scanned by a TSA agent after passing through
a larger metal detector without problems.

The female TSA agent used a handheld detector that beeped when it
passed in front of Hamlin's chest, the Dallas-area resident said.

Hamlin said she told the woman she was wearing nipple piercings. The
agent then called over her male colleagues, one of whom said she
would have to remove the jewelry, Hamlin said.

Hamlin said she could not remove them and asked whether she could
instead display her pierced breasts in private to the female agent.
But several other male officers told her she could not board her
flight until the jewelry was out, she said.

Hamlin was taken behind a curtain and managed to remove one bar-
shaped piercing but had trouble with the second, a ring. She said
the officer gave her pliers to remove the ring, a process which
caused a physical pain.

The TSA said Friday in a statement on its Web site that the officers
properly followed procedures, but that the procedures must change.
In the future passengers can either allow a visual inspection of
their piercings, or remove them, the agency said.

The statement stopped short of apologizing to Hamlin.

"TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the
passenger involved and regrets the situation in which she found
herself," the agency said in a statement. "We appreciate her raising
awareness on this issue and we are changing the procedures to ensure
that this does not happen again."

Hamlin's attorney said she accepted the TSA statement as an apology,
and commended the agency for taking quick action. The policy change
is "an achievement for the protection of passengers' civil rights
while meeting the security goals of the TSA," Gloria Allred said.

___

On the Net:

www.tsa.gov

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nose rings....

2008-04-03T20:22:51Z

Hi! Ok, after your suggestions I am finally ordering some things from BAF. YAY! I am ordering some plugs for stretching, but I have a couple of questions about nose rings. I wanted to get a plain silver ring, no captive beads because I don't wanna mess with the balls. :P I have heard that the seamless rings are a pain in the butt too. What do you guys have?? Also, what is the "standard" nose piercing gauge and standard diameter of ring??

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Squeee!

2008-04-02T22:39:01Z

Mah tootsies are getting touched up on Monday! I'm not really looking forward to the actual inking, but I do love having nice crisp work on my feet. It also means I get the bonus of three weeks off from work whilst my feet heal in my funky home-made non rubbing shoes, and THAT is almost as a beautiful a thing as the tatttos themselves. :D

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tattooed lady

2008-04-02T18:15:52Z

thought this was cute...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=n4zRe_wvJw8

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Hill Tribe & Miao...gauges?

2008-04-02T17:09:03Z

I love these wonderful silver jewelry styles! I have a question that may seem fairly obvious.....but I am going to ask it anyway.

Regarding the pieces that have "curliques" on the end that is inserted, I assume that your ear/septum/whatnot must match the bigger gauge of the curled end of the piece, rather than the smaller gauge area where the jewelry will actually rest once it's inserted?
Or is there some trick to inserting the jewelry where you don't have to have stretched lobes?

Examples of both "regular" and "curlique" ends are on this page if you want a visual:
www.organicjewelry.com/ethnicSEAsia.html

I just had to have some so I ordered a pair with "regular" ends on eBay yesterday.....and I would love to snag more!

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oo oo oo!

2008-04-01T16:54:49Z

I FINALLY know what I'm getting! I have found some beautiful calligraphy to fill out my back and to draw the shoulder blade and lower back pieces together. And it also totally draws it all together in terms of meaning too. I've also found the perfect tat for my ankle - can't wait to get it all done! I"m pretty much broke right now though, so once I get a job, hopefully I can get all of this done soon:-)

Which leads me to a question....I met some women in my bellydance class who swear by an artist who comes down from out of state for ink parties in a private home. They say he keeps things sterile, he works quickly, and does good tattoos. I've always heard to avoid these parties, but they all seem happy with him, the work on them seems fine - and it would probably, I'm assuming, be a heck of a lot cheaper. But then....he's doing lots of tattoos that night, maybe he would be tired....have you guys gotten inked at a tattoo party before?

I wanted to list his name to see if you guys knew about the artist, but I'm not sure if tattoo parties are even allowed or if I should list his name, so I won't....but the gals say he is from a reputable shop.

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Ring tattoos?

2008-04-01T04:48:08Z

Anybody have any experience with them? Hubby and I have been contemplating them for a while. I don't get to wear my wedding band much-- just too much having to take it off to wash my hands a million times a day at work--- and neither does he. But I've read that they can blur pretty easily.

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Tat expansion idea

2008-04-01T01:52:02Z

I have a medium big butterfly-mask on my lower back. I wanted huge funky wings, but I got it at 15, so my mom had a lot of say in what I got.

I am definitely getting it colored as a lunar moth, and getting the moon cycle around it. What I want to do to expand it is to get 2 Chinese dragons that look like they're holding a couple of the moons and have them go down the sides of my butt. I want the tails to have a bow near the bottom and slowly transition into zippers all down my legs.

The thing is, how will that look when I'm old? and do I want the dragons to wrap forward and around my thighs before they become zippers?

Opinions? I don't have drawings yet, they're in process.

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Put down my deposit for ink!

2008-04-01T01:17:42Z

Yesterday I dropped off my folder of images, got my current tattoo traced so the artist can work around it, and made my deposit. Yay! Future ink!

I won't be getting it done until after May. I'm taking my kids on vacation to Orlando around memorial day so I don't want to worry about timing the healing right. We're going to be swimming with dolphins too, so I definetly wouldn't want to risk partially healed ink. It also gives us plenty of time to get the design just right and tweak it if need be.

I'm also a little bit nervous. Not about getting the tattoo, but once I do I feel kinda like I'll have entered a different relm or something. My current tat is much smaller and this new one is much more noticable. Its only going to be obvious in a bikini or midriff baring top, but still. I definetly won't fit so well into cabaret circles, though I've been drifting from them anyways. But it will affect the venues I'll be able to dance at I figure. Anyone else have this 'identity' crisis when you've gotten ink or mods that cross the line from sublte to obvious?

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Tattoo'ers at or near Tribal Fest??

2008-03-31T15:13:32Z

So my dance partner and I are thinking of getting a Ying-yang symbol tattoo while we are at Tribal Fest in CA.

Its kinda sentimental..were known as ying and yang locally because of our appearance and personalities :0) And this has been a HUGE year for us, we have become dance teachers (ahem..against our will - guilt always works..sigh..) and choreographing for our students to perform in a show and putting on our first workshops and traveling more to perform and take private lessons..after 4 + years of hard work, dance is starting to pay for itself....

So we are coming to Tribal Fest to learn and perform and while we are there we want to "mark" the occasion as the turning point in our lives, dance and personal. Its been a long journey together.

But we need some advise on great tattoo artists in San Francisco or even better in the Tribal Fest area.

Any suggestions? We would like to contact them ahead of time.

Thanks!!

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Wood earrings

2008-03-31T03:13:52Z

Hey all. I'm thinking of getting some wood earrings and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with them. I kind of have sensitive ears, so I don't want to get something that will mess them up; though I don't think it will be that bad from just wearing them for an hour or two.

Anyway, I've come across these (for example): http://www.organicearrings.com/wst_page2.html

I'm referring to the way they go through the ear, with the wood post. Does that irritate the ears at all?

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Good products??

2008-03-28T19:22:29Z

Hi! I am looking for a little advice. I am currently at a 10g stretching up to an 8g. Up until now I haven't really needed anything to aid in stretching because my holes had stretched naturally though the years, but I think I'm reaching the point where I'm going to need something. What do you guys think the best natural type products are for stretching?

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do you ever...

2008-03-26T19:43:03Z

get physically ill after a tattoo? i don't mean tossing your cookies sick, but just a blaa in your belly as if the ink is turning things upside down. perhaps a bit of an allergic reaction or just the body saying "okay, that was stressful." i typically feel this way the day after getting a tat...just curious if anyone else felt the same...

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And...I deserve it!

2008-03-24T12:52:36Z

I'm SSSSSSSsooooo blissed!
After more than a month without a single day off and, seriously, not making this up, 12-18 hour days...I am teaching my LAST class on Thursday...having a 3 hour session with my artist and not heading back to teach or perform til TUESDAY! YEAAAAAAAAA!!!
I love my students...Loooove my shows...love my troupe...but I need some time off for bad behavior!!!
So...I'm adding a whole lower hip of my pets! I have a neko of a long-ago departed kitty in the form of a Mankei Neko...I'm adding another to my front hip of my baby who passed just a month ago...additionally, the artist is adding my Chihuahua's portrait, some stars at the upper hip (for the sake of my costumes) and little cherry blossomes in between!!!
Can't wait...can't wait...can't wait...
Photos will follow...
Gia

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Happy Mommy Day to me!

2008-03-23T16:07:25Z

The Saturday before Mother's Day (May 10) I have an appointment to get my newest ink. Now, it's gonna be special only to me as it's my sons when they were little. Yeah, not so Arabic, Egyptian, Pagan, or Gothic, but absolutely ME!

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getting artist ideas

2008-03-21T10:39:21Z

I have a question. Well, I really need to post a pic too so you can all see and give advice too:-) But basically, I have ink on my lower back and on my left shoulder blade. I was hoping to have ink in between them to sort of connect them or form a larger picture. I can't think of any amazing ideas so far, and I was wondering if an artist would be able to. The thing is, if I'm not amazed by the artists' ideas, I don't want to get the ink....

So how do you go about doing this - can I ask an artist to draw up designs and show me how the whole back would look? And keep asking the artist to change it around if I don't like it? Or just walk away from it? Do they charge per design they come up with, even prior to any tatttooing (if any tattooing even happens)?

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tipping your artist

2008-03-20T22:52:40Z

so before i had gotten my first tattoo, i was completely unaware that people tip their tattoo artist. so i just gave him a ten since my tattoo cost me $90.....an even hundred. but really, whats something to go by as far as tipping your tattoo artist? is there a percentage you use like in waitressing? or just whatever.....just any thought you guys have on tipping your tattoo artist :) thanks a ton.

always,
ash

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ITCHY!!!

2008-03-19T21:22:39Z

Hi~! Yet another new kid here. I just got a tattoo on the back of my right thigh last week, and it's itching like crazy! I know it's supposed to do that, but maaaaaaaaaaaann.. what do you girls to for a little relief?

Someone told me to slap it (!!), but OW. Please tell me there's another way!

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The "help, i need advice" Conclusion

2008-03-19T02:59:00Z

ok so thanks everyone who posted their two cents on my previous thread. so here's what's happened:

he has apparently decided that my getting a tattoo cannot be the reason we split up and so he's come to terms and accepted. he's not so thrilled that i dont let him go with me for my tattoo but with the way he is....i just feel it would be ugly. i'd rather not have my getting a tattoo be an uncomfortable and awkward situation. i want to enjoy this. he's also said that he's thinking of getting his next one this summer and so maybe tattoos aren't as horrible as he was wanting them to be...

however, since this whole situation has scared me stupid, i had prepared for the worst and subconsciously distanced myself from him which made our time spent together really awkward lately. it's really put a huge damper on our relationship but i believe we're on the long long road to recovery. we were planning to move in together this summer and now i'm considering moving in with the friend i'm getting tattooed with so i dont have live alone anymore.

so in conclusion here, there's good and bad and for now i'm just riding the waves and waiting to see what happens.

again, thank you to all who commented and offered their advice. it means alot :)

always,
ash

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Tribaret anyone?

2008-03-17T07:42:38Z

I just wanted to post a link to some gorgeous jewelry. It isn't tribal style (imho), this is Indian wedding jewelry (except fake, and thus cheaper!) Totally gorgeous - if you are cabaret but like some really elegant ethnic jewelry, you might want to check it out:

http://www.artkarat.com/main/default.aspx

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I think I found my tattoo artist...

2008-03-15T01:22:34Z

I stopped in a shop I had on my list to check out and I really liked the vibe and the guy I talked to. The place was nice and clean, and I liked the response I got when I showed him the stuff in my folder. He wasn't like 'Sure we can slap that right on ya!' or 'Well we'll have to make it 3xs as big...' that I've heard elsewhere. He said it needed some tweaking but that he thought it looked doable. Its a bit of a drive for me, but not too bad, I do pass it on the way home from massage school. The rates sound good, and the time frame is right so I think I'll be finally getting inked up again soon, whoo hoo!!

I felt kinda sheepish too, my folder has a shitload of clippings in it. Theres the original inspiration image that has the right shape, another image that has the posture, another with the right hair, ect. I even traced one on watercolor paper and worked up the colors I wanted. Then I had my clippings that I cut out and taped on me to see if they looked the way I wanted them too.(anyone else do crazy shit like this?) Instead of being like 'What the hell am I supposd to do with all of this?' he was picking up my clippings and holding them up against me to see what I was wanting. So that was another point in his favor ;)

So can anyone tell me, as I forgot to ask, if you need more than one session do you have to wait for everything to heal first? I would assume so, but I'm torn up with the thought of walking around with a partially completed tat. I know its been done but I'm not liking the idea for myself. Tho I may change my mind after 3 hours of a needle grazing my hip.

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help, i need advice

2008-03-15T00:36:54Z

I am so effing excited to get my next tat end of march and i'm going with a friend who is also getting tatted. I can't wait. But here's my dilema: my fiance is completely against it. He's VERY old-fashioned (like romantic like too) but he hates my size 8g ears and he hates my nose piercing and my feet tattoos. BUT he's got a tattoo and wants more.....and i'm not sposed to have any cause he doesnt like it?! What do i do here? I want a few more in the long run here and he's completely anti-change. He even hates when i change my hair color! Now he's all panicked that he won't be able to adjust to this tat like he has the other named things he doesnt like. And he's paranoid that this tattoo will break us up. We've been together for almost 3 years and if he hasn't left me for my other body mods, why this one? I mean yeah, it is a rather large tattoo i'm planning (from bra line to hip) and compared to my feet tats, that's huge. But i'm so frustrated. How can he be allowed tats and i'm not allowed anymore? What do i do here guys?

Always,
Ash

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One more... SYMBOLIC

2008-03-11T23:58:42Z

So Erik and I got matching stars right before our wedding.

I have "changed" them, representing me moving on (being that we aren't together anymore). It is very empowering! So here they are the changed stars! In flight....

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My ink

2008-03-11T22:19:55Z

I've gotten over, well kinda gotten over my body image issue. So, my current ink collection is now in my photos. The only one missing is the kanji for naughty on my right ankle.

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Buy this month's issue of Tattoo Magazine!

2008-03-10T13:52:59Z

There will be a new issue of Tattoo Magazine on the stands March 11 (next Tuesday). Buy a copy if you don't normally. There is an article on my shop in there (Tinta Cantina of Albuquerque, NM) and I just got confirmation that a photo of my back made it into the spread!!! I am so excited, I can't wait to see it.

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Had to share excitement

2008-03-10T02:16:57Z

Talked to the wonderful woman I want to do my tattoos from this day on. Okay, at least the next two. I'm sending her my sons' picture, and sample of script. Looking at April / May since it's my upper arm and don't want to freeze to death. LOL
Just had to share the excitement.

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moving spiral flare

2008-03-09T18:13:31Z

I have spiral flare things in my ears.

The right one got infected due to a strange mixed metal issue. Thus far, it has been pushing itself towards the fatter end, and succeeding. This is while it is still infected, and I can't get the other one to budge yet.

What is wrong with this whole thing?!? Why is it doing this?!? And because it is mixed metal issues, anti-biotics aren't helping. What should I do with it?

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Ear hole closed?!

2008-03-07T18:34:48Z

(Copied from my blog)
I took my left upper earring out for ONE day and it closed up?!?! I can't get my ring back in it! I've had that same hole repierced THREE times in the last 15 years. I've worn a captive bead ring in that hole since August 2006. I took it out yesterday for the first time. And now I can't get the jewelry back in. Can it really close after only ONE DAY?

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I just have to SQUEAL!!!

2008-03-05T22:08:47Z

I have to be girly and squeaky now, and since you all are highly likely to know who I'm talking about, I have to squeak in this tribe! I just met The Enigma!!! I was leaving a restaurant and he was walking down the sidewalk toward my car so I rolled down my window and said hi. We chatted very briefly, he is apparently guesting at my shop, which I didn't know! He was super nice and SUPER HOT!!! EEEEE!!! Ok I'm over it. Awesome!

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American versus european stretch sizes

2008-03-05T09:57:50Z

Hello,

Heres a question: Well, as you all know, in Europe we have the metric system almost everywhere so when we talk about our stretching sizes we talk in millimeters so "mm". When you guys overseas talk about it you use "g". I was wondering how many "g´s" is a millimeter? For example, my ear is stretched for 4 mm´s now..How many "g´s" is it?
Thank you for your answers in advance:-)
Kiki

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Lobe Wonder for Stretched Ears

2008-03-05T01:40:52Z

I got this product called Lobe Wonder at Claires today. They're little clear sticker patches that go on the bak of your earring hole so you can wear "normal" earrings without them looking all stretched out and saggy. They are intended for people with holes stretched out from wearing too heavy earrings, but I though I could try them on my 6 gauge holes and see if I could wear my regular gauged earrings again. i think they might work, as long as the earrings aren't too heavy. They were like $10 for a pack of 60. Not sure if you could them for hole much bigger than mine, though.

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Thanks Uncle Sam!

2008-03-04T21:43:37Z

Got my tax refund today. Now I just need my "economic incentive check" and I'm ready for my half-sleeve! But this rebate will definitely get it started.

So confess. How many of you are blowing your tax return on ink? Are you spending all of it, or part of it? I've got some car repairs, otherwise I'd be blowing it all on body art. Gosh, my dad would be proud.

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Lost Wages, Nevada

2008-03-04T02:17:12Z

Hey all!

I've got a friend in Vegas who is looking for recommendations on a good artist. I've not lived there in almost 5 years so... I don't have the first clue.
One of the gals at Starborn pierced my ears and was just terrific.. however.. I have no idea who to suggest for ink.

If you'd be willing to lend me a hand... I'd appreciate it!

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TODAY!!! WOO HOO

2008-03-03T17:51:15Z

Ok, now I am trying not to get too excited... but I am suppose to get tatt'd today.
I am going to start my half sleeve with a dragon that I saw when I was in Taiwan. It is a temple dragon and I can't wait to get it started. I really hope that he doesn't cancel on me like he did last night.... *Crosses Fingers*

BUT - if it does go through - WOO HOO... I'm going to be soooo excited! And just in time to have it healed for Alchemy! *Shreeks in excitment*

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getting matching tattoos. . .

2008-03-01T20:09:43Z

Hi!
So me and my best friend wanted to get matching tattoos or at least some sort of tattoo that related to the other's. I was wondering if anyone has gotten a matching tattoo with a friend and how they decided what to get and how they look at it now (do you like it as much as when you got it, are you still friends with the person and if not how do you look on it? etc)

Im still trying to figure out what the design should be, but I'm just curious to hear other people's stories.
cheers!
Amina

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Leaping forward into the area of arm tattoos...

2008-03-01T00:23:52Z

I have been wanting one for years.

And years.

And so in April, I am making it happen.

I'm having 'White Tara', done on my upper right arm.

So here is a question... how many of you have arm work... and have "professional jobs" ... and, how does that go over?

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My '08 Goal my foot is started!!

2008-02-29T22:48:52Z

I had two goals for 2008 get my ankh behind my ear, which I did three weeks ago and start on my right foot. Well as of today, I have a nice hunk of my right foot started and minus the tingling, slight pain and inability to get around too well I am thrilled!!!

I started my left foot over 5 years ago, working on a Mehndi design, mostly freehanded by my artist from my second toe, up my ankle, wrapped and down my back tendon. I have about 11-13 hours in the piece. I won't lie it was my most painful tattoo and was hard to take the healing since you really have limited movement the first few days, due to swelling.

Because of the time needed to heal, having the time in my life and other things (the memory of the pain and healing time were also in my head), I had put off doing my other foot but now that I am dancing I thought it was time to finally get them matching up!

I mostly only took photos while he was working but I am going to try and get some pics up on tribe tommorrow.

WOOHOO!!!

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My '08 body mod goal, finally started !

2008-02-28T04:07:45Z

After MANY delays and missed connections - my artist and I have finally gotten started on the chest work I want done !
I go back in on Friday (crossed fingers, please) to get the colors added. Or at least started...

Am SO HAPPY !!

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Woohoo! New piercing!

2008-02-27T00:05:51Z

Yayyyy, I got my nostril redone today! It didn't hurt as much as last time, and I liked this piercer a LOT more. She really knew what she was talking about, wasn't afraid to tell me if she was uncomfortable doing something - mostly along the lines of less common surface piercings - she was friendly and easygoing. (She was also kinda - read: really - cute, too. :D)

The jewelry is an 18g titanium threadless barbell. Pictures in the tribe album! :)

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Totally pointless!

2008-02-25T23:39:11Z

But I wanted to share anyway... I went from 14G to 12G last night. YAY! My plan of wearing the circular barbells for a month and then moving up one gauge is working quite well so far, but 14-12 was the first change that actually felt like "stretching." My right ear cooperated just fine, but my left ear took a warm water/body lotion massage. I'm using H2Ocean spray on them, because they're a little red today, but no itchies or other nasty signs.

Sooooon... sooon I will have tunnels!

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book recommendations?

2008-02-25T20:21:44Z

I want a tattoo that is strictly decorative on my body. So I have been exploring botanical art (I fell in love with some of Zoe's tattoos). Any recommendations on good botanical art books or sources? I'm looking at the Nightshade flowers and Peony roses as possibilities (both flowers I have connections with).

Thanks!

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Weird Tattoo Question

2008-02-23T20:49:32Z

So I got a tattoo on the back of my neck about a year ago and a new one behind my ear a little over two weeks ago, I was wondering how long should I wait before dying my hair?

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Legends, Myths, and Superstitions about Piercings (I don't know if this one has been done)

2008-02-23T02:42:08Z

I just joined, but I heard all kinds of things about piercings of the navel and nipples before I got pierced. Wondered if there were equally strange superstitions and myths about the piercing--like tattoos.

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I did it!

2008-02-22T06:33:15Z

My Buddha on my back has been started! (pic in the tribe photos)

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Legends, Rumors, Superstitions (cross posted)

2008-02-22T01:48:01Z

What legends, rumors, superstitions have you heard about tattoos? Which have you found to be true or untrue?

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Gold or Gold plated 12 or larger gauge segmented rings?

2008-02-22T00:23:04Z

anyone know where I can get something like this? Ive seen capture bead ones...

Need like a 10gauge small diameter D segment preferred for my septum..

help!

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finally...

2008-02-21T22:24:22Z

I got mah septum done. it hurt like a mother and it bled a lot, but cindy (my pierce) told me I was really still, and she was suprised I was so brave getting it done! I'm sooo happy :)

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I really want it, but...

2008-02-19T22:18:57Z

Ok, I've wanted to get my septum pierced for like forever, but I waitress, and I won't be able to wear it at work. I'm sure this has been posted like a million times, but is there a jeweley piece that I can be peirced with and have in for the healing time that won't show (or, at least not that much)? Or should I just put off that dream until I'm done with school and that job?
thanx
~Fiona

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Gauged jewelry

2008-02-19T20:30:42Z

Any places in the Sacramento area that have a large variety? I'm new to all of this. Thanks!

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stone plugs

2008-02-18T13:59:55Z

so i wanted to get a pair of stone plugs in an 8g and the thing is they're flared. do you guys have any advice here? like how hard is it to get these suckers in? and is there any tricks to this? they look really nice and i'd love to have em in my ears but how...

thanks guys :)

always,
ash

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H2Ocean vs. Wound Wash solution

2008-02-16T15:54:02Z

I went thru a bottle of h2ocean verrrry quickly after I got my nostril done last summer. My piercer was all the way across the neighboring town, so I dropped in somewhere closer to ask their piercer if they had any h2ocean, as I had run out. The piercer at the closer place told me to just go to the drug store and get generic wound wash solution. It's sterile, and in a spray can just like the h2ocean (except it comes out more liberally), and waaaaay cheaper. Worked just as well for me.

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Piercing Question

2008-02-15T07:28:24Z

Hey ladies, got a question for y'all

i am contemplating getting my lip pierced, but i am worried a bit. i sometimes have trouble healing piercings. my nose did pretty well both times but some of the holes in my ears had trouble and my navel rejected hardcore (it was REALLY ugly) and I'd just hate to have what happened to my navel happen on my face. i had contemplated an eyebrow piercing, but was told that they are sometime harder to heal than a lip piercing....Any advice? Thanks!

Namaste,
Savy

posted in Tattooed & Pierced Belly Dancers - 12 replies

who owns the tattoo? you or the artist?? bored, thinky

2008-02-15T03:19:13Z

you or the artist?? *bored, thinky* curious what you think.

posted in Tattooed & Pierced Belly Dancers - 19 replies