This week in the world of body art news, embroidery tattoos for fans of crafty style hit the headlines, and Busy Philipps shared her badass new tattoo and the story behind it. Embroidery tattoos (https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/10/embroidery-tattoos-body-art-trend-crafty-types-will-love-9146118/) Tattoos have long since shaken off their less salubrious associations of old, and as more people have embraced the world

In this week’s round-up of tattoos, we have a sweet celebrity matching tattoo story and a not-so-sweet story from Tattoo Fixers. Brace yourself… Matching tattoos for celebrity couple Chrissy Teigen and John Legend This week, one of everyone’s favourite Hollywood couples got inked! Chrissy Teigen and John Legend got matching tattoos in tribute to their

The tattoo news of this week tragically features the death of two tattoo legends, a beautiful tribute and Machine Gun Kelly getting a makeover – and it’s not what you might think! Sadly this week saw the passing of the legendary Lyle Tuttle who was one of the pioneers of modern tattooing. He has died

Bristol chippy boss speaks out against troll A chip shop boss in Bristol, UK, who received a 1 star Trip Advisor review from a customer who was served by a tattooed member of staff has responded. The customer at the Fenham Fish Bar left a review stating that tattoos were ‘not the best look to

Here’s a round up of news and views from early March 2019 designed to prick your interest and keep you ‘inked in’ to what’s trending in tattoos! “Tattoo therapy: How ink helps sexual assault survivors heal” CNN’s Nina Avramova reports on a new study focusing on how tattooing can act as an alternative therapy to

You would imagine that all those years at medical school would automatically earn you a fair amount of respect. Not true though, when you have tattoos, according to Dr Sarah Gray, from Adelaide, Australia. The 30-year-old is being dubbed “the world’s most tattooed doctor” by the media. She reports being at the receiving end of

From animal sanctuary fundraisers to portraits of Royal Navy servicemen and women with their tattoos, this week’s tattoo news shows just how fast the industry is growing. This week saw celebrity tattoo artist JonBoy opening a new studio – in a New York hotel! His microscopic, highly detailed ink has scored him a global reputation,

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/feb/13/at-arms-length-are-tattoos-finally-becoming-uncool The Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt writes from New York to ask whether tattoos have become mainstream – and therefore uncool. Gabbatt is asking the big questions in this article – such as whether finding out your boss or bank manager has a tattoo ruins it for the rest of us. Gabbatt asks this after two

Erasing the Hate A tattoo studio in Mississippi has been offering free cover-ups to people with former gangster or white supremacist pasts to help them make a fresh start. TM Garret works at Seasick Tattoo Studio and is a former member of the KKK who turned his life around and severed all ties with the

There have been plenty of interesting and outrageous tattoo news stories in the press to round off the end of January. From cringe-worthy celebrity tattoo mistakes to fascinating reports about cultural tattoo practices and trends from around the world, here are a few of the week’s top headlines: We must begin with the latest unfortunate

This week has been an interesting one when it comes to tattoos in the news: take a look at what’s been happening with our round-up of the most intriguing stories to break in the last few days. Tattoos proving a barrier to joining the police A Shropshire woman has seen her dream of becoming a

The first sleepy week of 2019 might have just passed, but there’s been no shortage of tattoo news to mark the beginning of the New Year. Hello! Magazine kickstarted the inking stories with a feature on members of royal families across the globe who have opted for some permanent decorations. You might be surprised to