Hi,
My name is Jessie and I am 20 years old.
I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo for the last 4 years. I’ve always wanted to get a personal tattoo that is for me.
About a year ago a friend of mine suggested getting a tattoo with the words “be yourself” because in many ways I am quite different. However, I thought it would look silly to get just the words “be yourself”. A few months ago I stumbled onto the latin phrase “sequere naturam tuam” which literally means “follow your nature” but in a phrase sense means “be yourself”. I thought this was perfect as latin is a language that is very rarely used nowadays and would therefore personalise the tattoo even more as the only way someone could know what it means is if I choose to tell them or not.
I’m going to get it on the inside of my upper right arm. The reason being that it is not incredibly visible and is therefore more personal and more for me than for other people to see.
I know the design is very basic but that is exactly what I want. I’m asking for your opinions on this design (good or bad) and also for your experiences – whether you have a tattoo in that place, whether a tattoo like this has effected job opportunities (my mum is worried about this for me), and also whether you feel that by having a tattoo people have treated you differently.
Thanks.
I really like it. It’s simple and has meaning to you. I think having a tattoo there isn’t really going to affect potential job opportunities too much. It’s easily hidden. Since having a tattoo no one really has treated me differently. Mine’s very visible since it’s on my inner right forearm, and generally is used to open up conversation lol.
I want it maybe a bit smaller than the pic the shop i’m going to has a £50 minimum spend and i’m a student at the moment so i’m hoping its around the £50 – £80 mark so I can rustle up the money to get it done! It’s really annoying cos i’m not back home in London until Tuesday next week so I have to wait until then to go and enquire at my local tattoo shop!
I’m going to differ from the crowd and tell you that text only tattoos are almost universally lame, and while they look good on paper, often look like crap on your skin. I’ve only seen one exception, and in that case the lettering was so large, flowing, and subtly shaded with green and black that it became more of a design than text anyway.
Besides, the upper arm is some prime real estate for tattoos–why waste it on such on unimpressive piece?
In the end, it’s your skin, so do what pleases you, but for my two cents, this ain’t such a great idea.
Love. Peace. Metallica.
It is my first yes. I was at first looking into getting an image but I couldn’t find anything that would fit with the message or with what I liked. Plus i’m not planning on getting more than maybe 1 more tattoo and not for a very long time so i’m not bothered about taking up prime space. Thanks for your opinion anyway though because that is what I asked for!
Hi
If you are near camden i would recommend Evil From The Needle – some very talented artists there.
The tattoo will look sweet.
The cost is gonna be at London prices about £75 to £120 or so depending on size if quite small I reckon £80-£90 for a med size and less for a small.
Take Care
Matthew
Hi Matthew I live really near to Camden. I’ve had a look at their website and their work looks great I think i’m gonna go in and talk with them about prices and an appointment. Thanks for the recommendation as i’m not too sure about my local tattoo shop regarding its experience. Have you had work done there before?
Thanks
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