yes, the burn! When you under the needle and feelling the pain, just tell yourself “This time tommorrow, it will be all over”.
I kept putting myself in the future, with my tattoos.
My last one was 3 and a half hours on the my back and it hurt most iat the lower ribs and sacrum (pelvic girdle).

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Mark
Matthew has asked the question, and Knighthawk has summed it up very nicely – on behalf of many of us.

Thanks you guys.

Every tattoo tells a story…….hell no……some of use just llike the pretty pictures.

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I love Klimt’ s kiss, it is fab

Hey CandyGirl, you know Lobster is not a good colour for us Irish Colleens..

HI Salt Life

Me personally, If I’m out in the sun I always go for sunscreen or a total sunblock if I’m actaully or a sun holiday, but then I tend to sit under the shade on make sure I throw something overmy shoulders.
It never soes any harm to wear sunscreed/high…[Read more]

it can be hard when visting firends and somestimes eating out. I was never ate lots of cheese, and hated the white of eggs as a kid, so going vegan wasn’t too bad. Knowing you ingrediants on the sides of food packets – you soon learn what id vegan and what is not.

And there is plenty of vegan chocolate aound!!

Strangley enough Matthew you have answered a question I had often wondered about.

Thanks

Purpletar (all 8stone 6lbs of me)

banners and ribbons aside, what are you having done? A Rose…cross.. something that symbolises him. Having his name will get people asking “who is…….? and you can tell the story of this person and part in your life. I pesonnally would not include the dates, people may not enquire so much as to this person (if they don’t know him of…[Read more]

nice piece of script – not a Beatles fan though. Looking forward to seeing your sleeve.

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Matthew

god, I wish I’d been there. That undergrade knows JACK SHIT!! Do he know how loong it can take to get a tat done. Book the consultation…wait 2 months to see the artist……then maybe another 2 monts before you actully get inked. Yeah suicidal…..that is a long slow death. In London the suicidal ones I hear about are the ones who jump…[Read more]

Sick.

I remeber several years ago, see an article in a UK newspaper where a young boy, about 6-7 years old had several small tattoos up both his forearms. His dad did them for him, becuase the little boy wanted them. Didn’t go down to well with the school authorities. I guess there is now a bloke in his 30 going around with these horrid tattoos.…[Read more]

DCV

I am loving the story and meaning of your tattoo.

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I had my new tattoo done 3 weeks ago and went back for a little fine tuning (as planned). As I paid in full 3 weeks ago I felt it only right to buy the artist ‘a drink or two’. He wasn’t expecting it but I felt it only right.

thanks for your replies every one.

My new tattoo is 3 weeks old today and it has just……just stopped itching! Thank F***

Matthew

I’d be intrested on your book too.

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I agree Joker 1 and I have learnt how to spell ASTRONOMICAL, I think

I friend of mine takes regular holidays in Florida, he is off againg if 5 weeks. Anyway, he took a 4 hour drive from the place he was staying in to see the ‘Miami Ink’ shop…..what a dissapointment….not one of the artists we see on the screen was there and the prices where astonomical.

When the cameras are gone…..so are the ‘stars’….

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I’m not an authority on ink, but I have read many a horror story in the press about holiday makes getting henna tattoo and then turning nasty, leaving people withs burns and lasting scars.

I have only ever read one article (last year I think), where by a footballer had an advverse reaction to tattoo ink. Not into football so can’t remember his…[Read more]

My first one 24 years ago hurt like hell and my palms were real sweaty and took about half an hour. My most recent (11th) was 3 hours, outline burnt like hell but thankully we plugged my Ipod into the sound system..listenin got my own tunes really gave my mind to focus on.

When you under the needle, you just have to remind yoursel that “this…[Read more]

Hey Matthew sorry to hear about this. It is always a good thing to get yourself checked out if you feeling a bit under the weather. My partner took himself to the doctors in 2005, he was feeling major ill or anything but just felt a bit tired all the time, a blood test later, turns out he has chronic lymphatic leukemia – body producing too many…[Read more]

I have never been one to sit in the sun roasting my skin but I do like to get a colour….and that is in the form of tattoo ink. And as I’m blessed with a pale Irish complexion, I always use a sun block on my visible tattoos when ventruing out in the UVA. (taking on board the advise you have had with reagards to healing).

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