I'm headed to Chicago this summer for a visit and was wanting to get a tattoo there but I'm not sure of which reputable shops are in the area.  The tattoo is nothing fancy, just lettering.  Doesn't need the world's most brilliant artist but a good artist in a safe, clean and ethical shop would be a must.  Feel free to shoot out any suggestions and ( Read more... )

I'm starting the process of coming up with the concept for a future sleeve. The plan is basically comic book characters depicted in art nouveau style. The problem is that I have really tiny arms. I'm a 5'2" female, and even for that size, my arms are just dainty. Does anyone have tips for designing sleeves for small arms? I was thinking I'd ( Read more... )

Long story story, I'm looking to sell/trade a pair of never-worn Galaxy plugs that are too big for me (they're double flared 00g), but the LJ community gaugetrade is closed to members currently, and I'm wondering if anyone knows another LJ community similar to it?

I'm searching high and low for some damn good dotwork style artists in London. Does anybody have any suggestions or recommendations? I'm aware that Daniel Dimattia is right over in Belgium but I'm not entirely sure if I'll have the chance to make it over there yet.

Please and thank you!

disclaimer: this.. may not be appropriate for this community however, i think i've sort of exhausted my resources when it comes to this problem. if it is inappropriate, please feel free to remove.

has anyone ever had any problems with anotherhole.com?i'd never ordered from there before but always heard good things.. over a month ago my boyfriend ( Read more... )

ive had my ears stretched for awhile now, but lately they have been itching, and the one that i tore while stretching hurts when i take my plug in and out, i clean them daily in the shower but again, they have been itchy and sore and having alot more discharge and smell to them, i dont know what it is thats doing it...i dont use soap to wash them, ( Read more... )

i got my first tattoo over the weekend!
the artist was alice at nokaoi tiki tattoo in philadelphia.

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When is it okay to start putting sunblock on a new tattoo?

Вчера был день рожденья у моей любимой Фриды ! frida_bergstrem

Желаю ей быть такой же фееричной, сексуальной и сводить с ума своей андрогинностью !!!!


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has anyone seen the beta version of the new and improved site?

what do you think?

i'm not totally convinced.. bme has been the same for so long it's hard for me to accept the change...

plus there's no search feature!! (that i can find atleast...)