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I have 4....soon to be 5. I can't believe you got 8 in one weekend!!!! :shocking: nah, none of mine really hurt -- they're in girly spots. I have a flower chain w/ a butterfly around my ankle, a tribal piece on the side of my stomach, another chain of flowers on my lower back and a small flower (1st one) on my upper back. the ankle was funky though b/c my foot kept jerking involuntarily and the tattoo artist was like "you have to stop kicking me." the tribal on my stomach felt weird as it got closer to my belly button...it tingled right under the skin. I want a big piece on my upper right shoulder but not sure what to get yet.....
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I currently have 3 tattoos. the first one is a rose with butterfly on my upper back, the second a butterfly with an eye , a mouth, a heart and a teardrop on my chest, and a tribal with 2 roses on the side of my lower abdomen area. The last one hurt for me the most, i felt like i was going into shock. The tattooist had to keep me talking to make sure i was ok. I felt the biggest high afterwards though and i would definetly do it again.
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yeah i got 8 in one sitting thats the shit ass part about it, im working on a half sleeve on my calf, i got 4 big lotus flower and 4 flame dubby dobs. so i have 8 tatts on my calf now, they hurt cause 3 of them ran along the top of my calf near the bone and thats were your nerves are at so my leg 1. hurt and 2. twitched alot. then one of them is down by my bone on my ankle holly shit that hurt!. and they were really thick lines to! i was lucky though cause hes one of the best tattooish in the state he took a med. course in tatto and the pain of it so he has this way of when he goes around the second time to do lines you cant feel him doing it. which of course i loved lol.
I have a heart with wings on the under side of my wrist and yeah that one hurt like hell and it looks like shit! im ganna get it re done by my new artist sometime.
But yeah 8 in one sitting was a thrill ride plus it didnt help i had my friend rob ( the store owner) sying that cause jimmy was tattooing my leg it would falll of the next day. dumb ass. lol but hell gatta love rob.
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I only have one and its a small butterfly on my hip... It hurt a bit but in a good way. LOL
I would do it again, but I dont any more tattoos. :(
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I really want to get a remembrance tattoo for my mom who died two years ago but I have two problems
1) what to get
2) where to get it
I've seen a few that I like. One was an angel sleeping on a cloud holding a rose (shown below). I like hearts, roses, and angels. I also want to include a word, phrase, or symbol with the picture--something along the lines of "mom" "mother" "walk with me" "love is everlasting" "never alone" "Always with you" etc. I want it to be small, simple, and meaningful. I want it to be discreet. It's a tattoo for ME, not anyone else. The two places that appeal to me most are my ankle and the inside of my wrist. However, I'm sure that the inside of the wrist must KILL--so many nerves--kind of a dangerous place....not to mention hard to hide. The ankle is pretty and easier to hide, but it's not as personal. I also kind of like the idea of it being on my shoulder (especially if I get an angel), but I wouldn't be able to look at it on a daily basis and it would be out for everyone to see in the summer. Plus, my shoulders are really fat and I worry that the tattoo would change shape as I age and gain/lose weight.
Any ideas? Pics would be great!
http://uploads.offtopic.com/files/angelrosetattoo.jpg
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here is a pic or my leg thats only half of it. i have big calf for some reason and i havent tanned in 4 months have been out of dancing for a bit.
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sorry didnt post this before the wrist is less painfull then the ankle by far cause the ankle is nerves AND bone the wrist is just nerves, and also ur nerves run along bones so ur wrist dont have that many so not AS pain full as ur ankle, i willl try to think up some tattoos for u im pritty good at that i love ind. tats that ppl donthave or somthing close to the tat u want.
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:'( It's on the back of my neck... I'll attach a pic. It says PSYCHO. Hahah... it has a story to it... basically my fiance's name was spose to go there... but we got into a bit of an argument & he called me a psycho & hung up. Well, I happened to be hanging out at my friend's tattoo shop while that happened & said "HEY! I GOT A FUNNY IDEA!!, LETS INK ME!" And, well, instead of his name - as you all know - that one lil word went there. It's rather funny cos I look so "innocent". Mhmm. I'm working on sleeving my arms... & doing some more places. I think by the time I'm done... I'll have...9 more... or so. Hahaha, I'm in competition with my love, lol. :grumpy: errr he's got so many!! (he's my avatar)
Oh, the pain wasn't even there. I think it's just how much you tense yourself up n woo woo. My friend's shop offers this gel though, for those who can't tolerate pain... you put in on the outline & wait like 10 seconds... it numbs & the tattooist goes to work. I think it has to be reapplied every 20/30 mins though.
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This was after it was first done (in Feb)... it's blurry probably cos I took it myself ::), and it's position at the back of my neck..and still crusty..yeppers. :D
Oooh, I don't regret it one bit!
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I have 3 little ones.
The bikini line was the worst! It's still only the outline cause it hurt so bad I was afraid I would pass out if I got it colored in! Besides, the 55 year old biker dude called me a pussy and told me to get out of his chair! Guess I was crying a little (can we say ZERO pain tolerance???).
I'll get it colored in someday. It's only been there since I was 18 :wide-eyed:
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Eh I have 7, one of which covers my entire back,part of my side, stomach and chest(it's about a third of the way done..It's supposed to become a full upper torso piece)
So far the area around my belly button hurt the worst(hurt more than piercing either my nipples or my penis)
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I have 7, nine if you count the 2 that i got covered up. One on each leg, each shoulder, 2 on my back and one on my stomach. I remember the on on my back, upper shoulder blade area hurt really bad. The only tattoo that has ever made me cry! I'm getting ready to have the Ol man touch up my legs and shoulders at once so that's going to suck!
I can't figure out how to post this but check the link for my husbands portfollio and mine is the fith one on the bottom row, the pink rose. It's a memorail peice for my dad!
http://www.phuleprooftattoos.net/frameset.htm