lemonpie3 said:
I work in bridalwear so I see a lot of women in their underwear. And while I see some nice tattoos I see a lot more that I wouldn't want myself. And I think it's fair to say that of the ones that are in a visible place on the body, i've not yet met a bride who wants hers showing in her wedding photos, and some brides go to quite long lengths to cover them up.
Obviously less conventional brides probably would be happy to have theirs showing, but their not the types to come to my shop.
There seems to be a 'thing' in England for women to have tattoos of cartoon Winnie the Pooh characters. Just as common if not more so is the tattoo of Thumper from Bambi. I work in a pub and have seen this same tattoo on at least five different women; usually on the shoulderblade or the top of the arm.
And guess what... they're all done badly. Can you see the guys at Miami Ink doing a bloody Thumper on some lady's arm?
And in the last couple of years it seems to be the law, in my town at least, for men to get their childrens' names tattooed on the inside of their forearms in large Gothic lettering. I have lost count of the many, many of these I have seen.
I think the lettering style is copied from Mr Beckham but the inside forearm thing I don't know.
I have two tattoos, one from when I was 18 and one 19. The small spider on the top of my arm I got because I was 18 and could; it was done very quickly and is already beginning to blur.
I have two flying parakeets on my back between my shoulderblades (prettier than it sounds). It was a beautiful tatt when I first had it done but within a year the colour had nearly all faded and leached out and the lines were blurring. It still looks okay- I'm not ashamed of it yet- but I have been to a good tattoo parlour and seen about a recolouring, this time with quality inks! It's truly a shadow of what it first looked like; make sure you go to a high- standard parlour (the prices are indicative unfortunately).
My back birds, if done in a proper quality place, would have cost me at least £70 7 years ago- I paid £30. But I was only 19 so thought I was getting a bargain!
Believe me its better to pay up for good work!