I have my "memorial arm" for friends, family, pets, etc, I have a couple other deeply personal tattoos, but I also have a lot that are just cute little guys! To me, tattoos are such a permanent investment that it really only matters what you think of them. If you only want to get meaningful tattoos, great! If you couldn't care less, great! As long as they're done well and look good, live your life babe!!
i'm asking cause i dont have any tattoos yet but i keep getting rlly good ideas but half of them are very random. i figure its the same for most people! thank you!!
Not all tattoos need to have symbolic meaning. Sometimes it’s all about getting something permanently affixed to your body just because it appeals to you; you don’t have to overthink or justify a tattoo. I have seven tattoos and only ONE of them actually means something to me lol. Do it for the fun of it!
im getting my first tat in two weeks and its defo not gonna be my last, but i really thought it through with its meaning and im getting a water lily and in the future defo more stuff with meaning but like i also wanna get stupid tats of things i just find pretty or cool or like related to my hobbies but everyones like oh youll regret it in the future blablabla, was wondering about what people outside of my irls think pls lmk
I have 6, all fine linework except for a trad style convo heart on my upper thigh. I love hand poke from professionals - it’s super intimate and a lot of the artists I followed when I lived in Austin almost exclusively did hand poke work instead of machine. they are not blown out and have not faded :-) I think long and hard about placement, but I just get stuff I want from artists I love. Not everything has to have A Deep Meaning. My faves are a pear on my right forearm (stranger: why the pear? me: I love pears), “form” on the back of my left arm, and the lightbulb eye from Picasso’s Guernica above the inside of my right elbow. tattoos are sexy as hell, and I plan to keep collecting them for the rest of my life. The pain to me usually feels like someone scratching a sunburn - worst was my finger since it’s close to bone and the convo heart since the artist went IN! it can be really bad or very tolerable, but I have genuinely enjoyed talking to all of the artists who have given me their work and just focus on the overall experience ✨ the more shading/color, the more it’s gonna hurt and the more intensive the healing process
Coined by my late best friend 💖 Some other hits:
Bad at being a woman, worse at being a man, nevertheless still kicking
Fear is useless and temporary, glory is forever
If it sucks, hit the bricks! You can leave!
