What do your body tattoos, if any at all, mean to you?

 
-Show them off, explain the way they look as best as possible.

-Tell why they mean what they  
mean to you, give a story on them.

-If you have one without a story behind it,  
or maybe you don't think it counts as really  
meaning much, then post it here, I am interested in all.      

Post your first tattoo experience, how you felt, how it felt, cost, fear/anxiety, everything.

As I draw in closer and closer to my tattoo day, I get more antsy to hear stories from others. So, please, share a little.  

EDIT: If you are not currently inked, then just share with me
what you'd like to get. Maybe I can help you get clear on
your is it you want, or help you draw it up.

You can message if you're brave enough.
I like to help with things like this.

Piercings
Do you have any body piercings? If so, where, when and why?
What do you think about radical piercings, such as corset piercings? And do you have any yourself?

Also post here if you have any questions regarding piercings, such as how painful certain piercings are, the best place to get them done, age limits and restrictions, care of the piercing, etc.

Post edited at 4:41 am on July 12, 2007 by katyduck

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Bring me my monocle. I want to look rich.

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Life is simple, its just not easy.  ~Author Unknown

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i got my tat to represent a new chapter in my life...it is of a pyxie flower and is means "life is sweet"  i love it

 

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Awesose tattoo, great colour and detail. A pyxie flower is perfect, and it looks amazing.

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Bring me my monocle. I want to look rich.

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I don't have one yet, but my good friend is going to design one for me. It's going to be something that represents distance and time because I moved from France to America six years ago and since then, I have been missing a lot of people and the time it takes to finally see them again etc etc.

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Celtic styles have good designs qualities. I even just popped up with an idea for a tattoo to symbolize what you want done.

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Bring me my monocle. I want to look rich.

was my third. Cost me $400ish plus tip. Took 4.5 hours, and not complete yet. It's a Dia De Los Muertos theme, which I'll likely continue down the rest of my arm in time. It actually hurt pretty bad because it's so intricate.

And my latest...

Took like 4 hours, again, not finished yet. Calaveras winged skull. The phrase represents my feeling that I tend to not be very good for people. And that in general, things aren't always what they seem outside. Another like $450 piece so far. Chest. Actually better than the arm except a like 1x1 inch square part right between my tits around where "but" is.

Just make sure to take your time, get something custom with meaning to you, relax and you'll do fine hun.

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Holly.
Mama to Hunter Kai

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and were my first/second. Cost me like $220, took about an hour. Honestly, they didn't have a huge meaning beyond the stereotypical good/evil that they are. They're on my hips and didn't hurt very badly at all.  

was my third. Cost me $400ish plus tip. Took 4.5 hours, and not complete yet. It's a Dia De Los Muertos theme, which I'll likely continue down the rest of my arm in time. It actually hurt pretty bad because it's so intricate.  

And my latest...

Took like 4 hours, again, not finished yet. Calaveras winged skull. The phrase represents my feeling that I tend to not be very good for people. And that in general, things aren't always what they seem outside. Another like $450 piece so far. Chest. Actually better than the arm except a like 1x1 inch square part right between my tits around where "but" is.  

Just make sure to take your time, get something custom with meaning to you, relax and you'll do fine hun.

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Your chestpiece is amazing. I am trying to draw one up for myself, but am having trouble finding exactly what I want. I would like a Raven with it's wings spread out and it's talons spread as well.

I'm pretty committed to my Koi fish as my first one though.
Thanks for the comforting words, too.

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Bring me my monocle. I want to look rich.

I have SO many things I want, but I know I should start small. I just can't decide on what.

But I am pretty sure it will be in the middle of my upper back. Which will hurt like fuck.

And I am scared!

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If one, settling a pillow by her head,
Should say: "That is not what I meant at all. That is not it, at all."