ya know something, i think once the current like 50+ generation retire, there wont be such a huge social stigma attached to tattoos.. people in my generation pretty much all have them now.. we dont see it like they did... women with tattoos arent whores... my mum was brought up to think that... but its dying out.. slowly yet surely..

i wouldnt get my hands or face tattooed.. simply because im not in that line of work, if i was i would.

tattoos should be seen as no different to ear piercings.. give it time, they will lose their stigma.. along with other things..

PS. can everyone see the other first 3 pics i posted?

I can't see them. I thought it may have just been my comp though.

and here is my sleeve before colour started



they should be showing now!

i love that idea!!! any thoughts on colours yet?

Well, in pharmacy (especially retail), you deal with so much of the elderly population that it will be an issue for most of my career. Maybe not so much in a clinical/hospital setting.

Though I can understand their mentality, I think it's a little more comforting to see someone checking your medication that looks like they just left the library than a punk show.

Speaking of, I'm quite familiar with Nottingham. It's my home away from home when I'm in that part of the world. Well that and a tiny little farm of hippies out in Shropshire.

i think id prefer the punk checking mine

nottinghams cool.. love it but only for a few more yrs then im coming to america baby!

[QUOTE=PrettyPaula;2184937]i love that idea!!! any thoughts on colours yet?[/QUOTE]

As of right now I want bright bold vibrant colors like bright orange, yellow,green, purple. It may change by the time i get in the chair though!

Your tats are very cool! I love how everyone has such unique things.

Oh, PrettyPaula, what stunning, classic tattoo art! The colors are soooo rich. You did your homework, girl, it looks perfect on you. Here are my current tats- I am planning to get some lovely vines and autumn leaves around my upper arms when I can. I'm a bit worried about visibility at work as well (I'm a veterinarian), but the white coat should cover all. And for the record- I cried (silently, though) for the ENTIRE three and a half hours that it took to ink my Fox- really, there was a puddle of my tears on the floor. It was even worse than post-surgical pain for me- but I wanted it so badly, I kept saying "Please, just keep going". I think that I worried the artist! The fox is my totem animal, and the pattern is adapted from a Stephanie Law drawing. The kittens are in honor of my own feline family, and my patients. They come from "Two Too Many", a children's picture book beloved to me. Keep the pictures coming!

I hear ya on that one! I find it especially hard to even find girly shoes that frame my tatto in a pretty way (yes, I'm silly.)

Everyone's tattoos look beautiful!

I've been thinking of either getting thistles done around my cross (it's a Scottish heritage thing as is the cross) or an acorn and oak leaf (on shoulder) for my next one. I have a couple tame piercings as well. I have a gauged cartilage piercing and my nose is pierced. I used to have my nipples pierced, but they just wouldn't heal and kept getting infected.