I have been doing some research on tattoos trying to find the perfect symbol for myself to be quite honest, and I am running into the strangest tattoos. Do all people get tattoos to commemorate something or someone, or to permanently ink something of meaning to them? If so, help me try and figure out what is going on with these ones….
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In Fort Worth, it is not the young girls that are making headlines with their odd tattoos, it’s Grandma Hammond, also known as Shirley, or ‘Miss Dixie’. That’s right, Shirley is a 62 year old grandmother, and a cancer survivor, that claims getting tattoos helps her cope with her depression.
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If you like the look of tattoos, but aren’t quite sure you are up for the pain of getting one, you may be happy to hear that now you can make fake tattoos right in your own home at your own printer. You can make as many as you want in any design that you want including pictures of someone, any of your own drawings, or any picture you find on the Internet. The entire process doesn’t take longer than a few minutes, and you can do it all with your inkjet or laser printer and a new product that is known simply as tattoo paper.
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Ah yes, we are talking about quite possibly one of the world’s most famous celebrities, and she also may hold the title to the celebrity woman with the most tattoo. While we may never know for certain exactly how many she has, as she is somewhat mum about it, she has over the years accumulated several dozen….and in the process, has undergone a little bit of buyer’s remorse as well. Keeping in line with our chat on buyer’s remorse, today we will talk about some of Angelina Jolie’s former tattoos, why she got them, and why she had them removed or covered.
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If you are considering a tattoo, but are really on the fence about it and are keeping laser removal in the back of your mind, there are a few things you should know about laser tattoo removal. Yes, laser removal is an excellent way to remove those tattoos that you find later, really shouldn’t be, but before you use that as your backup plan, learn a little bit more about laser tattoo removal before you take the plunge. You may find that you need to be a little more sure about your final answer before the needles start etching…
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I ran across this tattoo and I couldn’t help but wonder….what was this person thinking? Well, unless we actually meet the person who had this done, which we likely won’t, chances are we will never find out. But this tattoo of a garden chair may just be an excellent example of what may one day be buyer’s remorse. **here’s hoping** Thinking about this led me to wonder about tattoo removal. Today, buyer’s remorse for body art is not as scary as it used to be. Essentially, you won’t need a sander to have a tattoo removed today, so how does tattoo removal today work?
continue reading "Buyer’s Remorse ~ Part One"

The heated divorce and custody situation between Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards is one that many people are tired of hearing. It has finally reached the point where we’ve officially heard too much information, and though we like to see cat fights and claws out in Tinseltown, most of the time, this battle is one that will never die….
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Laura Eastwood is one woman who most in her circle would consider to be the least likely to get a tattoo. However when she wanted an accessory to match her Gucci cocktail dress for an evening out, she thought maybe a tattoo of the not so permanent kind would make for an interesting conversation piece. So she stopped into Linda Mason’s boutique in SoHo to see what she could come up with, and the end result was a stamped on constellation of tattoo-press ons, only these were press-ons that were slightly less permanent even than hair extensions or press-on nails.
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It seems that stretch marks are not the only things these days that are lasting reminders of a child’s birth for today’s mom. Gone are the days of phone book sized photo albums being lugged out of mom’s purses as well. Today’s mom is etching herself with permanent reminders of their babies. You won’t see today’s mum with anchors, snakes or skulls, or even hearts with birthdates….the mom of 2008 is replacing these standard tattoo symbols with baby footprints, Teddy bears, and the occasional Disney princess. But today’s mom and dads are getting more creative in the merge of their children with body art as time passes on…
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It seems like just about everywhere you turn in Hollywood, someone is either getting married or having a baby. Well, for Ashlee Simpson, she’s been there for one, and on the way there for the other. Ashlee announced an unplanned pregnancy earlier this year, and shortly after that, she and baby daddy Pete Wentz went and tied the knot in what many considered to be a rush ceremony.
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