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Tattoos are making a mainstream comeback, appearing on the wrists, hips and biceps of models and celebrities, and inspiring thousands of people around the world, young and old, to get permanently inked. When it comes to tattoos, however, be careful. Not all tattoos are created equal, and not all tattooists know what they are doing. (more…)

Tattooing is inarguably one of the most definitive style statements of the 21st century. With humble beginnings the phenomenon has rapidly caught the imagination of the people like wild fire and today there is no two ways regarding the role it plays in expressing our passions, emotions, and yeah affections. There is a lot of ambiguity surrounding its nastier side, and there is also no dearth of cynics of this art form as well, who deride it for its potentially irreversible nature. Cynics also tend to relate tattooing as a rebellion against persisting values and traditions. Nevertheless, one thing is never going to change, i.e. the growing popularity of tattoos. (more…)

If you ask any parent these days what they most fear, then it will be the prospect of the child getting a tattoo. It emanates from their notion that tattoos are an act self-destruction taken defiance against traditional laws and customs. Meanwhile, teenagers see it as the most opportune way to express their emerging autonomy and identity, or many times just to explore and discover the aesthetic sensibilities that the form provides. (more…)