tattoos and stretch marks?

Angelas Smith for Ezine Articles reports that people are finding themselves using tattoos to cover stretch marks vs. using "lotion or potions."

She gives a guideline of tattooing over stretch marks, including:

1. The age of the stretch marks. If your stretch marks are less than 1 year old, you should wait to have them tattooed. Usually, the color of stretch marks will fade from a pink or purple to a more silvery flesh tone after the first year.
2. Find a tattoo artist, who is experienced in tattooing over scars/stretch marks. As him/her how many of these types of tattooing he/she has done and if they have any pictures of the final design after it was finished. Maybe they have collected testimonials from them that you can read. Sometimes, your doctor may be able to refer you to someone.
3. Have your tattooist start out with a small design that, if the tattoo does not take well, you can live with. This is a test site, and you should be able to tell how well your scarred skin will take and hold the tattoo ink.

As with any scar, getting a tattoo over sensitive skin in that state can be more painful vs. a tattoo on clear skin. More on this story is also found at the BioCutis Blog

Just be careful in choices and remember, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL JUST THE WAY YOU ARE! xoxo

Showing God some love, with ink!

Herald Sun reported a California church celebrated its first anniversary by getting a tattoo in honor of showing love and appreciation to God.

To celebrate its first anniversary, the church challenged its flock to tattoo themselves and Pastor Bonenberger led the festivities by getting inked with the logo, which features a red heart.

He told the congregation that God "tattooed your name on his heart."

About a dozen churchgoers have so far taken up the challenge and gotten a matching tattoo.

Churches aren't the first suggesting tattoos, which is why Pastor Bonenberger see's his church different from others.

The City Church in Anaheim, southeast of Los Angeles, is known for holding its Sunday services in a punk rock nightclub and using KFC buckets as collection tins, The Orange County Registersaid.

Lead pastor, Kyle Steven Bonenberger, 26, calls it "the church for the people who don't like church."

"It's the furthest thing from what people perceive church to be," he said.




The CNN Religion Blog reports on the story as well.

For more information on the church, visit City Church in Anahiem


Interesting story, tell us what you think! xoxo

lizard man and cat man!

I'm sure most people have come across them, but I found 2 interesting people who took tattoos to a whole new level.

Meet, the Lizard Man. Seen on TV shows like Ripley's Believe it or Not and on the History Channel in a tattoo segment, he has turned himself literally into a lizard.

Kim Acrylic from punkglobe.com was able to chat with him.

Kim:"Where was your first tattoo?"
Lizard Man: "A design on the back right shoulder."


Kim: "Let me guess you spend millions?"
Lizard Man: "Nope cause I haven't made millions."




Don't forget the Cat Man.

He's been on the same TV shows as Lizard Man and has also used tattoos to give him 'the cat look.'


Tattoos are something that people get to change or better their appearance. With these two people, they used tattoos to transform into something else. Should tattoos be used to add color or flair to a body, or should they be used to completely change your body? Tattoos already have a history of their own, mostly negative so these people raise the questions; "how much is too much?" and "are tattoos for adding or change to the human body?"

REMEMBER: we don't judge we just say what we see. And these two people are unique in their own way, just like everyone else in the world.