This sounds heavenly!

I plan on getting my sorority flower -the daffodil tattooed on my ankle, with my letters in its leaves. Simple, yet sophisticated.

My sister had a henna tattoo of a Celtic symbol that is slightly more ornate than the tattoo that you want. She kept saying that she wanted a tattoo, but she was afraid so henna was the best option for her. She didn't like it and washed it away. I say try the henna first. If you like it, you can always get a permanent tattoo. If you don't like it, no harm done.

BTW, are you Irish? I have not heard of anyone who isn't Irish getting a Celtic symbol tattoo. If you aren't, prepare yourself for people thinking you are. Not that the whole world will have access to your lower back. :)

Ahhh, no, no, no. As much as I want to, I can't. No, no, no. Thanks for the offer though.Try catching me on a spontaneous day. :)

the damn Irish!

Yes, I am Irish. Well half Irish, half French. My French last name means the sea, so I like that part of the symbol as well.

Was thinking I may try henna first, but then again, I may just jump in. My thinking is, lower back, its not like its right out there for me and everyone to see, so I think I would not regret it as I might one in a more obvious place...

Here's an example of why one should not get the FACE tattooed....OMG :eek: :eek: :eek:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_365440.html

wicked hot :rolleyes:

dont' get me wrong- i love tattoos... but t hat is excessive.

Where can I get my face tattooed? :rolleyes:

DAMASA, :mad:

Amycat, just don't put it on your face. :eek: lol!
Good luck! That symbol will look really good on your lower back. :cool:

Well.. I DID IT!!!!

Saturday was my birthday, so I decided that was as good a time as any to do it.

I LOVE IT! I am actually surprised how much I love it. Its about 2 1/4" X 2 1/4" on my lower back. I had them do it in a deep amber color.

I'll post pic soon.

So my question to all of you w tattoos--how long do I have to keep putting the ointment on it, and when will it stop stinging?

Oh yeah!!! I can't wait to see the pictures of your new tattoo. :)

AmyCat...

Congrats on your tattoo. I put ointment on mine for about two weeks and I think it stopped stinging after a week (maybe shorter than that).

I am considering a second tattoo. My first one is a crescent moon with a cloud going through it. There are four little stars outlining the moon also. This one took about 1.5 hours, mainly because of all the detailing and the fact that the colors are really light. (They had to go over them several times before they would take into my skin.)

Anyway, if I get a second one, it's going to be two little dplphins swimming with each other on the top of my foot. My boyfriend made me a candle for my 21st bday with two dolphins playing and he just recently brought me home a dolphin statue thingy from Miami Beach. So, if I got this tattoo, it would be symbolic of our relationship together. And he's going to get a skull and crossbones on his left shoulder with his fraternity brother number beneath the crossbones. (This was my idea, and suddenly his entire fraternity is going to do the same.) I don't know when we are getting these tattoos, but I will keep you guys posted!

i know that i will be getting a tattoo this summer......aug. 21 will be the 3 yr anniversary of my friend luke's death, so i am getting the chinese symbol for "mourned loss"....i wanted to get one for him right after he passed, but my friend david convinced me to wait a while before permanantly marking myself. so, 3 yrs has gone by and i still want it, plus i have known this to be the one for around 2 yrs...so. my problem now is where to put it.......

Follow this link to a pic of my tattoo.

It's on my left ankle.

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/33a24...h.wm.Avy6uNsXH

Kitso
KS 361 times girls have asked me, "ooo, did that hurt?" and i've been like, "naw darlin, 't weren't nothin"

:)

kitso- love the tattoo.. i've said it before, but i'll definitely say it again: IT'S HOT!

amycat, congrats! beware of hot water on it in the shower.. wear the ointment religiously until the flakes of skin stop coming off.. a couple weeks usually... a little less sometimes.

My older sister and her best friend got matching tattoos one night. They both got martini glasses.. they were soooooo cute! I could never do that though.. I'm a scaredy cat!:p

I like tatoos. I have three and they all mean something. One i got with all my friends when we were seniors in high school. One i got when those same friends and i all turned 21. And one i got to remind me of something that i love.

but i don't think i would get anymore. 3 is enough for me.

they are also in spots that i can easily cover- i would never have gotten one if i did not have it covered up for imporant events!!!

When I got mine, they said to use ointment for 2 weeks, so I did...the only sucky part is when it gets all over your clothes. If I remember correctly, I applied it every few hours.

Mine really stopped stinging by the next day. That's usually how long it takes for me to want to get another one, LOL!

Congrats! :) I can't wait to see pics!

Did you ever get the tattoo?

AmyCat, congrats!!!

I just got my second one (April 3) to celebrate 10 wonderful years with my honey. I think three (maybe four :D) may be my cut off number.

Sure did, in early December 2002. Here is a link to the pic: http://www.geocities.com/nobleshewolff/3.

In case you wanted to read what I posted after getting it:

You and your sisters are cuties.

Well, thank ya.

No, Miss Howe. Thank you.

I have been thinking about getting a tattoo but I'm such a wimp when it comes to pain...does it really hurt a lot?? I really really want to get one but that's the only thing that is stopping me from doing it..THE PAIN!!!!

I used to think about the pain of getting a tattoo. . .that is until I got mine. I'm such a wimp that I cried before he started the tattoo. Mine is my name in script on my lower back. It wasn't really painful but rather an annoying feeling. By the time it started to really annoy me thet tattoo was already done. I'm thinking of getting my second in honor of my graduation from college next month.

I have no tatoos, when I was like 16, sometimes I would think that'd make a good tatoo...but I honestly have never really wanted one.

I like what Ozzy said..."You want to be unique? Don't get a tatoo!"

I DID IT!!!!
 

My butterfly tattoo wasn't finished and I'd been dreading having to go back and get it finished, as it's a huge mo' fo'. Sooo, after randomly deciding last night to go get it finished, I went to the parlor (the only one open last night, btw) and I got it finished. It took almost two hours, but it's beautiful!! I love it!! I will be taking a picture of it soon and posting it. I'll be sure to post a link for all the GC'ers. I love my new tattoo!! :D

I have a questions for the tattoo experts. I have 2 tattoos. One on my back (middle of my back) and one on my upper thigh. They aren't huge but they are pretty big. I'd say maybe the size of a regular post it note.

I want to get another one (actually I'd like to get a few more...but we'll just get one more for now), but I would like to get it on my ankle. However I don't want to have it too big. I was thining maybe the size of a dime.

here's a picture of the one I want to get,angel tattoo
minus the name and feet (yeah I know's it's not mine but I really like it and I want it to represent Pi Phi with me tattooing my letters).

Is it possible for me to get this done the size of a dime, because if I get my ankle tattooed I want it really small just because I don't like huge tatoos on the ankle


Emily

edited to add:

P.S I hope my post made sense

Lady Pi Phi:

From what I'm thinking, the size of a dime would be too small. I don't think the writing inside would show up. Someone would have to get all up in your ankle's grill in order to see what it said. I think angel w/o letters, or get it bigger, somewhere else if you have to.

Here's my butterly tattoo Not really that great of a pic, sorry.

I don't want the writing or the feet, just the angel.

Is a dime still too small?


edited to add:

I really like your butterfly. How big is it?

Oooh, I thought you wanted your letters in it. How about a nickel? :p

Thanks. :) My tattoo is a little bigger than the size of a slice of bread. It's huge! (Sorry, couldn't think of anything else that size.)

a nickle could work possibly. I just held up every coin I have to ankle (ok I am bored at work and I want to go home...only 40 more minutes). I think a penny and dime are too small. But I don't want it any bigger than a toonie.

I'd guess I have to ask the artist if he can do it that small

Let me know what happens. :)

SATX, your butterfly is GORGEOUS!!!!!! I love it!

LadyPiPhi, what you might want to do is take the design to a tattoo parlor. They can mess around with the size on a xerox machine, and then you can see what size you like and what looks good from far away. When I got mine, they made different size copies so I could put it on my arm and even move it around and look in the mirror to see exactly how big and where I wanted it.

Have fun!!

I have the badge on my left calf. I want the letters on my right ankle. But first I want a snake wrapped around the lower part of my left leg. And the Libra scales on my lower back.

Well thank ya ma'am. :)

I'm diggin' it. :)