Tuesday, August 31, 2010

A little dose of realism from Mike DeVries at MD Tattoo Studios

View All Photos | Brad Pitt. Used Stigma Hyper machines. | Mike DeVries
Brad Pitt. Used Stigma Hyper machines.
View All Photos | Tim Burton, Characters in glasses were a last second thought. Used Stigmas | Mike DeVries
Tim Burton, Characters in glasses were a last second thought. Used Stigmas

View All Photos | Done at Tattoolapalooza in Miami. Used Stigma Machines. | Mike DeVries
Done at Tattoolapalooza in Miami. Used Stigma Machines.
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Something new from Alex de Pase in Italia

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Cool Bio Mechanical/Religious neck tattoo by Roman

View All Photos | ROMAN
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Masuimi Max and her lovely ink...

by Isaac Madera - August 2010 - See more at iamtrouble.com

by Isaac Madera 2010 - www.iamtrouble.com

by Shannon Brooke for ALT magazine 2010

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Hollywoods new power couple? Kat Von D and Jesse James





New couple Jesse James and Kat Von D packed in some serious PDA during a romantic weekend in Texas -- taking walks, holding hands, kissing ... and riding on motorcycles without helmets.
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Awesome tattoos from Ink Bash 2010 in Sweden.... Thanks to Daniel Gram








המקעקע לא אשם שהקנבס שלו זה בעצם היפופוטם

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Mehndi

Mehndi

Mehndi Designs Eid

Because Eid is important to Muslims, they want to look good during Eid.  However, mehndi designs and tattoos are not limited to Eid.  Weddings, Engagements, after having a baby and family get-togethers are also reasons for women to wear mehndi designs and tattoos.  Any important event in Muslim is a reason for women to wear mehndi designs or tattoos.
In weddings, mehndi designs are intricately

New Mehandi Design



bridal mehandi designs, new mehandi designs

Monday, August 30, 2010

More pics of Kandy!!!






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Kat Von D and Jesse James?

Jesse James & Kat Von D -- It's On!

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What happened to Nikki Sixx? Read more TMZ

Creepy tattoos from Paul Acker

View All Photos | Phantom...Part of a classic monster sleeve i've been working on. | Paul Acker
Phantom...Part of a classic monster sleeve i've been working on.
View All Photos | Planet Terror- Done a while ago,just never posted | Paul Acker
Planet Terror- Done a while ago,just never posted
View All Photos | 3/4 sleeve ive been working on for awhile
3/4 sleeve ive been working on for awhile"True Love Never Dies"
View All Photos | From one of my all time favorite movies..Return of the Living Dead.Done Friday at Hell City | Paul Acker
From one of my all time favorite movies..Return of the Living Dead.Done Friday at Hell City
View All Photos | NightBreed  | Paul Acker
NightBreed
View All Photos | Layne Staley from Alice in Chains | Paul Acker
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Butterfly and Flower Tattoos




Butterfly and Flower Tattoos
The scientific definition of a tattoo is a permanent inscription made on the outer layer of skin to change the pigmentation by inserting unerasable ink. Reasons for getting a tattoo can vary from person to person. Some of the tattoos that symbolize feminism are butterfly and flower tattoos, so read on to know all about their significance and designs.

Tattooing is one of the oldest traditions practiced around the world in communities of Japan, Africa, New Zealand, North and South America, Cambodia, Taiwan and many more. These tribal tattoos in the olden days signified spiritual beliefs, talismans, bravery, slavery, authority, sexual lures and love or even marks of fertility. Today tattoos don't serve a cultural purpose, they are just used as style quotients, identifications to certain groups or sometimes for sentimental reasons.

The female form signifies beauty, grace, elegance and of course, sensuality. For this reason most women, when they want to get a tattoo, opt for butterfly and flower tattoo designs. Let's take a look at what are the cultural beliefs behind getting butterfly and flower tattoos.

Butterfly and Flower Tattoos

A butterfly is a beautiful creature and can be a great tattoo option because of its striking color and design. A flower, as everyone knows is the ultimate symbol of the divine beauty of youth, that has to end. Getting flower tattoo designs would make you feel forever young. Both a butterfly and a flower have a number of cultural interpretations and influences and have their own individual significance but when merged, they give the tattoo a completely new meaning. A butterfly fluttering over an Iris or a lily stands for the combination of female beauty and purity with innocence. Butterfly and flower tattoos make a stunning combination of colors and are an easy design to make. These designs are opted for, by a lot of tattoo fans because of their uniqueness.


Butterfly and flower tattoos can be inked at various places on the body. As they are elegant and beautiful, a woman would like to flaunt it. The shoulder, upper arm, lower back, abdomen, pelvic region, ankles and the neck are preferred areas where you can get these tattoos. A useful tip, while getting a tattoo is to make sure you get it on the fleshy part, and not on the bone as that can be painful. Size of the tattoo can vary with the colors. If you are getting a tattoo on the neck or the ankle, the size should be small. If you want one on your back or the arm, getting a large, swanky colorful butterfly sitting on a pretty flower would be perfect. Read more about flower tattoos on back and butterfly tattoos for ankle.

Significance of Butterfly and Flower Tattoos

The shape of a flower is generally compared to gentleness and grace of the female form. Each flower has its own unique significance.

* The iris and lily symbolize the Holy Trinity and the white and blue colors of the flower symbolize Virgin Mary as a sign of purity.
* The violet has its originality in Greek mythology and signifies unfailing love.
* The lotus symbolizes clarity of the mind and heart.
* The daisy stands for innocence.
* An orchid means love, beauty, strength and luxury.
* The hibiscus flower symbolizes delicate beauty.
* A sunflower stands for enthusiasm and fun.
* A rose stands for love and romance.

Read more about flower tattoos and their meanings.

Similarly, a butterfly in different cultures symbolizes many things like

* A butterfly symbolizes the beauty of mother nature in an African tribal community.
* In Chinese culture it symbolizes rebirth and souls of the dead returning to the earth.
* In Germany it means the omen of birth.
* In some cultures it symbolizes fragility of life, uniqueness, innocence, freedom and femininity.
* Now-a-days butterfly tattoos also mean beauty, grace and sensuality.

Butterfly and flower tattoos together in these cultures have a variety of meanings but no matter what they mean they will always look beautiful and graceful.

When you are getting a tattoo, it is always advised to get it from a reputed tattooist as hygiene matters. The instruments used should be clean and sterilized to avoid any kind of infection. Once you get a tattoo, you should keep it clean; after all, it is an injury made to your skin and it will take time to heal.

I hope this article helped you in gaining an insight into the different types of butterfly and flower tattoos. Tattoos are a great way of expression, since they symbolize various things. A tattoo can stay with you for a lifetime, so don't hesitate to get one.

Hippie Tattoos



Hippie History
The hippies were a group of individuals which made space for themselves in the 1960s. These individuals were fearless, their idea of life was 'freedom', and wanted to lead their life in their own way. It was at that time in the US when the racist were trying to tear America on the basis of cast and ethnicity. People of different races developed hatred against each other. It was during this time the hippies were of the notion of oneness. They promoted love and embraced all and everyone. It can be also seen that they are mostly synonymous with the peace sign. Because of this attitude of theirs, they were seen in several movements to end the Vietnam War.

Hippie Tattoos

The flamboyant nature and appearance of the hippies can be seen in their tattoos. They are great looking friendly designs which convey peace, love and nature. Their tattoos today often resemble the era of the 60s. Bright colors, floral designs, psychedelic swirls, doves and hearts, smiling face, and butterflies, are some of the distinguished hippie tattoo designs. Their tattoos are not only colorful but are meaningful too.They mostly like to get their tattoos done on the shoulders, back, lower back, underside of the wrist, ankles and feet. The peace sign tattoo is amongst the unique hippie tattoos. You can use your imagination and get them in various designs, colors or the universal black and white. Sporting a peace symboled tattoo can covey your ideology.

Floral tattoos are the trademarked cool hippie tattoos. The flowers used is mostly the daisy. The designs, patterns and the colors used here are bright and vivid. They are sparkling, beautiful, look attractive and symbolizes their love for nature. It would be interesting to know that the term "flower child" identifies the hippies. That is the reason for their love for the flower tattoo.

Some other designs of small hippie tattoos include famous hippies saying or they convey their message. Few of their popular saying are listed below which are tattooed. The underside of the wrist is the most popular place to get these tattooed on, apart from the back or the lower back.

Peace
Groovy
Hip
Love
Right On
Flower Power
Free love
Power to the people
Give Peace a chance
TTOW (that's the only way)
Flowers are a girl's best friend
Without hope we have nothing

Hippies were recognized with their flashy colorful clothes, long hair, and of course with the typical peace sign (making a V-shaped sign with the index and middle fingers of the hand). The revolution of the hippies revolved around the use of drugs to get to a different level of satisfaction, wild music, and sexual freedom. Their doctrine of life was opposed by many moral societies. They involved in drug abuse and consumed marijuana, LSD, cocaine, as these were easily accessible during that time. With the invention of the birth control pill, the hippies got freedom to experiment sex with multiple partners, especially the females sans the worry of pregnancy. Of course, these things are something not to be followed.


Hippie tattoos are cool as well as native. There are many things to learn from this ethnic group. We all must not divide ourselves and get us isolated from each other. It's important for one to learn the philosophical ways of life. You need not wear flamboyant clothes, grow your hair and beard to follow what they preach. It must be cultivated from within.
The rich hippie culture has been followed worldwide. Just like their lifestyle, their ways of thinking must also be adopted by one. Getting hippie tattoos done can be a good way to support their ideology

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Mehndi Designs Bollywood Hot Actresses

Mehndi or Henna designs of Arabic & Indian latest from various experts specially offered for coming Eid. So watch out for your favourite design here for Palm or Hand, Feet & Body. Particularly in Asian countries and in Middle-east, Mehndi is most popular and every region of Asia has its own conventional styles of Mehndi.
In the  country like Pakistan as well, no customary function and occasion,

Henna Designs For Feet


Henna Designs For FeetHenna designs done on the feet, involves painting beautiful and elaborate patterns with a dye made from crushed leaves of the henna plant. The Middle Eastern style consisted mostly of floral patterns inspired by Arabic carvings, paintings and textiles. This casual style did not usually follow a specific pattern. The North American style accentuated the shape of the feet

Bridal Mehndi Designs

Indian Bridal Henna art / Mehndi - Heena / Mehandhi desing Bridal Mehndi Designs collection. Latest Bridal Mehndi Designs or bridal mehendi designs