Tattoo Tuesday: Rainbow Light

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Tattoo Tuesday: Post Stamp

I really like this idea for a birth tattoo; it's unique and thinking outside the box.

 

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Tattoo Tuesday: Rubik Math Medley

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Tattoo Tuesday: Smile

This is not my image and don't claim that it is.

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HOW TO: Clean a piercing

A lot of things can influence you to get a piercing and a lot can also put you off. One of these may be the work required in cleaning. 

Honestly, it's not difficult and this shouldn't influence your choice.

When getting a piercings, your piercer will give you cleaning instructions but if you've forgotten or they didn't, here you go:)

                                                                     What you need

Saline Solution-the same stuff you keep contact lenses in

A shot glass or egg cup

Cotton wool or cotton buds

Microwave

                                                                            Method

    Step 1: Wash your hands! Cleanliness is very important when cleaning piercings, especially new ones

Step 2: Squeeze a small amount of the saline solution into the egg cup/shot glass or whatever you have to hand. The amount you use will depend on the piercing you have and over time, you'll get a feel for how much you actually need.

Step 3: Place the egg cup/shot glass in the microwave for NO MORE THAN 10 seconds. If you put it in for too long it'll just evaporate.

Step 4: Take it out the microwave and allow it to cool a bit. Then take the cotton bud and clean your piercing, removing the crusties.

Step 5: Take another cotton bud and wet it with clean water and clean the piercing again. This removes the saline. Dry it again with the cotton.

Crystal Tip: When you first get you piercing, it's very sore and sensitive. I suggest using cotton wool rather then cotton buds for the first few weeks. It's much gentler and hurts less.

Oh and DON'T OVER CLEAN! Stick to a maximum of twice a day, in the morning and at night. Over cleaning can cause irritation and we don't want that now do we!?

 Tragus piercing on the right ear.

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Tattoo Tuesday: Heart Beat

This is a tattoo I'm really considering getting. I'm well into tattoos that have meaning and I like this one. It means: "If there are no ups and downs in your life, it means you are dead."

It really is true and it's encouraging you to think positively about life. Yes we love it when things go our way and get annoyed and sad when they don't, but it's about accepting the things we can't change and making the best out of the things we can because usually, there's someone worse off than you. 

Disclaimer: This is not my image

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Tattoo Tuesday: Dolphin

Inspirational.

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Tattoo Tuesday: Watercolour

I found this online and thought it was so cool and unique. It's colourful and puts a different spin on coloured tattoos. Just goes to show, you don't just have to have black or blue tats

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Tattoo Tuesday: Arrow

So some of you may have clicked on this link because you don't know what body mod is. Well body mod (or body modification) is anything you do to change the way you look in the sense of tattoos, piercings, scarring etc. I'm only going to be talking about tattoos and piercings though,  nothing else really.

 So I thought I'd rumage through the internet and find amazing tattoos either just to share with you, inspire you or creep you out (whatever takes my fancy.) There really are so many wonderful designs out there.

I'm well aware that there are so many different views on tattoos. Some think they're great and others think they're horrible. I respect your opinion but you can make them look nice, it just depends on the design you have and where you have it.

One design I found really inspired me. I've mentioned it before in a previous post  How to make the best out of life. It's the first tattoo I plan on getting and I really think it looks quite nice. It's small, simple and out of sight which means it wouldn't interfere with things (ie. school, work etc). I'm also a huge believer that tattoos should have meaning. If they don't, why mark yourself with something that's meaningless.

Disclaimer: This is not my image, all rights to the photographer

I'm not going to try and make you get tattoos or piercings. It's not in my power to do so. I just want to show you how amazing they can be if done right.