Interested in getting a tattoo but not sure what you want to permanently ink into your skin? Your not the only one with that train of thought, it is a big decision to make. Tattoos are not easily removed and the experience is painful, time consuming and costly. Your tattoo will most likely be with you for the remainder of your life, so you want to make sure it is something you will love for the remainder of your life.

You may want to take into consideration not just the look of the tattoo, but what the tattoo may say about you or what it may represent or symbolize. A good way to start thinking about the tattoo you may want is to look through other examples. There are probably millions of tattoos to choose from in various colors, sizes, styles and shapes. If it can be drawn, it can be tattooed. Places to search for tattoo designs include magazines, online websites or design books and samples at a tattoo parlor. Another option for a unique tattoo would be to create your own design or to spend some time with the tattoo artist and discuss with them what you have in mind so they can create a custom and unique design for you personally.

A good tattoo artist should be willing to work with you to get you what you truly want for a tattoo design. If you find a design that is what you desire in a magazine simply show the picture to the tattoo artist and they will draw the tattoo up for you. If you look online for a tattoo design, tattoo websites may offer some designs for free, while others may charge a small fee for you to print off and use their design. Either way, print out the design at the correct size that you wish, if possible, and bring it with you to the tattoo appointment.

Besides the meaning behind a tattoo, others things you will want to consider is the size of the tattoo, the location of where the tattoo will go, if you want the tattoo in color or as a black and white tattoo. Again, remember how it will look and be when you are elderly, will you still want a fad tattoo to show in a prominent and uncovered spot? Plenty of thought should be given to such a permanent stamp on the body. Along these lines, you may run into a tattoo who will refuse tattooing names or dates. Before getting offended at the artist, think about their reason for acting this way.

The tattoo will long outlast any relationship for example. Lovers and friendship may come and go, regardless of how well the relationship may be now that can change in the future and a tattoo can be a reminder of a lot of pain. It is these kinds of tattoos that people regret the most later on in life. You may want to consider a trendy tattoo in much of the same way. Do you want a tattoo that is stylish now, but may be distasteful or embarrassing at a later time?

A tattoo can be a beautiful thing in symbolism or in shape and the tattoo we choose should represent ourselves by giving it deep thought that takes into account all the important factors mentioned above. Finally, be proud of the art that you place on your body!

Lucy Diniero

Have you ever seen henna design? It’s simply captivating as an art form. It’s used in society as a popular way to produce natural tattoos that are temporary by nature. It harnesses the power of nature and produces beautiful manmade results in the form of temporary tattoos.

Natural henna ink is used for henna tattoos. It is made from a powder that is derived from the henna plant’s leaves. This powder is made into a paste that is used in the henna ink. Just like with real ink tattoos that are more permanent, your tattoo artist can paint a henna tattoo design anywhere on your body on your body that you would like.

The henna plant is thought to come from Egypt where it was called Egyptian Privet. Later henna was brought to India as a state gift from the Egyptians. Queen Mumtaz who ruled in the 1600′s was the first Indian queen to be decorated with henna. Today, it is common to find artists practicing their henna crafts outside the Taj Mahal, which was built to honor Queen Mumtaz. Traces of henna have been found on mummies from 1200 BC. It is also known that Pharoahs hands and feet were first dipped in henna prior to mummification.

Henna is one of the best alternatives to permanent colour and is much in demand for its cosmetic value. Henna tattoos are made from henna paste that is formed from ground green henna leaves, mixed with water and other natural products. The paste, when applied to the skin or the hair, leaves a colour that can vary from orange to rich mahogany, depending on the quality of the henna being used. A major reason for henna’s growing popularity is that its colour is temporary and fades away with time and washing.

I happened to notice the henna design as I was walking around the fair trying to capture the color of all that I saw. I saw two women sitting on the on ground and were totally engrossed in their task. When I moved closer, I saw that it was a henna artist and that she was applying one of the finest henna designs I have ever witnessed.

A note of caution concerning henna is the use of a product labeled as “black henna” or an indigo. The natural does not come in dark shades. The dark colors are actually made by combining henna with a chemical. There can be very harsh side effects such as skin blistering. As with any product, even a natural one, there can be allergic reactions. This is particularly true if the individual has a rare genetic condition called a G6PD deficiency. In large doses the dye molecule in henna can be fatal.

The most attractive feature that makes henna temporary tattoos a fashion statement is that they are pure and herbal in nature. People prefer to buy henna also because of its known cooling and medicinal properties as an anti-irritant and anti-inflammatory herb. Other types of temporary tattoos include some form of chemicals and ink that can harm the skin and lead to allergies.

It’s the ideal practice way to find your online gallery tattoo, have it airbrushed on, then wear it around for a while and decide if it’s worthy to get permanently inked. If not, you can always go through and find different designs in the gallery to get airbrushed until you find the one that looks and feels right.

ayushvedaa
http://www.articlesbase.com/marriage-articles/henna-designs-with-tattoos-716404.html

Halloween Gift Ideas

It’s Boo Day and of course you want the spirits ride as high as the witches and the ghosts
flying high in the night sky, right ? So add a little spook to the weather, carve out a pumpkin, get donned as a vampire or a super hero or a mummy and
just bewitch your friends, family or beloved with some happening Halloween gifts ! Let
your folks unwrap their way to some cool Halloween gifts that have your warm personal touch in them. Here are a bunch of Halloween gift ideas that are going to knock the socks off your folks this Halloween !

• Getting your friend or sweetheart some
  candy ? Just get a colored paper gift bag and
  draw some spooky creature on it. Give it two beady eyes that glow in the dark. Put the candies wrapped in tissue paper in the bag and there you areyou just finished making one evil’ bag of goodies’ !
• Halloween themed garage door signs or doormats that say “trick
  or treat” or simply “boo!” can be apt
  Halloween gifts for your favorite neighbors or relatives. They’re sure to be amused at these whacky Halloween gift ideas of yours.
• Halloween themed barrettes, Halloween themed baskets with witch-faces on them can be cool gifts for your young daughter or niece. Halloween themed satin gift pillow is one
  very good Halloween gift idea too. On the spookiest night of the
  year, a “boo” pillow will definitely sit right in the room.
• Now if you are willing to splurge, one of the fanciest Halloween gift ideas is the super hero costumes for the little kiddos. Young children
  dressed up like superman or batman make an adorable sight on Halloween. Young girls spruced up as witches or sorceresses are equally bewitching. And they can
  even use these costumes later for school costume parties or family functions.
• Wizard hats and other costume accessories like fake swords, devil’s forks are good Halloween gift ideas too. These will help the young ones stand
  out in the crowd and can easily make them the spotlight of any Halloween party. T-shirts with
  Jack O’ Lanterns printed on them, pumpkin tattoos, pumpkin or witches’ broom earrings are also peachy ideas for Halloween gifts and will help foster the
  Halloween look further.
• You can also gift your dear ones a Halloween themed picture frame. For a very
  close friend, you may gift the frame with a collage of pictures from past Halloweens that you celebrated together. Your feelings won’t go unnoticed.
  And nostalgia will make your Halloween gift frame a wee bit precious too !
• You can never hope to bring out the eerie in the Halloween night without
  the lights, can you? So Halloween themed candles and electric lights can be yet some more great Halloween gift ideas for Halloween revelers far and near.
  Skeletons that have lights for eyes or candles with scary faces can create the spooky feel of the Halloween night. So you can go for these just as well. Gift
  Halloween lights to your buddies,
  beloved or family and brighten up their Halloween night.

Sean Carter
http://www.articlesbase.com/computers-articles/halloween-gift-ideas-and-greeting-cards-46849.html

please help!!

i think tattoos on the back of the neck are great. you can cover it up with your hair when needed. =] anytime you’re considering getting a tattoo, you should make sure it’s something meaningful to you. you’re going to have to live with it for the rest of your life, so make sure you like it. =]

im thinking something with stars or something really girly.

please and thank you!!!

johnny tattoo, bmeink, flicker (alot of people post tats), just search under "images" in ur search box for it….. thats were i got my ideas from… and it’ll show you the site where its from so you can go from there…
good luck!

Something like this:

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs33/f/2008/303/5/d/Heart_Realistic_by_jillebeancolbert.jpg