“I love Christmas – who doesn’t? Except the billions of people who don’t celebrate it of course but pah…besides them? Oh. Tons of people don’t like Christmas? OK fair enough. More eggnog for me.” That is what I used to think – now I am not so sure. December has become a bit of a problem […]
Tattoo Legends and Major Talent – Bay Area Tattoo Convention Does it Again
If you were lucky you spent last weekend at the Bay Area Tattoo Convention marveling at the unbelievable amount of tattoo talent contained in a single room. If you were really lucky you are still healing and recovering from getting tattooed by some of the most talented tattoo artists in the country/world. And if you are […]
Gambling Tattoos – Get Your BINGO On
I recently went to Las Vegas with a few girlfriends to celebrate my birthday. We had high hopes of living out our own personal version of The Hangover but mostly ended up hanging out in our hotel room misbehaving in a fairly civilized way – not a tiger or stray baby in sight. Vegas has […]
Microblading – My Brow Game is Strong
Confession time – I am terrible at girly things. Makeup, hair styling, dress up, general fluffery. I occasionally promise myself I will “Act like a real grown-up lady” and do All the Things and I go out and purchase a menagerie of products and objects to make me feel Goddess-like and then I swiftly lose […]
Thing Gallery – Hands Down One of the Coolest Things I’ve Seen
THING GALLERY give em a hand folks…. The world of tattoos is a rich and varied place where every now and then something brand new pops up and takes you by surprise. Maybe it is a completely new style of tattooing, or an advancement in technology and sometimes it is something so odd and unique that […]
Geary Morrill – A Tattoo Artist I Adore
Tattoo Artist I Adore – Geary Morrill I started this blog mainly because I am a huge tattoo geek and absolutely LOVE tattoos, tattoo artists, tattoo culture, tattoo shops, tattoo conventions etc. etc. Turns out I’m not only a tattoo geek, but also a tattoo snob because I only want to look at/experience the very best of […]
You Won’t Regret That Tattoo
If you have tattoos (or plan on getting one) than you can absolutely count on someone asking you if you will regret that tattoo. The thinking goes something like this; “you will be really old and wrinkly and when you look at your aged hide you will be so sorry that you have tattoos […]
Who Likes Naked Tattooed Women?
As a blogger I receive many perks. All you can drink coffee provided by…myself. The chance to work from home, in my pajamas, without pay. The opportunity to introduce myself in the douche-iest way possible by telling people I meet,”I’m a blogger” and occasionally – free stuff. I have always heard about the megaton of […]
Crazy Christmas Tattoos – What Would Dickens Say?
CRAZY CHRISTMAS TATTOOS! I love Christmas – who doesn’t? Except the billions of people who don’t celebrate it of course but pah…besides them? Oh. Tons of people don’t like Christmas? OK fair enough. More eggnog for me. And a cup of eggnog for these quirky folks who love Christmas in a very special way. As Charles […]
Tattoo Artist I Adore – Amber Sanders
Have you ever been to Northern California? I’m not talking fast and funky San Francisco or even farm to food wine country Sonoma and Napa. I’m talking towering redwoods, banana slugs, Bigfoot sightings and Murder She Wrote Northern Cal.. Where can you find this intoxicating mix? Mendocino (Mendo for locals) is about 3 hours north of […]