Pros and cons of a tattoo for a girl

Nowadays tattoos dot many young boys and girls, and they are practically no surprise. Tattoos can both carry a certain meaning, and be just a simple decoration. A painful process depends on the place where the image is printed and few stop.

Tattoo is a permanent image printed on the skin, performed by the method of local traumatization of the skin with the introduction of the dye pigment into the dermis. They are known since ancient times. Before deciding on a tattoo, it is necessary to consult with a doctor. Also, the new tattoo must be cared for to avoid infection and other complications.

Contraindications to tattoos

In decompensated and subcompensated type of diabetes visiting the tattoo salon can turn out to be fatal. Tattoos are contraindicated for people with various diseases associated with blood non-coagulability: thrombocytopenia, febrinopenia, hemophilia. Cancer, HIV infection, hepatitis, immune disorders are also absolute contraindications to tattoos.

What if I want to have a tattoo removed?

A tattoo is a drawing that highlights your personality and will be with you always.

Tattoo removal is a long, painful and expensive process. It is bound to leave very unsightly scars afterwards. The traditional method uses a dermatome, a device that slices off layers of skin containing artificial pigment. In the case of a deep tattoo, it is usually not possible to remove all the layers that have been painted in one go, and one will have to undergo the ordeal repeatedly. Laser removal of a tattoo also passes in several stages, the process of "erasing" the picture can last up to two years.

As practice shows, most often it is necessary to remove tattoos on the exposed parts of the body, less often - on the hips and buttocks.

Advantages

Tattoos serve as A means of self-expressionA neat and professionally tattooed image can be a great decoration on a woman's body. It will emphasize the individuality of its owner and help to stand out from the crowd. Nowadays there is a great variety of drawings and designs. Also nakolki can be printed and on their own designed sketches.
The tattoo can have A whole story or deep meaning behind it.. It will always remind a girl of a significant moment, event or person. For example, a girl can put the date of her wedding, or various symbols or images that have a special meaning for her. Girls are most often prone to such sentiments.
A tattoo can Cover burns, scars and other flaws or imperfections on the skin. Before this, of course, it is necessary to consult with a specialist, as it can be quite a dangerous procedure, which is not suitable for everyone. But it's also a great chance to turn your imperfections into your pride and love your body, which is an important thing for many girls.
There are projects that allow the use of images on the body to hide the traces and consequences of girls' experiences of violence. This has a... a huge psychological messageThat helps girls to forget about their experiences and start their lives anew.
Even though this is the 21st century, but the tattoo can also act as a talisman.. A girl can choose an image or symbol based on her zodiac sign, date of birth. These can be Egyptian, Buddhist or Celtic symbols to attract happiness, good luck, love - whatever the wearer wishes. The Indian symbol "Dreamcatcher", which protects nightmares and evil spirits, is quite popular. From the same Indians came the custom of tattooing in the form of totem animals.

And what do men think about it?

Most of us do it to please and surprise their men.

Only one in ten will say he doesn't care, but still looks at the unusual-looking girl. Most people's eyes light up just at the mention of a woman's tattoo. Men of all age and social groups in surveys express the following wish: "that only I saw the tattoo". Young guys think that a small tattoo just above the butt or on a smoothly shaved crotch is very sexy. More mature men would like to see a drawing at the top of the buttocks or on the thigh. And no one is left indifferent at the thought of a tattoo on a woman's breasts. A neatly decorated ankle is a very attractive idea for men. But the tattooed shoulders of women are met with no enthusiasm: associations with criminal subculture are strong.

Cons

Some men and women tend to believe that tattoos ...tattoos just spoil girls...Upside down, tattoos can ruin a girl's natural beauty. A tattoo is a purely personal thing, and to rely on another's opinion in this regard is not worth it, but the pressure of public opinion can oppress a girl who has decided to get a tattoo and even make it difficult to find a partner.
The financial side of the issue. Tattooing also requires a large expenditure. Over time, the printed image loses its color, the lines are blurred. This is especially noticeable if the tattoo is small in size and with many details. The picture risks turning into a blurry dirty spot. To avoid this, it is necessary to periodically visit the master and renew the tattoo, and this is quite an expensive procedure, taking into account the fact that it will have to be done more than once.
If a girl has printed an image on her stomach, then during pregnancy Drawing will stretch And it is unlikely to return to its original state. Initially a beautiful picture risks to be spoiled, so much so that no correction will be able to fix it.
The tattoo is forever.. Now there are undoubtedly many ways to get rid of it, but almost always there will be some trace. The removal procedure is often much more expensive than the application procedure. There is a number of contraindications to the removal of the drawing from the body.
Often girls regret that they dared to stuff themselves with anything. With age preferences and tastes change, and a stuffed butterfly or any other drawing often seems ridiculous and unoriginal.
It also happens that employers will be skeptical of a girl with a tattoo.especially if there is a certain dress code at work. Many consider the presence of various distinctive signs: piercings, colored hair, tattoos a sign of moral immaturity and often refuse to work in the presence of such.

Recommendations

It is important to understand that the tattoo is forever. So here are some basic recommendations:

Don't follow the fashion.

Often people get tattoos that are popular in a certain period. Try to imagine yourself with your chosen image many years from now: will you remain confident that this is what you want to see on yourself forever?

A personalized sketch costs money, unlike a picture downloaded from the Internet, but the likelihood that you will regret the tattoo is reduced, as it will be something yours, personal.

Find a Good Master

Look at photos of the tattoo artist's work. Do you like his style, the quality of execution. Read customer reviews.

A professional craftsman will help you decide on a place on the body and will not allow the use of substandard materials in the work.

Prepare yourself morally

Often the client is very nervous, because the session, which lasts about two hours, it seems to him an eternal torment. If you decide to do tattoo, try to be mentally prepared beforehand for what will have to endure.

If the feeling and really become intolerably painful, you can always ask the master to interrupt or break the process of tattooing into several sessions.

Prepare physically

Before a tattoo session (and during!) it is not recommended to drink alcohol and substances affecting nerves. You should not get a tattoo if you don't feel well either. It is not advisable for girls to go for a session during critical days.

All this affects the work of the master and the subsequent healing of the tattoo.

Will I be forever young?

As a rule, girls who place tattoos do not think about natural age changes... The shape and perception of the tattoo may change due to stretch marks after pregnancy, weight gain or loss, injuries, etc.

Stress, tears and tattoos. What attracts men and what repels them?

Thus, the tattoo, which at first looked elegant, often becomes ridiculous and ridiculous. But tattooed ladies hope to stay young forever. They don't think about how they will look in adulthood and old age.

Prison subculture?

We do not know how the inhabitants of ancient Mesopotamia treated tattoos of their lovers, but, to be fair, we must say that not all modern men are delighted with this fashion.

"I would never go out with a tattooed girl, or anyone who drinks, smokes or walks around... Frankly, I associate tattoos with the prison subculture. I cannot understand how a decent girl can disfigure herself like that". - expresses his point of view Dmitry, financial analyst..

On the one hand, tattoos increase a woman's desirability in male society. Her choice of potential suitors increases.

On the other hand, such combat coloring often attracts men interested only in short-term intimate relationships. Cavaliers, seeking a lasting union and the creation of a family, painted kittens, hieroglyphs and little flowers can, rather, scare away.

Conclusion .

Girls are often more difficult to decide to visit a tattoo parlor than guys. This is a serious step, which many recommend to think over at least a year. It is necessary to consult with a specialist in advance. Unexpected contraindications to tattoos can pop up. Many people regret their tattoo over time, but there are those who remain satisfied. Most love their tattoos and have no regrets. At the end of the day, it's up to the individual to decide for himself whether or not it's worth it.

Why it hurts to get a tattoo

We can often get a scratch or small cut without feeling any pain. So why can't this be the case with a tattoo? In this case, it all depends on the pigment: how exactly it gets under the skin and which way the paint molecules pass, embedding into the tissue.

Human skin has two layers:

The epidermis, the outer layer of the skin, which is less sensitive and constantly renewed.
The dermis is the second layer, which is underneath the epidermis and is not capable of visible renewal. The dermis contains various glands, hair follicles, blood and lymphatic vessels, as well as sensory cells and receptors that the epidermis lacks. They are the ones responsible for the pain sensation.

When dye molecules penetrate the dermis, the receptor cells send pain signals to the brain, reporting that the body is damaged and our safety is threatened. It's a vital function. But it's one thing when it's a single signal (e.g., a climber hurts his arm clinging to a rock), and another when it's a whole series of 80-150 pulses per second (during tattooing). In the latter case, this is evidence of increased danger for the brain. And such a condition, by definition, cannot be painless for the whole body. However, the widespread opinion about intolerable pain is not considered by experts to be entirely justified.

The depth of penetration of needles under the skin is so small that the tattoo can be compared to an abrasion from a fall on the pavement in terms of severity of skin damage. Many women say that waxing is much more painful.

Alexander Maryshev

Tattoo artist, has been doing tattoos for about 20 years

Art History

Primitive people tattooed themselves more than 6,000 years ago. Back then, markings on the skin served as reference points and divided them into tribes and castes. By tattooing in different cultures could learn where a person came from, what his social status. Women tattooed signs to indicate the number of children and where they came from.

The history of body adornment is ancient and full of myths and legends, in addition to the usual signs and social factors. There is no culture in the world that does not believe that having a tattoo on your body can change your life for the better or open up your spiritual chakras for development.

In the Middle Ages, tattoos were reserved for leaders and people of rank. They might be warriors or women of wealthy families. Ordinary peasants could not afford this luxury.

Tattooing was able to open up to the world and began to develop as an art direction thanks to pirates and sailors. It was during the periods of sea voyages that new motifs, subjects and interesting combinations began to be discovered.

Thanks to the youth culture of the 60's tattoo artists became popular again, and their craftsmanship elevated tattoos to a new rank of popularity. Now the pros and cons of tattooing everyone defines for himself, because it is a personal choice and an independent decision.

Tattoo and fashion

Choosing a pattern for a tattoo, look into the future. Won't a situation happen where a symbol meaningful today will lose its relevance tomorrow? The situation will become even more unpleasant if you fundamentally change your point of view. This applies mainly to fan hobbies. Music group logos and sports symbols immediately assign a person to a certain group of people, but are you sure you want to stay with those people forever? Especially acute is the question of the relevance of the tattoo regarding the names of lovers: while passion burns, you want to write the name of your beloved anywhere and everywhere, but, unfortunately, not everyone has such feelings remain unchanged for years.

Mendi homemade

If you love, and, most importantly, know how to draw, decorate yourself with a henna tattoo yourself. First, you will have to prepare a paste for mendi. It's not hard to do. Boil half a liter of water, add 2 tsp. ground coffee and black tea. The resulting mixture should be boiled for an hour, then add 2 tablespoons of henna. Do not forget to stir the ready paste properly, so that no lumps are formed. When the mixture turns into a kind of glaze, put it in the refrigerator. While the paste is cooling, prepare the tools. A well-drawn young lady will not need anything but a usual thin brush, the rest will have to make a translating contour. Take parchment, put it to a picture you like in a book or magazine and trace it with a water-soluble felt-tip pen. Lubricate your skin with ball deodorant in the place where you plan to draw the tattoo, glue the tracing paper (of course, the side on which the lines are applied) and press down. Antiperspirant will dissolve the paint, and the picture will remain on the body. Now all that's left to do is finish it off with chilled paste. You'll have to leave the henna on your skin for the next two to eight hours until it dries completely. Keep in mind: you don't wash it off, but shake it off or scrape it off. You can use a spatula or the blunt side of a knife.

What are the most fashionable designs?

A tattoo can't and shouldn't be fashionable. It is a drawing that emphasizes your personality and that will always be with you. You can invent a pattern yourself, you can choose in a catalog tattoo salon, in the style that is closer in spirit to you. Pay attention, the tattoo must be positive! According to many years of research by psychologists, tattoos can influence destiny. So leave the idea of depicting a devil or a monster on your body. And in a completely negative way can affect your unconscious symbolism of death. If your body is tattooed in Chinese characters, it is not worth it: both you and the masters are unlikely to know exactly what they mean. Any names are the most simple and obvious, and therefore vulgar variant. Tattoo "as a girlfriend" will tell others about your unoriginality.

Expert's point of view

Lyudmila BLINOVA, Dermatocosmetologist of the clinic: Despite the apparent innocuousness of temporary tattoos, they, like permanent tattoos, can be dangerous. For example, if the salon uses low-quality paint: most often it is found in drawings in black. Therefore, be careful with dark tattoos. They can cause allergic reactions, and sometimes such serious, that it may come to hospitalization. There have been cases of eczema occurring a few days or weeks after drawing on the skin directly under or around the picture. If you have skin problems (allergies, dermatitis, pigment spots), refuse any kind of tattooing.

Tattooed stars

Cher If most people, having decided to decorate their bodies with tattoos, start with small pictures, then Cher with her peculiar love of maximalism did not trifle. As the first tattoo the singer chose a butterfly, which almost entirely "covered" both of her buttocks. According to the star, "This beautiful creature became a symbol of defiance, a starting point for making her own decisions after breaking up with the man she loved - Sonny" (Cher got the tattoo immediately after she split up with her common-law husband Sonny Bono, a member of their joint project Sonny and Cher). However, the singer decided not to stop and soon she decorated her ankle with a chrysanthemum, one shoulder with a Chinese character for strength, another shoulder with a necklace with two amulets and an Egyptian anchor - a symbol of the triumph of life over death. One of Cher's latest tattoos is an orchid flower in her lower abdomen, peeking coquettishly out of her panties. Pink When Pink married famous motorcycle racer Kerry Hart, he joyfully got no less than six tattoos dedicated to his beloved wife. The singer, in turn, did not please her husband with a return gesture. Despite the fervor of feeling, Pink did not break her main tattoo rule - no names on the body. The star was looking straight into the water: a few years later, the marriage fell apart, and unhappy Carrie is still covered from head to toe with the evidence of his love for his ex-wife. As for Pink herself, she has tattoos she'd like to get rid of. For example, she considers the bows on her back a mistake of youth. Of the other twenty tattoos, her favorite is a quote from Bob Marley's "What comes around goes around". Pink says the phrase reflects how she feels about life: "I believe in karma and that everything goes around in a circle. I have seen many times that really good people go through difficult times, and then suddenly, something really wonderful happens to them. Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie has more than ten tattoos: dragons on her left forearm and both buttocks, crosses, a diamond on her back above her coccyx, the letter "H", the Japanese symbol for death, the expression "Quod me nutrit me destruit" ("What nourishes me kills me") on her stomach, Tennessee Williams' phrase "Praying for the caged wild hearts" on her left arm. After the actress connected her life with Brad Pitt and began adopting and having children, she started a new theme: now Angelina covers herself with coordinates denoting the places where her babies were born. On her body you can find the "address" of Cambodia (adopted son Maddox was born here), Ethiopia (adopted daughter Zahara), Namibia (native daughter Shilo), Vietnam (adopted son Pax Thien), Nice (twins Knox and Vivien).

The main types of tattoos

Of course there's no point in listing all types of tattoos. Why? Yes because new types constantly appear.Let's list the more or less common ones:

THE DRAWING OF FLORA AND FAUNA (ANIMALS AND PLANTS). These images often mean qualities of character, personality traits. That is the meaning put into them by the bearers.
ETHNIC STYLE. These are all kinds of ornate patterns that used to be made on themselves by various peoples and tribes. For example, the style of "Treble. It is characterized by the fact that the zoo-themed pattern is applied to the body. For some reason I was immediately reminded of Keira Knightley, who played the role of the Picts warrior in the 2004 film "King Arthur. Such a spectacularly tattooed girl from the wild tribes.
CYBER-STYLE ("BIOMECHANICS"). These are images of microchips on the body, drawings of joints with mechanical connections, computer characters.
INSCRIPTIONS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. Of course, inscriptions, of course. The main thing that is without mistakes and with the correct translation (especially hieroglyphs).
PORTRAITS OF GIRLS. Usually these are made "for luck" if someone seriously believes in it. Can be done in Old School or New School style.
CRISP GEOMETRY. This style is based on depicting crisp geometric shapes in different interpretations. Sometimes a complete picture and a clear geometry can be seen only by connecting together two parts of the body, such as the forearms.
BLACKWORK STYLE. The most suitable style for overlapping various skin defects (scars and scars) and old gore tattoos, because large dark spots (tone or halftone) predominate here. Suitable for both guys and girls. Very much gaining in popularity. Seen more than once a tattoo in this style. A guy had two shins painted. There was a picture of a forest with birds taking off.

To nonstandard (in my opinion) it is possible to carry drawings in style of an engraving, dot drawings of style "dotwork", style of minimalism, a stencil, Polynesia (that style in which Duane Johnson's tattoo are executed), etc. Yes and the very notion of standard-non-standard in this evolving you here is quite questionable.