A Manchester City fan has learnt the hard way that tattoos can become more a source of embarrassment than a source of pride.
The football fan, who lives in Birmingham, decided two years ago to get tattoo done to celebrate the future success of his team in the Champions’ League. Unfortunately, this event has not [...]

Mary J. Blige, R ‘n’ B artist and singer has recently been quoted as saying that she will not be returning to a tattoo parlour in the future. Rumours had suggested that she would go for another design to be inked following the completion of her latest album.
The singer refuted these claims, however, during a [...]

Zac Effron is the latest star to join the ranks of those who feel the need to have a tattoo. He has chosen to have the tattoo in a rather visible place: along the outer side of his palm of his right hand. The tattoo is rather simple; this is no portrait of a Hollywood [...]

People have been inking designs on their skin for thousands of years, and the practise has become even more widespread over the last few years. Tattoos have become fashion accessories, made more popular by the increasing numbers of celebrities choosing to have large, prominent and numerous designs.
As tattoos become more common, the decision to have [...]

For some people, getting a tattoo is considered to be proof of loyalty or allegiance to a certain group or cause. This particularly true in the case of gangs, with tattoos often created in illegal amateur tattoo parlours and intended to warn others of the wearer’s affiliations.
It would appear however, that laser tattoo removal is [...]

Pre-laser tattoo removal relied on a variety of methods, not always particularly successful, that also presented various risks to the skin tissue on the tattoo site. Scarring, burns and infection were a very real possibility, making tattoo removal difficult and hazardous.
Many people try to take the route of concealing their tattoos with another design, although [...]

There are many reasons to get a tattoo; when you feel strongly enough about someone or something to want a permanent reminder branded into your skin, you probably feel that the sentiment is just as permanent and unchangeable.
Unfortunately, life does not always work out that way, and time can leave you embarrassed and regretful of [...]

Twilight actress Nikki Reed provides a good example of why it is always a risky business getting a tattoo of your other half’s name inked onto your body… While living in Russia during her younger days, the actress met a ballet dancer and decided to have his name tattooed across her wrist.
Now married to someone [...]

The most common cause for tattoo regret would appear to be the result of getting a tattoo inked at a young age, with subsequent life changes leading to the tattoo becoming an embarrassment.
Unfortunately, tattoos are designed to be permanent; they are made so by the size of the particles in the ink, which are [...]

The singer Cee Lo Green who brought us the hit song ‘Crazy’ had to walk out of a tattoo parlour because the procedure was simply too painful. He had been in the process of having a large tattoo of his family tree inked into the skin of his back, but was unable to stand the [...]