Well, I finally got my first foot tattoo; A female sugar skull figure on the top of my right foot. The good news is that it is freakingly, amazingly gorgeous. The bad news is that it was, by far, the most painful tattoo I have ever gotten and it’s not finished. Read about my experience [...]

Ahi1982 writes: “Right around a month ago I had the outline of my first tattoo done. I noticed tonight that there are 3 little hard bumps that have formed in the outline. I didn’t have any unusual problems healing, and I was wondering what these could be and if they will go away. I did [...]

Man Confesses Bank Robbery While Asking for Tattoo Deposit BackThis is such a strange scenario, but at least it all turned out well in the end. A young man entered a tattoo shop and asks for his deposit back. When asked why he decided not to get the tattoo, he confessed to robbing two banks. [...]

Question: Just been reading one of your articles, in which you talked about spore tests; can you tell me more - what are they?Answer:Dictionary.com defines a spore as: –noun 1. Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new [...]

doc_a_911 writes: “I’ve read all the info about when to shave after a tattoo but I have not been able to find anything on waxing. I am a hairy guy (yuck I know) and I am getting ready to get my second tattoo but it’s going to be big and cover most of my [...]

After reading several articles from across the country that stated how well the body art industry was holding up despite current economic conditions, I was intrigued. Considering the fact that tattoos can be highly expensive and are relatively superfluous in nature, I wondered whether tattoo shops truly are immune to the effects of this [...]

vans_girl18 writes: “So about 14 months ago, I got my lip pierced. I had it in 6 months, with no problems and adored it, but due to school rules, they eventually ruled that I had to take it out, which I did.
I’m now able to get it done again, and was wondering if [...]

Steve Robbins, owner of the Black Widow tattoo shop in Houston, Texas, was killed while attempting to protect his customers from armed robbers who entered the shop and demanded money from them. Robbins tried to intervene and was shot multiple times. Police are still searching for information about the identities of the robbers, who were [...]

Looking for something fun to do this month? Check out the list of tattoo conventions going on in April:April 10-12 - Tucson Tattoo Expo (Tucson, AZ)April 10-12 - BloodAPalooza (Dallas, Texas)April 18-19 - National Tattoo Assn. Convention (Concord, NC)April 23-25 - Laughlin Tattoo Convention (Laughlin, NV)April 24-16 - 8th annual Full Moon Tattoo and Horror [...]

Strip Mall Church Feuds with Neighboring Tattoo Business Albuquerque,NM - A long-standing feud between a strip mall church and the tattoo shop next door is steadily growing. Church members claim that staff from the tattoo shop have physically threatened them and that their children are afraid of the crew. Staff at Derma Dome, however, claim [...]