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Does your tattoo reveal your age?

When did the tattoo craze start? Tattoos go back quite a long way. Humans have been inking their bodies for thousands and thousands of years. These permanent artworks — sometimes plain, sometimes elaborate, always personal—have served as social status symbols, charms against bad spirits, declarations of love or statements of loyalty, signs of religious beliefs, adornments or forms of punishment and marks of shame. The oldest known tattoos in the world belong to Ötzi, the European Tyrolean mummy called “The [...]

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6 Signs your tattoo needs to be removed

Many of us have had this feeling of being over-the-moon with this amazing new art on our skin when the tattoo artist finally put his gun down. It had its story to tell, it made you stand out and feel special. People say that getting tattooed becomes an addiction over time – well, only those who have been exposed to looks of admiration caused by their extraordinary inks can understand this. Even if it hurt, it heals, it settles and [...]

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Top Reasons People Remove Tattoos

Here’s a list of the top reasons for removing or covering a tattoo from Web MD. Negative Forces at Work Getting a tattoo as an act of rebellion is so freeing…until the day you tire of seeing the Cannibal Corpse death metal band or a My Little Pony pooping rainbows staring back at you in the mirror. Twenty-five percent of respondents to the survey stated they experienced shame and embarrassment from their tattoo. According to the study, more women than men [...]

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14 Tattoo Spelling and Grammar Blunders

Search the Internet and you’ll find no shortage of pictures depicting permanent tattoo spelling and grammar blunders. We’ve seen it countless times but it’s never easy to look at. Misspelling a word in an email or blog is one thing, but permanently tattooing it onto your body is quite another. Unfortunately, as these pictures prove, many tattooists did not bother doing a spell (or grammar) check before inking their hapless clients. Some errors are heartbreaking, most are cringe-worthy and a few [...]

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Removing Tattoos Can Improve Your Opportunities

A recent business news article on tattoo removal for professionals reflected the same stories we’re hearing from our own customers on their desires to remove a tattoo because of the impact it’s having on their ability to find better employment options for them in their careers. Taking tattoos off for a living is more than making a living. It is a business that helps people have a clean slate and move their lives in a new direction. It is rewarding [...]

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