Tattoo Trends: Lower Lip Pink Tattoo

We've seen it all when it comes to fashion and patterns in African and African-American culture; from- bleaching creams, gold grids, sagging pants and now pink lips. Yes friends, pink tattoo on the lower lip (or red, if you prefer) is the latest craze of fashion among many men in Nigeria. This is a new fashion trend sweeping Nigerian tattoo parlors across the country - called "Pink Lips". High quality tattoo ink is used for this purpose as lips are pretty sensitive.

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The process involves young men with their lower lip tattooed with pink paint. And there’s no specific reason as to why they decided to mark their lips permanently in such a fashion! A tattoo artist Lagos said he "cleans" the black lips by painting them pink. The beneficiaries of the procedure believe that pinker lips attract the opposite sex.

Personally, those pink lips tattoo remind us of undermining stereotypical cartoons back in the day when blacks had dark-skinned sport lips that had shades of pink and were mocked by exaggerated racist and degrading images. An image comes to mind: Little Black Sambo! Ironically, it was a tale character beloved raccoon and was very adorable with those pink lips. Sambo was as popular as today Wimpy Kid Diaries or Curious George.

Now, half a century later, on the shores of the country, we see this buffoonery pink lip being embraced as a fashion statement. If you ask me, I think this is yet another attempt to change the misunderstood reality of hatred for black skin.

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Tattoo - Sterilization and Cleanliness

Often an individual tattoo artist will fancy taking into consideration the possibility of tattoo making at home itself. While it's not always a bad thing, most states have laws that a person cannot perform tattoos without a cleanliness and sterility maintained. In most cases, an official from the Ministry of Health will come down to home / studio and inspect the area, ensuring that it meets certain room cleanliness levels. These levels of examination are extremely high and no exception is made.

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While the average home tattoo artist will consider this rule unfair and an invasion of privacy, the reasoning behind such laws is actually quite valid. Every time a tattoo gun draws a line on the flesh of a person, it perforates the skin thousands of times. Thus the possibility of acquiring an infection in any given tattoo is immense.

With this we come to the conclusion that person, at home or in studio, it is essential to invest in tattoo sterilization supplies. What are these supplies? There are some, but not quite as much as some people think. However, the standardization is the same for home or parlor.

First of all, each tattoo artist needs a machine, an autoclave. This piece of equipment is smaller than microwave, in most cases, and involves a process using heat, pressure and steam sterilization.

The autoclave process is very easy and starts at a basic level. Once a tattoo is finished, the artist firstly cleans the tools as best he / she can with lukewarm water. After that, they put these equipments in pocket specially designed with sterilization sensitiveness. This pocket is then placed inside the autoclave for a period of at least 55 minutes. The tools are hence left in the autoclave until next use.

Autoclaves can be purchased virtually from any major distributor of tattoo equipment, but it is strongly suggested to buy a new one only. Those used will be cheaper, but you never know what you get or how long it will last. In long term, you'll probably save money by buying new.

Another aspect that must be kept in mind is that, the tattoo artist should also sterilize his hands, arms and working area, as well as they should inspect themselves for any lacerations, cuts or abrasions.

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How to Start a Tattoo Studio:

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Its the dream of every person to become his own boss, as its good to be a boss. Many tattoo artists start their own set up after working for a decent amount of time as a tattoo artist. It is very necessary to work as an artist prior starting your own business as it will give you the exact knowledge of working under pressure, team management and employ satisfaction.

The formal process of setting up any business is to make a precise business plan which include all the lucid details like initial staff, marketing strategy, purchase of tattoo supplies and other necessary equipments, collaboration with other tattoo artists etc. After making a business plan the first step is to acquire a license to run a tattoo studio as most of the states in USA are regulated either by Health Department or by the Department of Cosmetology. If you are not living in a regulated state, you should set your own working standards related to hygiene and working condition in the studio.

When you are done with all other stuff, the foremost task is to select the best location for starting your studio. Location must be easily approachable for your clients as well as for the artists so that you can build a strong client tel and provide best services to your clients with flexible schedules.

I hope these points will help you a lot in setting up a tattoo studio, suggestions are welcomed so that I can add some more points here.

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Tattoo Sexy Tiga Setia Gara

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Just go for a lower back tattoo:

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Lower-back tattoos are mainly referred as tramp stamps, however they are also an adorable form of body art. Some find it erotic while others may find it attractive. Variety in designs and styles for these back tattoos are always in demand. The lower back is considered to be a very sensational part of their body. Tattoo designs on the lower back portion look very sexy and make women feel something special on their body.

If it's a permanent tattoo, it adds more beauty to the body. Girls or women who are bold enough and dare to wear a unique tattoo, go for lower back tattoo designs. Women select a wider range of tattoo designs and they use unique art for lower back portion of body .


Some types and designs in lower back tattoos:

1. Butterfly designs, twinkling stars, flower art on backside,
2. Dolphins and other species of fish are tattooed with blue-colored tattoo ink,
3. Cross tattoos with symbols and titles,
4. Heart-shaped tattoos art are used to show a love relation with someone,
5. Sometimes, tribal art are used in lower back tattoos to get different styles and look,
6. Celtic tattoos are used by some girls to highlight their figure and
7. Bird tattoos like a bird perched on a limb looks awesome.

Imagination of artist's mind is most important to work on the best and the beautiful design for a lower back tattoos.

Why More Tattoo Artists Are Swearing by Intenze Ink

 

One of the most popular tattoo inks in the world happens to be Intenze ink. This ink is quickly becoming the sworn by mainstay for tattoo artists worldwide. That’s because it packs nicely in the skin; the pigments last longer and stay brighter than most other inks; it comes with the most endorsements of any ink; and there are tons of colors to choose from. That aside, this ink is manufactured to be entirely sterile, and it’s never been recalled. Find out why more tattoo artists are swearing by Intenze ink.

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Mario Barth is the biggest name brand attached to Intenze ink. He also happens to be one of the most famous tattoo artists in the world today. Well known for his signature brand of art, you won’t find a piece in his portfolio that wasn’t inked using Intenze ink. There’s plenty of good reasons for that, too.

57 Colors to Choose From

With more than 50 colors to choose from, your entire spectrum is covered. No longer will you have to mix and match different brands of ink and compromise on quality. With Intenze ink, you can easily find the colors that you need, or the primary colors that you require, to artfully finish any skin canvas masterpiece.

Quality Guarantee

Lastly, the quality is guaranteed with Intenze ink. If you open a bottle and it’s not to your liking, all you have to do is send it back to them for a full refund. You won’t find many other guarantees like that. But with a quality benchmarks such as Intenze ink enjoys, they stand behind their product for a reason.

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi Welcomed 2013 with a Leopard Tattoo:

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Everybody welcomed 2013 in his own style. The famous reality television artist Nicole Polizzi got a new tattoo with the advent of new year. According to her, she got it last week during the final shooting of her MTV show Jersey shore. She got it last week, at that time she was with her fiancée and he is the only person who knows about this tattoo. She just revealed it in front of everyone else and promised that she will explain the meaning of her other tattoos as well.

The tattoo is of a leopard with wings and crown. Snooki also explained the meaning of her tattoo, according to her the main reason behind getting this tattoo is that she has a strong affinity towards leopards. Apart from it the wings in the tattoo are a tribute to all of her family members who passed away. By the means of crown, she depicts herself as a queen because she is a woman with high degree of independence and follow her own rules.

Undoubtedly, the tattoo is well described by Snooki and it really holds a significant position in her life and will prove to be a great tattoo. She is also planning a new tattoo as well, eagerly waiting to hear the stories behind her other tattoos.

Justin Got A New Tattoo

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It seems that Justin Bieber got crazy about getting tattoos on his body. This is evident as he got about 7 tattoos in 2012 regardless of the meaning associated with them. Most of the tattoos owned by Justin faced criticism and its a matter of fact that they are not considered as great tattoos or well planned tattoos.

In march 2012, he got a praying hands tattoo on his left calf. At that time he already have a Jesus tattoo on his left calf. Now he just got a piece of roses added to his existing prayer hands tattoo. Justin's tattoos clearly depicts that he have strong religious beliefs. As apart from these tattoos he salon have word “Yeshua”, it means Jesus in Hebrew.

Even a site is running on Bieber's tattoos which provide frequent updates on the tattoos acquired by him as well as the tattoos of Justin on his fans.