Butterfly tattoos are one of the most popular tattoo designs in the world. Nine times out of ten when a girl runs up to you and says she got a tattoo, just guess “butterfly” and you will be right. Ok, so a butterfly tattoo may not be the most unique or daring decision one could make, but at the same time you can’t really go wrong with it either. I mean, who hates butterflies? Bald, burly men on death row wish they could see just one more Monarch before they die.
Madison piercings were first brought to the public’s attention by porn star Madison Stone. A madison piercing is a surface piercing that goes through the skin on the lower region of the front of the neck. Personally I would never get one because I feel like I’m being chocked when I wear a loose turtle neck. This not only cut my Steve Job’s impersonation career short but also turned me off to the idea of any foreign object touching my throat.
The frenulum is either the webbing on the underside of the upper lip or the webbing on the underside of the tongue. An upper lip frenulum piercing is often called a smiley and a tongue frenulum piercing is most often referred to as a tongue web piercing. Now, usually you get a piercing because you want people to see it. You have to make a purposeful effort to show people your tongue web piercing so you can keep it just for you if you want.
Hannya masks are used in traditional Japanese Noh theater to represent the souls of women that have become demons, typically because of jealousy. I happen to know that all women were born demons to begin with.
Surf on over to our beach and ocean tattoos. The beach represents a carefree and independent lifestyle and that is in perfect harmony with tattoo culture. The greatest part is that unless you are the awkward fat kid, you are most likely going to be wearing a minimal amount of clothes near the water. It’s the perfect opportunity to show off your beach tattoo.
It’s time to get wet and wild with wave and water tattoos. One thing I need explained to me is why so many water and wave tattoos are of the Asian persuasion? What’s even more curious is that they are never on an actual Asian person. Oh well, I imagine people in Asia admire American culture so they get cheeseburger tattoos. Ok, enough musing, it’s time to dive right in!
The Maori are the native people of Polynesia and have been world renowned for their tattoos for centuries. Ta Moko was the traditional form of tattooing and was accomplished using chisels instead of needles. You can still get traditional Maori tattoos if you have the means and desire to travel to Polynesia but most people opt for the less expensive and more convenient method of finding a talented tattoo artist in their area that is experienced in the Maori tattoo style.
Turn that frown upside down with our fronwy and smiley piercing pictures. A frowny piercing goes the webbing in the center of the lower lip and a smiley piercing goes through the webbing of the upper lip. You see one when you smile and one when you frown. Get it?
Listen, there was a brief period of time when the only armband tattoo you saw was barbed wire on a frat boy. Thankfully those days are dead and armband tattoos have become much more creative. There is really no limit to the style and design. The standard celtic, polynesian and tribal armbands are still very popular but what about a spider web or line of African elephants? You can find them all here in our collection.
Scarification, sometimes referred to as scar tattoos or body branding, involves cutting or burning designs into the skin that will heal into permanent scars. This type of body modification dates back centuries and was historically used in rituals to represent tribal affiliation, major life events, etc. It’s still used in many African tribes and among the disaffected youth of modern society.
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