angelique marie

I don't really see the world as people with tattoos or people without...that seems very wrong, personally I do not see where being a serious ballet dancer and getting a tattoo must be separated... While the experience of a needle being dug into my flesh isn't really what I would consider to be a walk in the park, to have a permanent memory of my dead father constantly with me wouldn't be done as simply a "notch." Perhaps if I was getting a tramp stamp, some random inconsequential design, or haven't spent the last ten years researching maybe the "hardship" wouldn't be worth it... Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk

I actually can't use Dermablend... joys of über sensitive skin! Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk

I guess to be perfectly honest ballet is sort of my life and professionally speaking the need for a white tattoo isn't a bother since I don't foresee leaving the classical ballet community. I adore things that are delicate and quite feminine. My fear with the all white is that no matter how great it looks right after it is done, the healing process and age will alter the piece into something I am not quite as thrilled with. More than anything I am nervous about my skins reaction to the ink since a local tattoo artist informed me that some inks react differently in the skin. It's so awful I had to stop using hypoallergenic baby wipes to remove my hypoallergenic dye-free stage makeup as my skin would actually blister... My father had numerous tattoos and even though they didn't age that great (they were done during his time in Vietnam) they were a history of his life, unfortunately I can't convince myself I want the words to Gory Glory in a parachute or a tiger being sexually exploited by a nude women any where on my rather diminutive frame but I have spent the last 10 years since his death wanting a tattoo of his silver Master jump wings which always, in my opinion, were beautifully simplistic. Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk

You have given me hope! Although the trial tattoo is a good idea I am more inclined to your path... I knew I was sensitive before being pierced but didn't realize that gold and surgical steel were among my allergens... Gross and gruesome are the perfect adjectives...I deal with blisters, bleeding toes, and broken skin a lot from being en pointe but the healing process was still quite nasty. I am thinking that I might be like you and be okay considering the metals do not actually stay in my skin for prolonged periods. You have all been very helpful, thank you Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk

I had already explored the first thread but was unfamiliar with the second, thank you for the link. I get frustrated when photos of such examples of white tattoos are posted on sites and then I read that they will heal or age to look completely different. The scar like appearance is actually something I like, except of course for the yellowing, however the brief mention of a very light gray colouring may be an option though since the wings are actually silver... Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk

Thank you for getting back to me so quickly! I adore my job, the program I am with also employs musicians from classical and ethnic to contemporary as well as fine artists to comic book artists. It is wonderful to witness a student who has been neglected by conventional educational standards grasp a subject when it is presented in a new medium, although now I have thoroughly digressed...Back on topic, I was pierced with a surgical steel needle but could not keep in any surgical steel body jewelry so according to my physician if I am not "exposed for too long" I should be fine. The piercing didn't heal with the steel jewelry in place and I broke out into a rather disgusting rash of hives, not good if you make a living in a leotard, haha . To be perfectly frank, I have a friend that does single needle tattoos (although not bamboo) and that seems quite uncomfortable, a bit too painful, and least importantly exceedingly time consuming. The Jump Wings would be a small piece, roughly 3 inches by 1.5 inches and aren't terribly detailed but with such a vague response from my doctor I am not sure what exactly constitutes as "too long" Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk

I have spent a few years honestly paranoid of getting a tattoo. My father died when I was eighteen and was an 82nd Airborne Ranger with the US Army and since the moment he died I have wanted his Master Sargent jump wings tattooed on either my wrist, the back of my neck, or shoulder blade. My issues lies in my career choice...I am a professional ballerina, I travel to inner city and disadvantaged schools and teach integrated fine arts lessons. My contract specifically stipulates that I can have no visible tattoos. When I first saw a tattoo done in white ink I loved the delicate look the tattoo took on, it was a quiet link to my father's rather faded Army tattoos but would not be noticeable on stage. After reading so many negative comments and attitudes towards white tattoos I am now rethinking my plan. I am quite fair and have exceedingly sensitive skin (I am actually allergic to surgical steel and dust...) and I have read that both may cause issues with the white ink. While I have visited a variety of local tattoo artists I have received conflicting information, I would really like various professional and experienced opinions as to the pros and cons. The artistry of a tattoo can be quite lovely and even with such a simple design I would hate to have someone's work turn out badly due to my own stubborn ignorance. Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk