MY tattoos
pain level &
stamping out the persistent myths and misconceptions about tattoos
I'm going to answer the most common questions i usually get, then talk a bit about my tattoos and the pain level of each body part. And at the end add a bit of cheeky history lesson about bodymod.
Does it hurt?
Yes, its a needles penetrating your skin. Depends where but its ether an umcofertable feeling or just horribly painful, also depends how long the tattoo takes.
do all your tattoos have a meaning?
In some degree yes, depends who u ask, for me they all represent a part of my life, or a memory. I have a tendency to get a tattoo after changes has happened in my life as an ending to it and for a fresh new start.
where did you get your tattoos done
renaissance tattoo london
a random tattoo studio at the canary islands
crappy tattoo studio in camden i can't remember the name of
black cat ink krokstadelva
leading light drammen
starlight drammen
is it expensive?
Yes, really expensive. But if your getting a tattoo, don't try to save money. you get what you pay for usually. Like me, made a massive mistake by getting my hand tattood at a random studio In Camden In London, huge mistake, had to redo it again whit my usual tattoo artist and ended up paying twice as much.
Is it all just to get attention?
No, in fact it has noting to do whit that, I'm an introvert person, i do not like attention of any kind or people looking at me. my tattoos are for me and its my way of decorating myself.
and the last one is not really a question but its an assumption people make
you must be kinky or slutty
and the last one is not really a question but its an assumption people make
you must be kinky or slutty
No I'm not,I'm quite shy and I'm a happily engaged girl and again has nothing to do whit me wanting to show my body off, i actually usually cover myself up more when i go out just so i can walk around whiteout people staring.
My tattoos and pain level
Ok so i have around 20 tattoos. I'm going to start off whit my least painful tattoo and work my way up to what i personally think was the most painful, I'm also going to give it a pain level chart, 1 being not painful to 10 being excruciating. A little disclaimer here. this is just my opinion and pain level is different from person to person.
thighs
This area i would say is best to start whit, especially front thighs, you can hardly feel anything and ink stays on well and the healing proses is easy
pain level 1
upper arms
I have two half sleeves and i would say this is the least painful place to get tattooed but of course after 3 hours you will feel sore, i give it a
painlevel 2
under arms:
A tiny bit more sore here because of the skin is much more sensitive and thin, its more of a strong stinging sensation but again nothing too bad
give this pain level 3
wrist
I actually find this area really painful and uncomfortable. the skin is so thin so the nerves are much more exposed, it also gets quickly irritated and struggles to heal cos of constant movement
pain level 6
hands and fingers
this area isn't so painful as you would think, the skin is a bit more tough there, but this is also one of the places where its extremely hard to let the ink stay, for the ink not to bleed out or scab. It will almost every time guarantee scab pretty bad and the ink will fall out, i had to redo mine 3 times and it still isn't perfect. Keep it in mind that tattoos get more painful for each time you redo the tattoo because of scar tissue
pain level 8
neck and throat
this the tattoo I'm most asked about, people assume this was the most painful one, it was certainly the one that took the longest because its an awkward place for the tattoo artist to work, but it was not too bad and it healed perfectly fine. I also had a good tattoo artist that made it a pleasant experience
pain level 4
Fot
I went in for this tattoo thinking it would be a piece of cake, i was so wrong. This is such a sensitive area and i was in for an 6 hour intense tattoo session. At the end i was happy whit it, ink stayed in fine but the pain of it all was horrible and i will not do such a big tattoo on my fot again. Sadly mine got infected as it is a area hard to keep clean. My foot swell up so much i couldn't walk for 3 months. It tok me 2 years for my scars on my leg to heal after my whole leg turned black and i started to get wounds So i would suggest do a tattoo when u know u can keep it clean for at least a week, and start off whit a small tattoo
pain level 6
ribs
oh god, the ribs....for me it felt like being stabbed in the ribs by a knife for 7 hours. it was so painfull, never again
pain level 9
chest
Sadly this is the area i find most painful, it feels like someone is cutting up your skin whit a scalpel on fire. The ink does not stick to the skin there ether so probably have to fill that one up during the next 4 years. Not recommended unless you are already heavily tattooed and know what you are getting yourself in to
pain level 10
My tattoos and pain level
Ok so i have around 20 tattoos. I'm going to start off whit my least painful tattoo and work my way up to what i personally think was the most painful, I'm also going to give it a pain level chart, 1 being not painful to 10 being excruciating. A little disclaimer here. this is just my opinion and pain level is different from person to person.
thighs
This area i would say is best to start whit, especially front thighs, you can hardly feel anything and ink stays on well and the healing proses is easy
pain level 1
upper arms
I have two half sleeves and i would say this is the least painful place to get tattooed but of course after 3 hours you will feel sore, i give it a
painlevel 2
under arms:
A tiny bit more sore here because of the skin is much more sensitive and thin, its more of a strong stinging sensation but again nothing too bad
give this pain level 3
wrist
I actually find this area really painful and uncomfortable. the skin is so thin so the nerves are much more exposed, it also gets quickly irritated and struggles to heal cos of constant movement
pain level 6
hands and fingers
this area isn't so painful as you would think, the skin is a bit more tough there, but this is also one of the places where its extremely hard to let the ink stay, for the ink not to bleed out or scab. It will almost every time guarantee scab pretty bad and the ink will fall out, i had to redo mine 3 times and it still isn't perfect. Keep it in mind that tattoos get more painful for each time you redo the tattoo because of scar tissue
pain level 8
neck and throat
this the tattoo I'm most asked about, people assume this was the most painful one, it was certainly the one that took the longest because its an awkward place for the tattoo artist to work, but it was not too bad and it healed perfectly fine. I also had a good tattoo artist that made it a pleasant experience
pain level 4
Fot
I went in for this tattoo thinking it would be a piece of cake, i was so wrong. This is such a sensitive area and i was in for an 6 hour intense tattoo session. At the end i was happy whit it, ink stayed in fine but the pain of it all was horrible and i will not do such a big tattoo on my fot again. Sadly mine got infected as it is a area hard to keep clean. My foot swell up so much i couldn't walk for 3 months. It tok me 2 years for my scars on my leg to heal after my whole leg turned black and i started to get wounds So i would suggest do a tattoo when u know u can keep it clean for at least a week, and start off whit a small tattoo
pain level 6
ribs
oh god, the ribs....for me it felt like being stabbed in the ribs by a knife for 7 hours. it was so painfull, never again
pain level 9
chest
Sadly this is the area i find most painful, it feels like someone is cutting up your skin whit a scalpel on fire. The ink does not stick to the skin there ether so probably have to fill that one up during the next 4 years. Not recommended unless you are already heavily tattooed and know what you are getting yourself in to
pain level 10
History
I find tattoos and generally bodymods interesting, this is something people have been doing for 1000s of years, from the mayans to tribes in Africa today that still streaches their necks. Its tradition, but also looked down on because some bad people. In some parts of the world its still looked down on and can even make it difficult getting certain type of jobs or people judge you. I find it beautiful, it makes you unique and the history is so interesting.
Reintroduction in the Western world
That tattooing was somehow "reintroduced" to the "Western world" is a myth.Tattooing has been present in Western society consistently from the beginnings of western society in Ancient Greece. Although Captain James Cook's voyages to the South Pacific imported the Polynesian word "tatau" (as "tattow", later changed to "tattoo"), tattooing was not novel at the time. A long history of European tattoo predated these voyages including pilgrimage tattooing in the Holy Land and at sites in Europe and tattoos on traveling explorers among Native Americans.
Taiwan
In Taiwan, facial tattoos of the Atayal tribe are called "ptasan"; they are used to demonstrate that an adult man can protect his homeland, and that an adult woman is qualified to weave cloth and perform housekeeping.Taiwan is believed to be the point of origin of all the Austronesian peoples which includes Filipinos, Indonesians, Polynesians and Malagasy. Peoples with strong tattoo traditions which indicates that this tradition may have came with their ancestors from Taiwan. As some Taiwanese tribes still practicing it until today
Egypt and India
In Southern India, permanent tattoos are called pachakutharathu. It was very common in south India, especially Tamil Nadu, before 1980. In northern India, permanent tattoos are called godna. Tattoos have been used as cultural symbols among many tribal populations, as well as the caste-based Hindu population of India.
Henna was used as a bodyart dye, called Mehndi, in ancient india . It still remains popular today in the Indian subcontinent, and its use now encompasses the entire Middle east and North africa. Evidence only supports the use of Henna as a hair dye (and a medicinal plant) in ancient Egypt.
In Egypt the majority of tattoos were found on females. It would tell you the status of that individual. They had tattoos for healing, religion, and as a form of punishment.
Tattoos were probably also used in ancient medicine as part of the treatment of the patient. In 1898, Daniel Fouquet, a medical doctor of Cairo, wrote an article on “medical tattooing” practices in ancient Egypt in which he describes the tattooed markings on the female mummies found at the Deir el-Bahari site. He speculated that the tattoos and other scarifications observed on the bodies may have served a medicinal or therapeutic purpose.
Persia
In Persian culture, tattooing, body painting, and body piercing has been around for thousands of years. The statues and stone carvings remained from Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE) prove existence of body piercing and earrings on ancient Persian gods, kings, and even soldiers. The most famous literal document about Persian tattoo goes back to about 800 years ago when Rumi, the famous Persian poet, narrates a story about a man who proudly asks to get a lion tattoo but he changes his mind once he experiences the pain coming out of the tattoo needle.
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Kristine xx
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