Skin and Body

My obsession with beauty products started when I was a child. I loved watching my mother get ready in the morning as she lined up her “potions, lotions and lipsticks” on the bathroom counter. She had the most beautiful skin…
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Early Puberty – Oily hair and Acne Treatment and Prevention Methods and Product Recomendations With the onset of puberty, the bodies of children begin to change. One thing that many children develop is acne. There are many different causes of…
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There are many things that you should know about getting a belly button piercing. One of the first is that in the industry, it is not referred to as a belly button piercing. It is called a navel piercing. This…
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I believe in natural beauty. I’m not a fan of makeup. I think it covers the natural you. I prefer beauty products that help me feel beautiful more naturally. My favorite beauty products are more based on making me feel…
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Thinking about liposuction? Wanting to get those tight athletic abs? Did you know that liposuction doesn’t promise defined muscles? If you are interested in liposuction, you might want to take that operation a step further and check into abdominal etching….
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Tattoos are one of the oldest forms of self expression; today, they are also one of the most popular. Some people spend hours a day dreaming up the perfect tattoo. Others get drunk and have a stranger slap a misspelled…
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In recent years tattoos have become a cool fashion accessory to get and this is demonstrated by the number of celebrities, singers and movie stars that have had them done. While they were once seen as a little rebellious and…
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Tattooing has become a way of life for many people whom are fascinated by having a work of art in their own body and so many artists have taken up tattooing as a profession in the modern fashionable world. Although…
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For most people, the equipment a tattoo artist uses to render images in the skin, is a bit of a mystery. Most know that there is a needle involved, and a machine of some sort, but few stop to consider…
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After performing probably 9,000 cartilage piercings on clients and helping to correct problems on that many again, I have seen my share of dangers and problems with cartilage piercings. The major danger involved with cartilage piercing is more in how…
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 The fascination of skin art has gone back for thousands of years; ancient tribes would cut their skin and rub ash and charcoal into the wound to make the mark permanent. Today’s methods of tattooing have evolved significantly, although the…
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Tattoos can be beautiful, meaningful pieces of art that adorn your body and make a statement about who you are. They can also be badly drawn, misspelled, infection-causing horrors that last forever. What is the difference between a tattoo you…
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A tattoo is something you will carry on your body for your entire lifetime, so selecting the right artist to put it there is critical.  After all, a tattoo artist is just that, an artist, and each have their own…
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When you are pregnant you feel a burning, itching sensation on your belly. It is not the baby moving around, it is your belly growing. As your belly grows, the skin stretches. When the skin is pulled too tight, stretch…
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Ear piercings are the most popular types of piercings and there are many variations of the ear piercing; almost all parts of the ear can be pierced in some way. Ear lobe piercings typically take between 6 and 8 weeks…
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A lip piercing is one of the most popular facial piercings and there are many variations of the lip piercing. As with any piercings, a lot of care and consideration should be taken before having the piercing done and you…
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Many people worry about weight loss or weight gain after or before receiving a tattoo. The truth is that tattoos are hardly ever affected by either of these factors unless they are sudden and dramatic. In either case, most generally,…
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Yeah, you were hot. As a matter of fact, you were at the peak of your sexiness when you got that tribal tattoo inked across your lower back. Remember parading around in low-rise jeans just to show it off? Years…
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The tattoo, or permanent drawing on the body of an individual, is practiced around the world today. It is popular not only in the post-modern, civilized world, but also in third-world countries as well. In this article we will take…
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Getting a new tattoo can be a fun and meaningful process if it is approached properly. However, getting a new tattoo can also be a personal statement as well as something that could effectively change your overall image and the…
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What made Michael DeAngelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Pablo Picasso great artists? Obviously because they had they had talent and people admired their work. To be considered a good tattoo artist you must produce quality tattoos, the insight to draw…
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High School Angst and a burning desire to be different, I believe, and perhaps a little boredom, compelled my friends and I to pierce each other’s ears in the bathroom. We would grab a stud, a nail file, and head…
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There are times when facial piercings are thought to be inappropriate. During these times piercings are best removed in order to show respect for the occasion at hand. The main times when it is a good idea to take them…
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Thinking about getting a piercing? I’m a body piercer. These are things for you to consider, both in making your decision, and choosing where to get it done. First of all…Thinking about it? What’s good? What’s bad?The possible downsides of…
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I have had my fair share of experience with getting tattoos, having three now and having started my love affair with tattooing when I was 16. My first encounter with tattooing was when I was in Thailand volunteering. It was the…
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Some things to keep in mind before getting your new piercing:Never just on a whim decide that you want a piercing and go to some place that you don’t know or don’t trust.I have had the same piercer ever since…
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Should this discussion simply entail ‘the case against body piercing’ or broaden the topic to include whether or not ‘legislation for the control of body piercing’ should be added? Either way, the opinions expressed here are valid for both topics….
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Getting your first tattoo can be an awesome experience. However, getting that tattoo is something that you should put some forethought and preparation into. Here are some general guidelines to choosing and surviving you first tattoo. The first and most…
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There are many things to consider when the desire to get inked comes along. More importantly however, is what NOT to consider before going under the needle. I cannot count how many tacky ‘tramp stamps’ I see around my campus….
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Suffering for the sake of beauty, fashion or cultural beliefs. It is not uncommon for us to do things that hurt in an attempt to express ourselves these days and tattoos are just one of several painful options of expression….
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