Skin and Body

So you’re ready for your very first tattoo? If you’re like most people I’ve met (myself included) then you’ve just turned 18 and think it will be the perfect way to stand out and look cool and rebellious. The very…
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A tattoo is a beautiful self expression, a memorial to your life and the people in it, and a testament to who you are. Given the changeable nature of people, how do we pick a tattoo that we will love…
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Think Before You Tat Forever has always been a difficult concept for most people to really take seriously. Another issue which sometimes lacks seriousness is the initial thought process towards getting a tattoo. However, for those of you who did…
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All of my immediate family has tattoos. My husband started his when he was in the service 40 odd years ago, his last tattoo he got in 2003, after his mother died. He wanted and chose each tattoo the last…
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Every fragrance is capable of triggering an emotional response in the wearer or the sensor; some evocative, others repulsive. I’m sure we have all experienced both scenarios. It is true that we all attach good memories to sensual triggers –…
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Remember in elementary school when we all felt the need to attach ourselves to a certain person or a group of people? We found different ways of publicizing this attachment. It began with friendship bracelets, and even for some those…
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An aromatherapy oil’s fragrance is often known as its note’. The key to making a great fragrance is striking the perfect balance between the notes. Aromatherapy is all about smell and with practice you will learn to recognize a fragrance…
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Arabic perfumes are an exotic and rich combination of incense and oils but without an alcohol base that is normally used in Western perfumes. Their fragrances are strong and spicy but unique and there is bound to be one that…
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Different images may come to mind when one thinks of tattoo culture; perhaps a man on a motorcycle with full sleeves of ink, or maybe a teenager with a tiny butterfly on her back. Tattoo culture is universal, it is…
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Here in the real world, women don’t come flocking from every direction when a man sprays cologne. They don’t attack old men that used scented body wash. Their theme song isn’t “boom-chick-a-wow-wow”. The media has taken women and their supposed…
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Cologne: When you want a different scent How fortunate was I to work in a cosmetic department of a well known department store, my counter being directly across from Men’s cologne? Heavenly. The fragrances were wonderful and so were the…
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There typically is no ideal age to pierce your child’s ears. I refer to the saying “to each his own”. With babies there are issues of caring for the piercing, the position of the hole changing and grabbing at the…
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Recently I had an interview for a job as a teaching assistant in a local Church of England primary school. During the interview I was asked, if offered the job, if I would remove my facial piercings because the children,…
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In a nutshell cologne is a weaker concentration then perfume. Cologne contains a higher percentage of the base liquid alcohol and a smaller amount of scent. Perfume in contrast has less alcohol and more scent. What you use is really…
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Talented tattoo artists can produce a real work of art when they put those really good tattoos right onto your skin. These tattoos are inked right into your skin and make your body a permanent piece of art. One of…
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More often that not we have a hard time choosing the right kind of tattoo design for ourselves. We try asking almost all the people we know, friends, family, colleagues, neighbors (ex-boy/girlfriends?!)! Because we all understand that a nicely placed…
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The popularity of getting a tattoo is soaring. Beautiful artwork on every part of the human body let’s people show off their interest, their children and loved ones names even in some cases to identify themselves as a member of…
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Tattooing, once reserved for the sailor, circus attraction or those marked for life or death, has now become a fashion statement. Our family’s tattoo artist explained it as a new way to leave a legacy. Body art has a history….
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My nose will often ascend a few inches in the air at the sight of ink stained topless men, wobbling their multi-coloured breasts in your face on Brighton beach each summer. So you can perhaps excuse my lack of restraint…
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Tattoos and body piercings, despite their recent rise in popularity, are still a very controversial subject. Some people consider them to be artistic self expression, others consider them self-inflicted disfigurement of the human body .  At the end of the…
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What I would have given if someone would have advised me before I got my first tattoo. The reality is, I was probably too young to listen. Let’s face it, chances are most of us will get a tattoo before…
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If you want to go out and get a tattoo, that’s all right with me. But don’t expect me to come along, too. I go back a long way with familiarity with tattoos, although I’ve never been drunk enough to…
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A lot of people are sporting angel tattoos as their choice these days. It is not only limited to women anymore, there are a lot of men that have made unique designs with angels as well. The feelings and emotions…
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Some of the most popular tattoos of today are those that are of dragons. Both men and women are wearing them as there are designs that suit both sexes very well. Dragons have been something well known for so many…
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Currently active duty personnel are not allowed to have all the wild tattoos they were way back in the eighties. There has developed a mass difference between outlaw biker tattoos and the ones obtained by disciplined enlisted personnel. First of…
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Tattoos Provide Scientific Perspective There are many theoretical reasons towards the attraction of tattoos. People feel a need to express their individuality or remembrance of a person of chapter in their life. Also, there are theories of social acceptance, rebellion,…
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Let us start with clarifying what the 5 ‘Ps’ are. Prior – planning – prevents- poor -performance. There are other more colorful acronyms we could use but we’ll keep it family friendly. The real topic or objective here is preparing…
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Attention Virgins First of all, realize that tattoos are permanent! How permanent? Have you ever heard kids screaming and laughing, conveying the phrase: “Your epidermis is showing”? Well, this is true and the layer of skin beneath the epidermis is…
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Hell’s Angels, punk rockers and old soldiers; your sister, mother, possibly even your grandmother: tattoos can be found on a variety of people from all cultures, ages and walks of life. From a small heart just above the ankle to…
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When I think of what makes any successful relationship work, I think of the following factors; trust, honesty, loyalty, communication and the enjoyment of eachother’s company. My best friend and I had both gone through a rough patch at roughly…
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