27:15 when my daughter was 6, (a few years ago) she asked to get her ears pierced for Christmas. That was always something I wanted to be her choice, but when she asked I was all for it. I did so much research, and I knew I didn't want to bring her to some cheap place where someone who barely knows what their doing is just using a piercing gun with sketchy jewelry... I found a great piercing studio that just happened to be 15min from home, and they were fantastic!! Beautiful, high quality jewelry, friendly and lovely people, and soo clean and welcoming. I also loved that they brought in 2 piercers and pierced my daughter's ears simultaneously. They had marked them out, had her look in the mirror and ok it.. it was so sweet. As little as she was, they completely treated her as the client. 10/10 experience, so it's worth doing research, looking around, and taking your time!

For the first video I feel like pointing out the artist probably made it bigger because that was the smallest size the design could go without it turning into an absolute blob within 5 years. I also feel lucky because the tattoo I wanted at 18 ended up being the tattoo I still wanted when I pulled the trigger over a decade later. Also I feel heartbroken by the people saying they feel like they can't be formal or elegant with tattoos. I love dressing up and showing off my stuff! Anyone who give a darn about my tattoos isn't worth my time caring about.

The tattoo robot needs to go through an apprenticeship lol. Meaning whoever these corporate people are who made this tattooing machine need to study tattoos how they age, smooth line work, and all that good stuff that apprenticeship would cover.

I stumbled onto your video after not watching for quite a while. Now I remember why I stopped watching. You are so clearly pro tattoo and can understand no other point of view when it comes to anti tattoo. She is emotional and talking about HERself and HER own experience/feelings about Her own tattoos and body. A lot of your subscribers and viewers are the same, and it’s disgusting reading their comments. Some of these gross comments you have liked, so that tells me a lot. Why do they have to tear her down and say rude things about her? It’s just gross and snobbish energy on your videos, from you, and from your subscribers. They probably argue it’s their opinion and free to express, but the way you express things says a lot about you. There is so much mean, rude energy radiating off of you and your KZbin community.

Nothing is ever OK in Texas, that's why I left in 2022 after living most my adult life there and went to Minnesota.

12:30 ink has been found in lymph nodes post mortem. Anything we add or input into our bodies has to be processed by our body’s systems.

5:26 my mind tuned out.

It's not that she doesn't believe in regret, it's that when she starts regretting something she talks herself out of it by saying it's part of the "bigger picture." But the tattoos are something she hasn't been able to convince herself of. Imo there's no sense in regretting tattoos unless you plan on paying for laser or a cover up.

In the story the rainbow fish is pretentious because its prettier than other fish. It is portrayef as mean because it refuses to give others it's scales when asked. Then it is out cast, it only becomes happy when it learns to give parts of itself away. It shares out it's scales and has a happy ending. Bit of a weird one in some ways. I loved it as a kid because the fish had holo 😅

Please sort your IS and AREs out ‼️ If in doubt use ARE 😊

I’m wishing you all the luck and support. Also I’m no doctor and this might be a stupid question but to make the muscle work could implanting something like silicone that won’t dissolve or won’t as fast keep the muscle working? This was just a random thought I had.

For all the people that said the con is the feeling of blood rushing to the tattoo. Especially in the morning when they wake up. How many days after the tattoo did this go on for? Until it eventually subsided?

i got a tattoo on my upper leg above my knee and it made me love my legs when i hated them before 😭 my tattoos gave me sooo much confidence

Okay so i was unaware of the puzzle piece thing. Which i dont blame her for not knowing, but she completely disregarded others feelings. "People like to make shit up" this woman is utterly disgusting.

Getting a full leg sleeve done of shishi’s and peoneys. I got the background done on my Achilles and calve and the healing is rough. I’m on day 7 and my foot is not as swollen. But the blood rushing to the tattoo is horrible. Still limping around.

ok i thought it was jist a silly idea until i heard the price... EXCUSEEE ME?? my super detailed arm piece that took 7 hrs was only like $1.7k from a famous artist thats craaaaazy

Wow. Fucked up.

I'm not sure the drama with the artist they brought in to help was scripted. They really paid her to go there and weirdly have beef with the other women who work in the shop, then quit? That would make all of Joey's preaching about how women should be treated better really hypocritical. I think they brought her there with the expectation it would cause drama between her and Kareem, I don't think the drama with the women was scripted. It seemed like genuine internalized misogyny to me, or Kareem told them to do it because he wanted her out but didn't want to confront her himself so he could pretend to be semi-professional.

I wonder if her regret stems from the men in her life, or lack thereof.

I'm 35 and just got my elbow tattooed in Vegas and went straight from the shop to a set at the music festival I was there for. I REFUSE TO LET TIME COME FOR ME

It's strange that she compares her untattooed body to a temple even though temples are covered in art

Lauren, 202012?! 😂❤

It looks like a dentists office

16:18 If I was a tattoo artist and I found out a client of mine found getting tattooed "sexy" in any manner I'd actually quit 😭

"I don't care how pretty a woman is, if you have a tattoo see you later". Sir I am a lesbian and married, please get away from me anyways Edit: Also "cheap and tacky" sir I have spent multiple paychecks on this stuff, it ain't cheap XD

32:09 no because the siblings need to think of another idea if they are gonna be bitter about someone not getting the matching tattoo

12:16 i’m glad that they said this because she said she would be taking “more precautions” yes essentially we treat all blood like it is HIV positive that said, the clients have an obligation to report if they have HIV and we as artists have a right to refuse dangerous (or any for that matter) work. The “more” precautions taken would likely be to not do the tattoo

I agree with you 100%. An age limit of *25‽* is absolutely excessive/overkill. I can understand wanting the minimum age raised from 18-with or without parental consent up to a more establish adulthood age _[imo it’s reasonable to make 18 with parental consent / supervision under the stipulation you’ve finished secondary education & 21 without parental consent / supervision]_ Seriously 21-22 year olds have masters degrees. Making it 25 unfair to people who actually are using their foresight & artists trying to make a living. It also perpetuates the prefrontal cortex myth of defining adulthood accountability. Everyone else shouldn’t be deprived because some people in are still impulsive, reckless and shortsighted in their early/mid twenties. In my state (NY) you only have to be 21 years old to: •…choose to gamble in a casino or go to a nightclub. A tattoo shop is not a more ‘adult’ or high pressure environment to step into than a casino or club •…chose to fill your body with recreational substances like cannabis, alcohol & tobacco. Having/Getting a tattoo is not unhealthier, more addictive or otherwise riskier than drug use. •…get tubal ligation or a vasectomy. A tattoo is not a more permanent decision than getting sterilized IDC that certain tattoo decisions (like face tattoos, hand tattoos, vulgar tattoos) often fuck up people‘s futures & mental healthy. You’re old enough to be expected to make the right decisions regarding gambling, excessive clubbing/partying, recreational drug use & sterilization so you _don’t_ fuck up your future or mental health with them. You’re definitely old enough to be expected to make the right decisions regarding body modification so you don’t fuck up your mental health and future prospects on them. You are a full adult in every way at 21. The brain NEVER STOPS developing/changing entirely and you NEVER stop learning about yourself or gaining wisdom. If you’re 20/21 you’re fully grown and fully accountable imo. The government can’t baby people & protect them from themselves forever. And even if they did increase it to 25, young adults in their 20s who are below 25 would know that’s an unreasonable and unfair amount of time to expect them to wait- it would just incentive more people to offer unlicensed/unprofessional/unsanitary garage tattoos. The person who suggested 25 [21:06] has their heart in the right place, but that doesn’t mean their brain is in the right place

I get those random realisation moments, just not in the way she said. I randomly realise that I have tattoos 😂 and them I'm like hell yeah. That's awesome 😂

although I wanted loads of tattoos for a long time I think I'm actually also going to end up as a one and done! I love my little ink (got at 18 also haha) but I feel like I'm just too indecisive now to settle on anything bigger. Maybe that will change, we'll see!

I am getting close to my 30 years old and damn i feel like i dont have any patience anymore like i did a ribs tattoo with numbing cream i was still dying and getting on my nerve on how much it took i wasnt like this before TwT" still did 5h30/6H session but bruh i am glad both are done and not to be done again

also with the face tattoo, you can tell its fake becuse no tattooer would have put a stencil on without getting her to wipe off her makeup first

I think we need to also keep in mind that even though it’s imo proven she didn’t get those tattoos from an assault, does not mean that she was not SAd

NO ew the "cancer ribbon" tattoo has huge "blinge collage" energy, I hope that's what the client wanted because if I asked for a " cancer ribbon tattoo" and they came up with that, I would say no!

I have alot of tattoos I work in the hospitals as an NA patients have no filter iv had lovely comments but some that made me cry in my car everyone has an opinion I just learnt to not care about it

Yes, my body is a temple and I like to decorate it with tattoos.

the tongue tattoo tiktok made me think of the trans content creator who documented his journey with bottom surgery, and there was a tattoo where they took his new skin from so he has a tattooed ween 🤭

I would personally NEVER get a name tattoed on me, even my partner's (and he's my actual soulmate). I do love matching/couples tattoos, though! I have one planned with my partner based off one of our long-running jokes. I'd rather get something that represents the other person, rather than their literal name.

As a tattooed circus performer the vibe is now flipped. The more alternative you are the harder it is the get bookings or join a troupe. Most companies and/or clients want the troupe to blend together like in ballet. I’ve had to back out of performances so my troupe can make money because events didn’t want me ruining their aesthetic. Bring back the tattooed carny vibes plz.

Well im getting one either way lol

You didn't touch on how the original Fort Worth location was also listed as a "Smoke Shop" now, as well as a tattoo studio 😅 so not sure what that says about how they're doing, might also explain reviews to a degree.

How can you not understand how people with tattoos they regret feel like they "disrespected their body?" They put something permanently into their skin that they don't like. They got tattoos without thinking. That's not respectful to your body.

Yeah the 9/11 tattoo I don't blame her. Yeah it would be like for those in the British population 7/7

Happy you mentioned mob wives, big Angela was so iconic

I still prefer my tattoos over the melanoma she is absolutely growing.

The no food or drink policy makes me laugh a bit because while my roommate was getting his rib piece, the tattoo artist literally went and bought him a sandwich because he started getting sick 😂 i understand health code issues though so i know depending on state they can't allow food especially in the tattoo space

"go finish your sleeve" girrrrl if I could afford it I would have both plus two legs already 😭

I recently learned in therapy that I don’t know how to relax (apparently if every time you have downtime/prepare to sleep you’re all agitated and guilty and tense and your mind won’t stop racing abt all the stuff you could/should be doing and what you’ll do tomorrow, then you’re not actually resting???? fascinating???) so I’m making it my homework to practice truly relaxing, and I’m starting right here 😇 got half a bbq chicken pizza, a glass of wine, and a freaking caramel apple for dessert, got my comfy pjs and a big blanket and fairy lights and I’m SO excited to just properly wind down and let myself enjjjoooyyyyyy 🥹❤️

Such a great video, to see the reality of the after-botox experience, thank you!! I relate to you on so many levels about your pre-botox worries, im glad i found your video!

For the woman with ten siblings I could imagine a way to symbolize being the 9th out of the 11 in a way that's more illustrative, less numbers? Like.. dots or flowers, stars or whatever.. with some graphic way to seperate the nine from the two that weren't born yet? I don't see why it *has* to be numbers.