Hi guys, remember me? I used to blog here before life got crazy and I stopped having time to do anything but hit the pillow on my off hours.
Well, I made a pretty permanent change this week. Completely permanent, in fact: I got a tattoo! It’s my very first tattoo, and I planned it for about two years. The saga was a pretty long and boring one, mostly full of me thinking “ohmygod, do I really want to go through with this?” Somewhere in between all the freakout moments, I contacted the amazingly talented Cynthia of Cynthia Warren Design. She graciously agreed to design my garbled concept of tattoo. I think she did an amazing job, but you can judge for yourself!
So this past week, one of my very best friends was coming to the city to have a consult for her next tattoo. She’s one of those gorgeous, brave people who lets her body be her canvas. I’m not that brave, nor do I trust my fifty-year-old self enough to stay in shape and not fall prey to saggy tattoo syndrome so forearm it is. Anyway, I made an appointment at Deluxe Tattoo with Kit Hall.
She was awesome at putting up with me, the nervous tattoo virgin. I was surprised at how little the actual tattooing hurt, and how quickly it was over. We chatted for about ten minutes and voila, I had a tattoo!
The end result?
BEAUTIFUL. I love it. I too have a forearm tat and it’s one of my favorites.
I especially love the font. So glad it didn’t hurt too much for you!
I LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!!!
I LOVE IT!!!!! It’s awesome.
You got it in a pretty tender spot, you must handle pain well. The one on my foot hurt like a mother! Haha
I LOVE IT SO MUCH! I’ve actually been strongly considering getting a tattoo myself. I’m hoping that my sister and I can both go together for her 21st birthday. I thought it would be a fun bonding experience.
I do have a question. I really wanted to get one on my wrist but my hubby-to-be was concerned about going to work. Are you going to wear long sleeves to cover it? (I’m not sure what you do.) He has a lot of tattoos on his arms, and wears long sleeves even in the summer. Ack!
So I was thinking of doing it on my shoulder. This was a long comment! Hope you have a super weekend!
Thanks! I am glad I went with a friend, for sure. It really calmed my nerves.
As for work… right now my job allows tattoos (I take care of elderly people) but it’s still something I considered for the future. With a tattoo this size, I’d definitely need to wear long sleeves to cover it. Not a problem for me, because I am pretty much always cold inside, even in the summer. If you’re not sure you’re up for that, you could either consider somewhere else, like the shoulder, or a lighter ink. My old roommate had a wrist tattoo in a gorgeous light purple/grey ink, and it was hard to see from a distance, but up close looked pretty. I think she had to get it touched up a few times, though, because it was so light.
Hope that helps!
It looks awesome! I love the font. I want a tattoo but I’ve decided to wait till I’m 27 and if I still want the same thing I’ll take the plunge!
Sah-weeet! That is a really pretty font!
Beautiful! The lettering is lovely + I adore the words you chose!
Wow, that looks great! I am much too indecisive and wimpy to get a tattoo, but this is perfect for you!! =D
Gorgeous! That turned out REALLY well!
lovely script!
I would have never thought of contacting a designer to design a tattoo – that is SUCH a brilliant idea!
I’m way late to the tattoo party, but OMG I love it!! Very well done
So rad.