Nicko McBrain Asian Tattoos

Nicko McBrain is a great English musician, best recognized as the drummer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden.

Nicko McBrain has a pair of Asian themed tattoos, one on each arm. The designs appear to be a dragon and samurai warrior.

Virginia's Flowers Forecast Spring

This is a quick one for Monday morning, on the last day of February, with spring looming just around the corner. Here's one of Virginia's tattoos:

Virginia is a long-time reader and fan of Tattoosday who I have met on anumber of occasions. This is the first piece she has shared with us.

This floral tattoo is at the top of her right shoulder and was done by Craig Rodriguez at Hand of Glory in Brooklyn.

She explains further, "We are all hoping for an early spring. Daffodils and forget-me-nots. It is a memorial tattoo. I always bring yellow flowers to the cemetery when I honor my family members."

Work from Hand of Glory has appeared previously here on Tattoosday. A piece of Craig's was featured here.

Amen to the early spring! Thanks to Virginia for sharing this lovely tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Tattoosday Weekend Recap

I just wanted to share some interesting tidbits that have come my way over the last few weeks:

First, someone has been sharing links in the comments section anonymously on several recent posts. As is my custom, I only approve comments if they are related to the post in question. Nonetheless, the links point to a YouTube channel for Sullen TV. I thought I'd share one here, which features the artist Nikko Hurtado, and interested parties can explore their YouTube channel here.

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The other day I came across a cool site called FreshTrends.com that has a really nice collection of body jewelry, a lot of which would look great with a new tattoo. It's definitely worth a look!

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Last June, I featured this tattoo by artist Scott Campbell. I was recently told about this short film on the site Nowness.Be sure to check it out!

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And finally, we're about a month away from April, and our third annual installment of the Tattooed Poets Project. I wanted to give a shout-out to one of last year's poets, Erica Rivera, whose tattoo was featured here. Her new book Maneater is available on Amazon:

Visit the Man Eater Facebook page for a taste of Erica Rivera's writing.

Misty May-Treanor Lower Back and Shoulder Tattoos

Misty May-Treanor American professional volleyball player, perhaps best known for winning the gold medal at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics alongside her teammate Kerri Walsh.

Misty May-Treanor has a pair of tattoos, including the Roman numeral 5 along with her grandmothers initials on her lower back.

The gold medalist also has her mothers initials along with a small angel, located on her left shoulder.

Lost and Found: Toni's Cameo

I'm calling this a "lost and found" post because it features a tattoo that was a buried treasure in my e-mail archives. I was sitting on my living room couch when the existence of the photo surfaced in my head. "Whatever happened to that e-mail?" I asked myself and, after a brief search I found it. So, let me explain....

At the end of November, my wife Melanie received an e-mail from someone she met through her job. She often encounters people with tattoos and, if the work is interesting, and the subject arises, she will act as an ambassador to Tattoosday.

Toni is one such person who checked out the site, took pictures of her tattoo, and sent them to Melanie. She showed me the photos and promptly forwarded me the e-mail, which then sat for a spell in my in box before I inadvertently filed it away until I recalled it two months later.

So, without further ado, here is Toni's tattoo:

Not only did Toni send along this picture of the small cameo tattoo on her wrist, she sent along a healthy story to accompany the piece. We'll let her tell us about it in her own words:

My mother passed away six years ago on 11/17/2004. For a long time I wanted to get a tattoo in memory of her without doing the RIP MOM thing I’ve seen so many times before. I think it’s nice, but it is not my style. A little over two years ago my sister and I were going out with some friends for dinner and my sister was wearing this very Victorian-style blouse. Pinned to the front collar of the blouse was a cameo that has been in my family for many years. It was passed down from my Grandmother to my mother and now to my sister. As soon as I glanced at it, it hit me! I will get a tattoo of this Cameo and then realized it would not only be for my mom. My mother, my sister, and I are obsessed with the Victorian era! We love everything Victorian. My grandmother loved the Victorian times as well. 

 

So I decided to bring the cameo with me to Twin Moon Tattoo shop [in Floral Park, Long Island] and had the artist Cindy sketch the cameo ... I love this tattoo so much, not only because it represents an era that I love but it also represents the three most important women in my life: my Grandmother, my Mother, & my sister! [Cindy] thought it was a little strange that I wanted it just below the inside wrist of my right arm and suggested I put it on the back of my neck or make it really big and put it in the middle of my back. I had explained the meaning behind the tattoo and how important it was for me that I see it everyday....That being said, she agreed and sketched it the actual size of the cameo and tattooed it on the inside of my arm right below the wrist.

Thanks to Toni for sending along the photo and the story behind it to Melanie, and for consenting to share her lovely cameo tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Cat's Hands-ome Tattoos

I met Cat earlier this week at Borders, which has been the go-to locale for inkspotting during a very sparse winter.

He has fifteen tattoos, but we discussed the two I noticed, on the tops of his hands:

The tattoos are variations on Celtic pagan designs that he modified to make his own.

The right hand represents the chalice of the goddess, who represents expressiveness and creativity. Wiccan principles acknowledge that the goddess is the source of all expression.

Cat's other hand is decorated with a Celtic triquetra. The three markings around the design are letters drawn in the Theban script, each corresponding to the first initials of his three children.

Cat says that these, as well as his other tattoos, were inked by Neo at Village Moon Tattoos in Jackson Heights, in the borough of Queens.

Readers interested in these tattoos may also be interested in checking out our old friend Livia Indica's site NeoPagan Ink.

Thanks kindly to Cat for sharing his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Maxwell Celtic Arm Tattoo

Maxwell is a fabulous American singer-songwriter and producer, perhaps best known for albums including Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, Embrya, and BLACKsummers'night.

Maxwell is confirmed to have a single tattoo on his right shoulder, which is celtic in nature and appears to be an umbrella or perhaps a mushroom design.

Frank's Laserbeak Tattoo Transforms His Flesh

I met Frank in the Penn Plaza Borders yesterday and stopped to ask him about his tattoos.

"How many do you have?" I asked and he responded vaguely "a lot". That generally means at least a dozen, if not more, and he offered up this two-part tattoo, from his right arm:

This is a Transformer. More specifically, "Laserbeak," a Transformer that does reconnaissance.

This is one of the first tattoos that Frank got and, as one would expect, he had this done because he likes Transformers.

He credited the tattoo to Cort Bengston at Cort's Royal Ink Tattoo Studio in Patchogue, New York.

Thanks to Frank for sharing these cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Sal's Tattoo Takes Wing

Today's tattoo comes to us courtesy of Sal, who is making his third appearance on Tattoosday. We first met him in 2008 when he shared this Guns N Roses tattoo, and then again, in 2009 with this quote, inked on his forearm.

Both times I ran into Sal at the video store where he works in Brooklyn Heights. He alerted me to the fact that he had new ink, so I just had to stop by and see in person:

The collage might not bring out the finer details as seen in a closer view:

The bird is an American Robin. Why this particular bird? Sal explains: "Robins mean a lot to me - not just for their beauty, but for their meaning of hope and new beginnings".

American Robin -- Humber Bay Park (East) (Toronto, Canada) -- 2005, by en:User:Mdf

The tattoo artist is the phenomenal Mark Harada at East Side Ink in Manhattan. Work from Mark and other East Side Ink artists has appeared previously on our site here.

Thanks again to Sal for sharing his awesome new tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Masuimi Max Dragon Flower Tattoos

Masuimi Max is a mesmerizingly stunning American model and actress, known for appearing in numerous magazines and music videos, also featured in the movie XXX: State of the Union and The Devil's Muse.

Masuimi Max has a wealth of tattoos, including an extensive design on her back of a black dragon and several flowers.

She also has closely matching red dragon tattoos on each arm.

Bonafide Bags Winners and Special Discount for Tattoosday Readers!

Congratulations to the following readers who were among the winners selected among the 51 commenters on the original Bonafide Bags post.

American Pride winners:

Theresa Senato Edwards
Beverly Cornell
Thumper


Day of the Dead winners:

Kristina V.
Jason
Alex


Koi Winners:

Alicia
Crackle
Sammie K


American Traditional Winners:

Virginia
Sarah
KC


I will be emailing winners by Monday. If you are a winner and don't hear from me, please follow up with me at tattoosday@gmail.com.

For those of you who didn't win, I thank you for participating and suggest you check out this amazing offer from the folks at Bonafide Bags:

We also thought we would like to reward your readers for participating and give them some incentive as well to get some bags whether they win or not. We created a discount code specifically for the readers of Tattoosday to receive an additional 10% off any order of at least $20.  They can get the savings by entering the following code in the voucher section of the checkout page, the code is "tattoosday".  This code is good through March...if we want to create new designs and keep pumping them out from lots of different artists, we have to sell these to make that happen.

Please take advantage of this great offer and head over to Bonafide Bags and get some!

Thanks to all of our readers who made this giveaway so much fun for all! And thanks to the good folks at Bonafide Bags.

A Reaper for a Saturday

A couple weeks ago, I ran into Vinny at a Duane Reade on 86th Street in Brooklyn.

He had several tattoos and shared this one, on his left forearm:

Thanks to Vinny for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Maori flash to real tattoo photos

Hi,

Today I received two photos, one of a customer who bought "Shoulder tattoo 150" a few weeks ago. The tattoo healed and lookes really nice.
The second tattoo is the shoulderblade design I did on february 18th, you can see the sketches and work in progress in the previous posts.
























Get back soon with some updates!

Kind regards, Mark Storm

Amélie Mauresmo Angel Tattoo

Amélie Mauresmo is a fabulously talented former professional tennis player, with a career record of 544–226, she is best known for winning two Grand Slam singles titles and for once holding the number 1 ranking.

Amélie Mauresmo is known to have a single tattoo on her left shoulder, a small angel holding a olive branch.

Shoulder blade tattoo maori samoan style

Hi,

It has been a while, but I just finished a nice tattoo piece. It's a design for the shoulderblade and back.
My customer wanted to cover quite some skin, with nice Maori Kirituhi shapes and some Samoan patterns.

First I made a template from the measurements I received, and started sketching:

I really enjoy to make the first basic koru shapes, this gives the tattoo a nice flow and "cuts" the large template into smaller pieces that can be filled with other intricate patterns, like triangles, spearheads and repetitive lines.


Once the basic layout is set, I move on to the next fase.



My client asked for some Samoan patterns, which are mainly formed by even lines filled with very detailed shapes (upper left side of the tatoo):




















In the centre of the pencil sketch I drew a row of arrowheads and triangles, but I removed it later as you can see in the completed sketch:

The final high resolution image was traced with a black felt-tip marker and scanned.

After optimizing it and creating a linedrawing I sent it to my customer.






Kind regards, Mark Storm
info@storm3d.com
www.storm3d.com

Ana Matronic Computer Tattoo

Ana Matronic is a fantastic American singer-songwriter and musician, known as the lead singer of rock band Scissor Sisters, and for albums such as Ta-Dah and Night Work.

Ana Matronic has been spotted with a single tattoo located on her right shoulder, which appears to be bionic circuitry, including wires and other hardware.

Melanie's Marilyn

A trip to the laundromat on Saturday yielded a meeting with a young lady who had a couple visible tattoos on one of her feet and an ankle. Fortunately, my curiosity got the better of me because, when I asked her about them, she revealed much better work, namely this phenomenal Marilyn Monroe portrait on her inner right forearm:

This stunning work was created by the incomparable Virginia Elwood at New York Adorned. I have been fortunate to encounter Ms. Elwood's work previously here and here.

Melanie is a huge fan of Marilyn Monroe and she is proud to wear this icon on her sleeve. Clicking on the tag for Marilyn Monrow below will reveal other Marilyn tattoos that have appeared previously on Tattoosday.

Thanks to Melanie for sharing this phenomenal portrait with us here on Tattoosday!

Tattoosday's Bonafide Bags Giveaway!

Last month I enviously watched as the good folks over at TattooSnob had a contest in which they gave away some really cool items from Bonafide Bags. I reached out to the good people at Bonafide and asked if they'd like to do something with our readers, and they were very receptive to the idea.

So check these out:

Bonafide's Japanese Koi (left) and Traditional (right) Designs

Bonafide's American Pride (left) and Day of the Dead (right) Designs

They're very sturdy and look really cool - perfect for a trip to the supermarket or the beach. They're made from recycled plastic and my lovely bride is already rocking her Japanese Koi bag. There are two sizes of each design. Check out Bonafide's website here for more product specifics, including close-up views, as well.

How do you win a set? Leave a comment on the post below and winners will be randomly selected and receive a matching set of these Bonafide Bags. That's one large all purpose bag and its matching lunch/gift bag counterpart, or a $15.00 value. I have three sets of each of the four designs, so that's twelve winners in all.

Now, let's see if we can outdo the readers at TattooSnob. They garnered 63 comments/entries in their giveaway, so our goal is 70 reader comments by Saturday, February 19, at 11:59 PM, EST. Tell us which one is your favorite design, or any other related comment, and you'll be eligible to win!

Note: I have a filter on comments so if you don't see it right away, it's because I need to approve each submission to make sure it's not spam.

Urmila Matondkar Fairy Tattoo

Urmila Matondkar is a gorgeous Indian actress, known for starring in movies including Satya, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya and Bhoot.

Urmila Matondkar has been spotted with a single tattoo design located on her back right shoulder, and the tattoo is believed to be a fairy.

Jenise's Tattoo is Decorative and Practical

Normally I would have prefaced this as a "Tattoos I Know" post, since the contributor, Jenise, has been a friend of mine since 1984. However, since we haven't actually seen each other in person in over twenty-five years, I've never actually met her tattooed self in the flesh.

Nonetheless, Jenise has been a fan and supporter of Tattoosday since its inception and has, from early on, told me that "one of these days" she'd send me shots of the tattoo circling her right wrist. Imagine my surprise when, out of the blue, the pictures finally arrived this week. So here it is:

Jenise credits Clay at Willie's Tropical Tattoo in Daytona Beach, who inked these in February 2008. The piece was "designed to reflect [her] Hawaiian bracelet and it took [the artist] 2 hours to get it just the way he wanted it before he put the stencil on...".  As for the words "Peanut" and "Shellfish," the tattoo also acts as a quasi medic alert bracelet, indicating two foods which make her seriously ill. So there's a practical aspect to the piece, as well.

On a humorous note, she added "NO... these are NOT the nicknames of my children, I have been asked that more times than I can count".

Thanks to Jenise for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Ashley Massaro Dragon and Star Tattoos

Ashley Massaro is a stunning American model and professional wrestler, perhaps best known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Ashley Massaro has an assortment of tattoo designs, including a large pink dragon with black Chinese lettering on her left side torso.

She also has a pair of nautical stars on the back side of her arms, plus a small butterfly on her right hip and a string of Kanji down her lower back.

Miguel's Vision Reveals What Lies Within

A few weeks back, I popped in at my wife's workplace, and she introduced me to Miguel, the husband of one of her colleagues. In warmer weather, she had seen that Miguel had a tattoo, and she thought I would be interested in talking to him about it. Unfortunately, at the moment, it was in the high 20's outside and Miguel had on layers of clothing, which covered the artwork on his upper right arm. I did, however, ask him to send me a photo when he got the chance.

Miguel was good to his word and e-mailed me the following photo:

Miguel told me that, one night, a couple of years ago, during a difficult time in his life, he had a dream about the tattoo and, when he awoke, he drew up the image he had seen in his mind. The vision, to him, "represents the evil that people have inside". He took the idea to Sunset Tattoo in Brooklyn, and one of the artists  created the piece.

Thanks to Miguel for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Jenny's Skeleton Key

January was a bleak month here in New York City. The second snowiest month ever did not bode well for inkspotting, but on the last day of the month, I met Jenny, a graphic designer, at my local bookstore.

Jenny had two tattoos visible, but has nine others as well. She offered up this cool skeleton key tattoo on her inner left forearm:

She told me that the tattoo's orientation on her arm is, if you'll pardon the pun, key. It points toward her heart and represents the fact that she makes her own decisions in her life, or in her own words, "I open my own doors".

She had this done by Mumia at Omega Tattoos in Queens. She added that all her tattoos are in black and gray, saying it is a matter of personal preference and that colors don't translate well on her skin.

Check out Jenny's website here to see some of her design work. I especially like this example of her design for a tattoo shop.

Thanks to Jenny for sharing this special key with us here on Tattoosday!

Massari Shoulder Tattoos

Massari is a popular Lebanese Canadian R&B and hip hop singer, perhaps best known for his debut self-titled album and the followup entitled Forever Massari.

Massari has a tattoo design on each of his shoulders, on the right is a large vine with his name, and on the left is an arrow and stars tattoo.

Jodie Marsh Covered in Tattoos

Jodie Marsh is a strikingly voluptuous British glamour model and media personality, featured on the television reality show, Totally Jodie Marsh.

Jodie Marsh has a boatload of tattoos on various locations of her body, including portraits of Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Michael Jackson and a woman.

Other tattoos include a tribal design on her lower back, accompanied by devil tail on her butt, a large bow on her right arm, a cross on her left wrist, dice, along with stars on her right foot and a cross above her left ankle.

She also has a few sayings and other words such as "Only God Can Judge Me" and "My Crazy Life". As well as a few other small tattoo designs here and there.

Sifat Manusia Berdasarkan Bulan Kelahiran, Kamu Bulan Apa?

#JANUARI
* Mudah mencintai
* Mudah melupakan saat dikhianati
* Pandai mengoda
* Romantis tetapi kaku
* Mudah cemburu
* Mudah bergaul & pemalu

# PEBRUARI
* Sukar jatuh cinta
* Menghargai pasangan
* Jujur & transparan
* Nekad
* Sangat romantis
* Modis

# MARET
* Mudah menarik simpati lawan jenis
* Tidak mandiri
* Pemalu
* Mudah cemburu
* Manja
* Mudah menyintai
* Penuntut

# APRIL
* Sulit jatuh cinta
* Tidak berani berterus terang
* Pemalu
* Butuh perhatian
* Pencemburu
* Setia
* Mudah emosi
* Ngak romantis
* Sukar melupakan pasangan walaupun dikhianati

# MEI
* Mudah jatuh cinta
* Baik & jujur
* Romantis
* Suka mengatur
* Suka berkhayal

# JUNI
* Tidak bisa menyenangkan pasangan
* Mudah menyintai tetapi terlalu memilih
* Cerewet
* Mudah emosi
* Mudah ngambek
* Pelindung sejati
* Gila pujian

# JULI
* Pandai menjaga diri
* Suka didampingi
* Sukar dimengerti
* Suka & senang berterus terang
* Mudah terluka & lama pulih
* Mudah ngambek
* Setia
* Pendengar yang baik
* Mudah cemburu
* Suka menilai & menjaga hubungan

# AGUSTUS
* Suka memimpin
* Romantis
* Penuh kasih sayang & penyayang
* Sangat sensitif
* Mudah curhat

# SEPTEMBER
* Sopan
* Suka mengkritik
* Sangat sensitif & emosi
* Pandai memahami
* Kurang menunjukan perasaannya terhadap pasangan
* Sukar melupakan jika hatinya terluka
* Pandai menyimpan perasaan
* Suka berterus terang

# OKTOBER
* Pandai berkomunikasi
* Suka disayang & menyayangi
* Sopan
* Jujur & jarang berpura ~ pura
* Mudah emosi
* Pencemburu
* Romantis
* Memahami pasangan

# NOVEMBER
* Cermat & teliti
* Suka berahasia dengan siapapun
* Kuat berpendirian
* Pendendam
* Mudah emosi
* Moody

# DESEMBER
* Mudah menyintai
* Selalu tergesa ~ gesa
* Tidak mandiri
* Menyintai kebebasan
* Pandai mempengaruhi.

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6 Tips Menyembuhkan Nafas Bau

Memperbaiki nafas yang bau tergantung pada apa penyebabnya. Dalam 80 hingga 90 persen dari kasus tersebut, karena sesuatu di dalam mulut. yang Paling sering karena mulut yang kotor. Plak, bakteri yang hampir tak terlihat dan terus-menerus terbentuk di mulut Anda, sering bertanggung jawab menyebabkan bau mulut. Penyebab lainnya seperti lubang dan penyakit gusi.

Kadang-kadang, bau mulut disebabkan oleh sesuatu di paru-paru atau saluran pencernaan atau sistemik (bodywide) infeksi. Namun, makan makanan yang berbau bawang putin adalah salah satu penyebab paling umum. Bau yang kuat dari makanan seperti bawang putih, bawang dan alkohol yang dibawa melalui aliran darah dan dihembuskan oleh paru-paru. Pecundang besar yang menyebabkan bau mulut adalah tembakau.

Selain itu, beberapa masalah kesehatan, seperti infeksi sinus atau diabetes (yang mungkin memberikan nafas bau kimia), dapat menyebabkan bau mulut.

ada 6 tips uang dapat Anda lakukan untuk menjaga nafas Anda sesegar mungkin. cekidot

1. jaga mulut anda tetap bersih

Mulut Anda tetap bersih. Itu berarti menyeluruh menyikat dua kali sehari dan flossing secara teratur. Makanan dan bakteri terperangkap di antara gigi dan pada garis gusi hanya dapat dihilangkan dengan benang. Jika mereka berada lama-lama bisa menyebabkan nafas bau

2. bersihkan lidah

Bersihkan lidah Anda juga. Bakteri tang tertinggal di lidah Anda dapat berkontribusi kurang segar napas. Pastikan untuk menyikat lidah Anda setelah Anda menyikat gigi.

3. basahi mulut anda

Mulut kering dengan cepat dapat menyebabkan bau mulut. Saliva membantu membersihkan mulut Anda mereka memiliki aksi antibakteri alami, dan menyapu partikel makanan. Nafas pagi yang mengerikan itu adalah hasil dari berkurangnya aliran air liur di malam hari.

4. kumur mulut anda

Jika tidak ada yang lain, setidaknya berkumur dengan air biasa setelah makan. Mendesis-desis air di sekitar dapat membantu untuk menghapus beberapa partikel makanan tertinggal di mulut setelah makan dan mencegah bau mulut.

5. menguyah piterseli

Mengunyah peterseli atau spearmint tidak akan menyembuhkan bau mulut, tapi aroma rempah itu sendiri dapat membantu untuk menutupi bau mulut sementara.

6. makan sayuran

Makanan yang membantu melawan plak dapat juga membantu melawan bau mulut. sperti seledri, wortel, kacang atau sedikit keju rendah lemak jika Anda ingin camilan.

Walaupun semua tips ini akan membantu Anda bau napas lebih baik, mengetahui penyebab bau mulut adalah cara terbaik untuk itu untuk jangka panjang. tapi jika anda merasa tisp tersebut masih kurang membantu, sebaiknya anda cek ke dokter gigi. kemungkinan bau mulut anda disebabkan oleh gigi berlubang dan harus ditambal.

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