lip tattoo ideas...

[Bruce Whitehead]

That is so AWESOME!!!

I had a mom (one of many) that went that route, and it was such an empowering experience, I know exactly what your son is feeling.

Best part is, he will have the tattoo with the MOST cachet of all his friends, and it is temporary and can be invisible should he chose it to be.

You are raising a mighty fine child army there Maam. I expect some top notch culture jamming from them in the future. *tips hat*

Bruce

[tiexecutioner]

wow that must hurt lol

[Buttons]

Not all lip tattoos are temporary. I don't know where this misinformation keeps coming from. Sometimes some spots will fall out or fade like any other tattoo. If it completely falls out your artist is not going deep enough. Mine is 10 years old and still as dark as the day I got it. I can think of at least 50 of my friends/customers that have them with no problems.

[Bruce Whitehead]

Not all lip tattoos are temporary. I don't know where this misinformation keeps coming from. Sometimes some spots will fall out or fade like any other tattoo. If it completely falls out your artist is not going deep enough. Mine is 10 years old and still as dark as the day I got it. I can think of at least 50 of my friends/customers that have them with no problems.

Can a T-artist actually control that? I know there was a guy in Red Deer... years back that all his tatts faded after about ten years - for that reason.

So could an artist push less hard on a lip tatt (or any other) to increase its chances of being pushed out in time?

bruce

[Buttons]

Can a T-artist actually control that? I know there was a guy in Red Deer... years back that all his tatts faded after about ten years - for that reason.

So could an artist push less hard on a lip tatt (or any other) to increase its chances of being pushed out in time?

bruce

Yes and no. The inner lip is a very weird spot to tattoo and a lot of artists won't even do it unless it's on friends. They could theoretically hang their needles out a small amount and not push and hope it only goes in a few layers BUT everyones body reacts different to being tattooed. A lot of lips do fade/fall out and it's usually from artists not going too deep the first time because they don't want to blow the tattoo out.

[recycling goddess]

his lip is already fading... which is no biggie... we'll be getting it touched up in a week or so.

he's still on cloud nine about it though

and pics... here's some:

Picture #1

Picture #2

I would loooooooooooooooooooove it if mine stays forever. I have namaste' on my inner lip and he would love it if his stays... so we are not hoping for fading here... he just knows that from what we've read on the net... that they can.

And thanks for the posts everyone... your support is appreciated.

[recycling goddess]

a little update for those who care...

my inner lip tattoo has stayed nicely, as has my friend's. my son's however had 3 or 4 touch-ups and still didn't stay.

so he has some random lines in his inner lip LOL oh well... in another month he's going for his first tat on the back of his calf. nothing too big.

he had an appt for a tat earlier this year but decided against it. he wasn't 'certain' about getting it done and (very maturely) decided that until he was 100% certain he on what he wanted, he would wait.

i'm very proud of him. we do, of course, have rules about what he can get. i have to approve of it. i have to be there. he can only get a tat done by my artist (as i love and trust nigel 100%) and it must be on a part of his body that won't interfere with employment opportunities in the future. this is why the back of his thigh is a good place.

so... that's my little update for you all.

[I<3Dreamsicles]

a little update for those who care...

my inner lip tattoo has stayed nicely, as has my friend's. my son's however had 3 or 4 touch-ups and still didn't stay.

so he has some random lines in his inner lip LOL oh well... in another month he's going for his first tat on the back of his calf. nothing too big.

he had an appt for a tat earlier this year but decided against it. he wasn't 'certain' about getting it done and (very maturely) decided that until he was 100% certain he on what he wanted, he would wait.

i'm very proud of him. we do, of course, have rules about what he can get. i have to approve of it. i have to be there. he can only get a tat done by my artist (as i love and trust nigel 100%) and it must be on a part of his body that won't interfere with employment opportunities in the future. this is why the back of his thigh is a good place.

so... that's my little update for you all.

a kid in my school got an inner lip tattoo a few weeks ago maybe a month or two and its already starting to fad alot.

im hoping to get my first tattoo a day after my 18th birthday comming up.

[NotaMallard]

This is exactly the sort of mother I love to see. I'm 14 with two parents just like you, and my best friend has restrictive parents like twistedtails seems to be, so I can offer a bit of insight: when a parent allows freedom of expression in things that don't matter much, the child will be SO much more likely to respect the parent's decision on things that DO matter.
Rebellious kids come from parents who restrict things like this, unique intelligent kids come from moms like you!

[I<3Dreamsicles]

This is exactly the sort of mother I love to see. I'm 14 with two parents just like you, and my best friend has restrictive parents like twistedtails seems to be, so I can offer a bit of insight: when a parent allows freedom of expression in things that don't matter much, the child will be SO much more likely to respect the parent's decision on things that DO matter.
Rebellious kids come from parents who restrict things like this, unique intelligent kids come from moms like you!

haha im technically a kid and i agree 100%

when i turn 18....

the only thing ive got them to let me do so far is pierce my ears, and right now im working on them letting me keep my hair long and grow it out.

and get a ball python which took like 5 years and my mom didnt even know about it, shes the only one who cared.