Tattoos - xoJane

FUN WITH NEEDLES: How To Give Yourself A Tattoo (Forreal)

Hannah — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0400

'Cause sometimes you want to adorn yourself, prison style.

The First-Ever xoJane-xoVain Makeunder: Snooki Goes Au Natural and Talks Marriage Plans and Tattoos For Her Future Babies

Mandy — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Snooki tells us what post-baby sex is like, why she plans to keep baby Lorenzo off TV, how building her dream house dictates when she'll finally tie the knot, the unexpected celebrity she just got wasted with in New York and whether or not she has any regrets.

Do This Don't: Get Matching Tattoos

Jessie Nicole — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:30:00 -0500

Getting a matching tattoo with Sydney felt like a completely reasonable commitment.

It Happened To Me: I Was Raped By My Tattoo Artist

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500

I had no real context or knowledge of what happened in a legal or social sense. I just knew I had a fresh, healing tattoo, and that I hated the person who gave it to me.

How Not To Be A Dick At The Tattoo Shop

Emily — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Tattoo shops can be intimidating places. Even as a grown adult, there's a part of me who still assumes everyone who works there is like rilly rilly cool and making fun of me behind my back.

It Happened To Me: I'm Having My Teenage Tattoo Removed

Naomi — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:00:00 -0400

People have come up to me over the years and asked me questions about James Bond, thinking I’m some Bond connoisseur, and know loads about it -- but it was a dare at the time when I got it done -- and I did win that dare.

Do You Have Tattoo Regret?

Julie — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:00:19 -0400

Plus, the story of my impulse ink -- the world's tiniest tattoo -- so hidden it barely qualifies.

BEAUTY 911: "While I Love My Wrist Tattoo, Sometimes it's Inappropriate"

Julie — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:00:22 -0400

Also, can we talk about my second Bat Mitzvah?

Latest Novelty Children's Book Explains "Mommy's New Tattoo"

Somer Sherwood — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:30:22 -0400

Kids, don't let that stranger at a party tattoo you with a dirty safety pin and some India ink.

I'm Self-Conscious About My Upper Arms! So I Tattooed One of Them.

Sara Benincasa — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:00:23 -0400

"I do not show my upper arms in public," she confided. "The three-quarter sleeve is my jam." At the time, I felt kind of bad, thinking that she should be happy with her body. And this has remained my policy... for everyone but myself.

All My Tattoos Are Meaningless, Just Like My Insignificant Life

Emily — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:00:22 -0400

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

If You Were Forced to get a Tattoo Right at this Moment, What Would you Get?

Julie — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:30:20 -0400

Plus, applying temporary tats is so therapeutic I did my whole forearm.

Sometimes Your Tattoos Wig Me Out

Noah — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:00:25 -0400

They frighten me, and the idea of touching one makes me queasy.

Weddings & The Case for Covering Up

Alli — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:00:15 -0500

A few people I know have balked at the idea of me covering up my tattoos for a wedding. But this is my sister - my one and only - and likely the last time I'll ever do bridesmaid duties for anyone.

He Said/She Said: Tattoo YOU! BONUS: The Top 25 Tattoos We'll Never Get

ELIOT AND JACKIE — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:00:17 -0500

It’s ink. In your skin. Until you die.

I'll Try Anything Once: Breast Tattoos!

Emily — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:26 -0500

Here is how the thought process for today's article unfolded: I don't know what to write about. I could always write about boobs. But what about boobs?

Love Me, Love My Footnotes

s.e. smith — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:00:14 -0500

My use of footnotes appears to have sparked quite a rebellion amongst the commentariat, which seems to be evenly split on whether they are excellent or an offense against nature. As a natural response, I got a tattoo.

Tattoo Etiquette 101 -- How To Appreciate My Body Art Without Making Me Hate You

Alli — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:07 -0500

Some of what follows may seem nasty, aggressive, even dick-headed or preachy. Just so we’re clear -- it’s meant to be. I’m fed up.

My Life as a Word: How I Became Part of The "Skin" Short Story Project

Jess — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:09:26 -0500

Everyone's got a story. Mine just happens to have been written by somebody else.

Is It Just Me or Is This Dermablend Ad Kind Of Charming?

Lesley — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:00:11 -0400

Baby, he was born this way.