Tattoo on my wrist; bad idea, or not?

Reply 40

Wow, that is such a beautiful quote, nice idea! My friend at work has just had a tattoo on her wrist of two stars, representing her children with space for a couple more if she has more kids and it's really cool. She's got absolutely tiny wrists so I'm sure you'd be okay getting it on there - it's not a particularly long quote either. She did say it hurt like someone was scraping a knife repeatedly across her wrist though so beware of the pain! Definitely shouldn't go against you in a job interview - a watch would easily cover that. If I got a tattoo I'd have one there.

Reply 41

Jsk

1

Lovely quote!

Personally, i wouldnt get it on my wrist. when you get old, it probably will get wrinkly and unreadable. Then again, i wouldnt get tatooed.

There are so many other places you can get it. What about the bottam of your back or your neck? top of your arm, ancle? Your mum might be right about jobs and stuff. some places are strict about appearence.

That put aside, jewlary might look a bit weird with it and with watches, you probably wont be able to see it.

But do what you want and not what people here are saying.

Reply 42

coloursonthetv

1

Jsk

But do what you want and not what people here are saying.

Which is fine as long as it's not in relation to rushing out and getting it done somewhere tacky, unreputable and on the cheap since some of our comments are for the ultimate best and should be heeded.

OP, if it goes in to a blob how do you expect getting it touched up will help? If it's going to be in black and it becomes illegible then simply doing another as it was before would not help. I really don't think it's worth it. The writing size you demonstrated towards the end of page two of this thread (in my default settings anyway) just looks too small. It's not going to look amazing in the years to come, especially if you rush it and go to some rubbish tattooist.

Reply 43

Zoecb

11

I wasn't saying it would be the same size as mine but it really wouldnt have to be much bigger.

Reply 44

interlude88

8

To be honest, I think the size of text you demonstrated on here is way too small. It might not be readable and would probably look like it had been squashed on? I don't know if this is anytihng like you want but this is how big my wrist tattoo is :Note: This is only a couple of days after I had it done, hence the redness!

Reply 45

francesca88

1

If you want it done, go for it. Although I'd say get the lettering done as big as you can as due to the delicacy of the skin on your wrist the ink will spread more.

Here are my wrist tattoos that I had done about 14 months ago :smile:

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Reply 46

Ilora-Danon

3

When I was 17, I wanted a tattoo. I really, really wanted one.
Howver, I didn't have one, because I was sensible and decided I'd rather not brand myself with something I'll live to regret. However some of my younger friends weren't so wise and ended up having tattoos they now hate.

I seriously recommend taking a step back from this and really having a good think about whether you are comfortable knowing that this tattoo will stay with you for the rest of your life. You'll see it the minute you wake up in the morning, and you'll see it the second you go to sleep, every day, every night for the rest of your life.

Now, you're 17 and as you fully well know, the age of consent for tattooing is 18. I firmly suggest you hold off your desire, for one year. If by then, you still are 100% comfortable with the idea of being permanently inked, then by all means, go ahead with it. But, I can honestly tell you, that you will not be the same person you are now, in one year's time. A year isn't a long time, compared to the next 60 years of your life that you will be permanently tattooed and possibly living in regret.

I may sound completely melodramatic, but I'm speaking from the head, not the heart. A tattoo today, sounds fab, but in reality a tattoo in 50 years time... who knows?

Reply 47

Schroedinger's Pandora

13

I was told it would take £2,300 and 2 years to get rid of mine by laser. 17 is far too young to make these decisions! I had mine at 20, loved it! Now at 23, I hate it. It's lost me work and even affected my confidence..

And on your wrist of all places!? For god's sake don't. Get a peircing instead.

Reply 48

Robbolo

13

I was thinking about getting a tattoo on my wrist but I think I'll get it somewhere else now :p:

Also, while I'm not condoning underage tattoos ( and I think it's great the OP decided to wait til she's 18) there is still a flaw in the logic.

Say you go into a tattooist at 18, and they do it. Who's to say that same person wouldn't have done it to a 17 year old? In either case, irrespective of age, the same tattooist, with the same procedures will have performed the deed.

Then again, guess you could always shop around for a parlour that ID's you :p:

Reply 49

Lucyatthegym

Don't do it.. I know a girl who had some very similar written in latin on her wrist. It looks ridiculous.. Seriosuly, if you look and glance away quickly it looks like a barcode. I really think you are far too young to get a tattoo anyway.

I've always said that if I wanted one I'd have to have really wanted it for 3 years at least. I think they can look so tacky and they are just so unnecessary. You don't need a piece of black art on your body to remind you of something or because it means something. If something means something to you then it's on the inside, you don't need to graffitti your body with it.

Reply 50

thatsjustit

In my opinion tatoos are tacky, even if they are a personal thing. I just dont understand them and would never get one. But if you really want one then at least wait for a few years and see if you still want it then. 17 is really young for a tattoo

Reply 51

RetiredAccount89

18

Timeslikethese

For ****s sake have you even heard yourself?

what, exactly, gives the government any sort of moral highground above that of my dog?

Stop being such a drone.

Hep C for you, Hep C for me,
I'll share your needles,
then I'll get Hep B...

Reply 52

RetiredAccount89

18

Silkiest

I was told it would take £2,300 and 2 years to get rid of mine by laser. 17 is far too young to make these decisions! I had mine at 20, loved it! Now at 23, I hate it. It's lost me work and even affected my confidence..

And on your wrist of all places!? For god's sake don't. Get a peircing instead.

i've come across 3 non-pikeys with wrist tattoos.
2 of them had theirs done to cover up self-harm scars.
to that end it worked.

but the OP thinking that they can pick and chose their employment is in a dreamland. alot of companies these days use professional interviewing companies to screen candidates. you might eb after the coolest most laid back job in the best company in the world - but often you still need to be interviewed by a stuffy 50year old professional interviewer first to get there.
and they do notice things like that.

Reply 53

coloursonthetv

1

Lucyatthegym

You don't need a piece of black art on your body to remind you of something or because it means something. If something means something to you then it's on the inside, you don't need to graffitti your body with it.

Tattoo's don't have to be 'black'. And you change your term from 'art' to 'graffitti', make up your mind :rolleyes:

Reply 54

<(+_+)>

10

I'm not sure this is too helpful, but can't you get semi-permanant tattoos that last 3-5 years? Then if you regret it a few years down the line no problem, or if you still love it then you have it re-done permanantly.

Reply 55

Ironic_

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I'm not sure this is too helpful, but can't you get semi-permanant tattoos that last 3-5 years? Then if you regret it a few years down the line no problem, or if you still love it then you have it re-done permanantly.

No such thing as a semi-permanent tattoo. Or rather the people who say there is are just out to make a fast buck by playing on peoples insecurities about tattoo permenancy. http://tattoo.about.com/cs/beginners/a/aa032103a.htm

Reply 56

<(+_+)>

10

Ironic_

No such thing as a semi-permanent tattoo. Or rather the people who say there is are just out to make a fast buck by playing on peoples insecurities about tattoo permenancy. http://tattoo.about.com/cs/beginners/a/aa032103a.htm

Couple of girls at my school will be getting a shock then. :laugh:

Reply 57

Ironic_

Surprised they haven't already got one! I can't imagine how someone using a non existent technique could actually produce decent results. In any case, for them not to turn into indistinct blobs eventually would require something of a miracle i think

Reply 58

Nally

10

<(+_+)>

I'm not sure this is too helpful, but can't you get semi-permanant tattoos that last 3-5 years? Then if you regret it a few years down the line no problem, or if you still love it then you have it re-done permanantly.

My best friend had a 'semi-permanent' tattoo done for her 17th birthday in S.A, she turned 25 yesterday and it is still there plain as day!

Reply 59

bubu

a reasonable tattoo artist will not tattoo on you with or without your moms consent(trust me i tryed it)

Tattoo on my wrist; bad idea, or not?

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