Some call it a taboo, others refer to it as art...well i call it a painful artwork! i had it done last Thursday! The fairy in pink was tattooed to my left shoulder! it took me 3 weeks to decide...discussed it with brother, argued with friends, checked out designs. i already wanted a fairy with a touched of pink ever since!
<---this is the design!
Gene Testa did it! i was at his shop in Robinson's Galleria last Tuesday night getting a feel and checking his works.
The process took less than 30 minutes. It was painful. i can't described the pain. My hands were sweating coldly...basta painful sya! It will take 1 week for it to heal completely. Apol (nag-appear pala ang ka-opisina kong ito sa PBB TVC!) accompanied me and documented the whole process!
Just like in Miami Ink each tattoo has a meaning and so does mine! Why tattoo? i want to take my bravery to another level. I want to make a statement that i am strong and brave (as if my personality is not enough!) Why pink? its my favorite color! it also symbolizes my kikayness. Why fairy? my life is full of fairies - they are the people who have made me who i am now! Just like in fairy tales where fairies ease the struggle, in life i have friends and familes who ease the difficult moments!I named her Sophia (thanks lei for the name studies!) It means wisdom. The name suits well. it embodies all the wisdom that family and friends shared and will share.
I am looking forward to introduce Sophia to Mama. I already told her i got a tattoo. She may not agree with the idea but surprisingly i didn't get the scolding. She said I'm old enough na daw...bahala na daw ako!
I am not expecting everyone to like her and the idea that i got a tattoo...but so what?! :) i like it.
22 comments:
oh my...oh my...you really did it!!!!!!
cool Zelle. I like your design in fairview! so very feminine...:)
:)baklang bakla nga daw pati kulay! Ibang fairy dapat kaso mas maraming details mas masakit...kaya ito na lang.
This is so damn cool!!
Even I have always wanted to get a tattoo!!
hi kusum! :)thanks...but it did hurt! Whew! but i already made up my mind to have it so i endured the pain. :D
one of my daughters came home with a tattoo near her butt, and she got the scolding of her life from my husband. e, earlier when she showed it to me, i told her i also wanted one - a red rose. she told her dad, "but mom also wanted to have one".
your mom may say it's ok, pero what will your ad say?
you're one brave woman :-)
I'd like to have one butt... then I thought I might change my mind.
very nice fairy!
ive always wanted one too.. but im too chicken really.. argh.. hanggang henna na lang ata ako. sigh.
Hi sexy mom! i really dont know what Papa thinks of sophia...parang deadma pa lang as of this moment. baka iniisip nya "humanda ka pag uwi mo!"...patay!
Pining, thanks! cute nya noh?! hehehe. siguro next tattoo ko angel naman sa left ankle area...kaso kapag naiisip ko ang sakit...parang wag na lang. :)
chelsea, ok din ang henna kasi matatanggal pa kapag ayaw mo na. :) but if ever ready ka na kay gene testa mo pagawa. he has been doing tattoos for 17 years na.
there are things that i can do but having a tattoo's not one of them. not that i am afraid of the pain, it's just not my thing, masisira ang boy next (to the) door image hehehe, and you're one brave girl! now, required ka nang bumili ng tops na nagre-reveal ng shoulder mo, otherwise, sayang ang pain! :)
gumagawa ba si gene testa ng henna lang? Naisip ko kasing magpagawa pag balik ko sa manila ng june eh.... :D
zherwin, madami na akong blouse na display shoulders! hehe...
ummm...anong klaseng door ka next? :P
Hi Bige! yup nag he-henna tattoo din sya! :) samahan kita noh?! :)
ill definitely think about it. ill start wiv something small siguro tho not minute naman. ayan. excited na tuloy ako haha.
I've always imagined how a tattoo would look like on me pero hanggang imagine lang. I'm too scared to do it. I tried henna before but I did not like the smell.
Your fairy looks nice. I love fairies and i love pink as well.
chelsea, basta mas maraming details kahit maliit lang mas masakit! :)
thanks leah for the link!
i haven't tried henna yet baka ngayong summer :)
That looks soooo cool! You are one brave girl. :) I like the design, and how you interpret it. For me it's really okay, but I would rather not go through the pain, hehe.
Know what, here in Japan, there are certain swimming pools which forbid tattooed people from swimming! Weird no? Iba kasi ang connotation ng mga may tattoo rito. I guess it goes with the culture...
thanks kath! Talaga bawal?! buti na lang wala ako sa Japan! hehe. di na lang ako mag off the shoulder blouse kapag nasa Japan ako!
One of my officemates mentioned that there is an inspectation of the tattoo pa daw if you are going to secure visa for Japan.
ahhh ito pala yung na mention ni Verns na tattoo. Naks ha meron pang pangalan.
Ako siguro kung mag papa tattoo maliit lang, pag ganyan kalaki baka himatayin na ako.
Maganda naman si sophie :)
Mon, ito nga si sophia ang sabi ni verns!
maliit na tatoo? pdeng mole!
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