Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => Tattoos and Piercings => Topic started by: JDog on April 25, 2008, 08:25:19 PM
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Hello fellow chrome domes(TM Warhawk)....I was wondering if anyone here had any facial tattoos or plans to get any, or even what your thoughts on the subject is.
I have seen many heavily tattooed people in my life, and some with some very extreme facial tattooing. We are talking full body transformation.
Personally I would never get a facial tattoo. I respect the choices people have over their own bodies however. One facial tattoo that I like is the common teardrop tattoo. This is subtle enough to were it would not look completley outrageous.
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When I was in South Carolina last month, the tattoo place had a big sign behind the desk that read: Absolutely NO Tattos will be done above and including the neck!
So I asked the guy that tattooed me about it. He said that people in SC were getting tattooed on the neck and face and then having trouble getting jobs..... so they claimed disability. Of course the state fought that stupidity and also enacted the "No Neck and face Tattoo law".
Funny thing..... tattooing has been legal in SC for only three years.
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jdog: when i saw your topic/post on the facial tattoos... the only one that i know that has a tattoo on their face is probably the former heavyweight champ "iron" mike tyson.
WARHAWK O0
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jdog: when i saw your topic/post on the facial tattoos... the only one that i know that has a tattoo on their face is probably the former heavyweight champ "iron" mike tyson.
WARHAWK O0
Warhawk I remember when Iron Mike got that facial tatto. He actually caused quite a bit of controversy with it as it is a traditional Maori tribal tattoo that only High Chiefs will get.
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When I used to work for Starbucks, I had this one customer who was sly and he was tattooed from head to toe. He was the nicest guy. Plus he wasn't hurting for money as he was a longshoreman. But in my taste, he looked hideous. I know quite a few people with tattoos. I have nothing against them at all. Some are friends. But I have never wanted one. And I do feel that the face is one place one should NOT get one. While the longshoreman guy has a good job, I just think it is taking a major risk to get a facial tattoo. Plus tattoos are very hard to get rid of. I think of it as being something that someone will potentially regret.
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Yea, at a theme park in Utah...
a true skinhead had his eyebrows shaved off and had "white power" tatted ABOVE where the brows should have been...
why shave off the brows then?!
Classy move, eh?! :o
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I've got a couple of tats on my shoulders but I'd never do the face.
I saw a guy on the train a while ago who had tattoos on most of the exposed parts. He was sly and had a mohawk made up of soft foam ear-plugs stuck on his head (http://www.3mestore.com/70070406304.html?WT.mc_id=3M-com-AtoZ-Ear-Plug)
He made me smile
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Look at the husband of the gal knocked out of American Idol. Lotsa face tatts. He looked, beyond wacko. I wouldn't be surprised if that hurt her chances when they used to show close-ups of him inn the audience throughout the competition.
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I have 250+ hrs of tattooes on my body, and my neck is almost done in a Tibetan theme (i.e. cause I am the Yeti), but I have no plans to tattoo above the neck. I have plugs in my ears, Organic Wood at 11/16ths for now. I have done it totally traditional and went up 1 gauge at a time, from the very first piercing stud. It's taken years, but I love the symbolism. Tattooes have been around forever, in many different cultures of the world. I happen to have a culmination of many societies on me, Japanese, Polynesian, Tibetan, Egyptian, Chinese, and many more. The Yeti loves meeting people from all cultures and tries to embrace all by this means. Just my lil 2 copper pieces to add to this story. I have some more pics of my tattooes on my linked MySpace page, feel free to check them out. Many more are not listed. I have not been here in a long time, due to irl issues, but well met all the new ppl. Welcome to SBG Forums! I am the Yeti, first Moderator, and hopefully still loved by all! hehe /cyberhugs and /cyberhandshakes 8)
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Yeti great to see you around again bro. Dont be such a stranger.
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Welcome back Yeti. It's been a while.
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Yetti, it is good to see you back! I forgot that you are a tattoo fan and that you have a bunch. So it is all good. This world would be boring if we were all the same!
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Yeti, Yeti, Yeti!!
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I have a couple of tid bits on this one -
A few years ago I was walking over to the ATM near my work and passed a girl that could not have been more than 20 years old with a completely tattooed face. I had seen people with tattooed faces before this seemed very extreme for such a young girl... kinda disturbed me as it seemed that she was not quite mature enough to make a decision of that caliber...
As some of you know I have done some freelance writing work in the past and as a follow up to an article I did I went down to Hollywood to interview one of the best tattoo artists in the LA area. Zulu studied as a graphic artist and quit that to emeurse himself in the tattoo culture. He has traveled the earth studying tattoo from all different cultures and he has a face tatt that is very symbolic to him. This guy will not tattoo you unless he feels what you are getting done has true spiritual meaning to you and even then, once approved, he waits a week or two and consults you again. Pretty amazing guy and his facial tatts are obviously of a tribal nature... so it is very acceptable looking on him.
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I'm all for tattoos but I think that tattoos on the face should only be for a tribal or religous reasons, other than that they just seem to be a bit silly. I think that its up to each individual but its not for me, and thats just my feeling on it.
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My wife has her eye liner tattooed on her eye lid. Does that count as a facial tattoo?
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I give it a firm "Yes"............
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Tyler I would consider that cosmetic tattooing which technically is a facial tattoo.
My mother in law has her lips cosmetically tattooed
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One facial tattoo that I like is the common teardrop tattoo. This is subtle enough to were it would not look completley outrageous.
J, be careful about the teardrop. Having been a gang crimes investigator I can tell you that depending what part of town you happen to be in (think gang turf) the teardrop tat can get you in trouble depending upon which eye it's under and whether it's filled in or just an outline. Very touchy with Latino gangs.
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One facial tattoo that I like is the common teardrop tattoo. This is subtle enough to were it would not look completley outrageous.
J, be careful about the teardrop. Having been a gang crimes investigator I can tell you that depending what part of town you happen to be in (think gang turf) the teardrop tat can get you in trouble depending upon which eye it's under and whether it's filled in or just an outline. Very touchy with Latino gangs.
Buddha yes this is something that I've known of and of course would taken into consideration. The teardrop tattoo also represents the lost of a loved one or family member.
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I think facial tattoo is a little ruff around the edges
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I'm in agreement with most on here with regards to the facial tats. That's something I wouldn't do, however I do have over 40 hours of work myself, 5 of which was just done yesterday on my leg, a full biomechanical design that appears to be under the skin with it all peeling back around the edges. I've got many more all over but for all of mine I have put a lot of thought, consideration and time into them, and they are all covered when I'm in uniform on duty. Most of my fellow officers have no clue that I'm quite heavily tattooed.
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Facial tats just sound too painful.
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My wife has her eye liner tattooed on her eye lid. Does that count as a facial tattoo?
If that had been available 30 years ago, can you imagine all the middle-aged and older women who'd be walking around with permanent blue and green eyeshadow today? :D
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You've got to be one bad mutha ****** to be able to sport a facial tattoo!!!!!
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As a tattoo fan and having much ink myself, I have to add to this one.
I'm not a big fan of facial tattooing, and I don't really care for them anywhere above the neck.
It's one thing if you're a Maori chief or warrior, it's a tribal rite and part of their culture.
Sorry to say this, but it doesn't work for the pasty Starbucks employee.
And the teardrop, well that either means you've been in jail, or you're headed there. No disrespect meant J.
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As a tattoo fan and having much ink myself, I have to add to this one.
And the teardrop, well that either means you've been in jail, or you're headed there. No disrespect meant J.
No disrespect taken Joe, I value your opinion regarding tattoos very highly.
I would get an instant divorce if I ever got a tattoo above the neck so I am just pipe dreaming.
I'm booked in for 10 more hours in August, I'm getting the half-sleeve extended to a 3/4 with a hope of a full by next year.
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As a tattoo fan and having much ink myself, I have to add to this one.
And the teardrop, well that either means you've been in jail, or you're headed there. No disrespect meant J.
No disrespect taken Joe, I value your opinion regarding tattoos very highly.
I would get an instant divorce if I ever got a tattoo above the neck so I am just pipe dreaming.
I'm booked in for 10 more hours in August, I'm getting the half-sleeve extended to a 3/4 with a hope of a full by next year.
J, thanks for not taking the comment the wrong way, I know you feel strongly about the Hispanic heritage being part of your upbringing.
I don't want to ramble here, but as I said in previous posts, I was getting my tats when they were still considered taboo, so to speak. And I don't like when people are opinionated about them and they make judgements on a person without knowing them.
I don't care for people who make judgements solely on a persons outward appearance.
But that's for another thread.
It's funny how things have changed, and I'm amazed when at work I now see so many females that have full sleeves.
You must be psyched to be getting some new work. Be sure to post up a pic of your new ink when you get the chance.
I can't wait to get some done myself, but as you know the money has to be freed up.
My wife's new piece will come first though.
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And the teardrop, well that either means you've been in jail, or you're headed there. No disrespect meant J.
In North America the teardrop tattoo was originally a marker that you had killed at least one person in prison. It is also used to signify that you lost a loved one while you were in prison or if on the outside that you lost someone in prison.
In Australia, the teardrop has an entirely different meaning. It is forcibly marked on convicts who are child molesters. This mark is then used as a justification for the beatings and abuse of the wearer. The teardrop in this case, represents the tears that the convict will cry, eternally as they are beaten and maybe even killed.
http://www.inkedblog.com/archives/tats_101/index.html
http://www.gangink.com/index.php?pr=GANG_INK_STORY
IMHO teardrop is a bad idea.
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jdog: when i saw your topic/post on the facial tattoos... the only one that i know that has a tattoo on their face is probably the former heavyweight champ "iron" mike tyson.
WARHAWK O0
Warhawk I remember when Iron Mike got that facial tatto. He actually caused quite a bit of controversy with it as it is a traditional Maori tribal tattoo that only High Chiefs will get.
Actually his tattoo is a little tiny tribal style tattoo, Maori are full face and usually symetrical and are handed down from generation to generation
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First let me say I avoid this subforum like the plague, mostly because I know I'll come across as preachy and a know it all, which I try very hard to not be.
Anyways here's my thoughts on facial/neck tattoos. They should never be done on someone who isn't already heavily and publicly tattooed to begin with. Even if a person fits that criteria, I believe a tattoo artist has the obligation to talk with the person about the decision and feel them out to make sure the person is truly ready to live their life with ink above the neck. Any artist who doesn't do this, is in my opinion making a huge mistake and quite frankly, I'd want nothing to do with them as I see it as the artist's responsibility.
Now with all the preachiness aside, it works for some people. Some people are very well suited for it and are mentally capable of making that decision and I dig the look, but its a rare person who should go through with it, in my opinion.
At my bro's shop we've done a couple UV reactive tattoos on the face of other tattoo artists, it looked great and was hardly noticeable under normal light.
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Doesn't sound preachy at all to me. Sounds like the voice of reason.
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Doesn't sound preachy at all to me. Sounds like the voice of reason.
i agree bb. that was good sound advice in my opinion.
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Doesn't sound preachy at all to me. Sounds like the voice of reason.
i agree bb. that was good sound advice in my opinion.
In agreement here too, excellent advice blackleg!
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To BootedBEar: great new pic.
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What I keep thinking as I read this thread is - While a facial tattoo may look "Radical" and all that when you're in your 20's or 30's - How will it look when you're 60 or 70? :-[
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I have been getting inked for over 40 years and many times thought I wanted to get something on my face. I resisted while I was still working mainstream but I retired two months ago and one of the first things I did was to get a star inked on both earlobs. Glad I waited but now that I have them I know they are for me. Not sure if I will do more but also not sure I won't.
Tat2nut
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In my local paper tonight, there is a guy with a tatoo on his face , complaining thatVirgin will mot give him a job because of his looks.What a plonker, they are not discriminating him because of his looks but what he has done to them.He says it is personal to him to remind him of his uncle who has died, Why not keep a picture or some other treasured possesions like most of us do.Most firms have standards and if you want to front there company tatoos on your face are a no no. Why would anyone let someone draw on there face and expect anyone to like them, what is the point of disfigering yourself,
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That makes sense to me.
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As I have said, I have quite a collection of tats. The shop that I go to has a rule, nothing above the shoulder. Nothng on the hands or feet. I don't know it that is a state or city ruling. But this one I agree with. As I have gotten older, so of my tats have
blurred with time. Some not a cool as they once were. And yes, wrinkles to effect a tat. Can you imagine tats on a wrinkled face?
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As I have said, I have quite a collection of tats. The shop that I go to has a rule, nothing above the shoulder. Nothng on the hands or feet. I don't know it that is a state or city ruling. But this one I agree with.
Don, I agree with this one bigtime. As a fan of tat's, and the owner of quite a few, I think anything above the neck is a no go. I just can't see it.
The only one's who should have them are the Maori's, as it is part of their culture, and takes many years to earn.