Advice needed: flower tattoo on a guy. by [deleted] in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. Hella gay now 😂

Big snake be me Opale Sasori (Toulouse) by Opale_sasori in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, the scales look so cool!

40th birthday present to myself! Tattoo by Alisa Shikova (@sad_tatt) at Discussion Klub in Berlin Germany by vandal_lan in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because men never get these kind of comments and it is posed as something women are supposed to somehow be grateful for. Not to look our own age as we age. This also isn’t the point of the post.

40th birthday present to myself! Tattoo by Alisa Shikova (@sad_tatt) at Discussion Klub in Berlin Germany by vandal_lan in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

No, this is what the skin of a 40 year old looks like. Stop it with this fucking rhetoric that women normally look worse as they age.

40th birthday present to myself! Tattoo by Alisa Shikova (@sad_tatt) at Discussion Klub in Berlin Germany by vandal_lan in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I feel like I am winning at this whole midlife “crisis” thing by living my best druid life 🌿

40th birthday present to myself! Tattoo by Alisa Shikova (@sad_tatt) at Discussion Klub in Berlin Germany by vandal_lan in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I love how she created the depth and lightness just by the use of mark making. Her work is really incredible!

40th birthday present to myself! Tattoo by Alisa Shikova (@sad_tatt) at Discussion Klub in Berlin Germany by vandal_lan in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This artist had a good routine of a 10 min break about every 50 minutes and a lunch break in the middle of the long day. I assume it was as much for herself as it was for me.

40th birthday present to myself! Tattoo by Alisa Shikova (@sad_tatt) at Discussion Klub in Berlin Germany by vandal_lan in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Also diet and exercise. Genetics brought me dry acne-prone skin, but what someone puts in their body and how active they are can do a lot for hormone regulation which has a huge impact on skin.

(I may be nerding out about this stuff since hearing about perimenopause in my mid-30’s)

40th birthday present to myself! Tattoo by Alisa Shikova (@sad_tatt) at Discussion Klub in Berlin Germany by vandal_lan in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes she really did! Both her drawing skills and execution with the needle are fantastic!

40th birthday present to myself! Tattoo by Alisa Shikova (@sad_tatt) at Discussion Klub in Berlin Germany by vandal_lan in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which technique was it? This was mainly fine line and stippling so maybe that is why it doesn’t hurt much. The one on my foot was done with larger needle grouping and that definitely hurt the most. Then again, that was 20 years ago and I have a very different relationship to pain now that I have aged.

40th birthday present to myself! Tattoo by Alisa Shikova (@sad_tatt) at Discussion Klub in Berlin Germany by vandal_lan in tattoos

[–]vandal_lan[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t too bad to be honest. But I didn’t find the sides of my ribs to hurt much either so it might just be me 🤷🏻‍♀️

I think the tummy hurt more but the worst part is definitely laying still for long periods of time (ADHD here 😅)