Tattoos of the Week #3!

Such a beautiful side tattoo!

Amazingly elegant and beautifully done mandala sleeve😍😍

Astronomy tattoos are so beautiful and I love them a lot. This is just a simple Cresent moon and sun, but if you ask me it's quite adorable!

Tribal/mandala hand tattoo! So pretty!

Body Mod all around the world (Warning: Extreme pictures)

This is a countdown of the 10 most extreme body modifications
******From least extreme to most extreme (in my personal opinion, comment if you disagree and say what you disagree with, I like hearing other opinions on this stuff).
ALSO, just so you know I personally think all of these are really disgusting. Extreme body mod is not something I think is appealing at all! Didn't want anyone to make assumptions just because I love tattoos and piercings. Tattoos and piercings are TOTALLY different then extreme body mod unless its extremely excessive, then it would be considerd extreme body mod!******


10. Corset piercing

This is a piercing where the person gets many rings (typically 2 rows) pierced into their skin and then ribbon is laced through these rings to give the look of a corset. This is the least extreme on my list because like all piercings, it isn't permanent. I think this is ridiculous because imagine how easy it is for one of the individual rings to get caught on something!!


9. Tongue splitting

I know your probably thinking I'm crazy for putting this as second to least extreme, but believe it or not this actually isn't permanent! If someone got this done and didn't want it anymore at some point, they can get their tongue sewn back together and it will heal to be the normal shape once again!


8. Scarification

Some people would consider scarification as similar to tattoos, but to be honest I think it would be way more painful and dangerous and too much of a pain in the ass to have. Scarification is achieved by the skin either being burned to a certain shape/design (kind of like branding) or even deeply gashed! Like OUCH!!! I'll stick to regular tattoos, thanks! They are way prettier anyways. The risks of infection with this body mod is much more than regular tattoos because the open wound is way bigger and more exposed. So if someone were to get this body mod, they would have to take extreme precautions to keep it clean and not exposed to bacteria and other harmful things.

7. Tooth filing 

 People literally get their teeth filed into the desired shape they want. Pointed, rounded, vampire style, shark style, anything pretty much!! It's pretty ridiculous to be honest but some are kinda cool looking. Why not just get a realistic set of fake teeth instead of permanently change their shape? I've seen some pretty great fake sets that look real.


6. Elf ear modification

Some people are so into the look of pointed ears that they actually get surgery to get their ears to look like this. It doesn't look gross (maybe a little weird) but the reason why it's number 6 on my list is because it is permanent and irreversible, but hair could hide them.


5. Eye tattoos



Yes, this is possible!!!! People can get the sclera (white part) of the eye or even the iris (colored part) tattoo'd!!! How insane is that? Pretty insane. I feel like contacts would be a way better way of making your eyes look wild instead of getting ink injected into your eyeball.... Also this is permanent!


4. Donut injections

Now honestly this just looks super dumb. Personally I don't get why anyone would want this. It's most popular in Asian countries. This body mod is achieved by saline being injected into the forehead and a thumb being pushed into the middle, creating a "donut head". I mean yeah donuts are super good but why would you want the shape of one on your head? Luckily this isn't permanent!

3. Spike implants

These are close to most extreme on my list because I just don't get how someone with these could do like anything. Like how do you sleep and stuff? Plus I can't imagine how horrific it would be if one or more than one of these were caught on something and ripped out. These just look like such a pain in the ass to have and are super dangerous to have too.

2. Stretched nostrils

There are many reasons why this is number 2 on my list. First off it looks absolutely disgusting, I don't really get why people want others to look through their nose? Also I'm pretty sure this would be extremely hard to fix and even if it was fixed I imagine your nose would still be permanently messed up!

1. Lip stretching/lip plates

Okay so I get that other cultures have their own things but OMG! Why!!!!! This is the most extreme body modification on my list because of how gross it is and how it permanently destroys the lips (more bottom picture than top). Even if this was correctedited you couldn't ever have normal lips again!

Now I know I've explained my disgust for most of these but honestly it's no one else's business what we do with our bodies. Sure my opinion is its disgusting but I am honestly not judging. Your body, your choice!

Tattoos of the Week #2!

I found this adorable Lion King tattoo on Google. I really love the quote it because its short yet very deep and powerful.

I also found this on Google. I really love this one because it really speaks to me on a personal level. Its also a more positive way of saying we all make mistakes in life but we just got to take those mistakes and turn them into a lesson for us to learn from.

I found this sleeve on Pinterest and I absolutely love it. The flowers and mandala style are such a great combo! I have a rose with the mandala style on my upper arm but with color and obviously a totally different style over all. But I absolutely love the combination in general! So elegant and beautiful. I personally wouldn't get black and white for my arms but that's just me.

This is a piece that is all mandala style that I found on Google. Very beautiful. But again I'd personally get it with color!

This piece I also found on Google. The colors are super pretty but its a little too girly for my liking. But still gorgeous!

I found this pic on Google also and I just gotta say this girl is so gorgeous like wtf. Her tats are dope and her gauge size fit her ears so well. She slays HARDCORE.

Tattoos of the Week!

Dope ass Leather Face tattoo (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) from Google!!!

Sick Freddy Kruger (A Nightmare On Elm Street) tattoo from Google!

My 3rd and newest tattoo I got on 1-4-17!!





 

Special FX Makeup

Special FX makeup is my dream job alongside of being a tattoo artist. I eat, breath, and sleep horror so my favorite special FX makeup is gory, gross, disturbing, ect.
One of my many favorite artists is Ellinor Rosander of Ellimacs SFX on YouTube. They are a Swedish collaborative group with Macs Moser as the producer and Elli as the artist. They make all sorts of amazing creations! Check these videos out!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imqV5ZeZ6Bo&t=168s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOhv2Hj4hxg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08iN6D18h_E

Discrimination over self expressive people

If you are apart of the alternative community like I am, chances are you definitely have gotten hate from others over the way you express yourself. Whether its your makeup, how you dress, your hair style, or how any tattoos and/or piercings you have. Alternative style people almost get as much hate as people of color, people with a different sexual orientations, ect.
I personally have quite a few experiences I've had to deal with...

I have this live streaming app called "Live Me". Basically you follow people and people follow you and you go live whenever you want doing whatever you want and people can comment and talk to you while you are streaming. I like it personally because I think its fun. You cannot control what people say unfortunately though... Last week I was live streaming and a few minutes into it (at this point I had about 120 viewers or something) someone comments on my stream, "I could wipe off 90% of your beauty with a wet Kleenex". Now personally, this made me laugh. To avoid further conflict I blocked this person. The reason this amuses me is because I love how I do my makeup and how much self love I have for myself. Freshman me on the other hand, would've been bawling her eyes out all day. Then, I didn't love myself because I was confused about who I was. I am a senior now, I have found who I really am and I am absolutely not afraid to be myself. I love the person I am. I love my style, I love how I do my makeup and I love my makeup skills, I love my personality. I encourage everyone to try and find themselves and love who they are. I love who I am. I have come such a long way to get to this point in my life but I finally made it when I was 17 and a half, and I am 18 now. Basically, insults don't really phase me at all because I am happy with the person I am.

That is just one of many moments of hate I have gotten in my life.


I have my medusa/cupids bow pierced as shown below.




Before I got it, I was told any lip piercings "look trashy". Did I care? Clearly not LOL. I definitely am in love with it and in my opinion it doesn't look trashy or gross or anything but beautiful. Personally I don't think any piercings are trashy looking. And guess what, my opinion is the only one that matters because it is my body and I'll do what I want with it!! I don't care what anyone else thinks because I love it.

I also have other piercings (clearly) and size 00g gauges. My mom is very against gauges. There was one day in public where she embarrassed me by saying they looked ugly and gross. Of course being the person I am I was rude right back. Luckily now she's come to accept them and my body choices.


Enough about me for now, because I am definitely not the only one who has gotten hate and severe discrimination for my style and makeup.....
In Manchester, England, 2007, a 20 year old girl by the name of Sophie Lancaster was murdered. She was beaten to death by a group of teenagers because of her dreadlocks and piercings. Her mother set up the Sophie Lancaster Foundation which better protects alternative subcultures.
This disgusts me. Killing someone over their style? WTF is wrong with people!!!! You don't have to agree with someone's style but keep to yourself!!! Don't inflict any abuse of someone for their style or anything for that matter!
The same year British police for the first time started treating hate on alternative subcultures the same as hate on gays, people with disabilities, and people of color (YAY!!!).

This is just one of so very many instances in England that I read about. People have been physically and mentally abused because of their tattoos, piercings, hair color, clothing choices, and makeup.

 

The alternative community has come a long way with being accepted, but we still have a long way to go sadly.





Personal Pieces

As of right now, I unfortunately have only 2 beautiful tattoos. I wish I had way more! But unfortunately they are expensive. The smaller one I have is on my left wrist and the bigger one I have is on my right arm. They both have great meaning to me. Most of my tattoos that I will have will have significant meaning to me, some will be stuff I just like.


My first tattoo


My very first tattoo that I got is the depression awareness ribbon with the word "hope" in it. The significance? It is one long story....
Ever since I was 10 or 11 (I am 18 now) I've suffered from manic depression and severe anxiety. I remember being so beyond sad all the time no matter what and I was even suicidal at the young age of 10. My mom took me to a councilor that I didn't like very much, but she didn't know what else to do. She was just as confused as I was to what was going on. Nobody knew why a child so young was experiencing such awful thoughts and feelings of hopelessness and dread. The councilor told my mom that I had severe depression. That was a huge moment of my life because I didn't know if it was something that would pass or if it was something I'd have the rest of my life. Shortly after this diagnosis we stopped going to this councilor.
I suffered with these depressing and suicidal thoughts till I was 16 years old. 16 was a very important age for me because it was the age I finally decided to get help for my issues. Up until 16 I thought I would just get better on my own and that I didn't need to go on medicine. I was very against the thought of going on medication up until everything got so unbearable that I had nowhere else to turn. My stubborn personality got the best of me for 6 years. I had to go on medication and see a therapist often. To be completely honest, it wasn't ideal. But if I hadn't gotten help at 16 I definitely wouldn't be here right now. Therefore it was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. To this day, I am still on medication (2 different ones to be exact) and currently I've been doing extremely well. From the middle of April of 2016 to up until recently I was struggling again because my one medication alone wasn't working like it should have been and some stuff had happened that triggered my depression and anxiety in full swing. But I went on a new medication and now I am doing well again thankfully!
My tattoo symbolizes what I have been through all these years and is a symbol of my recovery from my many mental illnesses.
To those who are struggling, please, I encourage you to get help. You and your life are important. Think about how your family and friends and peers would feel if you did something to yourself. Things may be bad right now but what I've learned is that it cannot rain forever.





My second tattoo

My second tattoo is a red rose on my upper right arm, and design wise it is my favorite of the two. The meaning of this tattoo is a couple of things. 1 is because roses are my favorite flower. And 2 it is also for my uncle who died of leukemia when I was only 4 years old. His favorite color was red. I honestly wish I could've known him because my mom tells me and my brother how much of an amazing person he was.