Tattoos and Body Modifications

I have a pair of honeybees on my hipbones, specifically placed so they weren't visible unless I wanted them to be. They have a deep meaning to me, and they'll be hidden when tailed. :P

As for piercings, I have two on each lobe, a cartilage, my belly button and my 'girls'. My bellybutton would probably stay in for mermaiding just for aesthetic purposes. all the others, I suppose it depends what I'm doing. I'm looking into octopus and starfish cuffs for my cartilage, but otherwise, it's ring free for ease of swimming. Salt water is great for piercings, it solved both my belly button, cartilage and the issues with my 'girls'. TMI both my belly button and cartilage were keloiding and having issues, but then I went swimming in the ocean, and the very next day, they'd drained and were liquid free. My 'girls' were simply irritated and bothered by my work (lots of lifting and arm movement while trying to find which bra worked best, as well as sweating sue to three layers of clothes on, etc). An ocean swim and I haven't felt them since. I suppose that this isn't the most sanitary way to clean them (the ocean is dark and full of terrors!) but I live in particularly clean water, so your milage may very.

I have a tatt, and a nose piercing in addition to the standard fare of pierced ears.

My tattoo is kind of funny, just because everyone forgets I have it (it's not particularly small, but where it's situated and the fact that it was kind of done on a whim just to help a friend out when he wanted to become a tattoo artist kind of makes everyone forget about it - myself included sometimes!)

The nose piercing is another thing that, while not forgotten by people no one actually actively notices. I guess because I'm "ethnic" it just sort of fits the bill and it really fits my face like I should have been born with it. As long as it's a stud, even the HUGE glittering diamond I usually wear, no one pays any heed. When it's an "ethnic" one, then people kind of pay attention, but that's usually because it's so dangly.

I'm hoping to mount one of the black or gold pearls I've collected on a nose screw and use it for my mermaid outfits. I'm just a little concerned for when it comes to chlorinated water.

I started getting a "birthday tattoo" each year when I turned 45. I started with a weedy seadragon as a symbol of fatherhood. The next year I added a giant pacific octopus as a symbol of motherhood. Last year I started a sargassum seaweed sleeve, loaded with lots of critters, as a symbol of children. I'm four sessions in, on my sleeve, with maybe two or three to go. This year I will add a two-headed dragon moray eel, an amphisbaena, in between the seadragon and octopus as a symbol of marriage.

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I really want to get a wedding ring tattoo... now just to convince my husband. It's just in my head that 'marriage=forever' and 'tattoo=forever', so I figure 'marriage=tattoo'. Sort of a concrete statement of how serious I am about the relationship.

I personally dislike tattoos but I did have my belly button pierced.

I have 1 tattoo, and it's huge.

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I love tattoos. I've talked to a watercolor tattoo (realism) specialist in Richmond about getting her to do mermaid scales on my inner ankle, to represent probably the one thing that's ever been constant in my life, but considering she's booked up and charges over 100 an hour, it's definitely in the back of my mind. I also wanted something on my right ribs just for aesthetic reasons, maybe a white ink feather, not the top of my priority.. And I want the same watercolor realist artist to do two light pink peonies on the inside of my left forearm, with a more personal meaning.

I always loved angel wing tattoos, but I don't have any connection to angels or anything like that, so I would never get such a big tattoo with now meaning. I also wanted to get something symmetrical on the back my neck or inbetween my shoulder blades, but I don't think I ever will, because I really like the way my naked back looks and there's nothing I want to cover up.

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I always loved angel wing tattoos, but I don't have any connection to angels or anything like that, so I would never get such a big tattoo with now meaning.

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You could always go with flying fish "wings"/fins. In my undersea game there was once a half-nereid who sprouted wings that resembled purple sea fans.

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That's a good idea! But I still don't find it aesthetically pleasing. I really like the look of my bare back and i don't want to cover it

If I ever had something put on my back, I would want something like the drawing Tony DiTerlizzi posted on Facebook, a few weeks ago:

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That's sick!

I have a ton of tattoos.
It usually doesn't get pointed out, but when it does, I just tell kids that "I got them from the pirates. After all I'm mermaid, we hang all the time!" :)
They seem to like this answer.


They seem to point out tail stitching visibility more than the tats though. Grrrr *brainstorms on how to cover up stitching on fluke*

...e6000 and paint. surely this will work. :crazy:

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Grrrr *brainstorms on how to cover up stitching on fluke*

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Tell them it's a scar from a fisherman's net/boat propeller/megalodon? ;)

When I want to cover my body art, I use Dermablend. It's waterproof. To get it off, I use olive oil in the shower and scrub. It takes several layers to fully cover tats so start early. It drys several shades darker and is best to apply with a sponge. There's a little bit of transfer on clothing that happens, but it doesn't rub it off.

I personally don't like piercings but tattoos are fine. XD

In fact I have ideas for two (don't have any tattoos or piercings atm). And oddly enough, they work for the tail design I came up with. :) Don't have any designs for them yet, just basic ideas. I would like an ouroboros around my upper right arm and then another tattoo spelling out Loki/Mischeif over my left ribs.

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This is an old photo of it(the day after I got it!) but here's my only tattoo. It's on my shoulder, so the only time people see it is when I'm swimming!
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I have a medium sized patch of scales on my hip that is not visible unless I am in undergarments, so it doesn't affect my job at all. It would have been larger and more visible, but the career path I have chosen doesn't allow for them very much when you're starting out.

I'm stoked to be getting my giant benu bird on my back finished soon. Being in the coast guard is a great profession for those of us who like ink. Sea going services are very lenient with rules since tattoos have been closely tied in with sailor tradition.

My mertender will be doing some tattoo work on a fellow mer very soon, so we ordered plenty of needles... Which means I finally get another tattoo! WOOHOO!

Of course, I wanted it to be mer-related, and I especially wanted to incorporate some of the qualities I attribute to mermaids... To sort of help me take on those qualities myself.
I decided on scales (not original, I know), but they're going to have a twist. I should be getting it in the next couple of weeks (basically after my sniffles go away so I don't run the risk of infection). I'm trying to give it plenty of time to heal up before the local meet-up in March :P

That fellow mer being me. Can't wait for the new (and much needed) ink. Tattoos are a sort of stress relief for me. Plus I sort of love the feel of getting them (that's about as far as I'll explain that. Kinda reaches into an area not safe for little mer ears).

Miyu- is it the twist you and I talked about when you were here? Also, does your tender do piercings too? Mom and I were curious

I can relate to you, Morticia. I LOVE the feeling of getting tattoos. I get euphoric, even. Plus, there's something about the scent of the ink while a person is getting a tattoo that just sends a thrill of excitement through me! :D Of course, I have to wait for my little merling before I can add any more ink to my sleeve. :(

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Morticia, yes it is! we're adding a few special touches, but for now that twist is our secret ;)

Also, yes, he does piercings as well.

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This little butterfly on my shoulder :)
And I'd like to make scales on my leg when I'll graduate X3

YAY!!!!! It's tattoo day!!! Can't wait for later today :D Got my tattoo all drawn up, trying to decide if I want to add a few "air bubbles" to it.

My tattoo artist is nearly ready to return from maternity leave. She is opening her own parlor, nearby. I am itching for some ink!

I've been itching for some ink so glad I met Miyu, and that she lives nearby. Hey guy does some AMAZING work. I'll make sure to share a picture when my work is done

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I've been itching for some ink so glad I met Miyu, and that she lives nearby. Hey guy does some AMAZING work. I'll make sure to share a picture when my work is done

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Miyu is an ink artist? Or did I read that wrong?

Nope. Hey mertender does :) He did the chest piece Miyu has

Haha nope, I am not a tattoo artist, but my mertender is! And he's really good at it, too :P I'll have a couple more pieces from him to show off soon as well! One mer, and one Doctor Who heehee :D

Woohoo! All done! Simple but so meaningful. As someone who suffers from severe depression and suicidal thoughts, this is my personal reminder to just breathe :)

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Cute and simple. :)

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Hi!

I'm looking forward to getting a new tattoo on my body - a seahorse. The main reason I want to get it is because I can related to the meaning of seahorse tattoo. A seahorse (altough a small creature) has a lot of courage, confidence (like me), patience and it's kinda friendly (like me, even on the internet).

Can anyone give me more advice about it? Does someone else have a seahorse tattoo? What about the placement idea? What about some designs I could use for it? I'm kinda new to this tattoo world, but very curios to have my first tattoo.

I've been searching a little and it seems a member here - @Merman Dan has a seahorse tattoo (or posted a image of a seahorse - or it seems it's a seahorse).

It's a weedy seadragon, larger cousin to the seahorse. :) I also have a seahorse in my sargassum seaweed sleeve.

For me, the seahorse is a symbol of fatherhood. As I have seven children and call myself "papa seahorse", it seemed spot on.

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It's a weedy seadragon, larger cousin to the seahorse. :) I also have a seahorse in my sargassum seaweed sleeve.

For me, the seahorse is a symbol of fatherhood. As I have seven children and call myself "papa seahorse", it seemed spot on.

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Thanks for the idea and for the fast reply. Really awesome.

I'm thinking about getting some gill slits on my ribs... Any opinions?

Sounds cool, Mystic. Lol just be ready, since the ribs and especially up near the chest/ribs/armpit area is pretty tender to tattoos~

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I want to get a bunch more, but with acting... I gotta be careful. :-/ If I have too many that will show they don't want to deal with it. Later on in my career, that's fine. It's easier for the big time movies to edit them out. :-)

I have a jellyfish on my shoulder [which will soon have an octopus and another sea creature soon so I'll have a cluster on my shoulder]. I'm planning on telling kids they're imprints left by my favourite sea friends. I'm also planning something for my inner left arm. If there are people who don't want tattoos on a mermaid I'm also making a silicone starfish I can stick on my arm and a top with plenty of netting and seaweed for my shoulder/back C:

It occurs to me that if humans can get tattoos of fantasy creatures like mermaids and dragons, then why couldn't a mermaid get a tattoo of a "mythical" land animal like a wolf or horse? Maybe mermaids think human style tattoos are really trendy and exotic, like how white people get kanji tattoos?