Login
Forgot Password?

OR

Login with Google Login with Twitter Login with Facebook
  • Join
  • Profiles
  • Groups
  • SuicideGirls
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Shop
Vital Stats Tip

sheer

Twin Peaks

SG Since 2006

Followers 6657 Following 766

  • Everything
  • Photos
  • Video
  • Blogs
  • Groups
  • From Others

My first tattoo

Mar 25, 2014
136
  • Facebook
  • Tweet
  • Email

Hey hey SG land!!

Trying to catch up with the assignments that @Missy and @Rambo are giving to us! I really love the idea, I just need a little more time to sit ,relax, and write! But I promise, I'll try to write about all the topics, even if it's out of date!

So... my first tattoo huh? I am not a mega tattooed girl, you can tell. At this moment I have 5 small simple tattoos. I must say I love simple lines, and I don't think they're 'coward' tattoos, as someone I know said. I don't need to prove anything, and I LOVE them. Plans for something bigger and colorful? Sure! But now let's talk about my first.

I can't remember if I was 18, 19 or even 20! I'll go for 19... So let's say I was 19. I wanted a tattoo for as long as I can remember. I clearly have this image in my head, being at Disneyland in Paris with my family and seeing this asian girl. My God was she pretty! She had short hair, a red dress and a flower tattooed on her shoulder. She was one of my first girl crushes and my first tattoo crush, if I might say so. I was 8 years old and I decided one day I'll get my body some ink. Maybe it would be a single tattoo, maybe a bunch, something colorful, black & white, minimal, big, stupid or meaningful, but I wanted it bad.

I spent a lot of years thinking about WHAT I would get tattooed and went through a lot of ideas but they always had something in common. They had to have a special meaning for me. And yes, music is a common source of inspiration, so it was mine too. I am a MASSIVE fan of Suede and therefore, of Bowie. I played with the idea of STARS in my mind. Because of Ziggy/LadyStardust, DogManStar, MyDarkStar and all and in the end, probably 'cause I was afraid of getting something bigger cause my mum's such a conservative person and she would probably kill me, I chose a simple star on my wrist. I love the arms for tattoos. Arms, their insides, the wrists... they look just beautiful, and I didn't want to completely hide it, but at the same time I could just wear a big bracelet or watch to cover it when needed.

About getting tattooed I must say it didn't hurt as I expected. I was really nervous but as the needle started to work its magic on my skin, my fear was all gone and I knew I was going to enjoy those 10 minutes. Ha ha.

One year later I found out about SG, and there were a lot of girls with the same kind of stars tattooed, they even used it in one of their t shirts! it made me feel more connected to the site in a way. And yes, suddenly everyone was getting stars on their wrists, elbows, shoulders, stomachs, and backs... but I don't regret it, and every time I see my first SG set I smile at the pictures where I try to pose to show off my tattoo:)

Years later, in my first trip alone, in London, I went to a small tattoo shop in Camden Town, it was called Needle FX I think, and I completed my star with the phrase ' My Dark Star' above. It is one of my fave Suede songs, it suited the tattoo perfectly and then I felt it was complete. My first tattoo was 'finished' in a period of 6 years if you want to think about it that way, but now I have what I always wanted. A ink that is also a homage to the idols I've grown up with.

Fun fact: The same day I got the My Dark Star text, I went to see Suede perform the album Dog Man Star in whole at the Brixton Academy, they played the song, and later that night I got to meet Mr. Brett Anderson, had a little chat with him for 5 minutes, showed him my tattoo and he grabbed my wrist and seemed very pleased while he was saying how cool it was... And then he left and I bursted into tears.

Suede - My Dark Star

What's your story about your first tattoo?

Love,

Sheer

VIEW 12 of 12 COMMENTS
diiablo:
woooww :D
Apr 8, 2014
1koolplayer:
its cute :) planning to get more?
Apr 8, 2014

More Blogs

  • 04.29.14
    1

    dreamy update

    I had such a weird dream last night -and no, it wasn't about …
  • 04.25.14
    9

    Homework - Fav place you' ve been to

    Hey hey SG land! Again, trying to catch u…
  • 04.22.14
    18

    10 things you didn't know about me!

    hey hey SG land! following with @Missy and @Rambo 's assi…
  • 04.04.14
    5

    Best day(s) of my life

    Hey hey SG land!! STILL Trying to catch up with the assignm…
  • 03.25.14
    12

    My first tattoo

    Hey hey SG land!! Trying to catch up with the assig…
  • 03.14.14
    7

    a little reminder

    (last weekend shooting again with the loveliest @daleko ) …
  • 03.10.14
    11

    Confess something!

    (selfie in bed for an intimate-confession-time feeling) So,…
  • 02.28.14
    13

    Favourite parts of my body

    Hey hey SG land! I decided to catch up with this homework @Missy…
  • 02.26.14
    7

    I don't forget about you!

    but really I've been quite mentally stresses lately and still need …
  • 02.12.14
    1

    I know I know I know

    Hey hey SG land! I owe you a big long post loaded with picture…

We at SuicideGirls have been celebrating alternative pin-up girls for:

23
years
10
months
20
days
  • 5,509,826 fans
  • 41,393 fans
  • 10,327,617 followers
  • 4,599 SuicideGirls
  • 1,114,613 followers
  • 14,946,853 photos
  • 321,315 followers
  • 61,458,366 comments
  • Join
  • Profiles
  • Groups
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • Help
  • About
  • Press
  • LIVE

Legal/Tos | DMCA | Privacy Policy | 18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement | Contact Us | Vendo Payment Support
©SuicideGirls 2001-2025

Press enter to search
Fast Hi-res

Click here to join & see it all...

Crop your photo