After my friend, Kym, moved to New York, she got her first tattoo, of the Colorado state flower, the columbine.
Kym’s tat shortly after getting needled, hence the redness.
She had know for years what she wanted to get, but she couldn’t decide where.
Where to ink yourself can be just as difficult to decide as what you want to permanently brand yourself with.
Kym got her tattoo higher up on her back so she could avoid the so-called “tramp stamp” (see definitions here: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tramp+Stamp&page=2), in the same way that many guys today fear the tribal arm band.
A typical male species of the Tribalus Armbandius genus.
And on the topic of tramp stamps, Lewis and Floorwax on 103.5 are currently collecting photos of these lower-back tats for a gallery: www.thefox.com/pages/lewisandfloorwax-index.html
As a lover of all thinks artsy and inky, I have a hard time frowning on any kind of tattoo — even if it does look like a black hairy patch just above your underwear line when you sit down.
Who am I to speak? I have a back region tattoo myself, on my hip. It’s just three inches to the right of a stamp of disapproval.
It has been nearly a year since my last tattoo, obviously time to get another. So I’ve been browsing.
Here is a countdown of my top 10 favorite celeb tattoos:
10. Justin Timberlake’s chest ink in “Alpha Dog.” (Too bad it wasn’t permanent.)
9. Fairuza Baulk’s bicep triangle, although it is a little “futuristic.” I kind of expect her to open her mouth and turn into a screaming alien. But I like the simplicity for this location on a girl.
8. Rihanna’s ear tattoo. An interesting idea, if you’re one of those folks who insists you have to be able to hide your marking.
7. Christina Aguilera’s tattoo on her “elbow pit.” And not just because I wanted to say “elbow pit.” I like words, and these are beautiful in red. Whatever they say.
6. Alyssa Milano’s wrist tat. Simple.
5. Kat Von D’s starry temple. Beautiful, although I would never be brave enough.
4. David Beckham’s forearm tattoo. Forearms are one of the most gorgeous body parts on a man. Just as Beckham is the most gorgeous man.
3. Angelina Jolie’s neck and shoulder tattoos. I like how they look together.
2. Rich Boy, with a Bible verse on his right pec and a sexy proliferation of forearm tattoos.
1. Megan Fox, the girl from “Transformers.” I love the little story she tattooed on her rib cage.
