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Smashing Scars

My journey through covering old scars with ink, the reasons why I chose to do this & how it has changed my life.

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Is tattooing just another form of self-harm?

7th October 20167th August 2017 AliceUncategorised

Tattoos and body piercing have been around for thousands of years in various forms. They have been an important aspect of certain cultures, used to signify social status & symbols of spiritual devotion. People modify[…]

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My Life, My Scars (Part Deux)

2nd September 20167th August 2017 AliceUncategorised

Every decision we take throughout life leaves its marker somewhere. No matter how old we get, life is a continuing learning process where we can adjust, make changes and do it differently next time! For[…]

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Background, filler & serious tattoo pain..AKA Sitting 2

26th August 20167th August 2017 AliceUncategorised

After waiting 3 weeks, I was itching to get back in the tattoo chair. Planned were some fillers, background shading, little touch ups and time permitting to hopefully begin the outline on my other arm.[…]

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Tattoo Aftercare: How I healed having previously damaged skin

20th August 20167th August 2017 AliceUncategorised

Tattoo Aftercare: How I healed having previously damaged skin. So my arm swelled up like mad and I looked like Popeye on a spinach binge upon leaving the studio; by the time I got home[…]

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The day finally came … was I actually going to do this?

6th August 20167th August 2017 AliceUncategorised

Since booking in a few weeks ago, I had been looking forward to my first session like nothing else …the day finally came and was I actually going to do this & get my new[…]

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Can you tattoo over scar tissue?

30th July 20167th August 2017 AliceUncategorised

Can you tattoo scar tissue? .. sure you can! There are so many reasons why people may want to tattoo scar tissue, each reason as individual as that person themselves. Replacing permanent marks on my[…]

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My Life, My Scars

12th July 20167th August 2017 AliceUncategorised

The when, the how and the why questions around my faded self harm scars have not mattered in such a long time; the difficulties that led me to deliberately hurt myself were so long ago[…]

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