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what you need to know before you get tattooed

Would you let a perfect stranger stick a needle into your flesh and inject an foreign substance that permanently alters your skin's color, without knowing a thing about the injector or the instruments she's using? No? But that's exactly what happens every day, when in a moment of rebelliousness some unsuspecting soul heads to the local tattoo parlor. Tattooing is usually perfectly safe, but you should be well-informed before you decide to take the plunge. Bryn's Grove will help you out, providing specific, detailed information on the proper equiment sterilization and usage, the application procedure, color terminology and theory, and more. Don't miss the 10 Worst Things to Hear in a Tattoo Shop, too, to know when you should definitely head to the exit door. Bryn, the site's proprietor, has been in the tattooing business for years, so she really knows her stuff--if you're considering some body modification, you can certainly benefit from her expertise.

Thu, 23 Dec 1999 06:43:04 -0800