Tattoos

Nine of the best sites about tattoos. Know of another site that should be on this list? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. The Vanishing Tattoo - Hot on the trail of everything tattoo, including sections on popular tattoo designs and symbols, tribal tattoos, the most-tattooed body parts, pictures of celebrity tattoos, extensive tattoo art galleries to give you ideas for your next tattoo, a history of tattoos, more. (www.vanishingtattoo.com)

2. TattooFinder.com - It’s all about tattoo design here, with a repository of over 16,000 tattoo design ideas, including tribal tattoos, cross tattoos, star tattoos, butterfly tattoos, fairy tattoos, dragon tattoos, heart tattoos, Celtic tattoos, flower tattoos, angel tattoos, skull tattoos, and many, many more. Find the tattoo for you, download the line art and take it to your favorite tattoo shop to get it inked. (www.tattoofinder.com)

3. Giving Some Ink to Tattoo Kings - August 26, 2007 article profiles two New York tattoo artists, who discuss the more unusual tattoos they’ve worked on, and also offer some thoughts on celebrity tattoos. (www.nypost.com)

4. Miami Ink - Official Web site of the TLC cable TV show that chronicles life at the 305 Ink tattoo shop in Miami Beach. Tattoo photos, profiles of the show’s tattoo artists, message boards, Miami Ink computer wallpaper, more. (tlc.discovery.com)

5. Point-Counterpoint: Lower Back Tattoos - August 24, 2007 blog post on the results of an informal survey concerning tattoos on a woman’s lower back. The general consensus is they symbolize a greater likelihood to have sex. (mindydoesmpls.blogspot.com)

6. Tattoo Manufacturing Inc. - If temporary tattoos are more your speed, or you want temporary tattoos for an event, this maker of temporary tattoos has a ton to choose from, from fake tribal tattoos and Chinese characters to cute animal tattoos for the kids. (www.tattoosales.com)

7. Tattoos.com - New pictures of tattoo designs from tattoo artists updated daily, a directory of tattoo artists worldwide, information on tattoo conventions and more. (tattoos.com)

8. Angelina’s a Work of Art - Angelina Jolie’s shirt flips up to show off her lower back tiger tattoo in this August 27, 2007 photo. (nz.entertainment.yahoo.com)

9. Tattoo Removals Are On the Rise in South Florida - August 27, 2007 article on the increase in tattoo removals—some due to outgrowing the long-ago decision to have tattoos, some to clear space for new designs. (www.sun-sentinel.com)

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