Silly me...
By Toni
@toniganzon (72281)
Philippines
July 28, 2011 11:46pm CST
So i got a tattoo yesterday. Slept on my side all night, scared my tattoo will get marred. Took a shower a few minutes ago, cleaned my tattoo, let it air dry and put on emu oil (serves as anti-bacteria, anti-inflammation and speeds up healing too). Now one thing i couldn't figure out was what to wear. Most of my shirts are tight fitting, so definitely a no no. I needed a halter top but most of my halter top is in the laundry. I thought a loose shirt would do but the idea of the shirt sticking on my back where my tattoo is scared me. 
So finally i went through my wardrobe, found dozens of bikinis and voila! I'm wearing a bikini top on right now and a surfer's short. I look like i'm heading out to the beach when i'm just gonna stay in the house all day! 
So finally i went through my wardrobe, found dozens of bikinis and voila! I'm wearing a bikini top on right now and a surfer's short. I look like i'm heading out to the beach when i'm just gonna stay in the house all day! 3 people like this
14 responses
@chicksdigscars (5483)
•
29 Jul 11
awww your tattoo is beautifuk! i aodre tattoo's! i have about 10 or 11 now. i have 2 large swallows tattoo'd to my chest, they are purples, blues pinks.. i have a discussion about tattoo's.. if you go on there, there is a picture of my swallows! i love your bird, is it a humming bird? look at us and our bird tattoos! it really is beautiful.. the colours are gorgeous! and good on ya for wearing the bikini! so what what ya look like! atleast you know you are protecting that gorgeous piece of art! what'd your husband get tattoo'd??
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
My husband had a cover up of his ugly tribal tattoo. The new ones are celtics I think.
This is my very first tattoo so I'm being obsessed with taking good care of it. The artist told me that if I won't be careful the wound can get infected and worse, damage my tattoo and skin. That's something that I don't want to happen at all.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
I have read emu oil can do better jobs. Normally a tattoo would be oozing with plasma but mine didn't because I used emu oil right after cleaning it. With emu oil they said it would reduce the peeling as well and the itchiness. It's antibacterial, anti inflammatory and non comedogenic and it seeps down to the seven layers of skin and circulated the oxygen for faster healing. I'm really satisfied with emu oil and my husband says it's really good as he didn't use this with his previous tattoos.
Thanks for the recommendation.
@chicksdigscars (5483)
•
29 Jul 11
oh i wouldn't worry too much. they just try to scare you really so that you can't come back and sue them, and claim they had dirty hands, or needles, or used bad ink etc.
our skin usually heals really fast and quickly, and cuts don't generally leave a scar when we get them.. so try not to worry. the best thing i would suggest, is don't let anything rub it for atleast 3 days.. after that it will start to peel anyway so you should be fine. and the best thing for a tattoo? to make it heal in half the time? nappy rash cream, that you'd use on a babies bum when they have nappy rash? buy that! i swear to god, it'll heal in half the time and it'll take away the itch too!
@ShawnBoB (215)
• United States
29 Jul 11
Thanks for sharing and congrats on the new tat. Heck I can't wait till I get my first one still, which either will be paid by earnings online, or a jail tat. Muahahaha.
So you have to watch your clothing after getting a tat? Kind of makes me worry seeing as I want large pieces on my arms, back, and even chest.
@ShawnBoB (215)
• United States
29 Jul 11
Well thank you for informing me about that. When I get my first I will do my best to take care of it, hence the name, body art. I understand about plasma due to my piercings though. Always thought it was funny you have plasma (the clear stuff) and blood (the red stuff).
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
Thanks. YOu know after getting a tattoo, your wound will ooze out plasma. It looks like blood and oil but not that much if you have a good tattoo artist. In my case there was no plasma at all. The ink on your skin will actually remain wet for a couple of days or even weeks if you don't apply something like emu oil on it. So if it's not dry yet, any clothing, even your bed sheets can stick on it and if it sticks hard, your wound will get worse if your remove the clothing and the tattoo will be marred. It would be very painful. I saw two people yesterday with marred tattoos because they were not careful with their clothing.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
29 Jul 11
Hi Toni!
You are looking awesome
in the picture and tattoo also looks very appealing and attractive. However, you cannot just wear your bikini dresses all the time, is not it?
in the picture and tattoo also looks very appealing and attractive. However, you cannot just wear your bikini dresses all the time, is not it?@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
Not when I'm out of the house. I'll be wearing a tube dress then or a halter top. And silk dresses would do. Im wearing a silk nightgown and not a cotton one at night so my fresh tattoo wound won't stick on the clothes and damage my skin.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
hi toni!
i don't think its silly at all. i always wanted to go home from work and find my hot wife in a bikini and surfer shorts sporting a brand new tattoo. go tell us what your husband thinks of you in this get-up and then tell us again if you think its silly or not.
cheers!!!
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
Oh you are so right! He wanted to rip it off but sorry I couldn't allow him to do that with a fresh wound on my back! Lol
@nurseclare (2209)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
You look sizzling hot on that picture just as opposite with how you look with your avatar (you look so simple). You got high pain tolerance for you survived the pain of having a tattoo. I know someone who is so addicted with tattoo's.It all started with one tattoo and got 5 more now. Well, it depends on how you carry yourself. :)
@nurseclare (2209)
• Philippines
30 Jul 11
Oh really, I haven't tried facial. You sound so happy, good for you.. :)
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
Yes i have been having fun this morning but i'm not going anywhere with my bikini top on as it's raining here and i would look like a loony in it. 
@destructobgX (133)
•
29 Jul 11
:D aah ok yeah it's raining here too and the weather is really bad ... but we can't do anything :D at least you had fun
@soulist (2985)
• United States
5 Mar 12
If you have a bandage on the tattoo wearing any shirt would be fine, but if you don't want to have a bandage on it that seems fine if you are content with wearing a bikini top for the day :) I got a tattoo on my lower back while I in college and my professor seen it from under my first the day after and he smacked it to see if it still hurt XD
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
6 Mar 12
A bandage is not good. It would suppress the wound and won't allow your skin to breathe. I have added flower to that tattoo and have two more on my nape and right hip.
@princess8881 (1630)
• South Korea
29 Jul 11
ahahaha that is funny but never mind your just in the house..and if somebody saw you..so what?lol and congrats... is it a real tattoo or henna?
@Bannybanzie (1397)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
you're ready for summer.. (sad it's rainy season now...) Anyways, you look different in different angles.. 
Anyways, I wonder why you get a tattoo... honestly. But it seems you're having a little trouble and fun managing it to not get scratched whatsoever.. :D@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
I have answered that question already in other discussions. I enjoy this little trouble so I don't mind at all. The overwhelming happiness of finally having my first tattoo is so much more than the little trouble it would cause.
@bhabycatch013 (9150)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
hello toni,
I love tattoos but unfortunately I can't have a real one
So I am happy with henna tattoo
You are brave huh I know how much pain you need to go through with it even there is anesthesia but the thinking of how painful it can be you need guts
happy mylotting
happy mylotting
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Jul 11
Thanks. The truth is having a facial is more painful than getting a tattoo. In fact I was smiling and chatting with everybody who was present while the artist was doing my back.
Labor pain is much more painful. I didn't have anesthesia during the tattoo because I researched about it and learned it's not good to have anesthesia at all.
@sunnystarfish (210)
• Philippines
1 Aug 11
Haha nice outfit. I love bikinis and surfer's short, well because I think in my past life I was a mermaid hehe. Nice tattoo, brave soul. Does it hurt? And what does the tattoo signify? I've read that when someone gets a tattoo there's something that happened to him/her that they don't want to forget or it could be something special.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
1 Aug 11
Me too! I have a collection of bikinis actually and now that it's rainy season i still find them useful due to my tattoo.
Now here's the reason of why i got a hummingbird tattoo. Hummingbird is a symbol for accomplishing that which seems impossible. Hummingbird will teach you how to find the miracle of joyful living from your own life circumstances. It tells so much of who i am and what i want to accomplish in life. 
Now here's the reason of why i got a hummingbird tattoo. Hummingbird is a symbol for accomplishing that which seems impossible. Hummingbird will teach you how to find the miracle of joyful living from your own life circumstances. It tells so much of who i am and what i want to accomplish in life. 
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Jul 11
Yeah it's my very first tattoo. And right now I'm already brainstorming for my next tattoo.
@jdex_143 (1093)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
Hi, toni! :)
Nice outfit you're wearing.. Hehehehe.. Will you go for swimming? Hehehehe..
Anyway, it's cool.. :)
@aimend13 (51)
• United States
29 Jul 11
Ingenious solution to the problem! :)
So this is your first tattoo? I have three and I remember getting my first one like it was yesterday. Of course I had to get mine on my foot first, which is notorious for being one of the most painful spots on the body, so I'm really surprised I even have more.
Congrats! Just wait, they're gonna really addictive.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Jul 11
Yeah it's my very first tattoo. And right now I'm already brainstorming for my next tattoo.
