Celebrity Ink - David Beckham

Guardian Angel upper centre back.

Winged crucifix on back of neck.

Jesus on lower right ribs taken from the painting The Man Of Sorrows by Matthew R Brooks.

Angel on right shoulder with text, "in the face of adversity" - a memorial to his grandfather.

Sons names, Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn on back.

VII Roman numerals for the number 7 jersey he wore at Man. United.

"Victoria" on inner left forearm in Hindi.

Left forearm comprising 10 roses, an image of wife, Victoria as a topless angel surrounded by stars.

“Ut Amem Et Foveam” which translates to “so that I love and cherish on inner left forearm

"Pray for me" on right inner wrist

Left upper arm, Renaissance image of a Cupid carrying his wife Psyche to Heaven.

Full sleeve on right arm, religiously themed featuring cherubs, crucifix, a Templar Knight clouds, number 23 (LA Galaxy jersey number).

"Let them hate as long as they fear" on right outer forearm.

Chinese proverb on ribs, translating to "Death and life have determined appointments. Riches and honour depend upon heaven."

Hebrew quote from the Song of Solomon 6.3 "I am my love’s and my love is mine, who browses among the lilies" on left forearm.

Latin phrase on left forearm "Perfectio in Spiritu" meaning "spiritual perfection."

Hebrew phrase, "My son, do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart." on left arm.

"I think everybody's got a way of expressing their feelings, and mine is through my tattoos."

"The idea to get tattooed came to me a little while after Brooklyn was born. I was talking to Mel B and her then-husband, Jimmy Gulzar, and the subject of tattoos came up. I ended up going to this Dutch guy who'd done all of Jimmy's. I'd finally realized what I wanted a tattoo to represent. Mine are all about the people in my life, my wife and sons, who I want with me always. When you see me, you see the tattoos. You see an expression of how I feel about Victoria and the boys. They're part of me." 

"I don't plan on having a tattoo, it's just sometimes I wake up and I think, you know, I've got an idea of an image I would like on me.

"Some people love tattoos, some people don't. It's just something that I have always found can kind of express how I'm feeling, or the thoughts that I have or memories...most of my tattoos are memories and things that mean things to me...there's not one tattoo that I've got on me that doesn't mean something."

Most of David Beckham's work done by Louis Malloy most recent chest piece by Matt Mahoney.

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Celebrity Ink - Victoria Beckham

Hebrew quote from the Song of Solomon 6.3 "I am my love’s and my love is mine, who browses among the lillies" down the back of her neck - marking 6th wedding anniversary

5 stars on lower back for herself, husband David, and 3 sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.

The date that they renewed their wedding vows, May 08 2006 in Roman Numerals on right inner wrist (often incorrectly speculated as the date she and David first slept together ) 

DB (husband David Beckham's initials) on left inner wrist.

"De Integro" meaning "Afresh" or "Again from the start" in Latin on right inner wrist.

Hebrew quote on inner left wrist "together forever, eternally" marking 10 year wedding anniversary.

Sources: Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Google Images

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Name: Isaac, Izzy. 

Age: 24

Tell me about yourself : I'm a cabinet maker by trade but am currently in the Australian Army. I love music and the beach and travelling.

How many tattoos do you have: 6

Age when you got your first tattoo: 16

Do you have a favourite tattoo: The one with the girls names crossed out.

Any more tattoos planned? : i want to get a piece on my ribs. i really want something done by Derek Hess.

Favourite style of tattooing…background?: whatever looks good to be honest.

Any other modifications?: ive had my eyebrow, labret, tragus, tongue, nipple and the top of my left ear pierced. I also used to have 8mm stretchers in both ears.

What is your tattoo story? The orca on my shoulder means the souls rebirth after death, I was 16 and a massive stoner so it seemed good at the time lol. The little picture on my back is just a piece off the wall at Sharky's in Byron, just wanted to prove i could get tattooed in a shop under age haha. 

The writing that stretches from my bicep over onto my back is latin for ' the eagle dosnt capture the flies ' so pretty much dont worry bout the small things in life :-) 

Established 1986 is just the start of me getting smart arse tattoos cos i really dont take anything serious. Same goes for the  "ex-girlfriends" crossed off on my side. It's really just a piss take for those losers who actually do get their partners names tattooed on them and for the ppl who procastinate about getting tattoos because they are worried about what they will look like when they are older...people just take things too seriously, live for now!! 

The rifle at Gallipoli I got when I first joined the army, it is a tribute to the sacrifice made by those who came before me.

Tattooing in Ancient Egypt

Long have the artwork and hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt inspired and influenced modern tattooing but the reality of tattooing in the ancient culture is little known. Contrary to popular belief, the Ancient Egyptians were not known for tattooing images of heiroglyphics and depictions of their many gods on their bodies as they did in such infinite detail on everything from the simplest objects of their everyday life to the walls of their burial chambers and their layered sarcophagi.


Geometric tattoos on lower abdomen of Amunet

 Tattooing was practiced in Ancient Egypt but was an exclusively female practice. It was previously believed that this tattooing was the mark of prostitutes and for some time, excavator would assume that mummies found with tattoos were of little importance. This theory was shattered upon the discovery of the mummified body of Amunet a high priestess of the goddess Hathor uncovered in1891 a burial at Deir el-Bahari who, due to her tattoos (series of abstrac geometric patterns comprised of lines and dots) was originally dismissed as a high ranking concubine.


Further research into other female mummies with similar markings and the placement of the tattoos suggest that tattooing was in fact performed as a kind of ritual, creating a permanent amulet for women to aid in pregnancy and birth. Tattoos created with a dark pigment, probably soot, were generally placed around the abdomen, tops of the thighs and the breasts, the pattern tattooed over the abdomen would expand with the abdomen during pregnancy much like the bead nets used in the mummification rituals which were used to "keep everything in". Images of Bes, the household protector of women in labor were found at the tops of women's thighs, suggesting that he would protect the child in the womb and safeguard its birth.


Ancient Egypt has captured the imaginations of generations and its associated images; hieroglyphs, the Eye of Horus, ankhs, pyramids, pharaohs and the Egyptian Gods have been a recurring theme in tattoos for many years. The richness of the culture, mythology and symbolism associated with Ancient Egypt lends so much to tattooing and to art in general, providing more than enough material to tattoo an entire torso.


Anubis - the jackal headed god of the underworld, cemeteries and embalming.

Ra - the falcon headed god of the sun.

Ankh - "the key of life", hieroglyph meaning eternal life.

The Eye of Horus - symbol for Horus the falcon sky god, of protection, royal power and good health.

Scarab beetle - symbol of the power of the sun, resurrection and the after-life.

Ouroboros - Infinity and the cyclic and eternal nature of life, creation out of destruction.

Sphinx - benevolent guard of temples witha human head and the body of a lion, generally depicted with a male head, very occasionally with a female head, depicting the goddess Isis or the reigning queen.

Source: Smithsonian, Vanishing Tattoo, National Geographic, Google Images.

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Celebrity Ink - Marc Jacobs

Red M & M character on right shoulder.

3 different coloured stars on left shoulder.

5 stars on right shoulder.

Spongebob Square Pants on right outer bicep.

Small red heart on left shoulder.

Simpson cartoon version of himself on left outer bicep.

Simple portrait of his 2 dogs on left shoulder.

"oui" on right upper forearm.

"lui" on left upper forearm.

"Shameless" on left upper chest.

"Bros Before Hos" on left outer wrist.

Scene from Poltergeist on upper back.

"Perfect" on right inner wrist.

Outline  of a midcentury style couch above right hip.

Clyde Frog,the stuffed toy of Southpark's Eric Cartman.

Couple of bears above right elbow.

Letter "J" on left lower hip.

Chocolate bunny on left outer ankle.

Iced donut around left elbow.

PB/BB above right elbow.

"George and Martha" a nod to "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf" on right upper arm.

Screaming woman wearing 3D glasses on left inner arm.

pin up style girl with text behind left arm.

"I really have a good attitude about tattooing. When I first got one, two years ago, I was like, I'm not going to overthink this or what it means, or what it's going to be like when I'm 80. I want to get tattooed today, and in five weeks, I'll get a Sponge Bob tattoo. Will I regret it someday? I don't know, but I'm not going to deny myself this pleasure today because of what I don't know in the future."

About his "shameless" chest tattoo Jacobs says. "That's what I think everyone should aspire to in life: being shameless.

On his "perfect" tattoo - I put it there to remind me, for when I'm looking at myself and wishing that I could be stronger in this way or better at that thing, and I can just go, "No. I'm exactly how I need to be." 


"Well I have a lot of tattoos. My first tattoo I had when I was a teenager was just a little heart. I am very friendly with a great artist Scott Campbell and I started going to him to get tattoos. I'm very spontaneous about what I get. There is a story behind each one of them but they were all very spontaneous thoughts. They are permanent but I don't give it that kind of importance. They are just things I felt like doing at that time - if anything they are like my diary of where I was at that particular moment and there was a reason for each one."

Most of Marc Jacob's tattoos done by Scott Campbell.

Sources: Scott Campbell, Google Images

Celebrity Ink - Evan Rachel Wood

"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream" below the nape of her neck - Edgar Allen Poe quote.

Heart with Aladdin Sane lightning bolt through the center on left upper thigh.

"15" behind left ear.

Heart and infinity symbol behind right ear - 'Forever Love'

Unknown tattoo inside her lip.

Large diamond on right inner ankle - a coverup of a poorly executed Beatles themed tattoo.

"J" on left inner ankle for previous partner Jamie Bell.

"I kind of always thought I would get a tattoo but I was waiting for something really special. This was a moment in my life I wanted to mark. I turned 18 and I was living on my own for the first time and I was in New York filming a Beatles musical. I thought it was a good time."  ‘It’s supposed to be a strawberry with leaves in the shape of a bird, but everybody says, `Is that a ferret sticking out of an apple?’”

“It’s a lightning bolt for David Bowie. And it has a black valentine heart around it...Marilyn has a black heart on his wrist and I have a black heart. We got them on Valentine’s Day.”

Source: Esquire, GQ, Google Images

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