On Friday, July 9th, 2010, the world watched as Lebron James made a stunning announcement.  Word travelled fast that he would no longer be playing for his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Outrage, anger, excitement and joy flooded the airways and the social web world.   A player who has been paid millions was leaving is hometown for what he calls a “chase to the NBA Championship”.   But what does this all mean? Well, for those who sport a Lebron tattoo, it means the possibility of seeking tattoo removal.

As with any sports celebrity, there is tons of money spent on souvenirs. This goes from anything from t-shirts, socks, hats, and yes, tattoos.  For anyone that specifically got an image of Lebron James with his Cavaliers logo and/or number, they may be seeking a means of tattoo removal or even a tattoo cover.  Unfortunately, there is no guarantee with sports that a player will play with the same team forever. This makes more permanent souvenirs such as tattoo more frustrating when the time comes for a team change.

So what do you do if you are looking to remove that tattoo? There are a variety of options available including everything from excision to tattoo removal creams.  The method and costs of treatment vary.  The length of time to remove or fade a tattoo also varies depending on the chemical make-up of the tattoo, depth, skin type, and color.  A popular in-home tattoo removal method is WreckingBalm.

WreckingBalm combines tattoo removal creams with a microdermabrasion system that works gradually to fade the tattoo.  This process can take anywhere from six months to a year depending your specific tattoo.  So if you’re sporting that Lebron tattoo you’ll want to make sure you start seeking tattoo removal immediately to ensure you’re ready for his big trip to Miami.

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Common folk are not the only ones that end up getting a tattoo that they regret later on. There are actually a lot of celebrities these days that are considered to be tatted up that simply cannot stand their tattoos either. In fact, tattoos have become a huge fad amongst the rich and the famous, and this fad is not showing any signs of slowing down.

However, have you noticed that with the large amount of celebrities that are getting tattooed, there are actually a large amount of celebrities that are getting tattoo removal as well. Let’s take a look into some of the celebrities that have come to regret their tattoo choices.

First, one hot celebrity that has decided to remove some of his tattoos is the infamous rapper 50 cent. Anyone that can recall how 50 cent looked when he first came into the rapping game will admit that his tattoos were a little excessive. Well, now the rapper is going through the process of having a good amount of his tattoos removed so he can obtain more film roles.

The tattoos may have been a great thing for his rapping career, but they are proving to be the one thing that is stopping his acting career from getting off the ground. Also, celebrities such as Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton, who were once a hot and heavy couple, had the tattoos from their relationship removed as well.

Well, Angelina had her tattoo that was done in reference to Thornton covered up with her children’s birthplaces; While, Thornton also had his tattoo covered up as well. Tommy Lee who is not only known for his affair with Pamela Anderson but also for his immense amount of tattoos had one of his tattoos removed in the early 1990s.

Believe it or not, Tommy Lee once had a tattoo of a swastika on his body. When his career began to take off, he decided to ditch the tattoo and have it removed to look better for his image. Johnny Depp, who to this day is still a heart throb, had his tattoo removed after his breakup with Wionna Ryder.

You see, celebrities are humans too and they make mistakes when it comes to getting inked as well. However, most of these celebrities will either decide to have their tattoo removed by laser, or by dermabrasion in most accounts. Both of these removal processes can be extremely expensive for common folk to afford.

That is why most people are trying to take an economical approach when it comes to removing their unwanted tattoos. Tattoo removal creams are becoming the new way to remove an unwanted tattoo. There is absolutely no pain associated with the removal process, and you can remove your unwanted tattoo from the comfort of your home.

Celebrities and common folk alike, now know that if you are going to get a tattoo make sure that it is something that you can live with for the rest of your life. For everyone who still chooses to get a tattoo to remind them of another person or an adverse time in their lives, well there are always tattoo removal procedures.

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When rumors were flying around that Chris Brown allegedly hit pop singer, Rhianna, everyone thought that the relationship was over.  Two stars in their own right, Chris’ career possibly damaged forever.  Just a short time later, images started showing up of Rhianna’s face swollen and bruised.  But what ties these two together?  Although Rhianna and Chris do not seem to be talking about the abuse or the fact that they may be back together, there are some things that will always be tied – the tattoo of stars on both Chris and Rhianna’s neck.

It is unclear exactly when and why Chris and Rhianna got their star tattoos, but regardless of how you look at it, is something that will tie these two together forever. They are not the first individuals to get “matching” tattoos, but like with any tattoo it’s important to think of the future.   Everyone hopes to be with their significant other until the end of time, but if it doesn’t work out, whether it’s because of abuse or a more common reason, irreconcilable differences, a long lasting forever tat will keep that tie long after the relationship has ended.

Fortunately there are a couple of options when it comes to tattoo removal; allowing individuals like Rhianna and Chris to get that unwanted, forever memory of a love gone wrong removed.  Laser tattoo removal and in-home fading treatments allow you to remove a tattoo in a relatively short amount of time.  So, are you considering sharing a tattoo design with your love? You may want to reconsider, but if your mind is set, start reading up on various removal methods.     

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Down on the Sunset Tattoo Strip

 Sunset Strip Tattoo in Los Angeles is the hot spot going down on the strip with tattoo star celebrities.  This infamous LA tattoo shop has a throng of notches in it’s belt when it comes to servicing stars with tattoos.

The naughty girl, bad boy, sexual connotation of tattoos automatically lead insinuating minds to thoughts of X-list porn stars with tattoos, rather than an A-list of celebrity tattoo stars. 

Although, the Sunset Strip A-listers include some of Hollywood’s most unrestrained celebrity personalities such as Johnny Depp, Mark Wahlberg, Angelina Jolie, and Pamela Anderson people shouldn’t assume inky stars are all kinky stars.  

It is fair to say both celebrity stars and tattoos attract attention. Whether on the small of the back, the nape of the neck, or somewhere in between tattoos definitely have a way of making some people fantasize about un covering more private tattoos hiding beneath clothing.

And there are many celebrity stars willing and proud to bare their skin to reveal their tattoos, like Megan Fox.  As for porn stars, you can bet money on seeing every inch of their inky porn star tattoos however it just might not be the strip down on the sunset tattoo strip that got you reading this.

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Oh No Barbie, Not Tattoos and Leather

Barbie, the world’s most infamous celebrity blonde is approaching 50; and like many of her middle-aged friends, Barbie is desperately trying to reinvent herself as a celebrity bad girl with tattoos.

Barbie has lived an ageless life since she first graced us with her presence in 1959.  Her savvy fashion trends, fabulously long golden blond hair, and an unrealistic fit, trim body are some of her attributes that earned her celebrity status as America’s everything girl icon.  But it seems the years are catching up with Barbie and she is discovering she is not nearly as cool and hip as she used to be.  Barbie, now older, tattooed, and less of an icon is extremely nervous about her future celebrity status. 

But all of this isn’t making Barbie become a girl that retreats to her Dream House to soothe her woes; no Barbie is working hard, perhaps too hard to get back in with the cool crowd.  

Barbie Millicent Roberts is one girl who is not afraid to change.  Over the past 49 years, Barbie has had 75 careers including rock star, astronaut, and presidential candidate.  Barbie is one Baby Boomer who has definitely experienced her share of highs and lows.

1997 was a particularly hard year for Barbie in terms of celebrity media and controversy.  Then in her 40’s, Barbie got a butterfly tattoo on her stomach, as an attempt to stay hip and cool.

But it didn’t take long for Barbie’s tattoos to take off  and brand her name (the word Barbie) as a derogatory term meaning girl or woman considered shallow.  The term “Barbie” exploided as an Urban Slang word with the release of 1997 pop song “Barbie Girl.”

In 1999, rumors spread of Barbie’s intentions of hanging out with new friends with trendy tattoos, nose rings, and extra body piercings.  Then the peer pressure got to Barbie, and as a result she underwent plastic surgery transformation.  Barbie had her waistline increased in size in order to have a less perfect figure, that others would view as a more realistic, average body shape.

Barbie became an outlaw in part of the World in 2003.   Denounced as a symbol of depravity of the perverted West, with her revealing clothes, tattoos, and shameful postures Barbie was banned by Saudi Arabia’s religious police and forbidden from the kingdom.

The 2004 announcement of Barbie’s split with Ken; longtime boyfriend of 43 years came as a shock to many, but like other celebrity couples, their Hollywood romance had come to an end. And while Barbie admits the breakup was a painful time of great heartache, she also jokes about being glad she decided on a butterfly tattoo instead of a tattoo of Ken’s name.  Apparently having to go through tattoo removal to remove a tattoo of “Ken’s”name would have been much more painful than the breakup.
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Pamela Anderson’s Says Good Bye to Her Famous Tattoos with Removal

Pamela Anderson is a famous celebrity model and actress who has achieved extraordinary fame sticking to her own philosophy and principles.  Pamela has navigated her way through the false-hearted world of being a famous female celebrity, and a tumultuous love life by taking chances and battling heartache.  Yet through it all Pamela Anderson remains a woman of fortitude with no regrets.  Well, maybe a little tattoo regret.

It seems Pamela Anderson is considering tattoo removal to remove a few regrettable tattoos she has collected along the way.  And, the reason the 40-year-old female celebrity actress wants tattoo removal in order to remove tattoos before they start becoming an “eyesore.”

Pamela, like so many other women with tattoos wanting tattoo removal is being to see the effects age and hard living can have on the body’s skin and tattoos.

Despite the rumors of the reason for Pamela Anderson’s tattoo removal on her arm (famous barbwire tattoo) and back tattoos, she is not removing tattoos because she wants to be a good mom now.  The truth is, Pamela Anderson believes she’s always been a good mom, and people with tattoos aren’t any less of parents for having tattoos.

Even though she’s a famous celebrity the reason for Pamela Anderson’s tattoo removal is the same reason many women regret tattoos—gravity.  And, maybe a little sex, drugs, and rock n roll regret too.

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Amazing Female Celebrity Tattoo Icon

Television’s provocative celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D is on fire and exploding in popularity along with the tattoo industry.  Kat Von D is about to launch a nationwide version of Musink Tattoo & Music Festival with Social Distortion and Motörhead, release her first book High Voltage Tattoo, debut on the silver screen in an upcoming film The Bleeding, and still finds time to run her tattoo business and star on her own tattoo reality show.   Kat Von D is truly an amazing female celebrity tattoo icon that finds the time to do it all.

Recently, Kat Von D set still long enough to shed insight on her personal life, passion for tattoos, and future ventures in an interview with Askmen.com celebrity correspondent Shawn Loeffler.

In 2005, Hollywood (rather Miami) came knocking on Kat Von D’s door, and she took it upon herself to represent the female side of tattoo art on the reality show Miami Ink. Two years later, Kat landed her own show returning her to L.A., the city she loves.

Today, Kat Von D thinks she is in the best place she’s ever been in her life.  And, Kat believes the new season of her tattoo reality show L.A. Ink will reveal her revived spirit, not to mention some pretty impressive tattoos.

When it comes to Kat Von D’s personal heavily tattooed canvas she admits she has a good balance between tattoos that have meaning to her and are well thought out, and tattoos she got impulsively.

“Not every tattoo has to be this really deep-rooted, sentimental landmark in time… So, if you like a unicorn riding a dolphin, you should get it [laughs] and not worry about it too much. I don’t regret any of my tattoos. I think that as long as you like it, that’s the important part.”

Kat believes some her most valuable life lessons come through people she’s tattooed.

January 2009 promises to be a rocking month for Kat Von D.  With the launch of Musink Tattoo & Music Festival tour she and friends from Social Distortion, Motörhead scheduled to begin on January 30; and the release of her first book High Voltage Tattoo a layout of her life and the tattoo world, from an insider’s perspective, revealing tattoo etiquette, the dos and don’ts to avoid tattoo removal, and tattoo facts and myths due out in January. 

There is no doubt, Kat Von D is one amazing celebrity tattoo icon, tattoo artist, actress, and author exploding with popularity in the ink industry.

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NBA Tattoos Gone Bad

Delving about the worldwide web this morning, in search of informative, interesting, or just plan offbeat tattoo trends I happened across a post with the heading Bad Ideas with Ink.  This post worth sharing, displays a running list of photos of professional sports athletes with bad tattoos.

Obviously, NBA players are infamous for having tattoos these days but NBA players are also known as not being the most innovative in their choice of tattoos. 

It’s not surprising to see several NBA players on a list of bad tattoos, just because these guys are BAD on the court playing ball (which means good) it doesn’t make there tattoos good to look at on or off the court.

So what’s up with pro basketball players getting basketball tattoos?  Do they feel having tattoos is a prerequisite of being an NBA player?  Evidently so, judging by the lack of originality and taste in tattoos on the professional basketball court.

Here’s a fun game to play, count how many professional basketball players have basketball tattoos.  Do you think all of these NBA players get basketball tattoos because they are proud to be playing basketball for a living?  Or do you think they get basketball tattoos because it will make them almighty and at one with the game?  Apparently the jury is still out on some of these NBA players with bad tattoos, like Deron Williams which seems all his ink has gone to his head.

Then there are the “clever” tattoos of the NBA.  Kobe Bryant is a great example on the court, but he is no leader when it comes to getting tattoos.  Although, Kobe getting his wife’s name tattooed on his arm may not be such a bad idea.  After all, Kobe is a celebrity player (in every sense) that is well-known for needing frequent reminders that he is married with a wife.  Okay, so there are a few NBA tattoos that are functional even though they are really BAD (correct use of word) looking.

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Angelina Branded for Celebrity Tattoos

Angelina Jolie is without a doubt one of Hollywood’s most famously known actresses of all times.  This celebrity actress has appeared in numerous films throughout her career, yet Angelina’s female celebrity fame is branded more so for her personal endeavors covered heavily in ink by the media. 

Angelina branded for her humanitarian work, being an adoption parent and mother of six children, her former marriage to ex Billy-Bob Thorton, her notorious relationship with celebrity heart throb Brad Pitt, and her ongoing tabloid feud with Pitt’s ex Jennifer Aniston.  But perhaps the most recognized aspect this female celebrity is infamous for is her branded collection of black tattoos.   

With a celebrity tattoo collection of more than a dozen black tattoos dispersed about her stunning body, Angelina Jolie’s black tattoos do not seem to be fading her celebrity’s acclaim.  She is the most popular female celebrity with tattoos covered in “ink.”

Evident of the cache of articles (including this one) and photos of Angelina Jolie tattoos available on the Internet, Jolie is a major celebrity influence causing the black tattoo trend, that some even label as a tattoo phenomenon among females getting tattoos. 

Angelina’s 13 assorted black tattoos of multi lingual characters, words and saying are clearly representative of her fanatic yet exotic personality that captivates Brad Pitt.

Angie’s latest series of black tattoos on her left arm represents each birthplace of her six children, as well as serving to covers up her ex’s name tattoo. 

And fans imitating celebrity tattoos such as Angelina’s should also remember celebrities are people too, and their tattoos are often targets for removal.  Angelina has had her share of laser tattoo removal and cover up work on several of her tattoos. 

As the black tattoo trend continues with female fans getting celebrity tattoos in fashion with Hollywood’s A-listers keep in mind that even Angelina Jolie makes tattoo mistakes too.

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NBA Tattoos Super Size Ink

Ten years ago, 35 percent of NBA players had tattoos, yet Dennis Rodman was the only player with tattoos that people bothered acknowledging, and when they did he was thought to be a bit of a freak.

Fast forward ten years to today, and the “ink coverage” on the NBA basketball courts has doubled with approximately 70 percent of the NBA player organization having tattoos.

This is not to say other professional sport affiliations, such as the NFL and NHL do not have a fair share of athletes with tattoos under wraps.  In fact, under wraps is the key here as NBA player uniforms reveal more skin compared to other professional sport uniforms, making the NBA appear as a tattoo skin expose.

All of the high profile celebrity tattoo coverage in the media makes NBA player tattoos similar to the other brand labels celebrities wear and endorse.  Pro basketball players’ tattoos are becoming conditioned as a marketing brand.

Among the more notoriously known tattooed NBA athletes is super-Shaq-man.  This super-size talent comes equip with a super size ego and a superman tattoo.  Shaq’s tattoo is clearly a representation of how the man feels about himself. 

Although, Rodman reigned before him, it is Allen Iverson that most fingers point the blame too when it comes to replacing the NBA’s iconic Michael Jordan (no words needed to describe this man) with cornrows, thuggish street wear, and graphic tattoo designs that are now so infamously popular in the NBA.

Kobe Bryant, Stephon Marbury, Rasheed Wallace, Larry Hughes, Gilbert Arenas, and J.R. Smith are also a few fellow fellows who happen to be tattoo fanatics popular among fans.

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