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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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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Deep Dark White Secret

Barely visible, yet unbearable to bare. White ink tattoos are the latest trend gaining momentum among celebrities.

The emerging trend of white ink, tattoo designs created with nothing but white ink are a bit of a contradiction to traditional tattooing.  Traditionally, tattoos are bold, often colorful designs intended to standout and draw attention; and while white ink tattoos do stand out and draw attention, it’s done in a different manner.

The lure of white ink is apparently its subtlety.  White tattoos are discreet and unnoticeable, unless you are looking for them.  And the put off of white tattoos; white ink tats are prone to fading and discoloration, which can be disappointing. 
 
Ironically, white ink tattoos are best on light or fair skin tones, as darker skin cannot absorb enough of the white ink for tattoo images to appear.
 
Getting white ink is much more painful than traditional tattooing.  The white ink used is thicker than other tattoo inks, thus requires a larger, very sharp needle for injections.  Also, white tattoos require several passes over the area to make sure that the white ink sinks fully into the skin

When a white ink tattoo is first applied, it looks puffy and distorted, much like a burn, and often appears yellowish in color. Once the tattoo heals the white ink leaves a ghostly image that looks quite different from a traditional tattoo. 

The downsides to white tattoos are they are notoriously hard to heal; absolutely cannot have sun exposure, as white ink fades tattoo almost twice as fast as a regular tattoo inks; and white ink commonly causes skin reactions with swelling and itching that leads to the ink oozing from the tattoo.

Despite all of this, there are still people with white ink tattoos, who are extremely satisfied.  However, the majority of us mistakenly confuse white ink tattoos for scars or brandings.

If you are considering a white ink tattoo, do your research carefully, as these tattoos can easily go very, very wrong.

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