Women whose hair reaches to their waist or beyond are faced with a challenge when they want a new and exciting hair style—without cutting away any of their hair! Many styles are designed for medium length hair; to the shoulders is the most common length. Some styles which claim to be for “long hair“ only work well for hair that reaches to the shoulder blades!
11/27/09
Long Hairstyles
Long Hair Cuts
Pictures of popular long hairstyles. See what the latest hair style trends are for women with long hair.
Sexy Long
Girls nowadays have been so fashionable with their hair styles, I hope these teen hairstyles can give you some ideas .
by the way some of the hair styles are for celebrity hairstyle , the hair styles are : straight, curly, layered,long hair,bangs,bouffant ponytail.
Long Hairstyles
Pictures of popular long hairstyles. See what the latest hair style trends are for women with long
11/25/09
Unique T-shirts and Art Prints!
My recently opened RedBubble store is filled with original and unique designs printed on a colorful variety of T-shirts! Lovely illustrations are also on sale as cards, canvas, posters, framed art and more! Please visit my store to check out my products.
11/24/09
11/22/09
New Butterfly Tattoo Art
Butterfly tattoo art is becoming one of the most popular and requested tattoo designs, especially among women. More than 50% of the female "tattoo population" have some type of butterfly design, whether it be on their back, ankle, or chest. And for a good reason. Butterflies are unmatched in their intrinsic yet peculiar designs and beauty.
There are many speculated reasons for this surge of popularity, and many believe butterflies are just beautiful in general, and that is reason enough. However, there are others who look deeper into the issue. They believe there is strong connection or symbolism behind the butterfly.
To most cultures, a butterfly is symbolic of starting anew, or birth of new life. There are also many cultures who symbolize the butterfly as the instability and impermanence of earthly life. The life of a butterfly is very unstable, as it starts it's life as a grotesque catipillar and turns into a beautiful butterfly. This process has captivated the ancient cultures, as they believed this process was very similar of one's journey from an earthly body to a heavenly one. Early Greek cultures also used butterfly wings to symbolize the human soul or pysche.
Whatever the reason is, butterfly tattoo art is growing in popularity. Some find that finding the right butterfly tattoo design is overwhelming, due to the immense amount of variety available. These designs gain root from each species of butterfly: Plum Judy, Spicebush Swallowtail, Lime Butterfly, Small White, Green-veined White, Common Jezebel, Karner Blue, Xerces Blue, Painted Lady or Cosmopolite, Lange's Metalmark Butterfly, Common Yellow Swallowtail, and the ever famous Monarch butterfly. Although one doesn't need to know the individual species in order to design their tattoo, it might help to pick a few of your favorite types so the tattoo artist can best fit your wants and needs.
Tattoo Asian Trendy
Tattoo Asian is incredibly one of the most common and popular tattoo types being used around the globe when it comes to body art as a whole. Although there’s been a drastic shift in the trends and perceptions about different tattoos in the societies, tattoos still are stereotyped as a stamp of being different from the society. People who wear tattoos were taken as followers of individualistic approach and are usually tagged as rebels. For example in China, tattoos were used to trample a prisoner for criminal offense and to differentiate him from the civilians as being a criminal. However the contemporary view is very opposite. Now tattoo is a sign of being “young”, “creative” and somebody who’s is “passionate” about life.
Among all the tattoo types the one we are discussing i.e. tattoo Asian is popular on it’s being expressive yet elegant at the same time. There are several categories, which depict different themes. For example definitively speaking about femininity which may sound different to different people, is a certain whimsical softness; to others it may mean a quality of female elegance and style, to others still it can have a more modern meaning of strength and power. Feminine tattoos are an artistic depiction of both a certain amount of delicacy and the firmness that goes hand-in-hand with getting any piece of body art.
Tattooing is used for various purposes including spiritual and decorative like it’s used in Japan. There it is considered as one of the most important type of art which includes most abstract writings to their simple language. Today it is also considered as one of the coolest body markings of all the time. From having abstract pictures to decorate their body, people are now moving back towards the relatively older culture of tattoo Asian.
Buddha Tattoo Symbol Of The Religion
It’s true that the emergences of the tattoos were from the prisoners and this activity was started by the criminals of different types. Sanskrit is a classical Indian language. Sanskrit tattoo are basically emerged by the Indians. These are considered as the part of their culture
by the Indians.
Most of the Indians like to use the Sanskrit tattoos to display their favorite religious quotes. These quotes were may be from Buddhism, Hinduism and the other ancient works of eastern people. A personal philosophy was and is still reflected by these quotes. Sometimes the individuals have their own personal philosophy and that was signified by these tattoos.One of the attractions of the tattoos Sanskrit is that it is written in verses form. It gives it an added value to the Sanskrit tattoos and the extra attractiveness and beauty.
Some of the verses that have been pierced in Sanskrit are:
* The wise lament neither for the living or the dead
* No one can destroy the imperishable soul
* For the soul there is no birth and death
* Charity, self control, sacrifice
Chinese and Japanese Tribal Dragon Tattoos
Dragon tattoos are one of the most popular designs all over the world. It can go in any category, whether abstraction, naturalistic, dedication, stylized or combination tattoos.
Throughout history, dragon tattoos have never been out of fashion and had been used as a symbol in some parts of the world. It can be drawn as menacing or regal depending on your choice of design.
Dragon tattoos come in two popular forms: the Chinese or Japanese dragon of the east with its long, snake-like body and the European dragon of the west with its powerful wings and long neck. The European dragon usually symbolizes power and fear, a depiction of evil where as the Chinese dragon usually symbolizes unity and conformity, a depiction of good.
You can find many different designs of dragon tattoos in different forms and colors. Some of these dragon designs have additional background scenery where they are depicted flying in the clouds, swimming in the ocean, crawling on top of mountains or ravaging small villages. But the most common depiction of a dragon is being done as tribal dragon tattoos due to both its simplicity (the majority color being in either black or gray with the additional color to highlight the dragon) and its complexity.
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Made on my sketchbook with watercolor pencils and a little help from PhotoShop!
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Hecho en mi cuaderno de dibujo con lápices acuarelables y una ayudita del PhotoShop (en el pentagrama)!
11/21/09
Back Piece Your New Tattoo
So you have finally decided to get a tribal chest piece tattoo
. The question is, where will you find a good unique design that depicts who you are?
You should not act nonchalant about choosing your design; it is an extremely important decision as it will be on your body permanently, not to mention they are extremely expensive. In order to find the perfect design, do a little research to find the perfect image. Make sure that you do not settle for any random image that you might think is "nice". The moment you see the image, you will know that that is the one. It will be similar to love at first sight, only with body art. If it is truly the perfect design you will never get tired of looking at it.
While this may seem like a lot of work, it really isn't. One way to go about finding a design to ink you with is going online and searching through Google images. The problem with this is that any image you may find will not be unique. Anything that you may find on Google has most likely been used by another person.
If you want to search for a truly unique tattoo, your best bet is to search for a design on a tattoo website. These tattoo websites have databases of images to choose from, and they are all mainly unique. What's the catch? There is a membership fee that you must pay in order to view these images, but the fee is minuscule and will give you the satisfaction of knowing that your tattoo is 100% unique. These tattoo websites also offer ratings of different tattoo parlors in your area. This way, there will be no confusion as to where to go to get your tattoo.
Sexy Asian Girl Designs And Art Of Tattoos
Asian countries are famous for several reasons. Some countries are having good economic conditions. Few of them are Technological masters and there are some countries which are very good at body artwork. Yes, you got it right. There is a huge demand of tattoo Asian designs all over the world. These designs are very attractive and provide appealing look to those people who want to look different among their friends. You will find numbers of galleries which are based on tattoo Asian designs. These galleries are updated by the people of different Asian countries like china, India etc.
As there are other tattoo designs too like tattoo Greek which can provide you a unique look but no tattoo design is as good as tattoo Asian is. The reason for popularity of tattoo Asian designs is very simple. Asian designs are very good at describing the cultural and traditional values of various Asian regions. Whatever tattoo design you choose, every design has an alluring historical background and an interesting story. For example, if you will pick Asian red dragon then you will come to know that in Asia, dragon has much importance because it had valuable place in the past.
Asian tattoo designs are unique in nature and are not similar to tattoo Latin and tattoo Russian. These two tattoo designs are mostly based on writing script. People like to use their language in order to carve a desirable phrase on their bodies. But in Asian tattoo designs, it’s not like that. There are colorful tattoo designs added in this category which provide your body a beautiful look. When you will get on any Asian tattoo design, you will feel like your body is the most graceful body in this world. You will love to see your body, by having your favorite Asian tattoo design on it.
Artistic Body Painting with Unique Lines
The winner Body Painting contest is being exhibit her body paint design. The combination of color and lines on the art of body paint design this girl is very good and is a brilliant idea.
Body Paint Models ready for Contest
Body paint model has been completed to make body paint right onto the stage.
Body Paint Artist make up Her Models
Body Paint Artist make up her models for the body painting festival.
Nice Red Body Paint Fashion
Nice Art Body PaintingDragon Girl Body Painting
Body paint design with the film character animation, color is purple character figures reinforce the film body painting this design.
Butterfly Body Painting in Fashion Show
Create Body paint to a festival
A teen girl is in the process of body paint design for the festival.
Art Body Painting: Bicycle Sport Fashion
Bird of Beautiful Body Painting in Sexy Fashion Show
Bird of Beautiful Body Painting in Sexy Fashion Show
Controversy
The year 2001 and subsequent years were controversial for the naked cyclists, including several references to cyclists as "parade crashers". In 2001, police and parade organizers posted signs noting the laws against indecent exposure to warn cyclists of possible prosecution. Organizers claimed that the cyclists were getting in the way of the event's true hallmark: artistic freedom.[1] An editorial that same day (May 17, 2001) in The Seattle Times echoed this sentiment: "They have stolen the spotlight on a parade that is supposed to be about art, not about being unclothed. The Fremonters resent that. They do not want the nudists doing this. But they do not want them wrestled to the pavement by police, spoiling the atmosphere of their parade."[2]
Sentiments like the above frustrated the cyclists, who were at that time getting bodypainted. They also did not like being labeled nudists, as most of them were not.
Female Body Art
Body painting is a form of body art, considered by some as the most ancient form of art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most (in the case of Mehndi or "henna tattoo") a couple of weeks. Painting of the face is known as face painting. It is often written as one word bodypainting.
Body Painting by Te PapaExamples of body art
Vito Acconci once documented, through photos and text, his daily exercise routine of stepping on and off a chair for as long as possible over several months. Acconci also performed a 'Following Piece', in which he followed randomly chosen New Yorkers.
Chris Burden actually had an assistant shoot him in the arm in his piece ‘Shoot’ (1971), which was observed by a live audience. This was documented in an eight-second video and is a notorious example of video art as well as performance art. In ‘Through the Night Softly' (1973), Burden crawled naked through broken glass, which he saw as stars in the sky, and turned the video footage into a ten-second commercial that was aired on television. In ‘Locker’, he spent five days jammed into a 2' x 2' x 3' locker at UCI; in ‘Sculpture in Three Parts’ (1974), he sat on an upright chair on a sculpture pedestal for 48 hours, until he fell off due to exhaustion; in ‘White Light/White Heat’ (1975), he spent 22 days alone and invisible to the public on a high platform in a gallery, neither eating, speaking, seeing or being seen. Most of these performances are known only through photographs or short video clips.
The Vienna Action Group was formed in 1965 by Herman Nitsch, Otto Muhl, Gunter Brus and Rudolf Schwartzkogler. They performed several body art actions, usually involving social taboos (such as genital mutilation).
Marina Abramovic performed ‘Rhythm O’ in 1974. In the piece, the audience was given instructions to use on Abramovic's body an array of 72 provided instruments of pain and pleasure, including knives, feathers, and a loaded pistol. Audience members cut her, pressed thorns into her belly, put lipstick on her, and removed her clothers. The performance ended after six hours when someone held the loaded gun up to Abramovic's head and a scuffle broke out.
The movement gradually evolved to the works more directed in the personal mythologies, as at Jana Sterbak, Rebecca Horn, Youri Messen-Jaschin or Javier Perez.
Body Art
Body art is art made on, with, or consisting of, the human body. The most common forms of body art are tattoos and body piercings, but other types include scarification, branding, scalpelling, shaping (for example tight-lacing of corsets), full body tattoo and body painting.
More extreme body art can involve things such as mutilation or pushing the body to its physical limits. For example, one of Marina Abramovic's works involved dancing until she collapsed from exhaustion, while one of Dennis Oppenheim's better-known works saw him lying in the sunlight with a book on his chest, until his skin, excluding that covered by the book, was badly sunburned. It can even consist of the arrangement and dissection of preserved bodies in an artistic fashion, as in the case of the plastinated bodies used in the travelling Body Worlds exhibit.
In Western art, body art appears to be a sub-category of performance art, in which artists use or abuse their own body to make their particular statements.
In more recent times, body became a subject of much broader discussions and treatments that cannot be reduced to the body art in its common understanding. Important strategies that question the human body are: implants, body in symbiosis with the new technologies, virtual body etc. A special case of the body art strategies is the absence of body. The most important artists that performed the "absence" of body through their artworks were: Keith Arnatt, Andy Warhol, Anthony Gormley and Davor Džalto.
Flower body painting by mainland
Body Painting Update in Photo GalleryNew Dragon Tattoo Full Body
Most often, the eastern dragons are the ones being used as a basis for the designs for the tribal dragon tattoos. Chinese and Japanese designs are the ones most common to be created into tattoos. Both have similar features: long, snake-like body, wingless and have horns. The only difference between these two dragons is their claws. Japanese dragons have only three claws where as the Chinese dragons have five. Their long, wingless bodies are less complicated to draw and since tribal tattoos
are mostly being done in one color (two at the most), the outcome of these dragon are more elegant looking and sophisticated.
Though, some in today's society, eastern dragons that are being created into tribal dragon tattoos is being depicted as a symbol of fear and power; a contrast to the real symbolism of the eastern dragons.
Some people today would ask for a tribal dragon tattoo when they want to look tough or powerful. They would look for the best dragon design and ask to have it done. But there are still those who see the eastern dragon as a symbol of wisdom and would ask for a dragon as a sign of respect. And still, others would just like a tribal dragon tattoo because the artistry is very well made and it looks good in the body.
The most common place to find a tribal dragon would be on the whole arm length or at the back.
There are still some parts of the world where dragon tattoos are still used as a symbol in society. Whether they are being used as a status symbol in an organization or a clan, they are a mark of respect and power to the people who still value them.
Chinese Tattoos And History
Spend a few minutes surfing the net for information on Chinese tattoos and you will quickly notice a recurring theme warning the would be tattoo recipient to ensure they know someone reliable who can accurately translate the meaning before they just go ahead a slap one on. There is even an entire blog dedicated to the misuse of these characters. Makes you wonder about all the times you wondered into a tattoo artist's workshop and flipped through the hundreds of Chinese tattoos available looking for that perfect one which symbolized your life on this planet.
Anyone who has ever thought of getting a tattoo has considered the option of a Chinese tattoo or for that matter a Korean or Japanese tattoo. Their mystery, sleek design and hidden meanings draw on our curiosity like moths to a flame. We picture friends and strangers asking with keen interest about our decision behind such a choice, which may even lead some people to create elaborate stories about their own life.
There is an endless mythical history in Asian cultures, it's no wonder Westerners are drawn to these types of tattoos, Chinese designs being the most popular and sort after around the world. Part of the interest, one would guess, is how unique each character seems and so the chances of someone else having the same one is unlikely. The fact that they also look cool doesn't hurt either.
11/20/09
2010 Hair Growing Tips
2010 Hair Growing Tips
Long hair is beautiful. Even just medium length locks are gorgeous. It can be a pain to grow out your hair and sometimes it seems to take forever. Here are some tips to help you grow gorgeous locks.
1. The first thing you need to do is eat healthy. A poor diet will reflect in your hair and you’ll end up with dry, brittle hair full of split ends.
2. Cut off your split ends. This will make your hair stronger and less prone to breakage. You’ll have thicker, more beautiful hair.
3. Don’t wash your hair every day. This strips the natural oils your hair needs right out. Use a dry shampoo if you hair is very oily. Wash only a couple times a week.
4. Treat your hair with love. Don’t overdo the brushing, washing, or styling products. Don’t go crazy with the heat styling, as this damages your hair.
5. Don’t use extremely hot water when your wash your hair. This strips the oils it needs and leaves your hair dry. Lots of heat tools – blow dryers, curling irons, etc – can also cause a lot of dryness and leave your hair brittle.
6. Give yourself a good scalp massage once a week. This will stimulate your hair follicles and give you healthy hair.
7. Hot oil treatments are wonderful for protecting the hair shaft.
8. Get plenty of rest, or your body will be too tired to build strong hair.
9. Before you go to bed, brush your hair with a soft brush. 100 strokes and you’ll not only stimulate your hair, but you’ll wake up with less tangles and gorgeous shiny hair.
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Popular And Enticing Tattoo
The purpose of tattoos has differed from culture to culture throughout the course of time. Analysis has shown that the earliest tattoos come from Egypt during the time of the pyramids, although most believe they started much earlier. Egyptians at now were believed to use tattoos as a manner to mark the slaves and also the peasants.Tattoos spread to China and then on to Greece, where the Greeks used tattoos as a method to communicate among spies. Along the method, Japan also incorporated the utilization of tattoos as well. The Japanese folks used tattoos for non secular and ceremonial rites. Throughout this era, Borneo ladies were the artists. They created the styles that indicated the individuals purpose in life and also the tribe that he was affiliated with. Tattoos were terribly fashionable throughout nowadays, although infections were quite common. Tattoos were a long means from being perfected, which showed in the approach they were done.
In a world gone tattoo-mad, tribal art tattoos seem to own cause additional than their truthful share of the frenzy. They're the most requested, and most easily recognized, of all tattoos. With their startling black lines and sharply defined abstract shapes that somehow evoke animal, birds, and reptiles, tribal art tattoos remind us of an extended-lost connection to an unspoiled world.
Now on a daily basis, individuals tattoo themselves for several reasons. A number of those reasons will be merely to adorn their bodies, to own a memory of a special event, to specific their emotions, or to deal with the loss of someone dear. Tattoos will facilitate to enhance the manner the texture concerning their body, to hide up scars and stretch marks, or to divert the eye from one thing other unwanted on the body. There is a crowd of who get a tattoo of something or someone they actually admire; a role model or somebody or something that has changed their lives.
Maori tribal tattoo art is recognizable for its 2 sorts of patterns. One was a pigmented line, and the opposite involved inking the background and permitting the untouched skin to create the pattern. Several of the Maori tattoos contain spirals like fern fronds.
relating to tattoos
Now on a daily basis, individuals tattoo themselves for several reasons. A number of those reasons can be simply to adorn their bodies, to have a memory of a special event, to specific their emotions, or to accommodate the loss of somebody dear. Tattoos can facilitate to improve the way the feel about their body, to cover up scars and stretch marks, or to divert the attention from something other unwanted on the body. There is a crowd of who get a tattoo of something or somebody they truly admire; a role model or somebody or one thing that has modified their lives.
People will be very stereotypical relating to tattoos. Tattoos are generally frowned upon in society. Individuals suppose that solely “bad” folks get tattoos, but the reality is that the people that you just least expect may have tattoos. Folks can get tattoos because of spiritual beliefs, deep personal reasons, as a result of they simply like the approach they look, as a result of they want to fit into a sure crowd, they are trying to rebel against society, some people feel it’s a right of passage for them, and a few just just like the method it feels.
These days, tattoos are terribly common, with nearly one half of the population in the United States having at least one tattoo. They're still common with bikers and clans, symbolizing that one could be a member. There are millions of styles out there for tattoos, together with totally different color combos, that have helped to create tattoos the phenomenon they're today.
The most sought-once tribal art tattoos today are armbands; chains of knots, barbed-wire, or flames are all popular. Stylized animal heads and sunbursts are nice for the shoulder or chest space, and circular navel tribal art tattoos are quite common. The tribal art tattoo, of course, works very well in emphasizing bodily contours, and there are a number of designs ideal for the curvature if the lower back.
Urban Tattoos
For some it is an expression of freedom whereas for others it's a method of attracting attention. You'll see people wearing tattoos everywhere their bodies but lower back tattoos have caught the maximum attention since this can be the area that is usually exposed and may be a hit among girls. You may return across women sporting tattoos on their lower back that would surely catch your eye balls.The oldest known tattoo is that found on Oetzi, a Bronze Age warrior who lived some fifty-three centuries ago. Oetzi’s remains were founding 1991 preserved in the ice of the of an Alpone glacier on the border of Austria and Italy. Oetzi actually had fifty-seven separate tattoos, and although nobody very knows their significance, it's possible that his intersecting and parallel lines are the earliest nevertheless discovered example of tribal art tattoos. If therefore, Oetzi would be stunned to be told that he is quite the twenty first century trend-setter.
Tattoos have been seen all throughout history on all different types of individuals of various religions, races, ethnicities, among others. Tattoos can have endless meanings. The Egyptians used to tattoo themselves for decorative purposes. Ancient Indian tribes like Mayans also used tattoos for spiritual purposes and to segregate themselves from other tribes. In other societies, tattoos were used to mark criminals to be ready to acknowledge them easily. Conjointly, tattoos have been used to indicate membership, commitment, and fidelity to a certain group, as an example Nazis, gang members, or communist party members. Everybody is completely different, and each person features a unique taste and style. That's why we tend to have seen therefore abundant diversity in tattoos throughout our world’s history.
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