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“My R + J sleeve”

Written by

Shannon Larratt

On BMEgirl Tinaxo, tattooed by Matt Cunnington at Westside Tattoo in Brisbane.

Comments

22 responses to ““My R + J sleeve””

  1. osiri Avatar
    osiri

    so pretty! i love how vibrant the colors are, especially the oranges and yellows in the rays.

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    osiri

    so pretty! i love how vibrant the colors are, especially the oranges and yellows in the rays.

  3. Churba Avatar
    Churba

    Ah, another brilliant work from Westside Tattoo. Might head dow n to them for my next bit of ink.

    Love the colours and Design, BTW – Quite Vivid and somehow rather appropriate.

  4. Churba Avatar
    Churba

    Ah, another brilliant work from Westside Tattoo. Might head dow n to them for my next bit of ink.

    Love the colours and Design, BTW – Quite Vivid and somehow rather appropriate.

  5. Benjii Avatar
    Benjii

    wow that really looks fantastic. i love bright tattoos!

  6. Benjii Avatar
    Benjii

    wow that really looks fantastic. i love bright tattoos!

  7. fre_k Avatar
    fre_k

    What does R+J mean?

  8. fre_k Avatar
    fre_k

    What does R+J mean?

  9. gato Avatar
    gato

    she is definately more beautiful than the tattoo, yet i enjoy both… i would like to put her in my mouth.. yumm… meow

  10. gato Avatar
    gato

    she is definately more beautiful than the tattoo, yet i enjoy both… i would like to put her in my mouth.. yumm… meow

  11. Rhi Avatar
    Rhi

    Nice to see a ModBlog feature that’s local to me. That girl is fair gorgeous. And the green Woollies bag is a nice touch!

  12. Rhi Avatar
    Rhi

    Nice to see a ModBlog feature that’s local to me. That girl is fair gorgeous. And the green Woollies bag is a nice touch!

  13. Jodi Avatar
    Jodi

    I can’t say 100%, but I am pretty sure R&J stands for Romeo And Juliet (the Baz Luhrmann version).

  14. Jodi Avatar
    Jodi

    I can’t say 100%, but I am pretty sure R&J stands for Romeo And Juliet (the Baz Luhrmann version).

  15. Alicia Avatar
    Alicia

    the bright colors amaze me

  16. Alicia Avatar
    Alicia

    the bright colors amaze me

  17. Sassie_L Avatar
    Sassie_L

    What a gorgeous photo of a lovely tattoo. And I’m glad someone else commented on the Woolies/Safeway bag 😀 how classic and Aussie

  18. Sassie_L Avatar
    Sassie_L

    What a gorgeous photo of a lovely tattoo. And I’m glad someone else commented on the Woolies/Safeway bag 😀 how classic and Aussie

  19. tinaxo Avatar
    tinaxo

    The Woolies bag is Matt’s, not mine 😛 .. but oh so very Aussie 🙂

  20. tinaxo Avatar
    tinaxo

    The Woolies bag is Matt’s, not mine 😛 .. but oh so very Aussie 🙂

  21. DevoiD Avatar
    DevoiD

    Just got the Australian TATTOO with Tinaxo on the cover, soooo hot

  22. DevoiD Avatar
    DevoiD

    Just got the Australian TATTOO with Tinaxo on the cover, soooo hot

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