A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

“Geishas love MAC”

Huh, I had no idea that geishas were MAC cosmetics’ bread and butter. Tattooed by Rodney Raines at Ace Custom Tattoo in Charlotte, NC.

Comments

14 responses to ““Geishas love MAC””

  1. genevieve Avatar

    awww thats my calf! and just for the record she is applying russian red lipstick.

  2. Emily Avatar

    that’s cool. MAC-wearers now seem sorta like neo-urban geisha.

  3. Josh Avatar
    Josh

    Mac is my favorite! Not sure about putting brand names on my skin, but it’s a nice tattoo.

  4. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    i actually thought the same thing, the kind of people who buy such vibrant makeup like MAC and look so painted remind me of geisha as well

  5. 5am Avatar
    5am

    i love vibrantly colored tattoos. and on a tiny sidenote, i think it’s more along the lines of a chinese opera character than a geisha.

  6. elixir Avatar

    yep. definitely more chinese wayang than noh theatre.

  7. lisa Avatar
    lisa

    kinda lame.

  8. genevieve Avatar

    Its actually based off of a face chart from one of MAC’s earlier makeup lines but I can see why people would think of Chinese opera when they look at. I wanted a really avant garde makeup look for her instead of more traditional makeup.

  9. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    I love MAC! I just wish I could afford it.

  10. leslielotuspetal Avatar
    leslielotuspetal

    MAC products rock! Kinda expensive, but great quality and worth every penny. I would love to buy more of their products when I get more spare dollars. Bills over beauty. 🙁

  11. Kitsy Avatar
    Kitsy

    Lovely tattoo, gen. Drop me a message on MSN, girlie! I miss you!

  12. L1ZZARD Avatar

    The artist did a good job on the geishas hair, it looks like old-style geisha wig hair. 🙂

    Definately a fan of MAC geishas.:p

  13. Kaite Avatar
    Kaite

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think Mac did all the makeup in Memoirs of a Geisha.

  14. C Avatar
    C

    The only thing “kinda lame” is calling other people’s tattoos lame, especially when you know they’re reading the comments.

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