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.

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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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