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Getting Your Nails Done

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Coyote Black

I ran across Pahakaksonen’s nail bed tattoo in the gallery today and it got me thinking that although we’ve talked about nail bed tattoos before I don’t know that I’ve ever seen one where the nail has fully regrown.

Giving directions just got way easier

Giving directions just got way easier

 I would imagine that healing a missing fingernail isn’t the easiest thing in the world, so the fact that more ink didn’t fall out of this is pretty neat. I can clearly tell what it is, and I wonder if it will hold up as well (or better) than a conventional tattoo.

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Get it...a little more light? No? Nothing?

Get it…a little more light? No? Nothing?

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12 responses to “Getting Your Nails Done”

  1. aiko oller Avatar
    aiko oller

    never seen a tattoo there, that’s really neat! though i can’t imagine now much that would hurt.

  2. aiko oller Avatar
    aiko oller

    never seen a tattoo there, that’s really neat! though i can’t imagine now much that would hurt.

  3. aiko oller Avatar
    aiko oller

    never seen a tattoo there, that’s really neat! though i can’t imagine now much that would hurt.

  4. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    So you rip your nail off then hope it grows back? Not worth it, sorry

  5. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    So you rip your nail off then hope it grows back? Not worth it, sorry

  6. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    So you rip your nail off then hope it grows back? Not worth it, sorry

  7. Stripes Avatar
    Stripes

    That seems so painful but so awesome 🙂 hope it stays well for a long time , can’t imagine someone looking forward to getting a touch up done on that place to be honest.

  8. Stripes Avatar
    Stripes

    That seems so painful but so awesome 🙂 hope it stays well for a long time , can’t imagine someone looking forward to getting a touch up done on that place to be honest.

  9. Stripes Avatar
    Stripes

    That seems so painful but so awesome 🙂 hope it stays well for a long time , can’t imagine someone looking forward to getting a touch up done on that place to be honest.

  10. Meliora Avatar
    Meliora

    My husband Jason Angst tattooed fellow tattooer Nathan Mould’s fingernail. They didn’t rip off a nail but instead drilled right threw it. You can see a picture on instagram on nathan’s page. @nathanmouldtattoo

  11. Meliora Avatar
    Meliora

    My husband Jason Angst tattooed fellow tattooer Nathan Mould’s fingernail. They didn’t rip off a nail but instead drilled right threw it. You can see a picture on instagram on nathan’s page. @nathanmouldtattoo

  12. Meliora Avatar
    Meliora

    My husband Jason Angst tattooed fellow tattooer Nathan Mould’s fingernail. They didn’t rip off a nail but instead drilled right threw it. You can see a picture on instagram on nathan’s page. @nathanmouldtattoo

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