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Get lippy with a mouth tattoo from Jody Dawber! The UK tattoo artist has been based at The Dolorosa Tattoo Co. in Studio City (Los Angeles), California for a couple of years now; we’ve been huge fans for much longer, with Jody’s work featured in over 60 articles here on LWG. Jody is known for beautiful animal, flower, spoopy horror, and the occasional pop culture pieces in her bold and lasting neo trad style. While we personally feel that there’s nothing quite as iconic as the lips at the beginning of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jody’s lip tattoos come damn close. Lip and mouth tattoos have already appeared on…

The digital pet toy every teacher despised in the 90s has now infiltrated the tattoo world and is the very first post in Kawaii Month. Released in Japan (the home of all things kawaii) in late 1996, and the rest of the world in mid-1997, the Tamagotchi became an instant success and has seen sales in excess of 80,000,000 – more than the populations of many countries. Over the past 20-plus years the Tamagotchi has expanded into anime and film, in addition to numerous Nintendo and PC games. With over 40 variations of the toy, you have so many options for your tattoo. Your Tamagotchi pet can now live on forever in…

The piñata has a long history, but one which began in China – where they were associated with New Year celebrations – before being introduced to Europe in the 14th century. The name piñata derives from the Italian pignatta. The Spanish introduced the tradition to Mexico in the 16th century only to discover that a similar tradition already existed in Mesoamerica. Some form of a piñata is a tradition/game which is used for various celebratory purposes in many countries around the world, where a variety of materials are used for the shell (clay pot, watermelon), and it may contain prizes, candy, or even money. In 2006, the video game Viva…

The first-ever Polly Pocket was produced by Englishman, Chris Wiggs for his daughter, with the small dollhouse created in an old powder compact. Six years later the toy was licensed, and being produced and sold to young girls around the world. Polly Pocket has evolved over the years, having been redesigned with different sizes and accessories. and the introduction of other characters. As most trends in toys come and go, Polly Pocket’s sales inevitably dropped which saw them begin being discontinued in various countries in the early 2010s, and ceasing all manufacturing in 2015. Since we’ve run out of original ideas (whether it be television, film or toys), 2018 marked…

Most of you are probably unaware of how our website got its name. and that over the past few months we’ve been torn over whether we should change it. The name of our website was inspired by this 2017 GQ video where Oliver Peck and Chris Nunez discuss celebrity’s tattoos, with Peck referring to Justin Bieber as being “littered with garbage” tattoos. We thought the term was funny, and it aligns with our aim of breaking down the stereotype that tattooed people are delinquents and mentally damaged for wanting to alter their appearance, and wanting to help people avoid getting bad tattoos. We sort through all the rubbish tattoos and…

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the film so many of us watched and loved as children: Mrs. Doubtfire. The film covered realistic themes of divorce and custody battles but with the crazy concept of a father disguising himself as an elderly female nanny. Mrs. Doubtfire made us both laugh and cry – more of the latter now that Robin is gone. It’s news to us, but the film was actually based on the novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. Mrs. Doubtfire was directed by Chris Columbus – the man behind other classics such as Gremlins and Home Alone – and was the second highest grossing film of 1993. Sadly Robin Williams is no…

It’s been a while but, oh my god, we’re back again with the follow up to our original R&H Beer Radio Program post. It’s become our Tuesday morning tradition to listen to the radio program live as we work on future LWG projects. Episodes 6 to 10 of the R&H Beer Radio Program have featured the themes of Staten Island, movie soundtracks, cover songs, and down the rabbit hole. Given how much free time we have outside of LWG, we’ve been keeping ourselves busy by adding ideas to our tattoo wish list – some of these design concepts are inspired by musical artists featured on the radio program. Which of…

Lady Lovelylocks and the Pixietails were created in the 1980s by American Greetings Company along with the likes of Care Bears, Popples, and Strawberry Shortcake. Lady Lovelylocks and her friends were responsible for keeping the Kingdom of Lovelylocks safe from enemies. The Pixietails were rabbit or squirrel-like animals found in her hair. The 1987 Lady Lovelylocks animated television series (produced by the animators behind Rainbow Brite and Jem) only resulted in 20 episodes, while the Mattel produced/licensed toy line was sold in stores from 1987 until 1989. Several books following Lady Lovelylocks and her friends were also released. While never reaching the height of success nor as widely recognised as…

Those edible miniature trees that we know as broccoli are a vegetable in the cabbage family. Broccoli was cultivated over 2000 years ago in the Mediterranean and is popular in Italian cuisine – the vegetable’s name is derived from an Italian term meaning “the flowering crest of a cabbage”. This cruciferous vegetable is despised by many, but some love it so much that they have broccoli tattooed on their body. These vegetable tattoos are anything but bland, with new school pieces, plenty of sparkles, and a range of abstracts works – even pets are getting in on the action. Think of your tattoo as the actual vegetable – what sort of “seasoning”…