Tag: tattoo
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Skulls & Roses explores the grey zone between vitality and mortality on Italy’s flagship pen
One person’s tattoo is nobody else’s business: How the quintessential Italian pen is reborn. Speranza e terrore. Luce e oscurità. Vita e morte. For the first time, Montegrappa’s famed Extra Pen silhouette is transformed – flouting traditional rules in pursuit of a grittier truth. New beginnings define the body and soul of Skulls & Roses…
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What to Look for in a Quality Tattoo Artist
Getting a tattoo isn’t a small deal. They’re meaningful, mostly permanent, and expensive. Essentially, they are a luxury that should be handled with care if you’re going to get one. But before you walk into the first tattoo parlor you come across and get a heart with your partner’s name scribbled through it, stop and…
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Tattooing porcelain: Pietro Sedda Cilla Marea – the beautifully surreal Rosenthal collection
Pietro Sedda is one of the great tattoo artists of our time. His imagery fascinates and captivates. After completing his studies of scenography at the Milan Academy of Fine Arts, he opted for tattooing. Rosenthal porcelain now serves as his newest stage. Surreal portraits with floral patterns, masculine motifs and romantic impressions of…
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Memento Ridere: Bell & Ross BR 01 Laughing Skull is venturing into the field of automata
The Bell & Ross Skull watch family has become an iconic collection and is now approaching its tenth anniversary. The skull symbol has been used for centuries, particularly by pirates. They consider it a talisman that brings them courage and frightens off their enemies. It is also used by the military, as a constant…
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How tattoos went from subculture to pop culture
Body art is more mainstream than ever but for many it is no longer a design for life
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“My invisible tattoo, My Fragrance, Mon Guerlain” – Angelina Jolie
Mon Guerlain is characterized by the freshness of Lavender Carla, an exceptional variety cultivated in Provence, which contrasts with the voluptuousness of the Sambac jasmine from India and the Australian Album Sandalwood, associated with the sensual Vanilla Tahitensis of Papua New Guinea. “We always create a fragrance for a woman we admire” – Jacques Guerlain.…