Despite cultural taboos, women have been getting tattoos for centuries. In ancient Egypt, women got tattoos as a form of beauty and as a status symbol. Permanent ink was seen for the first time in the ...

Ex-cons, Harley riders, Popeye. While men dominate stereotypes of people with tattoos, women are the more inked gender in America. A free exhibit at Cal State Fullerton’s Anthropology Teaching Museum ...

While the tattoo world is still heavily male, more and more badass women are leaving their mark on the industry (and the people of L.A.) and reshaping the culture of the industry in the process.

"You're going to regret that in 50 years' time." It's one of the most common warnings to anyone pondering whether to get a tattoo in the first few decades of their life. The assumption being that a ...

Morgan Alynn, owner of Thistle Witch Tattoo and The Cactus Coven gift shop in downtown Longmont, set out three years ago to create the tattoo shop she always wanted: a studio where her two ...

Tattoo model Kandy Kouture has bared her inked skin for Playboy Australia and other magazines, displaying a body of artwork that includes an ornate peacock tattoo that covers her left side from her ...

Let's be real for a second: Getting a tattoo can be scary. The looming permanence of the decision you're about to make, the sterile smell and, not to mention, the pain of a needle stabbing your skin ...

This week on Refinery29, we’re filling your screens and consciousness with inspiring women over 50. Why? Because living in a culture obsessed with youth is exhausting for everyone. Ageing is a ...