Showing my true colors

Hey boys & girls,

I don't know what your perspective is on blogposts, but I always like to get to know the person who is behind them. That's why today, I'm letting my guard down. I want to tell you a bit more about myself, something really specific about me actually... about my 5 tattoos. When you get a tattoo, you get them for a lifetime. So you really have to think them through before you get them, that's why I think they really represent me. So here we go, these are my stories (I'm kind of nervous actually). 

I got my first tattoo when I was 17 years old. There was a guy I knew who was willing to tattoo me. If I look back on it, I should have waited because it looks like SHIT (to say the least). I was a big fan of Nicole Richie at the time and she had a tattoo with a bow and her name underneath and I thought it was really pretty. I had my doubts whether I should post a picture from this tattoo because I'm really embarrased to show it to anyone. But hey, if you want to let your guard down, it's all or nothing so here it is...

It's so messy and he tattood over my birthmark and I heard that's really risky. Anyway, I'm so glad I have it in my neck and I can cover it with my hair! I'm thinking about getting a cover-up but I don't want a big ass tattoo in my neck. It's been on there for almost 8 years so I'm not really in a rush you know...

After I got that fucked up tattoo, I already had something new on my mind. I was about 18 or 19 years old when I got my second tattoo. You see, my parents are divorced and my brother has always been the person I turn to whenever things go wrong, whenever I have a turning point in my life,... He was also the person I listened to when mom and dad didn't understand. And because of that, I wanted a tattoo for my brother. He has been playing hockey for so many years so I wanted a tattoo that had to do with ice hockey and I wanted his name on it as well. 

Someone I knew from when I was younger - Jan Vanderoost - just opened his tattoo shop called Blackout Tattoos which is located in Vorselaar. I texted him on Facebook with the idea I had for this tattoo and a couple of days later he invited me to come to his shop to see the design and get the ink done. 

I can't tell you how surprised I was when I saw the design! I knew what I wanted and I had this thing in my head, but when I saw his drawing, everything just fit perfectly. I got a helmet, 2 sticks and Kevin's name. It's the biggest tattoo that I have and I still love everything about it (unless when I fight with my brother, then I want to cut it out of my skin)

I remember when I just got it and I asked my dad to stop by Kevin's house (my parents never knew when I got a new tattoo btw). I can still remember Kevin's face when he saw it! He was at home with a friend and the friend as well was pretty impressed by the details that Jan put in the tattoo. It's unreal how good he captured Kevin's helmet on my skin. 

Since that day, I knew I didn't want anyone else tattooing me, and no one ever did. 

My third tattoo is my least favorite one, just because of the story behind it. On April 16, 2011 one of my best friends died in a car crash. I was devastated by the news! I wanted to get a tattoo especially for her but I didn't know what to get. I was thinking maybe her name, maybe her nickname, but then I remembered a conversation we had at school. She dared me to get a tattoo of the caterpillar she was always drawing in AAAALLLL of my books from school. So then I knew what to get. On May 15, one month after the accident, I got that little thing on my body.

I got it on the inside of my foot, right under my ancle. That way, it gave me the feeling that she was walking with me, didn't matter where I went, she was there. When I wear sneakers, the caterpillar pops out and I adore it so much! It makes me think of her every day, that she drew this and to have it on my body just means so much to me! 

I got my fourth tattoo not so long ago. I have had it for a bit less than a year now. It's also a tattoo for someone that died but meant quite a lot to me. I'm not gonna say much about this because not a lot of people know the purpose behind this tattoo.

This tattoo says "Can't fight faith <3". I remember in one of my favorite series called The OC, Seth Cohen said the words "Can't fight faith" and I always thought about those words ever since. You seriously can't change what's on your path. What's meant to be will find its way. I knew I was getting this inked one day, I just didn't know when. Apparently the death of someone beloved was the reason for this. The little heart behind it, refers to the texts we always send to each other. He was the only guy I ever sent these little hearts to. After a couple of years we got back into contact and we were laughing with our stupid hearts after every message but if I look back on it, those little hearts meant the world to me. <3

This last tattoo I got is the same as my favorite blogger "Josefine Haaning Jensen". 

It says "This too shall pass". To me, it means that whenever something good happens, keep your feet on the ground, because great success doesn't last forever. But on the other hand, it also means that when something bad happens, it won't always be that way either. It's so important to remember myself and that I stay focused and sober with everything I do. I got it under my wrist so that when I wear a watch, I can still see the tattoo. 

So, these were my tattoo stories. And please remember, think before you ink! 

Love, 

Charis XO