The rough and smooth of tattoos

Studios offering tattoos are mushrooming today, but there’s a long tradition behind decorating our bodies, says Robert Hume.

The rough and smooth of tattoos

Studios offering tattoos are mushrooming today, but there’s a long tradition behind decorating our bodies, says Robert Hume.

Adam Levine sported his at the recent Super Bowl; while Justin Bieber claims his took “over a hundred hours of hard work”. Miley Cyrus is swarming in tiny ones; and Lady Gaga calls hers “Little Monsters.”

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