Trendiest Tattoos of 2012

UV Tattoos have always seemed pretty gimmicky to me, until now. Finally a use of the glow in the dark ink that actually makes sense! Done by tattoo artist Kennith Bryan of Intimate Body Art Studios, this is really great work, and I am sure Yoda would approve. In this case, this dedicated Star Wars fan is definitely doing and not trying. (Link | Via)

This tattoo is not Photoshopped -it IS Photoshop! Megan Orsi is "the girl with the Photoshop tattoo." The web designer started using Photoshop in middle school, and just recently got the toolbar inked on her arm. (Link | Via)

Tardar Sauce, aka Grumpy Cat, has finally reached the ultimate point of internet stardom by becoming the subject of a tattoo. The person sporting this grumpy ink clearly knows how Tard feels, and has agreed to Hate Everything for the rest of their life. (Link | Via)

You knew it was coming. Here it is: the tattoo of Psy of Gangnam Style fame by music lover and tattoo artist Jefferson Bernardo Correa, AKA Jeffinho Tattow. Most excellent! (Via)

Flowers, angels, hearts or a beloved's name figure among the most popular tattoo designs. An insulin pump isn't even on the list. However, for the parents of a five-year-old Quebec boy with Type 1 diabetes, getting inked with an image of a pump — in the same spot on their bellies as their son is outfitted with a real pump — is an act of love.

Camille Boivin and Philippe Aumond of La Sarre, Que. sought out a tattoo artist in Joliette — a nine-hour drive from their home — to re-create a pump that their boy Jacob, 5, has to wear for his survival.
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This is Eric Hartsburg, an Indiana man who tattooed the Romney-Ryan campaign logo on his face after auctioning off the stunt for $5,000 on eBay. Now he wants to get his tattoo lasered off. It's going to cost thousands of dollars and take about a year. (Link)

A Dutch tattoo artist has created an incredible optical illusion artwork on her daughter's forearm that makes it look like she's taking a photograph. Brunssum-based tattoo artist Helma van der Weide's tattoo for her daughter Lotte van den Acker shows a vintage 1970s Ashahi Pentax 35mm SLR, an iconic design that influenced generations of cameras.

The picture has received more than 35,000 likes on the Tattooed Women Facebook page.
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A grandmother who was left completely bald by alopecia has ditched her wig in favor of something a little more permanent - a tattoo covering her entire head. Ann McDonald, 60, suffers from alopecia and also has a thyroid problem which resulted in all of her hair falling out three years ago. The grandmother-of-three was inspired to get the overlapping floral design, which cost £720, after becoming fed up with having to wear wigs and hats. (Link)

Tattoo with a matching owl necklace. (Link)

Barmy Baz Franks spent £1,000 and six hours in the dentist's chair to get his royal “gnasher tat,” and it wasn't even done in prison. (Link)
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