Greetings, Body Art Fans!

Happy Summertime! This is the busiest time of the year for tattoo artists, as the warm weather and more-revealing summer fashions tend to make people think more of getting ink. However, remember that summertime is the hardest on skin art and if you're going to make the investment, it's worth taking the time to heal it properly and then protect it from the sun! I was camping in California recently and found that some 80 SPF sunblock and lightweight-but-long-sleeved tops were very much in order.

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• The Tattoos of WANTED
  Angelina Jolie's new action movie opens this weekend, so if you want to check out her character's ink, you're good to go now!
• Tattoos in the Summertime
  With warmer weather comes more revealing clothing and body art that hasn’t seen the light of day in months goes on public view. Be sure to protect your skin art investment for a lifetime of beauty.
• Angelina Jolie's Tattoos
  This page will help you sort the real from the fake when you check out the new film WANTED. And expect a new latitude and longitude somewhere in France to be added sometime this summer, when Jolie gives birth to her twins!
• Mehandi - The Art of Henna
  The heat of summer makes doing henna a lot easier and the designs tend to stay on longer too!

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Rae
Body Art Editor
http://bodyart.bellaonline.com