Tattoos are fun and cool! They’re also MYSTERIOUS. Or they can be. Like right now. Can you guess which Autostraddle staffers — out of Alaina, Ashley, Audrey, Carolyn, Carrie, Cee, Crystal, Maree, Nikki, Riese and Stef — have which of these tattoos? Are you familiar enough with their personal brands and/or Instagrams to guess? Or maybe psychic? Let’s find out! A word of warning: people may have two tattoos pictured!
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
Exhibit G
Exhibit H
Exhibit I
Exhibit J
Exhibit K
Exhibit L
Exhibit M
Exhibit N
Ready to find out some answers? In this quiz, that is, not in life. None of us get those. Anyways, click here!
Of course the NSFW editor would be the one with a shot of her décolleté.
And what a fantastic one that is !
Carolyn, that Deathly Hallows tattoo is AWESOME.
I FIFTH THIS
Totally thought that was yours, Heather, as the official unofficial AS HP rep.
It was my first and my thinking was “what is symmetrical and could go somewhere where if I only get one tattoo it will not leaving me feel asymmetrical and also about a thing I will probably love/find significant forever” and the answer was so so obvious.
I was not good at this game at all, but these tattoos are so good. I usually try not to play favorites, but holy crap, Cee and Ashley, those are so beautiful!
Thank you!
Carolyn, your Deathly Hallows tattoo placement is much much cooler than mine. I went for the back of my left shoulder and frequently forget about it.
Exhibit F: Agent Skull-y?
So many good tattoos! I haven’t looked at the answers yet, but whoever owns A and B is making rethink my decision not to get any more.
Also has there been a ‘show off your tattoos’ Friday open thread yet? If not, can we please do that? I want to see everyone’s excellent queer ink.
I know Carrie’s because she is 100% the reason I decided to finally get the tattoo I’ve always wanted. Thanks for that Carrie!
I’m kinda missing Stef’s Pizza Rat composition here, but maybe that one was deemed too easy to ID.
nailed it. these were both (i think??) acquired after the last a-camp :)
Success! I love your taste in tattoos and have been plotting my own even though my favorite artist is in Hamilton, Ontario. Through your writing on music and social media posts, you’ve encouraged me to embrace the metal / goth/ campy parts of myself and things I like even if no one around me “gets it.” Plenty of people think that liking metal and horror comics are low-brow things that one should outgrow a few years out of college, but those are things I like while also knowing how and when to critique them. So, thanks for showing me how to embrace both sides of that.
that’s awesome! my next one is coming from this guy:
https://www.instagram.com/tattoosbylandon/
Ooooohhhhh maybe I’ve found an alternative that doesn’t require a trip to Canada that I have no spare dollars for. I knew there are good tattoo artists in Brooklyn, but I’m puzzled as to how to sort out which are which.
i have recommendations! the conjoined twins came from this girl, who works out of magic cobra in williamsburg:
https://www.instagram.com/kativaughn/
and i have a big piece from this guy, takes a minute to book an appointment with him but worth it (east side ink in the lower east side):
https://www.instagram.com/danbones/
Trying not to spoil anything, but I think that first one is by Freeorgy and I love them SO MUCH!!! Can confirm??
correct!
wow all of them, but super-wow Cee’s tattoo. it makes me want one!
So much goodness! Cee’s (A) and Crystal’s (G) tattoos are absolutely gorgeous. I’ve had the itch for another one for a few years now but can never commit the money to do it.