Jodie Marsh is famous in Britain as a media personality, having made many appearances on various television outlets and shows.  She is also well known for her sexy body and her abundant tattoos across her arms and torso.  In addition, she has worked and claimed fame as a bodybuilder and glamour model, showing off her physique and her ink.  Love her or hate her, Jodie is most definitely in love with tattoos, and not afraid of getting them, even when other people pick them out for her. Too Many Tattoos to Count Jodie Marsh has so many tattoos that it is sometimes difficult to keep count, but estimates show that she probably has over 70 tattoos!  As you can imagine, it is quite hard to keep track of the various works of art on her body.  And we don’t see her stopping anytime soon, as she seems to love getting tattoos and showing them off. Jodie has gotten some tattoos that have meaning to her and others that seem outright meaningless.  Some examples are the faces of Michael Jackson, Buddy Holly, and Chuck Berry, who are all individuals who have perhaps influenced her in some way and of whom she apparently became a very big fan.  They are now permanently inked onto her arms. In addition to faces of celebrities on her body, she also has more sentimental tattoos, including the name “Kim,” in remembrance of her late best friend, proving that her life has been inspired by people from those in the media to those in her own personal world.  She also loves her pets, as evidenced by the name of her late dog, Pixie, which is also found near the name Kim on the back of her neck. Jodie’s left shoulder and shoulder blade are covered in various tattoos, including leopard prints that extend from her shoulder and down into her mid-back.  Other tattoos in that area are smaller and some are harder to make out, including a burning candle and a chicken. One of Jodie’s most outrageous tattoos is a devil’s tail coming out of her butt cheeks.  She actually got that tattoo when fans picked it out for her through Bizarre Magazine. In addition, she also has some Celtic symbols and bows as well as the word “porn” with a star drawn next to it – translating to “porn star,” clearly – on her lower back.  Her lower back also has the word “cheekie,” which was her very first tattoo. Jodie loves mottos, and she lives by many of them, so she decided to have some tattooed onto her body as reminders of who she is and wants to be.  Some examples include the phrases “My Crazy Life,” “Life’s Too Short,” and “Only God Can Judge Me,” which are all found on her arms. Down Jodie’s left shoulder is an obvious and fairly large tattoo of a pinup girl posing in a bra, panties, and thigh-high stockings.  Various smaller tattoos surround this one as well, including a clothes hanger and a pair of dice. Other tattoos on Jodie include a pair of stilettos she herself wore while a dancer at Stringfellows, rosary beads on her right wrist, a red lipstick tattoo on her neck, a feather underneath the tattoo of Michael Jackson’s face, and many others that seem to form a sleeve’s worth of coverage down her left shoulder and arm.

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Temporary tattoos are a touchy subject for many tattoo diehards. They are seen to be a bubble gum cheap and cheating way out for those who don’t have the gumption to commit to a permanent tat. In many ways, this is accurate, however temporary tattoos do have their place in life. In order for a first timer to be certain they want that design in that colour on that spot, it is often recommended that a temporary work up is placed of the design in different positions or even sizes before the final decision is made. It makes sense that you want to test out a tattoo you’ve designed before you commit to it. It also allows you to understand what it means to wear a tattoo and see how people’s perception of you shifts. Other reasons people choose temporary tattoos are less ‘honourable’, if you like, and much more trivial or shallow. You may want a design that matches that particular dress or for that one school reunion with your old school bullies, or for your mother in law’s fourth marriage. People decide to have a temporary tattoo for all sorts of reasons and these do not even touch on Indian weddings and henna tattoos yet. For, yes, there are genuine cultural reasons for temporary tattoos as well. There are many ways to temporarily mark your skin. Special markers have been devised for this purpose alone but there are also airbrush artists who will airbrush a design on for you, skin artists who will paint one on for you, several different types of temporary tattoo papers which you can dampen, peel or otherwise transfer onto your skin. Henna is a special case unto itself. Apart from the dangers inherent in the different dyes used in henna – some are poisonous and can damage your skin irreparably – some people are actually allergic to henna. Henna is a plant and the dye is made from the powdered leaves. There are internet sites specifically catering for the temporary tattoo seeker. They let you upload your design, and they send you temporary tattoos that you can then practice placing wherever you think you may want the permanent one. You can also try it out in different sizes. Even Microsoft provides a set of instructions on using their programs to create your own temporary tattoos – but remember to buy some temporary tattoo paper first. If you are not sure if body art is your thing, give temporary tattoos a try.