Getting a terrible tattoo when you’re young feels like a life lesson – yet so many people still crave more

The guardian | 14:00 09-01-2026 | Lifestyle

One in three Australian women now have a tattoo, and most don’t stop at one. What is the compulsion to keep adding ink?

My first tattoo was a 21st birthday present to myself, and I couldn’t tell you what it was.

I was backpacking up the east coast of Australia and heard about a Sydney artist who would take a tab of acid, chat to you for a bit, then draw something he thought captured your aura.

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