Not sure what to do with your Christmas money? Get a new tattoo!!!
Of course here is the usual list of things to consider before you get inked.

1. Tattoos are permanent so make sure this is something you won’t regret and something you’ll be happy to age with. I always say pick something timeless and meaningful.

2. Make sure the studio is clean!!! Look for the licensing make sure they use clean needles. It’s not fun being sick for the rest of your life.

3. Placement is key. Will it affect your career, family or friends? Can you hide it if you need to? It’s great if you’re sporting something to be shown to the world, but remember its forever. I personally hate when people say it’ll get all saggy later, I mean all my skin will be saggy later and I don’t even want to look at normal skin like that so I highly doubt it matters if its colored or not. I do think having vulgarties on my arms or chest can disqualify from getting a great paying job so Keep it classy. bottomline- “fuck me” across my chest is not a good idea.

4. Names. You’re name or a family name fine. Lovers name…not a good idea. for obvious reasons.

5. healing time. Avoid sunlight and don’t scratch or pick!!!

6. don’t forget to tip your artist!

Hope you’ve gotten all your holiday shopping done!

Here’s another awesome gift Idea for the last minute shopper

How cool are these bottles?! Limited edition [MUST HAVE!] designer bottles. Even if you don’t like tequila you can fill it with anything or just keep it as art. Although I must say the tequila was pretty good.

Whats the common theme in this weeks pictures? Those sleeves we adore!

rest your eyes, or kill some time.

Don’t forget, you can always submit pictures!

Don’t forget to take your pills, or to check out this post!

And hello Christmas! so in the tradition of giving, I give you this month’s ANDROID BOY.

Caleb Shinobi

We love Caleb’s insanely colorful style and eclectic collection of tattoos.

Tattoo count: 27

and here’s what he had to say about them-

“for me, it wasn’t about getting one design and getting a whole sleeve of it or two, each one i did at different times and different places meant something special at the time, with friends and experiences, like a stamp in my passport or a postcard from my travels around the world when i was a flight attendant, or when i got done with boot camp, or when i graduated paramedic school for the marines or just things i really loved at the time and forever will remember those moments with friends i had that could never be the same again.”

Caleb also boasts surface piercings in his arms.

for more info and pictures you can find Caleb at

http://www.myspace.com/calebsworld

Still Looking for more eye candy. If you happen to find this site, please feel free to use the submissions form to submit pictures. This is a great example of what we’re looking for, and we can see his face and  his art.  Totally digging that chest piece.

Before we go, here are some fun filled tatfacts to enlighten your day.

Since we’re still in a political stir over recent events…

• National survey of adults shows that Democrats more likely to have tattoos, but regret for getting them is highest among Republicans.

• Democrats are more likely to have tattoos (18%) than Republicans (14%) and Independents (12%) while nearly equal percentages of males (16%) and females (15%) have tattoos.

Based on search engine inquires

• Virtually every language is searched for in tattoo designs: from Aztec
  sayings to Russian phrases, but Japanese and Chinese characters/symbols
  are among the most frequently searched.

• Location, location, location: Backs rank the highest in searches(lower, upper and all over). But, not far behind: necks, arms, wrists and ankles. Unmentionables also rank high.

• LA fashion week reminds us once again that trends come and go. But,while the Devil may wear Prada, Search Engine Ask.com reveals that tattoos have been stealing the scene as the #1 searched beauty term since 2003. No longer taboo, the popularity of tattoos prove that skin is always in.

• Among Americans with tattoos, 34% said having a tattoo has made them feel sexier. Interestingly, more tattooed females (42%) feel this way than males (25%).

• additionally, those with tattoos said that having a tattoo has made them feel more rebellious (29%) while others said a tattoo makes them feel more attractive (26%). But tattoos apparently won’t do much for your intelligence or your physique, as few Americans reported that tattoos make them feel more intelligent (5%), more healthy (4%), or more athletic (3%). [duh!]
  

ok, so that was a bit dated. albeit still interesting. Thanks vanishingtattoo.com

Welcome to Android boys! Along with reviews, art, and news, we feature boys with that androgynous aesthetic that we love. Maybe its because they’re different. Maybe you’re craving something new. Or maybe its just your guilty pleasure. Whatever the reason we welcome you to enjoy the posts as we share our infatuations with our two favorite things, boys and tattoos.