Despite cultural taboos, women have been getting tattoos for centuries. In ancient Egypt, women got tattoos as a form of beauty and as a status symbol. Permanent ink was seen for the first time in the ...

Black and Blue, a female-owned tattoo shop on Guerrero near 16th Street. Photo by Leslie Nguyen-Okwu. In the lobby of the tattoo shop Black & Blue Tattoo on a recent Sunday afternoon, the sound of a ...

While the tattoo world is still heavily male, more and more badass women are leaving their mark on the industry (and the people of L.A.) and reshaping the culture of the industry in the process.

Before women are ever exposed to the world of alternative body modification, they have been overexposed to the beauty culture through their personal interactions as well as the media. They have ...

Runes are ancient alphabets predating our modern written language. Combining and using runes for jewelry and tattoos have given these intriguing symbols use beyond divination. Getting a tattoo of ...

This week on Refinery29, we’re filling your screens and consciousness with inspiring women over 50. Why? Because living in a culture obsessed with youth is exhausting for everyone. Ageing is a ...

If you’re considering a tattoo but are still weighing your options, you’ve come to the right place. We consulted Shaughnessy Otsuji, founder of Studio Sashiko in Los Angeles about what you should ...

Even before her mastectomy, Inga Duncan Thornell knew she didn’t want to have her breasts reconstructed. She didn’t want to go through more surgery and didn’t like the idea of implants. So when her ...