An 18-year-old Belgian girl is suing a Romanian tattoo artist over the 56 stars on her face. Kimberley Vlaminck says she requested three small stars, but the tattoo artist didn't understand her French and English.
Vlaminck says she fell asleep during the procedure. She is seeking £8,500 to pay for tattoo removal. Link -via J-Walk Blog
Rouslan Toumaniantz, who runs the tattoo parlour called The Tattoo Box in Courtrai, denies her claim.
He said she knew 'exactly what she wanted'.
He added: 'She was awake and looked into the mirror several times as the procedure was taking place.
'The trouble all started when she went home and her father and boyfriend threw a fit.
'They are saying things now like I doped her or hypnotised her. What rubbish!
'She asked for 56 stars and that’s what she got.'
Vlaminck says she fell asleep during the procedure. She is seeking £8,500 to pay for tattoo removal. Link -via J-Walk Blog
By the way, who besides convicts and gangsters are dumb enough to get face tattoos?
That's a very professional way of putting it.
There is no way she fell asleep. Face and bony parts are the most sensitve areas for tattoos.
Like MissCellania, My husband has a lot of work as well, and he has never fallen asleep.
And if you cannot communicate with the artist - then you should not get it done.
These folks are not so lucky:
www.hanzismatter.com
And having tats done on the face must be especially painful, since there is no fat under the skin.
No... no one is "sleeping" through that.
That seems to be shifting responsibility a bit.
She's getting what she obviously wanted (attention), but to try shift the responsibility for the repercussions of her decision to the tattoo artist/daddy/bf seems ridiculous.
Maybe this is fate showing her that her previous self centered mundane life just wasn't going to work out for her.
Either that or she should have taken 5 minutes and sketched out EXACTLY what she wanted.
Maybe it's just me, but if I said I was 18 and an artist said he'd tattoo my face or hands, I would never get work done by them. just shows they don't care and want the money.
I was drifting to sleep having my arm done and my artist yelled at me :D
56 in Romanian: cincizeci ?i ?ase
3 in French: trois
Nobody's attacking the patriarchal society that won't let her do what she wants with her own body...?
That said, wow, yeah, stars on the face. Five minutes of forethought and none of this would have happened.
But then again, this girl looks like she's made of stupid.
a) who goes to a tattoo artist that doesn't speak your language anyhow?
b) i have 7 tattoos, and although I've wanted someone to knock me out during each and every one, i can tell you that you ain't gonna be falling asleep.
she should own up to her dumb-assery, and get the things removed out of your own pocket if she can't bear to look at herself in the mirror every morning.
They don't really go with the rest of his look do they?
Wait. Did I miss the point?
But to my knowledge it is fully impossible to get 56 tattoo's instead of 3 without any tattoo-artist and especially a Roemanian tattoo-artist residing in Belgium where they have 3 languages within their border- asking in as many languages as possible including sign-languages and a if needed possibly translator - "Are you Really Sure about this...???" ...Because setting 56 stars isn't the most pleasing job in the world for any tattoo-artist. Ans setting them on a face is an absolute guarantee in advance for getting publicity or at least attention from folks.
What I don't understand is that in my country- you have to fill in some forms in advance that state that you complie with the treatment and that it was you who gave the order to being tattooed. Don't they have that in Belgium...?
You don't fall asleep when someone's tattooing your face. She just got yelled at for doing it and is not lying her ass off.
Also,it's in the tat artists portfolio, so they took pix after the tat was on. Not sure if you'd do that if you were totally surprised....
also, do not blame the artist, people get facial tattoo's
and who is he to tell someone he doesn't think they should get a certain tattoo? I understand if its some kind of issue with the tattoo not fitting in an area, but that obviously wasnt the case here
A good artist is picky about the work they do. If they feel that their artwork will not look right or is not complimentary to where you want it, they will not do it. A good artist will go over your decision over the course of a few visits. They get a feel for your personal style and what exactly you want.
Having said that - that tattoo was probably a "spur of the moment" kind that had not much thought put into it.
I guess that she will lose her battle if she goes to court because he will have documentation and withnesses of what happened in his shop.
The guy's name is Rouslan Toumaniantz. Looking at his face with all the wild piercings, ear studs and facial tattoos Kimberley must have known very well what she was getting into. It's just as clear that Rouslan doesn't look like someone who's very comfortable with outrageous requests and would not say no to 18 year old girls with stupid ideas that they regret 1 day later. It's a good lesson for both of 'em. She'll have the guilt, he will have to pay for the tattoo removal.
According to the interview Rouslan Toumaniantz advised the girl to have more than three stars on her face and showed her a drawing of what he had in mind. When she agreed she actually wanted even more stars thatn Rouslan had suggested. She was initially happy with the results but it all changed when she saw how her father entered the tattoo parlor and saw what had happened.
Thanks, Xultar. It's about time someone realized this story is crap, no matter how much you debate it.
Facial tats aren't my thing, but, really, that design doesn't look bad on her. At least it's a relatively tasteful and inoffensive design. I'd really suggest she try a concealer makeup before resorting to laser removal.
i'm itching to write
think i'd get sued? :)
“No tattoo artist should ever do anything to an 18 year-old’s face.”
That seems to be shifting responsibility a bit.