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	Volume I

	The Hip Cover Girl: Dipika Joshi Photo: CnC Club



	From the Editor's Desk



	Beauty Tips
	Eyes
	Skin Care
	Manicure
	Pedicure



	Tips for Men
	Attire: Adding Colors to Life
	First Impression



	Tatoo and Piercing Tattooing has emerged from the fringes of society and its unsavory reputation of the very recent past.

	Jeans If you are an out and out jeans person, classic styles like relaxed fit transfer well from year to year.

	Recover from Damaged Hair Unless your hair shows lots of broken ends and significantly shorter hairs than you noted before.

	Get the Kurt Cobain Look Believe in yourself. Be who you are, listen to Nirvana and remember, "Its better to burn out than to fade away fade away."

	Your Hair Style Add one more consideration when selecting your most flattering haircut and style.

	Interview Even better than original. An exclusive interview with 1974's Nirakar Yakthumba





	See Volume II

hile watching television we can make out that Tattoos and tattooing are taking on an increasingly larger, more noticeable part in today’s mainstream society. And Nepal is perhaps no different. The first celebrities who embraced the tattoo culture came from the rank and file of ‘Rock and Roll’. In the 1960’s, musicians like Janis Joplin and Greg Allman were already overturning stereotypes of body art.
In the ‘60’s tattoos linked in the public’s mind with sailors and seamen, servicemen, outlaw bikers, criminals and prostitutes. Tattoos were the strict domain of the lower classes.
Things are different today.

Today you see all kinds of tattooed celebrities. Tattooing has gone beyond rock stars to become embraced by movie stars with tattoos, sports stars with tattoos, and even super models and wrestlers with tattoos. Tattoos have become omnipresent in the NBA. What is clearly undeniable is that tattooing has emerged from the fringes of society and its unsavory reputation of the very recent past.

A lot of Nepalis are into getting tattoos these days. Most of them in Thamel, perhaps the most happening place in Kathmandu.

Tattoos are a supposed to be a reflection of your personality. A tattoo should be exotic and with more than just a hint of dangerous sensuality. But before you get a tattoo there are a few things you should be careful about. So here are a few tips. The person who drawing the tattoo for you needs to:

1. Thoroughly wash your hands with antibacterial solution immediately before
and after each tattoo application

2. Wear latex gloves during the tattooing procedure.

3. Use single service materials and equipment (i.e., each needle and tube set is individually
packaged, dated and sealed, and autoclave sterilized), and set up and open them in front of your eyes.

4. Use sterile disposable needles

But before you get a permanent tattoo think about this too.

Temporary tattoos can be a fun, pain-free way to enjoy tattoos and tattoo culture without the permanent side affects. They can be a stick on, rub on, or paint on variety. They can be bought at almost any store in thousands of different designs, or you can make your own designs to be printed. Many companies are now putting their logos on the very popular temporary tattoos, and have found this to be a very cheap and effective form of advertising. All temporary tattoos are non-toxic, and only the paint on ones are not recommended for all ages.

The stick on tattoos usually stay raised on top of your skin, and are very much like a sticker for skin. Most of these come off in one washing, or if exposed to elements or friction (like from clothes).

They are the least permanent of the three types, which can be a pro or a con, depending on your situation. Since it is a sticker, they can be much more complex in design, and use glitter or other materials that the others cannot employ. Rub on tattoos are by far the most popular and widely used. They are usually applied by wetting the surface of the skin and laying the tattoo onto that area. Pressure is applied to the tattoo, and after 30 seconds, you can peel the backing paper off, and your temporary tattoo stays. These will usually stay for a few washings, and are pretty resilient to friction or heat
Paint on tattoos can be applied in a few different ways, the most common being from an airbrush or a paintbrush. The airbrush application involves stencils and are usually limited to basic popular designs. The paintbrush application can use stencils if needed, but if the person applying the tattoo is creative and skilled, they can be much more free to make any designs or images you like, being limited only by their palate. These paint on temporary tattoos are very popular at fairs and other celebrations, but cost much more than the other types of temporary tattoos. The Mehendi Technique is also available these days.

But if you do get a permanent Tattoo, this is what you do.

That day, after the tattoo, you may have your tattoo covered in Vaseline and then saran wrap. You need to keep this “bandage” on for at least 3 hours, but no longer than 5. When you take it off, dispose of it into a garbage that is bagged and not contaminating anything/anyone.

Wash off your tattoo with clean water, with a gentle soap, such as glycerin soap. This first washing will need to be with lukewarm water as to not burn yourself, because this skin will be very sensitive. When completely free of Vaseline and fully clean, pat dry with clean paper towels. Do not use normal towels! Dispose of these towels in a plastic bag also. Do not put your tattoo under running water!!

With clean hands, put a small amount of Bacitracin on your finger and smooth it over your new tattoo. This needs to just be enough to make your tattoo shine. Then put clean clothes over the tattoo, not ever using any bandage or saran wrap covering again.

For the next 5 days, wash your tattoo a few times a day, each time applying the light coat of Bacitracin to it. Keep it out of the sun, do not go tanning, do not submerge it in water or soak it, keep harsh soaps or chemicals off of it, and restrict the amount of rubbing or friction on it from clothes, and do not put your tattoo under running water.

At this point it will start to peel like a sunburn, and it will peel in black or color. It might even peel twice. After that, you can apply small amounts of lotion to it when it gets dry.

At any point if you develop any scabbing, leave that area dry, and don’t pick it!

This should heal your tattoo up nicely. All other questions should be asked of your tattoo artist, but if you are ever really worried about it, or if it gets inflamed or infected, be sure to visit your doctor as soon as possible.

After you heal your tattoo, there’s ways of preserving it for as long as possible. Keep in mind that this new art piece is now part of your skin, so the better you treat your body, and skin in particular, the better your tattoo will look for longer. A tattoo isn’t cheap. It’s an investment, and you’re going to want to keep it looking it’s best.

The best thing you could do for your tattoo is to keep it from getting too much sun. this means whether you go to the beach, go tanning, or even just working outside. If you are getting lots of sun exposure, whether it’s natural or not, it’s best to cover your tattoo. No amount of sun block will prevent the sun from doing damage. You can make a simple cover by taping a paper towel to the tattoo, or make a permanent cover for it that you always have at your disposal.