Twenty-five of the sexiest celebrity cover girls of 2008 are certified tattoo lovers, reinforcing the infiltration of ink into the mainstream scene. Not only are these women successful in their professional fields - be it on film, television or music; but they also sizzle in magazine covers because of, or despite, their newsworthy tattoos.

Here are the hottest magazine cover girls of 2008, and their rich collection of body art.

Alyssa Milano
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The world of tattoos has always been associated with the divisive, the weird, and the unusual. The wayward comparisons have softened over the years, with tattoos consistently inking mainstream society, however the remnants of the past are hard to erase entirely.

In honor of the bizarre history of the tattoo industry, we discovered the most amazing tattoo and piercing stunts ever completed by human beings as listed (or soon to be listed) in the Guinness Book of World …

If a tattoo virgin stumbles upon a parlor, he or she may quickly realize shop talk can be hard to understand. Select key words and phrases are as common as tribal tats to typical parlors. This wayward language is intrinsic to the tattoo industry and, over the years, both artists and collectors have become fluent in the native tongue. This inked dialect is what we dub tattoo slang.

A noob (newbie or tenderfoot) is sure to get lost in this ocean …

While the body art industry is highly visual, tattoos are not always images.

Though we often associate tattoos with pictures or symbols of particular objects, there is a growing population of word tattoos. From bold words to statements to live by and quotes to admire, with or without accent images, word tattoos are increasingly popular in the modern age of self expression.

There is a great range of word tattoos and each tattoo features specific type fonts or lettering styles. …

Not all tramp stamps are created equal. Yes, I know that these lower back tattoos usually worn by open-minded, sophisticated and strong-willed women are more-often-than-not purposed to project a sexy image. And these girls have perfected the art of tramp stamp display with low-rise jeans, belly-flaunting tops, and of course the ever showy bikini.

But then again, not all lower back tattoos project the same negative and, dare I say, skanky, image. I think, aesthetically, a tramp stamp looks great …

Out of hundreds and thousands of tattoo designs the world has produced, there are few that stand out and continue to ink their way onto generation after generation. Here’s a list of the 50 most popular tattoo symbols and designs.

1. Tribal

This is the most requested tattoo design ever. I am not sure why folks really want tribal tattoos in this modern world, but …

Hot female celebrities and their sexy tattoos. That’s one sizzling subject to take on.

From neck tattoos and tramp stamps to ankle tattoo designs, nobody looks better in ink than our beloved female celebrities. And the fact that they are willing to show off their body art to the gaping public makes it all the more alluring to sneak a peek.

Here are 35 of the hottest female celebrities and their equally hot tats.

Adriana Lima
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From do-gooder Mandy Moore to Princess Stephanie of Monaco and Winston Churchill, check out these top celebrity tattoos on pop stars and political figures you’d never guess.

1. Jessica Alba

Surprisingly, the innocent looking Jessica Alba has a total of 4 tattoos. She has a flower and ladybird on the back of her neck, the Sanskrit character for lotus flower on her right wrist and a …

We are fully aware that tattoos were initially associated with criminals. Thanks to the realizations of modern society, tattoo designs nowadays are as normal as pierced ears.

But back to that early association of tattoos to gangs and criminals, it somehow follows that tattooing is quite a normal routine done inside prison cells. There, in the absence of appropriate materials and sterilizing tools, a prison tattoo machine (tattoo gun) has been created. The homemade version of the real deal accomplishes …

The earlier versions of the famous video game, Super Mario Bros, would surely pale in comparison to the latest video game releases that take advantage of high-definition monitors and hyper crisp animation.

However, one cannot deny the fact that this particular Nintendo game, as well as other early video games, has forever left a mark on our hearts. Super Mario isn’t called the best-selling video game of all time for nothing. Thus, people tend to choose these cute characters as the …