Just couldn’t stop laughing at this page on startlingly crazy tattoo designs from Glamour UK’s October issue. Surprisingly, I have actually seen four of these proudly displayed on real, living human beings.
What’s the craziest tattoo you have ever seen? Do tell!
![Buy a perfume and save the earth? Sounds lofty and no one product can actually undo the mess we have made of our planet. But kudos to brands that are trying.
One of my favorites is @guerlain, which supports the super-endangered bee population through its Guerlain for Bees Conservation Programme. Through this weekend, 20% of the brand's sales will go to the Programme, which runs bee schools, sustainability initiatives & supports beekeepers through the year.
A great fit, given the beauty brand's long association with bees — ever noticed that their iconic perfume bottles are adorned with a myriad of bees?
[Scroll through for closeups — and click the link in bio for whole history of Guerlain and the bees. Trust me, it's FASCINATING.]
But why are bees so important? Aren’t they just a pain? And can’t we just live without honey? 🤷🏻♀️
Well, when you consider that 90% of the world’s flowering plants & more than 35% of the food crops rely on these tiny, buzzy workers for pollination — and hence survival — do you still think we can live without them?
It’s not just honey, it’s about EVERYTHING. The food we eat, the flowers we love, the life we enjoy. Basically, bees may be the third most important thing for humans after the sun & water. 🐝🐝
As Einstein said: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” 🌾🌺🥀🌻
And these bees ARE disappearing at a frightening rate. Think pesticides, deforestation, WiFi signals, mono-cropping… it’s all causing bees to die out. 🌍🌏
The problem is so serious that the United Nations has designated a World Bee Day (it’s today!). So, how can we help? Some of the easiest ways:
🐝 Buy raw honey from local farmers
🐝 Reduce the use of pesticides, fungicides or herbicides
🐝 Get bee-friendly plants for your garden
🐝 Leave a water bowl outside for the pollinators
🐝 Support bee-conscious brands — my other favorites are @burtsbees, @trudon and @gisou
And share this post to raise awareness... the decline of bees affects us all!
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Nathalia says
Haha, I thought the downloading one is actually funny. But what if there is no more buffering in the future?
The dumbest one I have seen was meant to be “Hakuna Matata” (from Disney’s The Lion King) in Swahili Symbols. She got it as a celebration of graduating from college. I couldn’t help being a smartass and telling her that there is no such thing as Swahili Symbols, which I regret, because she could probably have lived happily with it forever more.
A little research on the internet (really I just googled the words “Hakuna Matata Swahili Symbols”) showed that the symbol stems from a Korean RomCom, where it was supposed to mean Hakuna Matata. Still makes you look a bit silly, but at least you could look like you chose the symbol nontheless or even because of the movie.
Everyone, research your tatoos. I thought you learned that in college, if nothing else.
anubha says
hahahahahaha… I love the story of the Hakuna Matata tattoo. Had no clue about this. Seriously people, research your tattoos!!!!
MyOpinion says
Who the fuck cares! it looks cool and if they really do care about more of the meaning than the symbol then they won’t care about whether it’s fake or not. it’s well known now so might as well be the symbol for it. duh!
Alicia says
I agree. It still means no worries so who the hell cares about you thinking it looks silly. What is silly is your care about what another person decided to put on their bodies. Worry about yourselves, idiots!
poa_man says
How does it mean no worries? It literally means nothing. I am from Kenya and can tell you that nobody has any idea what that is or what it means…
Bob says
“No worries” in English translates to “Hakuna matata” in Swahili
Gabriela says
It means whatever the person wants. If the original symbol means nothing, and so many people relate it with “Hakuna Matata”, what is the problem? Let them be happy. Hakuna Matata.
Lele says
Well I have it behind my ear and the symbol looks cool so who cares; like everyone get tattoos for the meaning these days. It looks like someone dancing and when I’m dancing I have no worries so I interpret it as Hakuna Matata. Also if you’re a 90’s baby you practically were raised on the Lion King so why does it matter. Tattoos mean whatever that person want it to mean. Like is life really that serious to cynical about a tattoo?
anni says
We can’t decide which tattoo design are the worst or which one is the best. What is the scale? We all have different styles or different likes
Sherrie Moneymaker says
I understand all sides of this argument and all points are valid I feel! But I’m dying laughing @the truth from the person r r Kenya saying that No its actually not known anywhere on that continent and well just the phrasing of it made me laugh and smile!
Namaste Nam-Myo-Ho Renge-Kyo