Ani Mal, owner of Tintoretta Tattoo Studio in Kansas City, created the special 55-plus event to help first-timers like Mays ...

Getting your first tattoo rarely happens in a perfectly calm, logical moment. More often, it arrives wrapped in adrenaline and emotion, with the sense that something meaningful is about to happen.

At 84, I finally crossed getting a tattoo off my bucket list — and it took two women who became like daughters to me to make it happen.

Whether you’re getting your first tattoo or your 10th, there’s one question likely on your mind: Where do tattoos hurt the most? It’s a fair question to wonder about beforehand, especially as you’re ...