"My favorite tattoo is the elephant on my arm," Conrad said. "...It means the most to me, I had it done after a very rough time period in my life and my family was my only support system, so it has the most meaning."
Conrad is working on a half sleeve, and has multiple other pieces on her sides and back. She has admitted to charging her credit card for her tattoos, but now has to think about putting other necessities first.
"I used to put my tattoos on my credit cards and whatnot, but as of lately, I decided its time to put other things before my want for tattoos right now," Conrad said.
She estimated spending around four grand on her pieces, with spending around $250 on each tattoo. Conrad has been around the industry for a few years now and believes that there hasn't been much of a change due to the economy.
"People want what they want, and tattoos are a way for people to express themselves," Conrad said. "People will always want to express themselves."
Conrad, like most tattoo enthusiasts, plans to continue getting tattoos until she is completely satisfied. Tattoos are more than just an expense or splurge, and Conrad agrees that for herself and many others, she enjoys the tattoos she has because they make her an individual.
"I get tattoos to be an individual," Conrad said. "Even if they don't mean anything to me, which a few of them don't, I still know that no one looks like me...For the ones that do mean something, I get to look at them everyday and remember what got me here, and remember who got me here."
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