I have 7 tattoos and I used to have my lip pierced. I also used to have 00g and 12g in my ears. I like tattoos and body piercing ^_^ however it is something to think hard about and with tattoos never settle. Pay good money for a good tattoo by a good artist, not just some weird guy for $60. Piercing is also something to be careful with, make sure you really want them. My plugs I eventually took out after one ear couldn't take the new plug and I just let them shrink, surprisingly to most people my ears are back down and I just wear regular earrings now. There is still a little hole in my lip and even though it is closed everyone can see it.