ARMIE Hammer said using a knife to trace an 'A' in his partner's skin was less permanent than a "couple's tattoo". The Social Network actor has revealed the bombshell in a tell-all interview with ...

"My skin is a journal, every tattoo means something. Whether you do it yourself with a knife or you get it done by a professional, that doesn't change its meaning," he said.

Piercing sounds of needles puncturing skin and blues music filed the air of Santa Rosa’s Flamingo Hotel on Saturday, during Izzy’s 24th Annual Tattoos & Blues Festival.

The simple dot on her ankle — picked because it was in contrast to Argento’s many other intricate tattoos — was transformed into a bloody knife piercing skin.

More and more tattoo parlours and piercing studios across the globe are offering people the chance to go under the knife rather than have traditional ink markings.