[Upbeat rock instrumental of Silent Night]
J: Hello! And welcome to Vlogmas Day 21 *gasp*
C: Hi!
J: Today is actually
well you've probably guessed already 'cause you've seen the title,
but today is a bit of a delayed birthday present for Claudie
J: Yay!
J: 'Cause this tattoo artist that we really, really like
was not available.
At all. She's not available until next year and she's absolutely amazing, so
very excited that she actually managed to find a little cancellation space
and squeeze us in C: We feel very honoured.
J: We're gonna first of all try and grab some really, really quick lunch.
Really quick because we have forty-five minutes. So..
Oh, Lord.
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J: Are you nervous? C: Nah, not too bad.
J: Really?
[Jessica laughs]
C: Can't remember how I felt before the other one. I think I was like... *shrugs*
J: Well they did say the other one was in the most painful place... C: I know!
J: to possibly get a tattoo.
C: Can I show it? J: Go on, go.
J: [Gasps] Dun dun dun!
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[Camera shutter sound]
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J: Over there. No, not there, not on top of those things, but just over there but like, not on top of the..
Yeah. Now stay.
C: Over there!
J: Guys! Guys! C: Yeah, get out, get out
C: So... J: We're back home!
C: Yes. J: That was so quick! That was way faster than I expected it to be.
C: Yeah and then - compared to my other one which went on for like...seemed forever
because it was so darn painful, on my rib cage
- this one was like actually really...pleasurable!
I actually quite enjoyed the sensation. You know when people are like, "Ooh, it's a nice pain."
J: Are you going to be one of those people who gets addicted to tattoos?
C: No but after this one I'm gonna go get another one like
next month.
I could have a whole sleeve!
J: Shut up. C: Nah, I won't.
J: Liar. C: Nah.
J: Okay, so shall we reveal?
J: We're ready.
J: Ooooh
C: Wooow J: Woah..
J: That looks pretty darn good.
C: I was like, ah, I wanna get a tattoo that's more like visible
'cause like, this one on my rib cage, no one ever sees it, like I can't even see it.
And now I got this, I'm like - yay! But I can't even see it.
C: I really really love it.
J: It's gorgeous!
J: I highly approve.
C: Everything in it has a reason for being there.
J: Do you want to... Do you want to explain your tattoo, Claud?
C: OK, my first tattoo is, um...a feather
on my ribs, next to my heart, because when my mum
was ill and dying, we had--she had one of those Juliet balconies
with the doors open and we all thought it was like
well, her best friend thought it was a really nice idea to like let out,
to let some homing pigeons go, to send our like prayers
with her and so on.
So we did that, so we had a pigeon each
which we let go
and um...
Anyway, after we'd done that,
we found like one single feather that had been left
but the feather was pure white
even though the pigeons had been like a mix of like grey, white - pigeon colours, basically.
So we framed the, um, feather
and hung it up where she died, in her bedroom at the time.
C: Now it's in our house, downstairs. J: On the stairs.
C: And so I drew it and drew it and drew it
and went, "You know what? I want to have this actually, like, on my body,"
and the place I wanted it was next to my heart, here.
Also, because it was my first tattoo and I didn't really want it on show straight away
and then when I had it done,
these two men completely covered in tattoos were like, "Where are you having the tattoo?"
I'm like, "On my rib-cage," and they went [sucks air through teeth]
"That's the most painful place,"
C: And everyone since has said, J: Yeah.
C: "Ooh, that's the most painful place."
So, today, this was like a doddle.
This was, this was nice.
J: It was easy.
J: It was an easy pain!
C: I was like, "Oh, that's fine," like, "Yeah carry on."
C: She was like, "Do you want me to put some shading?" and I'm like, "Yeah, keep going."
J: "Whatevs, whatevs."
C: I was quite chilled out.
No, she made me feel really at ease, very relaxing.
C: So, the one we got today,
I wanted it to represent where I am now in life,
at the age of 30 because it's my 30th birthday present from Jessica.
So, um, I came up with lots of different ideas that... I love nature
and my feather is very naturalistic so I wanted something similar to compliment it
and I've gone for a blade of grass,
like wild grass because I think that kind of represents
me, in a way, I love walking, just over in the downs
and its long wild grass and I love how it changes in the seasons
and it's also a bit like my time I spend with the dogs outside.
And then, there's a lavender next to it,
which is a lovely flower
that we both love anyway; we've got some in our garden.
But also, it represents devotion
and I thought the lavender compared to the grass, you know,
it's much more contained, it's much more neat
and basically, is a little bit more like Jessica
so it kind of represents our devotion to each other, but also
Jessica in herself and how devoted she is to me.
C: And then there's also some leaves at the bottom
and that is based on, um, the hair clip that we both wore at our wedding.
So, we had the gold clip in our hair and we bought them
in Malaysia and so we incorporated that in there.
J: That also symbolises our coming together.
C: Yeah, and our marriage and also a little bit of my heritage because it's from Malaysia.
And then, it's all kind of
contained within a sort of
diamond or rhombus shape.
Um...
which I just really wanted, like Jessica was like, "Why do you want a shape there?"
but one, it compliments the shape of my arm,
I think, and draws it all together, but also
it's kind of like--
I like... Yes, I'm like, the grass and wild
and I love nature, but also there's a kind of more regimented,
geometric part of me as well.
J: Yeah, yeah, the science-y part. C: And the more masculine, science-y part
of myself and I needed that to be in there
but I also wanted it to complement and...
but, at the same time, contrast the
flow of the natural lines of the plants
because I think, actually, you need a bit of ying and yang,
you need a bit of harsh and soft, like with everything.
J: And, not forgetting those two leaves.
C: And then the two leaves
J: It's all right, there will be a close up; you don't have to keep doing that.
C: Yeah, and then the two leaves
coming off the blade of grass or off the--
well, they're kind of coming off the blade of grass AND the lavender, it's kind of hard to tell
C: but they represent, obviously, our little poggins, a little bit J: Yeah
C: I did kind of wanna incorporate the dogs in there somehow
but I was like, "Er, how am I gonna do that?"
C: And I have it on my arm because I'm showing it with pride
and it just represents where I was
when I turned 30.
J: Love you. C: Love you.
J: [hums happily]
C: And where I am is a very happy place.
J: And now I have to wrap it up in cling film. And then we're going out for dinner C: I know, yeah!
C: Not until I get to have another little look at it!
J: Sorry and then we're gonna take some pictures on my phone and everything.
C: Oh, yeah, my sister wants to see. J: And send it to your sister.
C: Yayyyy!
C: So, um, yeah, thank you for my birthday present.
J: You're very welcome, my darling!
C: And thank you to Georgina for doing such a grand job!
J: [Gasps] She's amazing!
J: [In clip] Videoing you photo-ing us
Georgina: Inception!
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[Several] Cheers!
Clara: Merry Christmas
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J: What's this? Ooh...
[?] even if they don't like their presents.
Oh, wow!
J: Oh, what is that, guys?! What is that?!
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[Chatter in background]
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Aw!
It's so cute!
Clara: Awww. Yay!
E: That's so cute!
Thank you!
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J: [Excited noises]
C: Yaaay.
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