Tattoos are a great way to express self-love, and can be aesthetically attractive for a variety of reasons. However, not all tattoos are appealing; in fact, there are many examples of ink disasters out there!
Being selective with your tattoo design is crucial, since covering up and getting rid of a tattoo may be painful and complicated. You don’t want to make a decision that you will later regret. With that in mind, here’s a list of tattoos you should definitely avoid if you never want to feel like you’ve made a big boo-boo.
Partner’s Name
No matter how great things are in your relationship, you should never get tattoos of each other’s names. They are often associated with ill luck, divorce, and painful tattoo removals, and are seen as a kiss of death by many tattoo artists. Therefore, if you truly love your lover, stick to giving or receiving flowers instead.
Crude Jokes
When you’re 40, something that would be humorous when you’re 18 might not be as funny. It’s best to avoid getting a crude tattoo all at once since, depending on the placement and quality, it may be difficult to conceal or cover up if you start to regret it.
Word Translation
Make sure you’re aware of the words you choose to put on you body, especially if they’re in another language. What you think could mean “strength within”, might actually mean “chicken noodle soup” and you definitely don’t want that.
Bows On Calves
Back in 2013, this tattoo design was on every girl’s Pinterest board: They had two bows, like the bows on ballet shoes, on the back of their calf muscles. At the time, this could have seemed like a sweet concept, but now, it just seems cheap. Aside from the design, one of the appeals of getting them was the bows, which stand for feminine sexuality and women’s liberation. We’re all for empowering women, but could you try something a little more understated?
Infinity Sign
Basic! But at some point, we’ve all wanted to get this tattooed on our wrists. However, it has now gained the moniker “bad tattoo,” and is a running joke among many people. Don’t choose this one, unless you want the tacky and out-of-date infinity symbol on your body for, well, infinity.
Moustache
The moustache tattoo on the finger is as tacky as they come. The fingerstache dominated hipster and Tumblr pages in the 2000s. Everywhere you looked, you could find the curly moustache on T-shirts, jewellery and cups. Many people still have to live with their satirical moustache tattoo despite the fact that the trend has faded. So whatever you do, avoid getting tattoos of a moustache!
