Tattoo is a way to express oneself and to emphasize your unique individuality. Logically the design should also be totally individual and unique. But notwithstanding that tattoo designs are usually made to distinguish their owners from the crowd, the fashion for tattoos still exist and there are some popular trends in the world.
Sociologists are sure that the popularity of tattoo designs can be explained and lies deep in the human psychology. Though nowadays people of all ages and social statuses make tattoo designs there is an interesting fact: people from twenty to thirty are the most loyal tattoo fans. And at this age people usually want to self-esteem, find their place in the society and prove their uniqueness and importance. Often the decision to make a tattoo is connected with psychological crisis or some turning point in the person’s life. Such tattoo designs are extremely individual and have nothing to do with the fashion in its usual meaning.
Nevertheless there are some modern trends that influence even such tattoo designs. Even if the person decides to have tattoo made using his own motives and thinking well about the symbols, there are tattoo styles that are used widely and influence even individual designs. Earlier mostly black tattoo designs were popular. Nowadays people have extremely wide range of possibilities for the choice. Bright colorful designs in Japanese style are fashionable as well as laconic black tribal tattoos. But there are some novelties here too. In recent years white tattoos and UV designs gained extreme popularity. White tattoo designs are practically not seen in common situations: they can be noticed only when people drink wine or sunbath. The idea to make unnoticeable tattoos came from Japan, where women preferred to make tattoos with the white ink, because any designs were not approved by the society. Nowadays they are chosen when people don’t want tattoos to spoil their career or social life.
But of course with the course of time technology went further and today UV tattoo designs became the latest fashionable trend. If white tattoos can be noticed or may look like scars, UV tattoos can not be seen in normal light. Special UV ink makes such tattoos much more expensive, but they can be seen only under UV light. Self-assured people who make tattoo designs mainly for themselves usually choose such designs.
Another popular trend of nowadays is scarification. The amazing is the fact that scarification is actually the most ancient type of tattoo and is known since the dawn of the mankind. Scars of different forms look astonishing even in our times, but the biggest problem with scarification is that it is certainly for the whole life. If tattoo removal is hard but possible due to the modern laser technologies, scars are far deeper and people should be 100% sure before they make it.
The good thing about today’s tattoo fashion is that times when certain designs were made by everyone are in the past. Now the designs of tattoos are totally individual and there exists fashion only for tattoo styles, not images. You can choose any image you like and even design it yourself and then only to choose the most stylish and appealing method of making your unique tattoo. No matter what you choose – white, black, UV tattoo or scarification you will look individual and attractive. Today you have the greatest choice and the only think that hasn’t change is that the chosen tattoo should reveal you personality and character and must be made only in case you really feel you want and need it, not just because of fashion.
