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It’s tough to decide on something you’re able to never take offno pressure!
When choosing a tattoo style, the first thing to consider is whatyouwant to appear permanently on your skin.
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Below, we’ve rounded up 22 of the top tattoo styles, according to pros we trust.
Hearts
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How could hearts possibly go out of style?
Long live (and love!)
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Hand-Poked Tattoos
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Hand-poked tattoos also known asstick-and-pokesor machine-free tattoos are designs that are created manually.
While hand-poking is a return to the origins of tattooing, the designs arent necessarily minimal or basic themselves.
However,Lotus flower tattoosare in a league of their own.
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The elegant symbols are steeped in history.
What’s more, Lotus flowers are thought to have healing powers for anxiety and insomnia.
I actually taught myself to tattoo because I couldn’t find anyone embracing this style.
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Since then, they seem to have exploded in popularity.
Line art tattoos look as though the design is one continuous line that wraps around and even overlaps.
Almost any design can be done in a lineart styleas long as its the right size, says Elisabeth.
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No matter what, just verify you love the design and trust your artist.
White Tattoos
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These are exactly what they sound like, tattoos that use white ink.
However, on melanated skin white tattoos create stunning artwork with contrast.
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Portrait Tattoos
Keep the ones you love close by tattooing their portraits onto your body.
Blackwork Tattoos
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Blackwork tattoos are done with heavy amounts of black ink.
While blackwork tattoos may sound heavy, they can actually create boldly delicate moments, as well.
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The style was made popular by Norman Collins, a.k.a.
This style has been going on for so long that it will never die, notes Nealeigh.
They’re dainty, subtle, and prominently placed.
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“They’re everywhere now, but with a fresh take,” Smith tellsByrdie.
“They’re a smallword or phrase, or the design is more simplistic.”
Calligraphy
In addition to script tattoos, calligraphy tattoos are still in style.
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A nail tattoo is an ink design that’s placed on the surface of the nail.
Eventually, a nail tattoo will grow out.
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