Top Twenty Outrageous Facial Tattoos

Even though I am quite enamored with tattoos, especially those with remarkable artistry, I still can’t get myself to appreciate full face tattoos. I find them extremely bold, and way out of my league. I’m not going to lie – I am still a bit squeamish about getting my face dirty, you know?

And while I am here worried about getting a speck of ink on my face, some daredevils don’t think twice before putting a shit-load of ink on their faces. These tattoo collectors go to such extremes that their entire face actually becomes a canvas for the art they so love and long to profess.

And you thought foot tattoos and breast tattoos were weird body areas for tattoo designs. No location, and I mean no location, compares to the severity of a full face tattoo. If you’re a fan of crazy tattoo photos, then put on your hard hat and get your eyes ready for this mind-blowing, eye-popping lineup of insane facial tattoos.

One question that may wander the minds of mere mortals is, “Will they still love the all-encompassing face tat after 10 or 20 years?” Well, we certainly hope they do.

Let’s start off the list with this really cool-looking facial tat. Yeah, outrageously cool if I may point that out more correctly. I must admit, I really like the glasses.

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David Clinger is a cyclist who was told to remove his facial tat because it’s against the rules of cycling. Well, the tat needs to go, not just because of the rules, but because it quite doesn’t suit his remarkably handsome face.

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This one is still an unfinished tat, but I think we already get the picture. More black ink. More sharp edges. More curves.

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This tattoo appears pretty mild, when you compare it with the rest of the collection. Thanks to the piercing, the tat has somewhat blended with the whole facial structure.

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If you are confused whether the design of the facial tat is a constellation or a barbwire, then you’re either not looking hard enough or you haven’t met the wrath of Frankenstein.

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This pic actually has a nice background story by its photographer. I don’t want to ruin the mood, so click here to know more about it.

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Thanks to the pink hair and matching piercings outlining her neck bones, our attention is not as focused on her creepy forehead tattoos. Oh, her skin is so flawless. What a waste.

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A Maori tattoo if I am not mistaken. This looks good when you are donning an ethnic costume, but a tuxedo, a hat, and a staff? I don’t know.

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The tattoo design looks like a maze to me. I’m lost looking at his face. And, I’m lost trying to figure out why he would ever choose this tattoo design.

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I bet this is still unfinished, but if I were this guy, I would keep it as is. Not the best in the face tat lineup, but I sure would like to save that vacant space while I still can.

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Okay, things are going to get hardcore from this point forward. How hardcore can you get when you are actually trying to cover your entire face with ink, from your forehead down?

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I am not sure if this guy is good at playing chess or he is just simply scaring his chess buddies away. And, I’m not really sure I care.

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A multi-colored facial tattoo, huh? This is quite a feat. The fact that he is smiling and so happy about life is beyond me. More power to you, and your crazy face ink.

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Now this one’s scary. I actually thought I was looking at one of those villains in a teen horror flick. What a minute, is he rockin’ the high-tech piercing glasses?

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The tattoo and piercing look really just err … outrageous. Staring at this pic really made me speechless.

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Did he actually get this tattoo ten years ago? I don’t like to think this tat used to be on the small face of youth, and has just expanded when he entered the graceful stage of facial skin sagging.

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Ahh, the infamous Cat Man. Feline love at its finest.

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Can you believe this guy used to be a professor? Oh wait, I think he still is. I am worried though. I think it’s a challenge being his student. Would I ever be able to focus, or would I just be stuck glaring at his vibrant face? One thing’s for sure – I bet no student has the balls to cheat in his class.

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Yes, you are still looking at a human being. It almost feels like this guy is not one of us. Jigsaw pattern, baby. I feel like getting all those pieces off his face, shuffle or scramble them, and put them back together again.

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And this one is the most outrageous of them all. It really feels like you are looking at a skeletal face sans the eyeballs, ears, and lips. Super hardcore this stuff is. I don’t know if I could still face the mirror if I were to get this kind of tattoo.

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If you’re still not satisfied with this does of bizarre tattoos, check out more insane tattoo photos in Teeth Tattoos and More Tattoo and Piercing Technology.

Top Five Hottest Female Tattoos in Hollywood

A new age is upon us and it’s a permanent one. While cultures around the world have endorsed the use of the female body as a canvas for centuries, only in the last decade has Hollywood begun to see a very literal unveiling of both new and old ink.

Celebrity female tattoos continue to make their premier on the ankles and inner-arms of the red carpet today. But, if mainstream media culture is ready to see skin, why are so few of these tattoos actually good?

Historically an accessory for rockers and musicians, tattoos have come a long way from burly barbed-wire armbands and butterfly tramp stamps, to mile markers of life events and literal works of art. The Dixie Chicks chart gold and platinum albums with chicken footprints on their feet while Angelina Jolie commemorates the birth of her children by tattooing the longitudinal and latitudinal coordinates of their birthplaces on her shoulder.

Despite an increase in tolerance for permanent body art and modification, however, it would seem that pop culture isn’t quite ready for full sleeves and back pieces to be gracing the pages of People and Us Weekly. Instead, appearing frequently on actresses and socialites, are the tiny “vacation trinket” style female tattoo designs of hearts, stars, and things with wings (butterflies, dragonflies, faeries, ladybugs) in predictable locations: the ankle, the foot, the small of the back, and the inner wrist or forearm.

Such tiny allotments of space don’t allow for much artistic license, and, while they may be easy to cover up for film shoots, the final product suffers. The media, however, doesn’t seem to mind that beautiful women have poorly placed or unseemly, albeit tiny, tattoos. In fact, fluent socialites and fashion critics seem to refer to female tattoos with a reverence akin to accomplishment or self-sufficiency. The female celebrity with a tastefully discreet or meaningful tattoo is admired for asserting her individuality and therefore personalizing and owning her own body in the midst of constant social scrutiny and media consumption.

In exposing their ink, female celebrities seem to make themselves more human, advertising themselves as more than just the movies or music they make. Still, with all the commercial tattoos taking up body space on screen, are there any truly hot tattoos? Definitely. Check out the top five hottest female tattoos in Hollywood.

One might start with the Queen of Ink herself, Kat von D, originally of Miami Ink and more recently of High Voltage Tattoo on LA Ink. Self-designed and placed, Kat’s unusual eighteen-star cluster of stars around her left eye are a permanent part of the makeup masterpiece she applies daily, and only a fraction of the very personal and professionally designed ink that covers most of her body.

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Philadephia’s home-bred rapper, Eve, sports symmetrical paw prints on the tops of her cleavage, a flirtatious warning for anyone who might try to cause her trouble. Like Eve, the tattoos can be softened up or become truly intimidating depending on what she’s wearing and how she holds her body. A really great tattoo seems to meld with an individual’s personality and remain flexible to them as a person.

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Alicia “P!nk” Moore is a rabid fan of the tattoo gun, memorializing benchmark moments in her life, including ink for her first single and the passing of her favorite pooch. Sexiest of all, however is the solid black serpentine dragon on her upper left thigh. Very in tune with her body and how it draws strength from her mind, P!nk’s solid block of ink is assertive and sensual all at once.

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Similarly, Christina Ricci’s sexy sparrow tattoo dives across the majority of her right breast, peaking out at the neckline of only the deepest plunges. In full color and rockabilly style, the ink is not only a classically foxy surprise, but a sweet contrast to her other linework.

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Ani diFranco, on the other hand, sports a delicate tribal sprawl across her breastplate. The tattoo is both elegant and fierce, accentuating diFranco’s feminine bone structure but emphasizing her toned muscles and sculpted figure.

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Some tattoos are inked with intense personal meaning behind them, others not at all. What each of these truly hot female tattoos have in common, however, is a disregard for discreet, and a true connection between the tattoo and the individual, so as to create a seamless projection that reflects its owner at all times. Each tattoo is personal in ways that assert the celebrity’s strength and scrappiness while simultaneously exuding mesmerizing femininity

Top 25 Hottest Female Tattoo Artists

For centuries, the tattoo industry has been dominated by men – for both the pitcher and the catcher, if you will. Body art has certainly undergone a modern renaissance, and some of the best tattoo artists in the world are now women. And many a tattoo collector attest that there is nothing sexier than having an incredible female artist penetrate your skin with her ink stick.

The following 25 women, in no particular order, are some of the most sought-after tattoo artists in the world, holding it down at some of the most popular tattoo parlors across the globe. And when you see their work, you’ll want to get shaded all over again. From style to sex appeal and straight-up talent, check out the varying appeal of the 25 hottest female tattoo artists.

Jen Beirola: Jen is the owner of Grinn and Barrett Tattoo in Omaha.

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Nadine Bryant: Nadine is the owner of Skinks Professional Tattoo Studio in New Zealand. www.skinks.co.nz

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Julie Becker: Julie works at MacDougal Tattoo in NYC. www.juliebeckerink.com

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Laura Satana: Laura is located in Paris, France, but does international tattoo work. www.laurasatana.com

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Kat Von D: Kat owns High Voltage Tattoo in Los Angeles and is the star of LA Ink on TLC. www.highvoltagetattoo.com

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Heather Sinn: Heather works at Avalon Tattoo in San Diego.

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Michelle Myles: Michelle co-owns world famous Fun City Tattoos in NYC and Dare Devil Tattoo on the Lower East Side. http://funcitytattoo.com

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Anna Paige: Anna manages No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo in Philadelphia and Skin Deep Tattoo in Waikiki. www.bodygraphics.com

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Eva Huber: Eva works at Off the Map Tattoo in Massachusetts. www.offthemaptattoo.com

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Ryoki: Ryoki is a self-taught artist who owns Al-Haut tattoo studio in Osaka, Japan. www.al-haut.com

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Hannah Aitchison: Hannah is mainly based in Chicago at Deluxe Tattoo, but also works for High Voltage Tattoo in LA (and LA Ink). www.hannahaitchison.com

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Kim Saigh: Kim co-owns Cherry Bomb Tattoo in Chicago and also works for High Voltage Tattoo in LA (and LA Ink). www.kimsaigh.com

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Miss Heidi: Heidi owns Miss Heidi’s Tattoo and Body Piercing in Orlando. http://missheidistattoo.com

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Nikki Pettis: Nikki also works for Grinn and Barrett Tattoo.

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Andrea Ottlewski: Born in Germany, Andrea works at Slave to the Needle in Seattle. www.slavetotheneedle.com

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Liz Gruesome: Liz works for Smokin’ Guns Tattoo in North Carolina. www.sgtattoo.com

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Stephanie Tamez: Stephanie owns New York Adorned tattoo parlor in Manhattan and New York Adorned 2 in Brooklyn. www.stephanietamez.com

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Morag Sangster: Morag is the sole female artist at Tribe Tattoo studios in Glasgow, UK. www.tribetattoo.co.uk

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Christy Brooker: Christy works at ArtCore Studios in Seattle. www.christybrooker.com

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Megan Hoogland: Megan works for Cactus Tattoo in Minnesota. http://meganhoogland.com

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Stacy Sharp: Stacy works at Ink Alternative in New York. www.sharptattoos.com

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Briana Sargent: Briana works at Flat’s Tattooing in Connecticut. www.brianatattoos.com

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Margaret Moose: Marg works for Ace Custom Tattoo in North Carolina. www.moosetattoo.net

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Saira Hunjan: Saira works at The Family Business Tattoo in London, and is the personal tattoo artist for Kate Moss. www.thefamilybusinesstattoo.com

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Caroline Evans: Caroline is a guest artist for Anna Paige and No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo. www.tattoosbycaroline.com

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For more modern females in the tattoo industry, check out the Top Ten Hottest Female Tattoos in Hollywood here.