Walk into most shops and you'll find designs plastered on the wall or displayed in a book known as flash tattoos. Courtesy of Instagram/ and subjectĪnd now, we've reached the part of this list that isn't so much about design trends as it is about important, newer developments that have made the tattoo industry more inclusive than ever. Rodriguez's flash sheet from August 2022 on the left was inspired by Beyonce's "Bigger," one design from which can be seen on the right on Allure editor Gabi Thorne. "My prediction for 2023 is that anime tattoos are going to be more on the rise." 4. "I've been noticing a lot of artists that do anime tattoos are getting more attention," they share.
Rodriguez has also noticed the pattern all over their Instagram feed. Szublak has tattooed Pokémon characters on several clients.
It's not shocking that anime tattoos are in vogue, considering that anime overall has become a part of the mainstream in the United States in recent years. "I have done a lot of Final Fantasy tattoos, so that's definitely one of the most popular games that people want," she says.Īnd it doesn't end at video games, either anime tattoos are also rising in popularity in the United States. Final Fantasy fans, in particular, seem eager to show their love for the fandom through tattoos, she shares. Tattoo artist Olga Szublak, who works out of High Hopes Tattoo in Queens, New York, notes that she's received a lot of film- and video-game-inspired tattoo requests in recent years. The hands and fingers also work, but certain areas on the hands and fingers can heal poorly and fade faster - just make sure to research the best locations and healing practices for hand tattoos before you get one. A tattoo on the ear is far more inconspicuous than one on the collarbone, for example, if you're looking for subtlety. Ultimately, consulting your tattoo artist is your best bet to figure out a location, but we think the ear and collarbone are great spots to consider. One of the best parts of small tattoos is that you can place them pretty much anywhere. Tattooists are constructing detailed artwork with the smallest lines and dots possible to create work that's sometimes no bigger than a quarter. Rodriguez notes that small, hyper-realistic tattoos, in particular, are showing up more on social media, particularly on Instagram and Tiktok. Tiny tattoos have been popular for a few years now, so it's not shocking to see their influence continue in 2023.
Nostalgia is influencing the tattoo scene majorly, so plenty of designs that were popular in the 1990s are making updated comebacks. Additionally, Rodriguez says that "colorful tattoos definitely took a backseat and black and grey work definitely started coming back into the forefront."īarely anyone seems to be getting mustache tattoos anymore, but many trends for 2023 look to the past even as some techniques are pushing the industry into the future. Minimalism and realism started gaining popularity, too, as tiny tattoos became en vogue for the first time. The Bronx, New York-based tattoo artist Julissa Rodriguez, also known as Art by Jar, tells Allure that back then you'd also come across plenty of geometrical tattoos. For example, tattoos of mustaches, infinity symbols, and practically anything related to the Harry Potter franchise were everywhere in the 2010s, especially on Tumblr. Tattoo trends may not change as quickly as makeup or hair trends, but the popularity of certain tattooing styles and designs tends to ebb and flow.
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