1. They look awesome under UV lights.
In case you happen to go to a lot of raves.
3. Unless the white ink doesn’t even show up, and you end up with a scar on your arm.
Something went wrong here.
4. Depending on the design, some things just work much better in white.
This crescent moon would not have the same effect in black.
And this feather wouldn’t look nearly as floaty if it were colored.
6. But unfortunately, they can look bizarre on anyone who isn’t a pale, freckle-free person.
White ink tattoos can look spotty or blemished on anyone with tan, dark, or freckled skin.
7. On one hand, the white lace sleeve effect is practically a fashion accessory.
Subtle!
8. On the other hand, a white tattoo in a “pattern” can make you look diseased.
There actually is a skin condition called dermatographia that produces a similar effect to white ink tattoos.
9. On one hand, you can get an inverse matching tattoo with the one you love.
Aww.
10. On the other hand, they fade easily and turn into a blurry weird mess.
Not so romantic. Read about a sad white ink tattoo experience here.
11. If you still live with your parents, your mom will never find it.
Or you can just tell her you drew it on yourself with a milky gel pen.
12. But she might be worried/curious when she sees your overly designed mosquito bites.
You can tell her you’re hormonal and that you’ve been getting whiteheads in weird places.
13. On one hand, you don’t have to worry about jeopardizing any future employment opportunities.
15. When they don’t look “raised,” they just give a very subtle effect.
This tattoo looks awesome on a short-haired girl.
16. But not even an elaborate head tattoo can be saved by white ink.
17. On one hand, you can play with mixing white ink with other colors.
18. But not if that other color is “scary shade of bloody scar.”
19. On one hand, they tend to fade gracefully into nothing.
When they fade, they look less “old” than your typical black ink tattoo. You do NOT, however, want to expose a white tattoo to any kind of sunlight, because it will yellow, so keep that in mind when considering tattoo placement.
20. But you should really do your research when it comes to finding the right tattoo artist.
There are numerous cases of white tattoos gone wrong — especially when an inexperienced tattoo artist uses a blue stencil ink, which can mix in with the white ink and produce an unwanted effect that will NEVER GO AWAY. Make sure your tattoo artist uses a technique called bloodline instead.
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kristenm16 3 months agoTerribly misinformed…..thank you for making my job more difficult with your swiss cheese fallacies. I really enjoy buzzfeed but this takes the cake.
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DaysWasted 3 months agoHorrible article! I wonder if Shannon Larratt knows he was plastered all over this article.
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cassthegreat 3 months agoHmm I dont know about white ink tats. Every tattoo artists that Ive talked to said they wouldnt do a white ink tat. Plus, go big or home. Dont be afraid to show your body work. If you dont want people to know you have a tat then dont get them. Its insulting to the art form.
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rikkimichellee 3 months agoUV light ink is NOT white ink. Completely different tattoos. I got my white ink tattoo on my wrist a year ago and it looks better now than it has in the past 10 months. It was yellow and blotchy for a while, but now it looks great and I couldn’t be happier. Lots of research is key for white ink tattoo!
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shannonl18 3 months agoSince my comment appears to have been removed, let me try once more: Wow, what an incredibly ignorant and poorly researched article. Suggestion: have someone who understands tattoos write your tattoo articles. Such people are not hard to find these days. Half of these aren’t even white ink tattoos (for example, the UV ink tattoos), and at least one of them isn’t even a tattoo (the “shudder” one is a scar with no ink whatsoever), and the commentary shows a person who doesn’t have any idea what they’re looking at even in the case of the white ink tattoos (for example, not understanding the normal healing process)… To say nothing of the generally insulting tone, which isn’t surprising since the one tattoo with a positive note (“classy”) is about as small and limited a tattoo as is even possible. What’s next, Buzzfeed? Getting your Black History Month posts written by the good folks at Stormfront?
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Gnazza976 3 months ago
This is the most retarded thing I have ever seen. If you’re going to get a tattoo. GET A TATTOO. not some hideous looking rash-like thing such as this. The whole point of getting a tattoo is to have a beautiful peice of art put onto yore body for you to love and appreciate for the rest of tire life. In my opinion this is just a cop out and an option for people who dont have the balls to get a REAL tattoo that other people are going to actually SEE. Don’t be a pussy and get a REAL tattoo.
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shannonl18 3 months ago
Wow, what an incredibly ignorant and poorly researched article. Suggestion: have someone who understands tattoos write your tattoo articles. Such people are not hard to find these days. Half of these aren’t even white ink tattoos (for example, the UV ink tattoos), and at least one of them isn’t even a tattoo (the “shudder” one is a scar with no ink whatsoever), and the commentary shows a person who doesn’t have any idea what they’re looking at even in the case of the white ink tattoos (for example, not understanding the normal healing process)… To say nothing of the generally insulting tone, which isn’t surprising since the one tattoo with a positive note (“classy”) is about as small and limited a tattoo as is even possible. What’s next, Buzzfeed? Getting your Black History Month posts written by the good folks at Stormfront?
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adriennem11 3 months agoMy first thought reading this was how you’d respond to this, then I saw your photo. It made me laugh. You’ve been a big inspriation for over 9 years now. I’ve surrounded myself with so many forward thinking people that I forget how uninformed, and sometimes blantantly ignorant, the general public can be about body modification sometimes.
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karengeier 3 months agoHoly shit some people go to absolute butchers to get their tattoos done. Please do some research before you let someone near you, so you don’t end up with some of these borderline home-job tats!
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LightningUsagi 3 months ago
There’s a big difference between white ink and UV reactive ink. Also, the Pac-man one was a laser burned image, not a traditional tattoo. There’s video of it on Youtube.
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