It may seem a strange place to some to get a tattoo. After all, aren’t tattoo meant to be displayed? To many tongue tattoos are a contradiction in terms. But there are a growing number of people who are requesting tongue tattoos and this number has rocketed particularly over the last year.
I myself have also got a tongue tattoo and last week, my girlfriend finally agreed to match my design. I think there is something sexy about having match tongue tattoo and my girlfriend is very happy with it.
She is not the only one. More and more people are getting tongue tattoos. They range in style from single area designs to tattoos which cover the whole tongue. People also choose to get their tongue tattooed a difference color such as orange or purple and these can make for some pretty startled looked in restaurants or other public places!
In terms of the designs themselves, the usual suspects pop up. Tribal designs, stars even Japanese characters are all proving popular choices. When it comes to stars, they are usually chosen by people looking to tattoo the lower area of the tongue’s tip. Larger design are more popular towards the middle or back of the tongue and there is even a movement toward day glow colors within the clubbing scene which make day glow sticks pretty silly when you can flick your tongue at someone instead!
Getting a tongue tattoo is just like getting a tattoo anywhere else. The surprising thing for most people is that the process is much less painful than getting a normal tattoo done on the outside of your body. All you should feel is some numbness and a small tickling sensations and that it. The most difficult part of the process if holding your tongue out of your mouth and keeping it steady while the tattooist does his work.
If you are interested in getting a tongue tattoo, it is worthwhile finding a tattooist who has experienced doing them in the past just to be on the safe side. Although tongue tattooing is a grow phenomenon, not that many tattooists have come across them.
If you’re interested in finding some great tongue tattoo designs you should check out my tattoo me review which give you a complete assessment of a member’s gallery which has a special category for tongue tattoo designs.