Tattoos Over 40

How Maturity Changes Reasons for Getting Ink

You don't need to be a 20 or 30 something to embrace getting a tattoo. Many people getting inked now are in the over 40 crowd. There is a different feeling to the reasons they get their tattoos, as well as the kinds of tattoos they ask for and where they are placed.

Gone are the navel and belly fetishes. Instead a penchant for meaningful, custom tattoo work, in locations that are visible and enjoyable, like the wrist, ankle, or forearm, are some of the choices of the older tattoo crowd.

For most, the decision comes suddenly, and typically after realizing that there have been events in their life that they would like to commemorate with body art of some kind. Almost all mature customers seek custom work, and have a good idea in mind of at least how they want to start their tattoo. Many will add to a base design later as they travel in their golden years, or visit family and friends for holidays or vacations.

The art of the tattoo and the meaning behind it are what become important after 40, 50 even 60 years old. It is no longer about what others will think, it is about what is important to each individual, and what will best help to create a visual representation of the life being expressed through the art.

Some memorable tattoo stories involve people over 60 deciding to get their first tattoo and then loving it so much, getting several more. Men and women who have lived through a good portion of their lives, and experienced a great many things, loves, losses, joys and sorrows, and wanting to express these things in their own unique way through custom body art.

Being mature means that you are no longer at the whim of trends or what your friends and family will think. There is a freedom that comes with getting a tattoo over 40, almost as though you give yourself permission to fully enjoy it, guilt free.
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