face tattoos

Inked cheek designs

Face tattoos are permanent ink designs applied to the face.

Once associated almost exclusively with gang membership, prison, or indigenous cultural traditions, face tattoos have become more mainstream through hip-hop artists and celebrities.

They still carry strong social consequences—many employers won't hire someone with visible face tattoos, and they often signal rejection of conventional career paths: He got face tattoos after deciding corporate life wasn't for him.

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Post Malone · Mike Tyson · stigma · forehead · cheek · neck · skull · pain · needle · permanent · no turning back · regret · bold · rebellion · identity · prison · commitment · artist

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Opposites
social acceptability/professional risk

face tattoosclear skin

Blemish-free facial surface

untattooed

permanence and commitment

face tattoostemporary tattoos

Removable body art

henna · face paint · makeup · costume makeup · theatrical makeup

social conformity and employability

face tattoosbare face

Family

face, faces, faced, facing, facial, reface, surface, deface, defacement

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG