AFTER pop star Justin Bieber revealed a new tattoo that leaves his chest and stomach almost completely covered, his fans reacted with shock — many taking to social media to tell the 23-year-old that he’s gone too far.
Bieber is the latest in a long line of celebs and sports stars to cross the ink-line from sexy to not-sexy. But where exactly is the line when it comes to tattoos?
Fashion stylist Donny Galella says the problem comes when people jump into getting tattoos and “it happens too fast, too soon”.
“Like with Bieber,” Mr Galella says, “I think that’s just gone way too quickly and we’ve gone into shock mode. Overnight he’s gone from hot to not. So I think that’s when it goes wrong.
“When you basically don’t see the skin and you just see tattoos, that’s when you cross a line and it gets a bit too much. [Bieber] could have like 60 small tatts over his body, but because it’s such a large mass and it’s basically all tatt and no skin, I think that’s where it’s gone to bad territory.”
Model Ruby Rose has more than 60 tattoos. Picture: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images/AFPSource:AFP
If you’re thinking about making a visit to the tattoo parlour, Mr Galella suggests putting some time and thought into what you’re getting before the needle comes out.
“Really, really, really think before you get a tattoo,” he advises. He says there are a couple of apps that can help you get an idea of what a tattoo will look like before you get it done.
“You take a photo of you and mock up what the tattoo would look like on your body, and you can think ‘Do I really want to get that tattoo there? Do I like the shape of it? Is it too small? Too big?’
“[Tattoos] are pretty much for life, even though there is laser removal, but that’s still in its infancy. It’s not like a haircut where your hair will grow back.”
Justin Bieber
Bieber, 23, got his first tattoo — a small bird on his left hip — when he was 16. Over the years, he has added to his collection, amassing another 61 tattoos over his body. His latest, a whole torso tattoo of a church, has his fans expressing their disapproval: “It looks like someone spilled ink on his chest,” wrote one; “Justin Bieber’s torso just looks like a mess now,” wrote another.
Singer-songwriter Justin Bieber shows of his tattoos in 2014. Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Three Lions EntertainmentSource:Getty Images
Justin Bieber’s fans are not impressed with his new tattoo. Picture: InstagramSource:Instagram
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