A Brief History of Sexy Tattoos

Sexy tattoos are a type of professional or amateur decorative tattoo. This is distinguished from the other types of dermis skin markings such as medical and cosmetic ones, and the ones designed for the purpose of identification or branding. Within that field called decorative tattooing, there are a lot of styles and designs to choose from.

The main reason for getting a permanent decorative mark on the body is to assert a certain attitude. It is a modern way of self-expression. It is done to beautify one’s body by modification through art. Before the popularization of this type of body art, the available designs were somewhat limited. When tattooing was done long ago, the colors were limited to natural pigments of brown, black, or blue. The skin drawings usually consisted of dots and lines. These were the first tribal tattoos. Our ancestors did not have themselves marked purely for decoration. The designs had spiritual meanings. Sometimes, they were marks of royalty, or bravery in the warrior class. Some of the indigenous tribes were purported to use these markings in a similar way as sexy tattoos, as rites of passage and to lure the opposite sex, but with the difference of formal ritual being involved. Japanese horimonos were more intricate, traditionally done by woodblock artists of the Edo period in Japan.