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Definition

Hair tattoo is a type of art, and is drawing the attention of skilled and aspiring hair artists. They are cuttings, shavings or even molding symbols that create images into the hair. It can also be a tattoo on the head but in this case it’s a carving onto the hair. Hair tattooing is generally a style worn by many young adults, even females, who desire a different type of hair style. These types of hair tattooing that can signify many different types of meanings. Depending on the styles that people have, that will determine what kind of hair cut they will obtain. It is generally a form of art that can be lettering, pictures of their favorite sport teams, tribal, and many more cut out on the hair.

History of Hair Tattooing

Throughout history people have worn their hair in a large variety of ways depending on the fashion on their culture. Hairstyles signify the social class, political beliefs, and attitudes towards their gender. Many females have been able to grow their hair full length while men have their hair short. Hair tattoos was popularized in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s with the rise of hip-hop and hardcore rap. The idea gained its momentum from the hard streets of New York and LA. This idea spread like “Wild fire” to an everyday stream around the world.

WW1

During WW1 many Women began cutting their hair from long hair to shorter hair because it was easier to manage. Many women around the world would just put little caps on to cover their heads. During the 1920 women began cutting their hair with scissor iron creating deep curls in their hair. Western Men began to wear their hair in ways popularized by movie stars such as Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Rudolph Valentino. Men wore their hair short either parted down the middle, to the side or combed straight back. Men’s haircuts grew shorter during WW2 trying to copy the military. As the years aged many hair styles were changing as well.

Process In Getting Hair Tattoo

When getting a hair tattoo people usually take in a picture of the type of hair style they want to the salon in order for them to duplicate the same cut. Carving blades and trimmers are some tools skilled artist use to cut the beautiful patterns of their desired design.

Price

A professional hair artist can charge up to $1,000 per customer and the cost is anywhere from $50 to $100 for a hair cut.