Calling fresh freckle tattoos ugly because they’re irritated and not healed is like showing someone in a nose cast right after getting a nose job and saying it’s botched
I used to get unwanted ‘advice’ on how to make my natural freckles go away, because they weren’t ‘fashionable’ to have. I had no control over having them, but I like having them. It kind of makes me happy to see people agree so much that they decide to get their own on purpose.
This right here is a mature response. Big props to you for not being salty about ppl getting them tatted now, even tho some dumbasses bullied you for your real ones. 👏🏻
That's so wild to me. I don't have any freckles nor have I thought about getting them tattooed but I've always thought they were stunning - wholly unique.
They actually said it’s “unfashionable” versus any other criticism? That’s kind of weird because until recently, freckles weren’t considered a fashion. Ugly, unbecoming, not cute, whatever, but to be told specifically “unfashionable” about natural freckles is bizarre.
@@NC4E I know my aunt specifically used that wording, so it's the one that stands out in my brain. I probably got all of those, lol. But she's VERY WASP-y, it would make sense if you met the woman.
I have freckles scattered across my body and I’ve always found them cute. I also have natural blemishes and redness - especially on my face - so when it gets a bit much, I like using a thin layer of foundation or concealer to tone done the brightness or noticeability - mostly with the redness. It helps a ton!
I have freckles and I don’t understand the argument about getting bullied for having freckles means other people can’t get them as tattoos. That’s like saying “you can’t get a breast reduction because I was bullied for having small boobs!” Like what?? Lol
As a tattooed person who also has freckles, when I first saw freckle tattoos years ago, I thought "well, this is silly. I was made fun of for my freckles, and now people are getting them tattooed intentionally?" but that was the extent of my reaction. They're not for me, but I have nothing against them. They look cute when they're healed, and if they make someone feel good about themselves, I'm all for it. It's still kinda funny though how things I got bullied for (big butt, freckles) are now considered mainstream pretty 😂
I agree that people would make fun of it and I think it's odd people are getting it tattooed now. It'll cycle back out of fashion again and now they're stuck with it when they didn't initially have it? Like there's more to regret there since they chose to have them I feel like? I just feel more strongly about changing yourself for a trend thatll cycle out more than anything though I think.
Saaame, I had a bubble butt first two years of high school (before I lost a lot of baby weight,) and I definitely had that hourglass shape, and got teased for it…. Ugh
Honestly, I equate freckles/freckle tattoos to hair. People with curly hair tend to like to straighten their hair, people with straight hair wish they had curly hair. People with non-blonde or dark blonde hair dye it blonde/platinum, etc etc. A lot of us tend to want things we don't have and that's natural. So, if you want freckles, just do it safely and correctly.
It's easier to change hair than your skin, would you say the same regarding a black person, of course not. I think it's disrespectful to those who suffered because of it. Anything that causes suffering shouldn't be emulated.
@@tabbi888 I have to disagree intensely. For one thing, I don't think there is anything good that *someone* at *some* point hasn't been ridiculed for. Also, not everyone with freckles was ridiculed. There are many comments here (including my own) from freckled people who loved their freckles. Also, emulation helps to change perception. When I was a teenager the idea of big butts and full, natural eyebrows were ridiculed and look at them now? Body curves, natural curls, were ridiculed. Now you're seeing all of those things all of the time and women are getting to feel so much happier and confident in their bodies because people started *emulating* those looks. If freckles are being seen more and more as a beauty thing (which they are, look how many high fashion models are heavily freckled these days), then maybe some people will get to look in the mirror and see that beauty for themselves that they never saw before. I was lucky enough to always love my freckles, but even though not everyone did, this doesn't mean others cant.
as someone who has plenty of natural freckles, i literally see no issue with this. also i think being made fun of for freckles is mostly a thing of the past..i was born in 2000 and in school i was never made fun of for my freckles. if anything, by the time i was in high school they were seen as desirable. i think a lot of people w freckles are just trying to gatekeep honestly 😂
on top of that, if people were made fun of for their freckles in the past, why would they be mad that people are finally starting to appreciate these beautiful dots!? isn't it a good thing that kids of the future with freckles that they're seen as a beautiful thing that some people desire? 😂😂
@@thecatspajamasx2819 i think it might also be a regional thing. the area where i grew up had a tonnnnn of irish immigrants in the early 1900s so that probably contributed to the normalcy of freckles, thanks for sharing your perspective with me! :)
I was bullied and made to feel so ugly for being super freckly. I used to hate mine so much. But I think it's lovely that people now want them. I feel like if I saw people getting freckle tattoos when I was a young I would have felt lucky to have them ❤
I was covered in freckles as a child. My sisters bullied me from them, but no one else. I lost most of my freckles since I dont go in the sun anymore. I got freckles tattoo about 2.5 years ago, and I still love them.
As someone with naturally big lips, I felt the same way when fillers got fashionable! It's bittersweet to see some trait that I got bullied A LOT for, now being desireable. I'm glad, because life is hard enough to also be bullied for something you can't control 😢 Freckles looks amazing and to each, their own ❤
Bittersweet is a good description! My elementary and middle school bullies focused on my hairy arms, legs, and eye brows. Kids can be real nasty. A friend who went through similar issues as a kid pulled out all her eyebrow hairs and eye lashes in a freak out. So it was real painful at first when thick, bushy eyebrows became cool. Why'd I go through all that crap for so many years? But really, the issue was never our bodies, it's the bullies need to inflict pain - and they'll use anything for that.
as a freckled girlie, i hated this freckle tattoo trend at first. thought "omg, they bullied me and now it is cute??" but then i thought about it. i don't need to have freckles tattooed on me, i already have them! that's a plus! now i'm also valuable 💪
I never had freckles, but being pale, I have a BUNCH of moles. 46 on just one arm. I was bullied A LOT for it. I felt humiliated by the dermatologist when she was rude about them when I got them checked - I hated them. If that turned into a tattoo trend, I wouldn’t feel upset, I’d probably just laugh. Like mentioned in the comments in this video, I wouldn’t understand why anyone would want them personally. But you do you boo. ❤
Same here. In fact, "beauty marks" were a trend of the past. Fake drawn on moles. My grandma used to tell me about this and how in another time they were seen as desirable when I'd tell her I didn't like mine
Everyone in my family has a lot of moles and I never thought about them or got bullied for them. Imagine my surprise when I realised that not everybody had moles!🤯😂 I was honestly shocked and in my late 20s🥲
This is wild. As someone who has a lot of freckles and growing up they made me feel unique I love this. I truly don't see the difference between freckles and microblading. Go for it! My freckles make me feel more confident and if its something you want, do it! Also, reading the comments am I the only one who's natural freckles don't go away or fade? I read so many people want their freckles back but mine have never faded and I'm barely outside! Me and the sun don't get along!
Yes same! My freckles always made me feel special, but then I only ever got praise for them. I feel bad for all of the people who didn't get the same experience I had, because I love freckles so much. Mine have faded and you can barely see most of them now that I'm in my 30s and that makes me sad because they were such a fun, unique part of my look. I make character art and often put freckles on my characters (including the one in my pfp lol) because I love them.
Very late response, but I think there are different "types" of freckles. As an example, I have darker & larger freckles on my arms. Those babies aren't shifting or fading. But I would get softer & smaller freckles on my face during the summertime if I got a lot of sun. The tattooed freckles usually remind me more of the latter.
As someone who is quite freckled naturally, it irks me a little since I was always made fun of for having freckles - so I totally get those comments. But with any other tattoo, it's your decision and you make your own choices. I do however think they never really look super realistic, even when healed since freckles are so unique and it's hard to fake them. But maybe I've only seen bad ones
I don’t understand this though, so many ginger people get bullied everyday for being ginger… they don’t get upset that people are now dyeing their hair ginger. It’s the same thing 😅 let people do what they want
It's easy to change your hair with dye if you get teased for ginger hair, but it's not so easy to cover your skin when you have freckles. Usually most with freckles don't just have them perfectly placed on the face as it is with tattooing, they're usually everywhere all over the body especially the arms etc. I do think it's a slap in the face to those of us born without the choice. To me it's like black face, basically the same principle.
@@tabbi888I get the analogy, but the reason blackface is considered a slur has to do with privilege and context. Drag isn't a slur against women, because the typical performers (gay men or trans women) have less social privilege than most people who appear "femme." Ginger people may get bullied but I doubt they earn significantly less, get shot by police, etc. You're comparing apples and oranges.
Sometimes I get overwhelmed by all the opinions on social media 😂. But I truly believe in letting people do what they want within reason. (Like don’t put others in danger, etc)
as someone who was bullied for having freckles as a kid, honestly just like any beauty standard things change. i remember when i was a kid freckles weren’t cute and big thighs weren’t cute and all that but now it’s cute to have freckles and have big thighs so if things change. i don’t mind the freckle tats, i’d get it tbh bc i don’t go out in the sun enough so my freckles are veryyy not seeable if i’m wearing any makeup. i think people were freaking out because they had no idea tattoos get so red like that maybe? but idk
No problem with people getting freckle tattoos ❤ I do however have a problem with one beauty/tattoo artist tiktoker whom has been putting 🌈/LGBT freckles on her clients faces. They assume it is semi permanent ink, but it has been revealed that it is NOT 😮 Sid freckles look horrible on some of the ladies and they are essentially face tattoos without consent as the client is under the impression that they will fade with time.
i do feel a sense of bitterness towards them because i naturally freckle and was bullied a lot so its just this sense of it being unfair that i was bullied for whats now a beauty trend
I can see why a dermatologist wouldn’t recommend getting natural freckle tattoos. Dermatologist use freckles and dark spots to identify cancers so if you got a bunch of fake ones it could make recognizing a cancer versus a large fake tattoo. However, this can also be a problem with regular tattoos. While I think she could’ve been more tactful with the pictures she chose I think the doctor was coming from a good place. She was bringing light to the fact that this is a trend and that perhaps people should do freckles with makeup before jumping to a tattoo, regardless of how permanent they are. And I think that perhaps you’re too close to the situation to look at both sides with as little bias as possible. You said that a)you had freckles as a kid; b) weren’t bullied for them; c)wanted them but not the sun and d) Got tattoo freckles cause you wanted them for years. All of these are fine, great even, but they have lead you to ignore that this is a fashion trend and therefore should be looked at from a trend perspective like the doctor was. You even said in your video that you didn’t think it was a trend. I can’t say from personal experience that I had a ton of freckles, i had like 3. But I do remember growing up seeing freckles deemed as ugly, unwanted, and associated with being dumb or poor. So seeing people take these attributes that were considered ugly 10 years ago and getting them tattooed because they looked cute on someone else is… pretty jarring. So yeah, I’d rather see people use makeup to make freckles daily for like a month or 2 then get a freckle tattoo instead of just seeing them get it as soon as it becomes a thing. I personally love the look of freckles, but would never get them tattooed on me just cause it would feel like I’m lying about how I look naturally. But that’s my opinion and at the end of the day none of this matters.
I agree. I haven't thought about check ups and I don't want freckles, but I certainly would have to consider that since I do go for regular skin check ups. It's good that perspective gets brought up for the small minority of us that actually need to consider it.
I think we can all relate. For me, it was big lips and a big butt and now that's the beauty standard 🤷🏾♀️ It's a constant cycle and eventually it'll fade out again. As long as people know that and are still happy with it, then you do you. I've always thought freckles were cute
I am a very mole covered person and always have been, and as a kid I had a huge amount of self consciousness there due to those stereotypical old women and witches with the "gross" moles in media (and I'm STILL self conscious of the ones that grow dark or coarse hair because of those depictions in my 20s!) Seeing people get moles, especially facial moles/beauty marks, tattooed makes me feel a bit more comfortable. Tattooed ones don't come with the raised texture and hair, and are always on the cute dainty side, but it still makes me feel nice knowing they're in vogue again. I hope all those people who were bullied as kids for their freckles can find some peace in freckles being fashionable these days.
In my experience with freckle tattoos, as an enthusiast of tattoos, I mainly see people who have freckles getting them. Either to fill them out or bring them back as they aren't getting the same amount of sun. At the end of the day, I've seen a lot more questionable tattoos that are trending, ie bite marks, freckle tattoos are harmless if/when done right.
When I was child I was relentlessly bullied over my natural freckles. I HATED them so much. My granny used to say they was a sign of Scots beauty (I am scottish) but that didn't help. I just find it bizarre that I was bullied for freckles and cause I wore glasses and now both are fashionable
I kind of understand where freckled people are coming from 😅I always had super defined, thick, dark eyebrows, and growing up that was considered... undesirable at best. And then it became the hottest new trend. Entire new products dedicated to replicating a look that for me was natural, and had once been considered unattractive. And I felt a little hurt and bewildered that, seemingly overnight, all that had changed. Yet still my brows weren't quite perfect, because they WERE natural, and other peoples replication of it wasn't 'messy', it was perfect. Symmetrical, deliberate, a perfected version, because they controlled every aspect of it. Because it was fake. It felt so weird! And kind of bad! And then... the trend declined. Now its just funny. I know that someday another physical trait of mine is going to be popular for a few years, and then be discarded. And I realized that is true of literally everyone. A feature they hate is going to be popular someday; their figure, tooth gap, nose bump, eye shape, height, weight, complexion, voice. Hopefully when that happens, they'll just find it dumb and funny too❤So if you DO get freckle tattoos or replicate a natural 'feature' please have a little patience for all the people that DO have them; its a weird feeling and it can genuinely hurt a lil' bit
My Mum is in her late seventies and is amazed that people want freckles now because she always hated hers. I think part of the problem is that people who draw or tattoo on freckles carefully place them and have them evenly shaped and sized whereas natural freckles can be very haphazard: Mum has so many freckles that they almost join up and completely cover her face. I only inherited them on my arms and have next to no pigment on my face.
I was heavily freckled as a kid and only ever received positive comments about them. They're basically all gone now and I'm looking into getting them tattooed. I never understood why people got bullied for them. My family all have them growing up and they're super adorable imo
i grew up with freckles in the 2000s. i tried to hide them with foundation and try to fade them with lemon juice when i was as a kid(thank god it didn't work lol), until i was 16 and found them so cute and endearing. ive been trying to accentuate my freckles ever since. i LOVE freckle tattoos and freckle makeup and the recent love for freckles. i think we should embrace them and move on from the past, they're beautiful now and people that weren't born with them should be able to recreate them. ide love to get freckle tattoos because mine are light and really darken in the summer when my face tans but i wear sunscreen constantly now
I was made fun of for freckles (mildly, bulled much worse for other things) but I am all for people getting freckle tattoos! I grew to love my freckles when out of the toxic environment that is school, and I think it's great that other people love them, too.
I think natural freckle tattoos aren't what I am bothered by. There are some artists using tattoo machines to tattoo rainbow freckles. that are very much permanent and in my opinion don't settle in to the skin well and just look like a face tattoo more than anything. Id love to see your take on those. I also don't think people understand the permanence of those compared to permanent makeup. Not to mention they are not done very well.
So one of the things I was big time bullied for as a kid was the fact I had very light, almost white blonde hair. Kids called me "albino girl" and stuff like that for it. My hair has darkened to a more dirty blonde shade in my adult years, but it was that platinum (or whatever it's called) blonde color that so many people these days spend a lot of money on to get and maintain. I don't have any issue with the fact that people are artificially changing themselves to have what I got bullied for as a kid. I feel like people who do take issue with something like that are just bitter and have held onto the old hurts for so long they just assume that the people who get the freckle tattoos now are the same people who bullied people for freckles in the past when they have no way of knowing that. And even if they did, I'm of the belief that people are allowed to change and grow, and most do. (I did have some freckles as a kid but not a lot and wasn't bullied for it compared to other things)
As a PMU artist I try to let everyone know that PMU is ALWAYS about trusting the process. I hate when people talk crap about a procedure when they know nothing about it
I’ve only gotten positive reactions to my freckles when I was little and now that I’m an adult introvert I stay inside too much 😂 I really want to get tattooed freckles to fill out what I already have!
I wasn’t exactly bullied but I was definitely mocked for having freckles (which I never understood, I always liked them) and I love freckle tattoos, I don’t have a lot of freckles on my face anymore but my arms are covered, so I’m planning to get them tattooed on my face in the future 🌞
i don’t think people realize tattoos are a trust the healing process thing, if you take good care of your tattoos, they’ll look good healed! (unless there’s some allergic reaction or other issue that’s unavoidable)
People who dont know tattoos just see a bunch of inflamed dots all over their face and assume thats what its gonna look like. They seem to forget the healing process is a thing that happens and it wont look that prominent anymore.
My honest initial reaction to the idea of freckle tattoos was to be a bit worried, because it seems like it might be the sort of body mod that insecure, emotionally immature people jump onto to meet the current "body trend" of the unhealthy fashion world, and then struggle with once that trend passes. But if they're only semi-permanent then literally no worries.
I think everyone can get bullied for anything now or even back in the day, so really, as long as the person getting the freckle tattoos love the outcome, I personally don't think others' opinions matter.
I follow someone who does freckle tattoos but instead of natural freckles they'll do stars, sprinkles, ect. That i don't understand. I don't mind people doing natural looking freckle tattoos. I too am like lauren growing up with them, not bullied, but now I'm not in the sun much they don't pop as much and i kinda miss em.
I love the look of skin that isn't perfectly "clear" (to use the word from the video). Freckles, birth marks, beauty marks, moles, etc. I have several beauty marks on my face, a splattering of freckles on my arms, and an odd number of moles pretty much everywhere. I love them and the character they give to my skin, especially my face.
It’s interesting to see the different perceptions of this “trend” from people with natural freckles. I was bullied throughout my childhood for having dark circles around my eyes and droopy eyelids caused by ptosis (weak eyelid muscles basically.) Now there are makeup trends like siren eyes which seek to achieve a narrow eye shape, and I’ve even seen people recreate sunken eyes and dark circles with makeup. I personally find it very flattering to see that the traits I was once bullied for are now considered beautiful by some. The faux dark circles do make me chuckle, but ultimately it makes me happy and more confident leaving the house without concealer around my eyes. Maybe it’s different seeing your natural features tattooed on someone semipermanently as opposed to just replicated with makeup which washes off at the end of the day.
I have very dark, thick eyebrows. When I was a kid, I used to get bullied for them, and girls would make me let them pluck them at slumber parties (I never plucked them otherwise). Now, I still don't do anything to maintain my brows, and I get complimented on them all the time and people tell me they wish theirs were as full as mine. People fill in their own eyebrows with makeup and even tattoos to get eyebrows that look like the ones I was made fun of for in childhood. I don't get mad at people for wanting full eyebrows. Do whatever you want. I like my brows, I always have, and it's nice that other people like them now too. To me, this kind of thing is just a reminder that physical beauty trends are fleeting. If you want to permanently alter your appearance, just make sure it's based on your own wants and not the current social trend. My friend overplucked her brows in high school and now they don't grow back and she's sad they're too thin. Another friend got eyebrows tattooed and now she's sad because she doesn't like the look anymore. Just be careful!
I got freckle tattoos the first time in 2015 and the online attention got so out of hand. People were being sooo rude about it and made so many assumptions about me. A buzzfeed article took my picture as well as a bunch of news articles and Facebook articles. That’s when I learnt the hard way your Instagram photos are not your property.
I want natural freckle tattoos! I've always thought real face freckles were so stinking cute, my sister gets them on the bridge of her nose and I'm so jealous, I get none! I can't believe that so many people were bullied for natural skin pigment (this goes for freckles all the way to skin color)
Changing beauty standards. But also, you're beautiful as you are! No need to get tattooed freckles. Just shine as your true self. Btw, I love tattoos. Just not big on freckle tattoos. Beauty standards will change again and tattoos are permanent.
@dawnchesbro4189 thank you, that's so kind :) I haven't decided on them but thankfully if I do, they are semi permanent and fade away over time so if I change my mind after it works out.
I used to use lemon juice and sit outside in the sun to bleach my freckles when I was a kid because they weren’t cool then. When I was in my 20s, full coverage foundation was in style. Now that I’m in my 30s, I’m glad people are embracing their natural features more and I love when mine show up more in the summer.
Most people can’t even tell when freckles are fake or real. Let people enjoy things they want. I have natural freckles and I love when people draw them on
I had "cute" freckles across my nose and cheeks when I was little too and didn't really have any strong feelings on freckle tattoos, no one ever commented on my freckles, at school in Scotland they were the majority. However I felt a wee bit different about it after speaking to my mum - she has very heavy freckles and gets stared at/grabbed/touched (I'm sure lots of heavily tattooed people can relate) - I think it's hard for people who have lots of freckles to see a handful being so desirable when they're still treated as weird (although obviously not a reason to be unkind online about someone's skills and hard work)
I have SO MANY freckles and I've always hated them. Never bullied for them but I just hate them. I can't imagine ruining good skin for that. I would love plain, pale, freckleless skin.
Dont misunderstand, I'm not shaming anybody for their choices. Your body, your choice. Scarification would be "destroying" your skin more than freckle tattoos.
I thought the video from dr. Lee was going to be something offensive but brah.. she just reminded people to be more considerate if they decide to get freckle tattoo... How many people got tattoo they regreted and have to hide them??? This is ABSOLUTELY a trend and there are a lot of 18 something 20 something who are doing this without a lot of thinking. You can hide a ugly body tattoo but its much harder when it's on your face. I have seem many many cosmetic tattoo that use semi-perm ink and they fade looking like shit. Not all but i have seen enough to never want it..
Im covered in moles and other spots. Ive always had them, except I was lucky enough to not be exposed to the hate (at least not directly). From my perspective I wouldn’t see an issue with someone having freckle tattoos. Although if someone was bullied for them, I would understand why they would be confused or frustrated with the semi-trend Freckles, moles and the such are all beautiful and make you unique. Overall, I think we should be happy that they are more accepted now.
I sympathize with the frustrations of those who were bullied over freckles.. That's ALWAYS what happens with beauty trends. In the 90s, Heroin chic was the look, so if you were curvy with large breasts and bum you were called fat. Then the 2000s came and curvy was in. Hourglass figures with large busts, slim stomachs thick thighs and large bums became the look and if you didn't have that, you were considered unattractive or less than. It's the same thing with the freckles trend. People are now going to get them tattooed because they are in. But, just like with every trend, it will pass and something else will soon by considered "the look." That's why inhate Beauty Trends more than any other trend out there. They always leave a huge chunk of the population feeling ugly or less than..
I was also teased for having freckles (and ginger hair) as a kid. Now as an adult who also doesn't go out in the sun very much the freckles on my face have faded and I've found that I miss them! I can definitely see myself getting freckle tattoos to restore where they used to be and also as a way of reclaiming something I felt insecure about it in the past. In the same way, my red hair has gone more brown over the years and I occasionally use henna to lift it back to the shade it was when I was younger because "being ginger" now feels like part of how I view myself!
It’s so crazy to me that people have such strong opinions on things that they know nothing about! And then to have uneducated doctors and other tattoo artists spreading this misinformation. Spooky 😳
Dermatologists are the ones you go to do deal with the consequences of what you've done to your skin.. it makes perfect sense that they would want you to not do something to your skin that you might regret later, considering they see firsthand all the consequences of bad decisions with skin.
I don't get the upset from those of us who were teased over our freckles as children. If anything, it's healing to see people embrace parts of us that were once deemed "imperfections" or "blemishes." The regular haters I understand - for every tattoo we get, there will always be three people waiting in the wings to whine about how it was an unattractive mistake.
I don't have freckles and so don't have any kind of personal experience, but honestly I think freckle tattoos look great when they're done well. The fact that some idiots don't know what they're talking about but will speak as experts on them . . . well, as you say, not even remotely surprising. Thank you for another fine video, and for keeping us aware of the ignorance of the inkless! We'll do what we can to combat it! 😊
I always wanted a tiny little heart shaped freckle on my face. People that say “other kids used to make fun of my freckles 😡 now people are tattooing them and using makeup to get them ” are weird to me cause like, yeah kids make fun of everything. That’s like if I got angry cause I would get made fun of for having larger thighs as a kid and now it’s desirable or whatever. it’s not my business or problem, I’m grown. We gotta stop living in the trauma of other 6-12 year olds being rude, it’s not helpful lol.
Idk, people use makeup to do very accurate freckles. The same can’t be said for most types of tattoos. So I don’t think that’s a fair comparison. I don’t watch her much anymore, but as someone who watched Dr. Pimple Popper’s RUclips videos for years before she got a TV show, I can pretty well guess why she has issue with freckle tattoos. One of the things she used to sometimes put up on her channel, and one of the things she did/does frequently at her practice, is laser tattoo removal. She had a lot of people come in for laser tattoo removal for face tattoos. And obviously that leaves a scar behind. Scar tissue leads to other skin issues. So she has a lot of experience having to deal with the aftermath of people not liking tattoos they put on their faces. While the tat is there it doesn’t really cause any issues, but from what I remember, once you remove it it’s just a whole cascade of issues. It hurts a lot to remove, costs a lot to remove, and leaves behind scar tissue that creates future skin issues. So I think her being against freckle tattoos falls into the same category as her being against any sort of facial tattoo, which has been a long established position from her, and from what I can tell, dermatology as a whole. And then you add on the dimension of unlike other tattoos, you can easily mimic the same look with makeup. I think she’s misinformed on how long the tattoos last, but this isn’t a new position from her (I don’t recall her being a fan of any sort of permanent makeup) and I’m sure that there ARE people who will be tired of their freckle tats before they fade and go to a dermatologist trying to get them off.
People sometimes want what they don’t have, and can change it. It’s the beauty of this era we’re living in where we have personal choice and can customize or embrace anything we want, skin and hair, makeup and clothes, whatever. I appreciated this video!
As someone with a fully freckled face (and body) I find the trend (it is absolutely a trend) to be weird. Mind you, something no one talks about is freckle tattoos just use the youthful smattering of freckles across the bridge of the nose and cheeks, something seen has more innocent or young, so I'm still looked at differently due to my excess amount of freckles. But this is absolutely a trend that's going to come and go. Like everything else there are outliers of people who have always wanted something or will get something when it's not on trend... but give it a couple of years.
I think people are getting upset also because it’s seeming to be very attractive people getting these tattooed on their face, and the opinion is that its ruining their face, when some people with terrible acne or scarring, etc. could never get this done properly. So few people have good enough skin to do this. I would but my acne is terrible it would look awful.
I have a big issue with skin picking, I've gone through CBT for it and still can't stop, so watching pimple popping/black head cleaning videos it's very soothing to see something blocked/crowded become "smooth" and empty and it actually keeps me so distracted and I'm disgusted but in a somewhat trance and not being able to look away it actually stops me from picking at my own skin
I don’t understand why everyone hating on Dr. Sandra Lee she basically said think before you ink what’s wrong with that. She didn’t say anything outrageous. You people are too sensitive this days.
If they're done right and NOT in rainbow colors, I loooove freckle tattoos!!! If I knew an artist who was (1) comfortable with tattooing the face, and (2) good at tattooing freckles, I would have already gotten them!!! I used to get freckles across my cheeks and nose as a kid and, just like you Lauren, i still have freckles all over the rest of my body. So i would absolutely love to get them tattooed on my face!! 🤞one day!!🤞
When I did makeup regularly I would do fake freckles all the time and people were always blown away that they were fake. Now that I don't do makeup often (or at all), Ive considered getting them tattooed because I love the look! I've always thought freckles were stunning, so why not lean into it!
I really like freckles, and i would love to get some tattooed in the future. My mom and i don't look alike so i somtimes use makeup to draw the same moles /freckles that she has. I find it pretty and the fact that i could (semi) permanently match with my mom is such a cute and fun thing! Love every video you do, your humour is amazing and my english got better thanks to you so i am really happy❤️
Let's be honest. The tattoos get so much more hate than other tattoos because people hate women. It's on women. Just like the tramp stamp tattoo hate was slut shaming. It's a thing mostly women get and it's a video where mostly women were shown. So people judge so much harsher.
I've had issues with general facial marks, I had a constellation of beauty marks/moles I developed through agez 4-7 mostly because of staying in the sun a lot without the proper protection, so I often found people drawing on beauty marks as being ridiculous but it's small, yet significant things that make us different and give us charm, I don't see it as a trend much as I see it as uplifting the focal points, whether that be your face, arms etc. And freckles can be and have so many diverse placements, shapes and patterns, it's a shame they get reduced to an imperfection when we have bigger fish to fry as humans rather than our looks past, present and/or future. I'm more disappointed in Dr Lee's statement bcs as an avid viewer of her show, seeing her perform procedures on an area that might be tattooed and she tries her best to avoid ruining that is affirming of a health practitioner but this was not it ..
Im ngl i came to this video expecting to see really bad freckle tattoos, but i think its cause i saw that first video on IG or TT showing all the freshly done ones. This completely changed my mind, i had no idea it was done with fading ink for one, and on top of that hadnt SEEN healed ones. Or maybe i have but they're so subtle you can hardly even tell, i think they;re dope and totally worth it if thats what you wanna do. Thanks for this!
I was never bullied because of my freckles, really no one said anything ever. Exept for that one little child i will never forget that came up to me and straight up asked me "why do you have so many pimples on your face?" and it was a genuine question 💀
I think that Dr. Pimple Popper's point is that while many people really love and have always wanted freckle tattoos, the huge boom in interest can be classified as a fad. Same could be said with any tattoo design or piercing or clothing or the like. I think it was more of a warning to people who might not be fully aware of the risks, and also of the fact that it is a face tattoo. It's not something you can easily cover up the way you could a tattoo on a wrist or a leg. I love tattoos and think everyone should do what they want. But I also think there's nothing wrong with pointing out that the immense and sharply growing interest in this kind of tattoo is a fad. Tomorrow or next week the world could switch up the opinion and go back to hating freckles.
I have some freckles on my nose and for me it's struggling when they become more visible in the summer. l just don't like them. But it's my face and my choice to hide them. For others it's their choices and their bodies. If someone feels more cute with some dots on their face why not do that? I have no right to judge others'choices about their bodies the same as nobody shouldn't judge mine. Those hater commentators should have a bit more respect
My dermatologist noticed one of my tattoos (could tell it was new) and told me it was beautiful! It was for a friend that passed & If she had tried to shame me for it I would’ve never came back. People need to understand it’s ok to not like tattoos, but unless asked keep it to yourself because you don’t know what’s behind getting a tattoo for someone.
I was born in the early 90s and I was never bullied for my freckles growing up, I've pretty much only ever received compliments and praise for them. I honestly didn't realize this was a thing for so many people. Freckles are cute af and I think freckle tattoos look nice.
Im a tattooartist myself but these from this artist are WAY too red and are NOT gonna look good when ACTUALLY healed (2-4yrs after tattoo). Most ppl think its 'healed' after 3-6weeks, but hers rlly are made horrible, damn
I don’t think it’s worth the risk of infection if it’s something that you’re going to cover with makeup anyway, but I’m sure there’s lots of people who don’t have the skill, or time to do freckles themselves when doing their makeup who would find it convenient to avoid that time consuming process. If you’re spending hours every week doing freckles in your morning makeup routine, or would really like to have them but don’t have the skill, or time there’s probably some value for you that is worth the risk. I personally just don’t think it’s worth poking tiny holes in your face for a temporary cosmetic change, because you’re risking the chance you get an infection that can do permanent damage. Remember that one girl who did her own freckles with ink she got on Amazon, I know that was a worst case scenario , but yikes.
I just don't really get the point of freckle tattoos because most of the people who get them end up wearing so much makeup anyway that they cover them up!
I have a few freckles and would love to get them enhanced, but I suffer from acne and have quite a bit of scarring. People would read more freckles as more blemishes if that makes sense. I think these tattoos only look really nice with clearer skin that does not make them look like "more spots".
I LOVE the look of freckles and my natural ones are very very light. With ANY makeup, they get covered up. So somrtimes I like to try and add freckles back using a brow pen or I've tried a stipling brush in brown eyeshadow before...but they never look the way I want them to 😢 I don't think I will ever get over the look of freckles and sunburn blush. It looks so soft and pretty on everyone (yes, even men), and a ton of original characters I make have freckles. Not even just on the "ideal" splash zone of the face, but all over the body, on the forehead, chin, jaw, etc.
I have freckles and honestly, these people getting the tattoos... If it makes them happy and they aren't just getting it to fit in and keep up with other TikTok influencers, then awesome! Your body, your choice, and you aren't hurting anybody.
I have freckles and LOVE that people like them enough to want them tattooed! While I’m not planning on getting freckles tattooed I would like to get a beauty mark out back on my face that faded due to some skin problems. I had a little heart mole under my eye that I loved so much and I was so sad when it faded…
I had a lot of freckles as a kid, I don't recall getting much grief, never gave them much either. Until I learned that freckles are a result of sun exposure (and genetics ofc) and sun exposure leads to skin damage and looking older sooner. I spent every waking second I could in the Aussie skin as a kid. I started avoiding it eventually, but the damage is done. I know freckles are harmless but I can't help but see them as skin damage from the sun. Or at least a precursor to it. I've been an indoor cat now for over 3 years coz health and get minimal exposure to direct sunlight, and when I do go out I cover as much as I can without overheating. I can't use sunscreens. Skin says no very loudly and aggressively when I do. Most of my freckles have faded now, at least on my face. Oddly not so much on my arms. Freckle tattoos strike me as being safer for the skin. No UV exposure needed! Tattoos fade. Even permanent black ones. I know mine that's nearly 13 years is no where near as black as it used to be. Kinda looks greyish now. These are done with semi permanent ink so in 10 years time I'd be surprised if you could see much of anything, let alone 20 years. And they aren't dark and bold like black line work so it would be easy enough to cover with make up with you want an even complexion. Like I used to do with my natural freckles when I still used cosmetics. To each their own. Your body, your skin, your choice, your consequence. Do what you want and hurt no one. The freckle appropriation comment made me laugh. I'm going to read that as being satirical. 🤣🤣
I get the upset reactions. As a 2000s teen with wide hips and a bigger butt it felt ridiculous to me when the BBL craze started. I was bullied for my figure because the early 2000s were still very much heroine chic and no curves. But overall, I think it's nice people finally recognise beauty in these kinds of things, especially because teens nowadays don't have to make the same terrible experiences.
I’m in a similar boat of I only get freckles when I’m out in the sun and I adore every time I have them. I love freckles and think they are a super attractive feature so it makes sense that others would also want them. I plan on saving up to get freckles tattoos because I feel more attractive and more confident with them. Just because you had a bad experience with one type of physical feature doesn’t mean no one else can like them. I have a beauty mark above my lip that I was self conscious about because I was a boy being compared to Marylyn Monroe, doesn’t mean no one else can get theirs tattooed.
It is one of my pet hates when people complain stuff they were bullied for gets popular, You need to stop thinking about yourself, you're not in high school anymore but other kids are and these freckles being embraced now means they might not get the slack for it that we did. It hurt us that we got bullied for it but we need to heal and embrace it and be sure to not let our pain make us sour about something that isn't doing any harm
I didn't have freckles when I was born, I spent so much time in the sun that I have quite a few on my nose and upper cheek area. I got a lot of guff about them, had people try to wipe them off thinking they were was fall out from my makeup, even had people remark on not seeing black people with freckles. Its interesting to see how the standards of beauty still continue to move the goal post. Honestly just do what makes you happy and be kind to others 🖤
i was worried this was gonna be like an anti-freckle tattoo video but glad to know u have some urself. i wanna get some one day i think bc i have/used to have very prominent freckles when i was younger, whether that was bc i was out in the sun more and they showed up more as a kid or what, but they're less prominent now and i miss my freckles cos i think freckles are the cutest things ever
I always loved my freckles! I was never bullied for them though (instead I was bullied for my protruding ears so instead I hated them) When you showed the healed freckle tattoos I really thought they looked so good and I would definitely get some done by that artist if I could. I can’t really understand why people are so outraged about these freckle tattoos. I know people also do rainbow or constellation freckle tattoos and I can understand that people might find that strange but with normal freckles?
As someone who has had freckles all my life, I don’t have a problem with freckle tattoos. They’re adorable! My freckles have gradually faded since I was a kid but they’re still here and I’m glad I have them! If freckle tattoos make someone happier in their own skin then that’s great! I was bullied for some of my prominent freckles as a child too but I don’t think you should ever push your own anger and frustration onto other people.
Personally I've been bullied for my freckles in the past and I still have them to this day. They are all over and on my sholders too. What rubs me the wrong way about freckle tattoos is the fact that they're only included on places what's considered socially cute and not all over your body. The second thing is, peeps probably don't realize they're trying to recreate someone else's skin. Now I for one do not understand tanning or wanting to look like you have different skin color. We all know it's pretty frowned upon in some cases and a really sensitive matter. So I don't get why people don't get the "yikes I'm probably being inappropriate for getting them" from this. I mean especially red heads can't help it and are always made into a joke of some kind because of what they look like.
i am sorry people have been so cruel to you. i dont have many freckles, but used to have mroe when i was younger, and in my opinion i dont understand why anybody wouldn't want freckles yknow? its kind of a "the grass is greener on the other side" kind of situation. but also i think an all over freckle tattoo would be a bit odd and super expensive, and the place most people see is your face. me personally i already have freckles all over my body but only a few on my face and i wish i had more. i have always found freckles so beautiful and always wanted more.
Calling fresh freckle tattoos ugly because they’re irritated and not healed is like showing someone in a nose cast right after getting a nose job and saying it’s botched
I used to get unwanted ‘advice’ on how to make my natural freckles go away, because they weren’t ‘fashionable’ to have. I had no control over having them, but I like having them. It kind of makes me happy to see people agree so much that they decide to get their own on purpose.
This right here is a mature response. Big props to you for not being salty about ppl getting them tatted now, even tho some dumbasses bullied you for your real ones. 👏🏻
That's so wild to me. I don't have any freckles nor have I thought about getting them tattooed but I've always thought they were stunning - wholly unique.
They actually said it’s “unfashionable” versus any other criticism? That’s kind of weird because until recently, freckles weren’t considered a fashion. Ugly, unbecoming, not cute, whatever, but to be told specifically “unfashionable” about natural freckles is bizarre.
@@NC4E I know my aunt specifically used that wording, so it's the one that stands out in my brain. I probably got all of those, lol. But she's VERY WASP-y, it would make sense if you met the woman.
I have freckles scattered across my body and I’ve always found them cute. I also have natural blemishes and redness - especially on my face - so when it gets a bit much, I like using a thin layer of foundation or concealer to tone done the brightness or noticeability - mostly with the redness. It helps a ton!
I have freckles and I don’t understand the argument about getting bullied for having freckles means other people can’t get them as tattoos. That’s like saying “you can’t get a breast reduction because I was bullied for having small boobs!” Like what?? Lol
As a tattooed person who also has freckles, when I first saw freckle tattoos years ago, I thought "well, this is silly. I was made fun of for my freckles, and now people are getting them tattooed intentionally?" but that was the extent of my reaction. They're not for me, but I have nothing against them. They look cute when they're healed, and if they make someone feel good about themselves, I'm all for it. It's still kinda funny though how things I got bullied for (big butt, freckles) are now considered mainstream pretty 😂
I can't wait for 'Ugly' to be a thing. 😄
I completely understand what you mean. I used to get made fun of for having thick eyebrows. now ppl tell me they wish they had my eyebrows
Never understood the freckles hate, freckles are so beautiful to me
I agree that people would make fun of it and I think it's odd people are getting it tattooed now. It'll cycle back out of fashion again and now they're stuck with it when they didn't initially have it? Like there's more to regret there since they chose to have them I feel like? I just feel more strongly about changing yourself for a trend thatll cycle out more than anything though I think.
Saaame, I had a bubble butt first two years of high school (before I lost a lot of baby weight,) and I definitely had that hourglass shape, and got teased for it…. Ugh
Honestly, I equate freckles/freckle tattoos to hair. People with curly hair tend to like to straighten their hair, people with straight hair wish they had curly hair. People with non-blonde or dark blonde hair dye it blonde/platinum, etc etc. A lot of us tend to want things we don't have and that's natural. So, if you want freckles, just do it safely and correctly.
It's easier to change hair than your skin, would you say the same regarding a black person, of course not. I think it's disrespectful to those who suffered because of it. Anything that causes suffering shouldn't be emulated.
@@tabbi888 - IKR whataboutus???
@@tabbi888 I have to disagree intensely. For one thing, I don't think there is anything good that *someone* at *some* point hasn't been ridiculed for. Also, not everyone with freckles was ridiculed. There are many comments here (including my own) from freckled people who loved their freckles. Also, emulation helps to change perception. When I was a teenager the idea of big butts and full, natural eyebrows were ridiculed and look at them now? Body curves, natural curls, were ridiculed. Now you're seeing all of those things all of the time and women are getting to feel so much happier and confident in their bodies because people started *emulating* those looks. If freckles are being seen more and more as a beauty thing (which they are, look how many high fashion models are heavily freckled these days), then maybe some people will get to look in the mirror and see that beauty for themselves that they never saw before. I was lucky enough to always love my freckles, but even though not everyone did, this doesn't mean others cant.
This exactly!!! You're right on the money
@@tabbi888 Don't compare having freckles to being black lmfao
as someone who has plenty of natural freckles, i literally see no issue with this. also i think being made fun of for freckles is mostly a thing of the past..i was born in 2000 and in school i was never made fun of for my freckles. if anything, by the time i was in high school they were seen as desirable. i think a lot of people w freckles are just trying to gatekeep honestly 😂
on top of that, if people were made fun of for their freckles in the past, why would they be mad that people are finally starting to appreciate these beautiful dots!? isn't it a good thing that kids of the future with freckles that they're seen as a beautiful thing that some people desire? 😂😂
I was born in 1998 but people were bullied when I was growing up but I really don’t mind the tattoos at all
@@thecatspajamasx2819 i think it might also be a regional thing. the area where i grew up had a tonnnnn of irish immigrants in the early 1900s so that probably contributed to the normalcy of freckles, thanks for sharing your perspective with me! :)
@@llbearlllmao I’m Irish 😭this was rural Ireland
@@thecatspajamasx2819 omg whattt that's wild 😭😭 it be ya own ppl i guess i'm so sorry this happened to u!! 😭🫠
I was bullied and made to feel so ugly for being super freckly. I used to hate mine so much. But I think it's lovely that people now want them. I feel like if I saw people getting freckle tattoos when I was a young I would have felt lucky to have them ❤
Which I do now, hence my user name 😂
I’m so sorry you had that to go through that my love ☹️🩷
YES! Exactly this, why can't it be seen as an overall positive thing?! Freckles are beautiful 💜
I was covered in freckles as a child. My sisters bullied me from them, but no one else. I lost most of my freckles since I dont go in the sun anymore. I got freckles tattoo about 2.5 years ago, and I still love them.
As someone with naturally big lips, I felt the same way when fillers got fashionable!
It's bittersweet to see some trait that I got bullied A LOT for, now being desireable. I'm glad, because life is hard enough to also be bullied for something you can't control 😢
Freckles looks amazing and to each, their own ❤
Bittersweet is a good description! My elementary and middle school bullies focused on my hairy arms, legs, and eye brows. Kids can be real nasty. A friend who went through similar issues as a kid pulled out all her eyebrow hairs and eye lashes in a freak out.
So it was real painful at first when thick, bushy eyebrows became cool. Why'd I go through all that crap for so many years? But really, the issue was never our bodies, it's the bullies need to inflict pain - and they'll use anything for that.
Big fake lips are made fun of, funky eyebrows same thing, freckle tats also get bullied bc it’s dumb, ugly
as a freckled girlie, i hated this freckle tattoo trend at first. thought "omg, they bullied me and now it is cute??" but then i thought about it. i don't need to have freckles tattooed on me, i already have them! that's a plus! now i'm also valuable 💪
I never had freckles, but being pale, I have a BUNCH of moles. 46 on just one arm. I was bullied A LOT for it. I felt humiliated by the dermatologist when she was rude about them when I got them checked - I hated them. If that turned into a tattoo trend, I wouldn’t feel upset, I’d probably just laugh. Like mentioned in the comments in this video, I wouldn’t understand why anyone would want them personally. But you do you boo. ❤
Same here. In fact, "beauty marks" were a trend of the past. Fake drawn on moles. My grandma used to tell me about this and how in another time they were seen as desirable when I'd tell her I didn't like mine
Everyone in my family has a lot of moles and I never thought about them or got bullied for them. Imagine my surprise when I realised that not everybody had moles!🤯😂 I was honestly shocked and in my late 20s🥲
This is wild. As someone who has a lot of freckles and growing up they made me feel unique I love this. I truly don't see the difference between freckles and microblading. Go for it! My freckles make me feel more confident and if its something you want, do it! Also, reading the comments am I the only one who's natural freckles don't go away or fade? I read so many people want their freckles back but mine have never faded and I'm barely outside! Me and the sun don't get along!
Yes same! My freckles always made me feel special, but then I only ever got praise for them. I feel bad for all of the people who didn't get the same experience I had, because I love freckles so much. Mine have faded and you can barely see most of them now that I'm in my 30s and that makes me sad because they were such a fun, unique part of my look. I make character art and often put freckles on my characters (including the one in my pfp lol) because I love them.
Very late response, but I think there are different "types" of freckles. As an example, I have darker & larger freckles on my arms. Those babies aren't shifting or fading. But I would get softer & smaller freckles on my face during the summertime if I got a lot of sun. The tattooed freckles usually remind me more of the latter.
As someone who is quite freckled naturally, it irks me a little since I was always made fun of for having freckles - so I totally get those comments. But with any other tattoo, it's your decision and you make your own choices.
I do however think they never really look super realistic, even when healed since freckles are so unique and it's hard to fake them. But maybe I've only seen bad ones
I don’t understand this though, so many ginger people get bullied everyday for being ginger… they don’t get upset that people are now dyeing their hair ginger. It’s the same thing 😅 let people do what they want
It's easy to change your hair with dye if you get teased for ginger hair, but it's not so easy to cover your skin when you have freckles. Usually most with freckles don't just have them perfectly placed on the face as it is with tattooing, they're usually everywhere all over the body especially the arms etc. I do think it's a slap in the face to those of us born without the choice. To me it's like black face, basically the same principle.
@@tabbi888I get the analogy, but the reason blackface is considered a slur has to do with privilege and context. Drag isn't a slur against women, because the typical performers (gay men or trans women) have less social privilege than most people who appear "femme." Ginger people may get bullied but I doubt they earn significantly less, get shot by police, etc. You're comparing apples and oranges.
@@itswaytoomucheffort5424 Hair dye isn't permanent. So not a very good comparison.
@@MoonMoonTM nor is tattooing fake freckles… so yes it is a good comparison
Love that one comment, "but who am I to judge" *is simultaneously judging*
Sometimes I get overwhelmed by all the opinions on social media 😂. But I truly believe in letting people do what they want within reason. (Like don’t put others in danger, etc)
as someone who was bullied for having freckles as a kid, honestly just like any beauty standard things change. i remember when i was a kid freckles weren’t cute and big thighs weren’t cute and all that but now it’s cute to have freckles and have big thighs so if things change. i don’t mind the freckle tats, i’d get it tbh bc i don’t go out in the sun enough so my freckles are veryyy not seeable if i’m wearing any makeup. i think people were freaking out because they had no idea tattoos get so red like that maybe? but idk
No problem with people getting freckle tattoos ❤
I do however have a problem with one beauty/tattoo artist tiktoker whom has been putting 🌈/LGBT freckles on her clients faces. They assume it is semi permanent ink, but it has been revealed that it is NOT 😮
Sid freckles look horrible on some of the ladies and they are essentially face tattoos without consent as the client is under the impression that they will fade with time.
i do feel a sense of bitterness towards them because i naturally freckle and was bullied a lot so its just this sense of it being unfair that i was bullied for whats now a beauty trend
I can see why a dermatologist wouldn’t recommend getting natural freckle tattoos. Dermatologist use freckles and dark spots to identify cancers so if you got a bunch of fake ones it could make recognizing a cancer versus a large fake tattoo. However, this can also be a problem with regular tattoos. While I think she could’ve been more tactful with the pictures she chose I think the doctor was coming from a good place. She was bringing light to the fact that this is a trend and that perhaps people should do freckles with makeup before jumping to a tattoo, regardless of how permanent they are.
And I think that perhaps you’re too close to the situation to look at both sides with as little bias as possible. You said that a)you had freckles as a kid; b) weren’t bullied for them; c)wanted them but not the sun and d) Got tattoo freckles cause you wanted them for years. All of these are fine, great even, but they have lead you to ignore that this is a fashion trend and therefore should be looked at from a trend perspective like the doctor was. You even said in your video that you didn’t think it was a trend.
I can’t say from personal experience that I had a ton of freckles, i had like 3. But I do remember growing up seeing freckles deemed as ugly, unwanted, and associated with being dumb or poor. So seeing people take these attributes that were considered ugly 10 years ago and getting them tattooed because they looked cute on someone else is… pretty jarring. So yeah, I’d rather see people use makeup to make freckles daily for like a month or 2 then get a freckle tattoo instead of just seeing them get it as soon as it becomes a thing.
I personally love the look of freckles, but would never get them tattooed on me just cause it would feel like I’m lying about how I look naturally. But that’s my opinion and at the end of the day none of this matters.
I agree. I haven't thought about check ups and I don't want freckles, but I certainly would have to consider that since I do go for regular skin check ups. It's good that perspective gets brought up for the small minority of us that actually need to consider it.
I think we can all relate. For me, it was big lips and a big butt and now that's the beauty standard 🤷🏾♀️ It's a constant cycle and eventually it'll fade out again. As long as people know that and are still happy with it, then you do you. I've always thought freckles were cute
I am a very mole covered person and always have been, and as a kid I had a huge amount of self consciousness there due to those stereotypical old women and witches with the "gross" moles in media (and I'm STILL self conscious of the ones that grow dark or coarse hair because of those depictions in my 20s!) Seeing people get moles, especially facial moles/beauty marks, tattooed makes me feel a bit more comfortable. Tattooed ones don't come with the raised texture and hair, and are always on the cute dainty side, but it still makes me feel nice knowing they're in vogue again. I hope all those people who were bullied as kids for their freckles can find some peace in freckles being fashionable these days.
In my experience with freckle tattoos, as an enthusiast of tattoos, I mainly see people who have freckles getting them. Either to fill them out or bring them back as they aren't getting the same amount of sun. At the end of the day, I've seen a lot more questionable tattoos that are trending, ie bite marks, freckle tattoos are harmless if/when done right.
When I was child I was relentlessly bullied over my natural freckles. I HATED them so much. My granny used to say they was a sign of Scots beauty (I am scottish) but that didn't help. I just find it bizarre that I was bullied for freckles and cause I wore glasses and now both are fashionable
I kind of understand where freckled people are coming from 😅I always had super defined, thick, dark eyebrows, and growing up that was considered... undesirable at best. And then it became the hottest new trend. Entire new products dedicated to replicating a look that for me was natural, and had once been considered unattractive. And I felt a little hurt and bewildered that, seemingly overnight, all that had changed. Yet still my brows weren't quite perfect, because they WERE natural, and other peoples replication of it wasn't 'messy', it was perfect. Symmetrical, deliberate, a perfected version, because they controlled every aspect of it. Because it was fake. It felt so weird! And kind of bad! And then... the trend declined.
Now its just funny. I know that someday another physical trait of mine is going to be popular for a few years, and then be discarded. And I realized that is true of literally everyone. A feature they hate is going to be popular someday; their figure, tooth gap, nose bump, eye shape, height, weight, complexion, voice. Hopefully when that happens, they'll just find it dumb and funny too❤So if you DO get freckle tattoos or replicate a natural 'feature' please have a little patience for all the people that DO have them; its a weird feeling and it can genuinely hurt a lil' bit
My Mum is in her late seventies and is amazed that people want freckles now because she always hated hers. I think part of the problem is that people who draw or tattoo on freckles carefully place them and have them evenly shaped and sized whereas natural freckles can be very haphazard: Mum has so many freckles that they almost join up and completely cover her face. I only inherited them on my arms and have next to no pigment on my face.
I was heavily freckled as a kid and only ever received positive comments about them. They're basically all gone now and I'm looking into getting them tattooed. I never understood why people got bullied for them. My family all have them growing up and they're super adorable imo
i grew up with freckles in the 2000s. i tried to hide them with foundation and try to fade them with lemon juice when i was as a kid(thank god it didn't work lol), until i was 16 and found them so cute and endearing. ive been trying to accentuate my freckles ever since. i LOVE freckle tattoos and freckle makeup and the recent love for freckles. i think we should embrace them and move on from the past, they're beautiful now and people that weren't born with them should be able to recreate them. ide love to get freckle tattoos because mine are light and really darken in the summer when my face tans but i wear sunscreen constantly now
I was made fun of for freckles (mildly, bulled much worse for other things) but I am all for people getting freckle tattoos! I grew to love my freckles when out of the toxic environment that is school, and I think it's great that other people love them, too.
I think natural freckle tattoos aren't what I am bothered by. There are some artists using tattoo machines to tattoo rainbow freckles. that are very much permanent and in my opinion don't settle in to the skin well and just look like a face tattoo more than anything. Id love to see your take on those. I also don't think people understand the permanence of those compared to permanent makeup. Not to mention they are not done very well.
So one of the things I was big time bullied for as a kid was the fact I had very light, almost white blonde hair. Kids called me "albino girl" and stuff like that for it. My hair has darkened to a more dirty blonde shade in my adult years, but it was that platinum (or whatever it's called) blonde color that so many people these days spend a lot of money on to get and maintain. I don't have any issue with the fact that people are artificially changing themselves to have what I got bullied for as a kid. I feel like people who do take issue with something like that are just bitter and have held onto the old hurts for so long they just assume that the people who get the freckle tattoos now are the same people who bullied people for freckles in the past when they have no way of knowing that. And even if they did, I'm of the belief that people are allowed to change and grow, and most do.
(I did have some freckles as a kid but not a lot and wasn't bullied for it compared to other things)
As a PMU artist I try to let everyone know that PMU is ALWAYS about trusting the process. I hate when people talk crap about a procedure when they know nothing about it
I’ve only gotten positive reactions to my freckles when I was little and now that I’m an adult introvert I stay inside too much 😂 I really want to get tattooed freckles to fill out what I already have!
I wasn’t exactly bullied but I was definitely mocked for having freckles (which I never understood, I always liked them) and I love freckle tattoos, I don’t have a lot of freckles on my face anymore but my arms are covered, so I’m planning to get them tattooed on my face in the future 🌞
i don’t think people realize tattoos are a trust the healing process thing, if you take good care of your tattoos, they’ll look good healed! (unless there’s some allergic reaction or other issue that’s unavoidable)
People who dont know tattoos just see a bunch of inflamed dots all over their face and assume thats what its gonna look like. They seem to forget the healing process is a thing that happens and it wont look that prominent anymore.
My honest initial reaction to the idea of freckle tattoos was to be a bit worried, because it seems like it might be the sort of body mod that insecure, emotionally immature people jump onto to meet the current "body trend" of the unhealthy fashion world, and then struggle with once that trend passes. But if they're only semi-permanent then literally no worries.
I think everyone can get bullied for anything now or even back in the day, so really, as long as the person getting the freckle tattoos love the outcome, I personally don't think others' opinions matter.
I follow someone who does freckle tattoos but instead of natural freckles they'll do stars, sprinkles, ect. That i don't understand. I don't mind people doing natural looking freckle tattoos. I too am like lauren growing up with them, not bullied, but now I'm not in the sun much they don't pop as much and i kinda miss em.
I love the look of skin that isn't perfectly "clear" (to use the word from the video). Freckles, birth marks, beauty marks, moles, etc. I have several beauty marks on my face, a splattering of freckles on my arms, and an odd number of moles pretty much everywhere. I love them and the character they give to my skin, especially my face.
It’s interesting to see the different perceptions of this “trend” from people with natural freckles.
I was bullied throughout my childhood for having dark circles around my eyes and droopy eyelids caused by ptosis (weak eyelid muscles basically.)
Now there are makeup trends like siren eyes which seek to achieve a narrow eye shape, and I’ve even seen people recreate sunken eyes and dark circles with makeup. I personally find it very flattering to see that the traits I was once bullied for are now considered beautiful by some. The faux dark circles do make me chuckle, but ultimately it makes me happy and more confident leaving the house without concealer around my eyes.
Maybe it’s different seeing your natural features tattooed on someone semipermanently as opposed to just replicated with makeup which washes off at the end of the day.
I have very dark, thick eyebrows. When I was a kid, I used to get bullied for them, and girls would make me let them pluck them at slumber parties (I never plucked them otherwise). Now, I still don't do anything to maintain my brows, and I get complimented on them all the time and people tell me they wish theirs were as full as mine. People fill in their own eyebrows with makeup and even tattoos to get eyebrows that look like the ones I was made fun of for in childhood.
I don't get mad at people for wanting full eyebrows. Do whatever you want. I like my brows, I always have, and it's nice that other people like them now too. To me, this kind of thing is just a reminder that physical beauty trends are fleeting. If you want to permanently alter your appearance, just make sure it's based on your own wants and not the current social trend. My friend overplucked her brows in high school and now they don't grow back and she's sad they're too thin. Another friend got eyebrows tattooed and now she's sad because she doesn't like the look anymore. Just be careful!
I got freckle tattoos the first time in 2015 and the online attention got so out of hand. People were being sooo rude about it and made so many assumptions about me. A buzzfeed article took my picture as well as a bunch of news articles and Facebook articles. That’s when I learnt the hard way your Instagram photos are not your property.
I want natural freckle tattoos! I've always thought real face freckles were so stinking cute, my sister gets them on the bridge of her nose and I'm so jealous, I get none! I can't believe that so many people were bullied for natural skin pigment (this goes for freckles all the way to skin color)
Changing beauty standards. But also, you're beautiful as you are! No need to get tattooed freckles. Just shine as your true self.
Btw, I love tattoos. Just not big on freckle tattoos. Beauty standards will change again and tattoos are permanent.
@dawnchesbro4189 thank you, that's so kind :) I haven't decided on them but thankfully if I do, they are semi permanent and fade away over time so if I change my mind after it works out.
I used to use lemon juice and sit outside in the sun to bleach my freckles when I was a kid because they weren’t cool then. When I was in my 20s, full coverage foundation was in style. Now that I’m in my 30s, I’m glad people are embracing their natural features more and I love when mine show up more in the summer.
Most people can’t even tell when freckles are fake or real. Let people enjoy things they want. I have natural freckles and I love when people draw them on
I had "cute" freckles across my nose and cheeks when I was little too and didn't really have any strong feelings on freckle tattoos, no one ever commented on my freckles, at school in Scotland they were the majority. However I felt a wee bit different about it after speaking to my mum - she has very heavy freckles and gets stared at/grabbed/touched (I'm sure lots of heavily tattooed people can relate) - I think it's hard for people who have lots of freckles to see a handful being so desirable when they're still treated as weird (although obviously not a reason to be unkind online about someone's skills and hard work)
I have SO MANY freckles and I've always hated them. Never bullied for them but I just hate them. I can't imagine ruining good skin for that. I would love plain, pale, freckleless skin.
Dont misunderstand, I'm not shaming anybody for their choices. Your body, your choice. Scarification would be "destroying" your skin more than freckle tattoos.
I thought the video from dr. Lee was going to be something offensive but brah.. she just reminded people to be more considerate if they decide to get freckle tattoo... How many people got tattoo they regreted and have to hide them??? This is ABSOLUTELY a trend and there are a lot of 18 something 20 something who are doing this without a lot of thinking. You can hide a ugly body tattoo but its much harder when it's on your face. I have seem many many cosmetic tattoo that use semi-perm ink and they fade looking like shit. Not all but i have seen enough to never want it..
Im covered in moles and other spots. Ive always had them, except I was lucky enough to not be exposed to the hate (at least not directly). From my perspective I wouldn’t see an issue with someone having freckle tattoos. Although if someone was bullied for them, I would understand why they would be confused or frustrated with the semi-trend
Freckles, moles and the such are all beautiful and make you unique. Overall, I think we should be happy that they are more accepted now.
I sympathize with the frustrations of those who were bullied over freckles..
That's ALWAYS what happens with beauty trends. In the 90s, Heroin chic was the look, so if you were curvy with large breasts and bum you were called fat. Then the 2000s came and curvy was in. Hourglass figures with large busts, slim stomachs thick thighs and large bums became the look and if you didn't have that, you were considered unattractive or less than.
It's the same thing with the freckles trend. People are now going to get them tattooed because they are in. But, just like with every trend, it will pass and something else will soon by considered "the look."
That's why inhate Beauty Trends more than any other trend out there. They always leave a huge chunk of the population feeling ugly or less than..
I was also teased for having freckles (and ginger hair) as a kid. Now as an adult who also doesn't go out in the sun very much the freckles on my face have faded and I've found that I miss them! I can definitely see myself getting freckle tattoos to restore where they used to be and also as a way of reclaiming something I felt insecure about it in the past. In the same way, my red hair has gone more brown over the years and I occasionally use henna to lift it back to the shade it was when I was younger because "being ginger" now feels like part of how I view myself!
Why do they use semi-permanent ink? If someone wants freckles why wouldn’t they want them done with permanent ink?
It’s so crazy to me that people have such strong opinions on things that they know nothing about! And then to have uneducated doctors and other tattoo artists spreading this misinformation. Spooky 😳
Dermatologists are the ones you go to do deal with the consequences of what you've done to your skin.. it makes perfect sense that they would want you to not do something to your skin that you might regret later, considering they see firsthand all the consequences of bad decisions with skin.
I was horrendously bullied for my freckles as a child. People can do what they want with their bodies but this "trend" needs to die.
I don't get the upset from those of us who were teased over our freckles as children. If anything, it's healing to see people embrace parts of us that were once deemed "imperfections" or "blemishes." The regular haters I understand - for every tattoo we get, there will always be three people waiting in the wings to whine about how it was an unattractive mistake.
I don't have freckles and so don't have any kind of personal experience, but honestly I think freckle tattoos look great when they're done well. The fact that some idiots don't know what they're talking about but will speak as experts on them . . . well, as you say, not even remotely surprising.
Thank you for another fine video, and for keeping us aware of the ignorance of the inkless! We'll do what we can to combat it! 😊
I always wanted a tiny little heart shaped freckle on my face. People that say “other kids used to make fun of my freckles 😡 now people are tattooing them and using makeup to get them ” are weird to me cause like, yeah kids make fun of everything. That’s like if I got angry cause I would get made fun of for having larger thighs as a kid and now it’s desirable or whatever. it’s not my business or problem, I’m grown. We gotta stop living in the trauma of other 6-12 year olds being rude, it’s not helpful lol.
Idk, people use makeup to do very accurate freckles. The same can’t be said for most types of tattoos. So I don’t think that’s a fair comparison.
I don’t watch her much anymore, but as someone who watched Dr. Pimple Popper’s RUclips videos for years before she got a TV show, I can pretty well guess why she has issue with freckle tattoos. One of the things she used to sometimes put up on her channel, and one of the things she did/does frequently at her practice, is laser tattoo removal. She had a lot of people come in for laser tattoo removal for face tattoos. And obviously that leaves a scar behind. Scar tissue leads to other skin issues. So she has a lot of experience having to deal with the aftermath of people not liking tattoos they put on their faces. While the tat is there it doesn’t really cause any issues, but from what I remember, once you remove it it’s just a whole cascade of issues. It hurts a lot to remove, costs a lot to remove, and leaves behind scar tissue that creates future skin issues.
So I think her being against freckle tattoos falls into the same category as her being against any sort of facial tattoo, which has been a long established position from her, and from what I can tell, dermatology as a whole. And then you add on the dimension of unlike other tattoos, you can easily mimic the same look with makeup. I think she’s misinformed on how long the tattoos last, but this isn’t a new position from her (I don’t recall her being a fan of any sort of permanent makeup) and I’m sure that there ARE people who will be tired of their freckle tats before they fade and go to a dermatologist trying to get them off.
People sometimes want what they don’t have, and can change it. It’s the beauty of this era we’re living in where we have personal choice and can customize or embrace anything we want, skin and hair, makeup and clothes, whatever. I appreciated this video!
As someone with a fully freckled face (and body) I find the trend (it is absolutely a trend) to be weird. Mind you, something no one talks about is freckle tattoos just use the youthful smattering of freckles across the bridge of the nose and cheeks, something seen has more innocent or young, so I'm still looked at differently due to my excess amount of freckles.
But this is absolutely a trend that's going to come and go. Like everything else there are outliers of people who have always wanted something or will get something when it's not on trend... but give it a couple of years.
I think people are getting upset also because it’s seeming to be very attractive people getting these tattooed on their face, and the opinion is that its ruining their face, when some people with terrible acne or scarring, etc. could never get this done properly. So few people have good enough skin to do this. I would but my acne is terrible it would look awful.
I have a big issue with skin picking, I've gone through CBT for it and still can't stop, so watching pimple popping/black head cleaning videos it's very soothing to see something blocked/crowded become "smooth" and empty and it actually keeps me so distracted and I'm disgusted but in a somewhat trance and not being able to look away it actually stops me from picking at my own skin
I don’t understand why everyone hating on Dr. Sandra Lee she basically said think before you ink what’s wrong with that. She didn’t say anything outrageous. You people are too sensitive this days.
If they're done right and NOT in rainbow colors, I loooove freckle tattoos!!! If I knew an artist who was (1) comfortable with tattooing the face, and (2) good at tattooing freckles, I would have already gotten them!!! I used to get freckles across my cheeks and nose as a kid and, just like you Lauren, i still have freckles all over the rest of my body. So i would absolutely love to get them tattooed on my face!! 🤞one day!!🤞
When I did makeup regularly I would do fake freckles all the time and people were always blown away that they were fake. Now that I don't do makeup often (or at all), Ive considered getting them tattooed because I love the look! I've always thought freckles were stunning, so why not lean into it!
I really like freckles, and i would love to get some tattooed in the future. My mom and i don't look alike so i somtimes use makeup to draw the same moles /freckles that she has. I find it pretty and the fact that i could (semi) permanently match with my mom is such a cute and fun thing! Love every video you do, your humour is amazing and my english got better thanks to you so i am really happy❤️
I saw someone do rainbow glitter freckles, and thought they were cute. Not for me personally, but let people do what they want with their own faces
Let's be honest. The tattoos get so much more hate than other tattoos because people hate women. It's on women. Just like the tramp stamp tattoo hate was slut shaming. It's a thing mostly women get and it's a video where mostly women were shown. So people judge so much harsher.
I've had issues with general facial marks, I had a constellation of beauty marks/moles I developed through agez 4-7 mostly because of staying in the sun a lot without the proper protection, so I often found people drawing on beauty marks as being ridiculous but it's small, yet significant things that make us different and give us charm, I don't see it as a trend much as I see it as uplifting the focal points, whether that be your face, arms etc. And freckles can be and have so many diverse placements, shapes and patterns, it's a shame they get reduced to an imperfection when we have bigger fish to fry as humans rather than our looks past, present and/or future.
I'm more disappointed in Dr Lee's statement bcs as an avid viewer of her show, seeing her perform procedures on an area that might be tattooed and she tries her best to avoid ruining that is affirming of a health practitioner but this was not it ..
Freckles are an inherited trait and not caused by sun damage. They can be activated by the sun but are not the same as sun damage.
Im ngl i came to this video expecting to see really bad freckle tattoos, but i think its cause i saw that first video on IG or TT showing all the freshly done ones. This completely changed my mind, i had no idea it was done with fading ink for one, and on top of that hadnt SEEN healed ones. Or maybe i have but they're so subtle you can hardly even tell, i think they;re dope and totally worth it if thats what you wanna do. Thanks for this!
I was never bullied because of my freckles, really no one said anything ever. Exept for that one little child i will never forget that came up to me and straight up asked me "why do you have so many pimples on your face?" and it was a genuine question 💀
i really dig the constellation freckle styled tattoos tbh
As someone who's had freckles my whole life, i love how they look under my tattoos and i want constellation ones on my face eventually
I think that Dr. Pimple Popper's point is that while many people really love and have always wanted freckle tattoos, the huge boom in interest can be classified as a fad. Same could be said with any tattoo design or piercing or clothing or the like. I think it was more of a warning to people who might not be fully aware of the risks, and also of the fact that it is a face tattoo. It's not something you can easily cover up the way you could a tattoo on a wrist or a leg. I love tattoos and think everyone should do what they want. But I also think there's nothing wrong with pointing out that the immense and sharply growing interest in this kind of tattoo is a fad. Tomorrow or next week the world could switch up the opinion and go back to hating freckles.
I have some freckles on my nose and for me it's struggling when they become more visible in the summer. l just don't like them. But it's my face and my choice to hide them. For others it's their choices and their bodies. If someone feels more cute with some dots on their face why not do that? I have no right to judge others'choices about their bodies the same as nobody shouldn't judge mine. Those hater commentators should have a bit more respect
My dermatologist noticed one of my tattoos (could tell it was new) and told me it was beautiful! It was for a friend that passed & If she had tried to shame me for it I would’ve never came back. People need to understand it’s ok to not like tattoos, but unless asked keep it to yourself because you don’t know what’s behind getting a tattoo for someone.
I was born in the early 90s and I was never bullied for my freckles growing up, I've pretty much only ever received compliments and praise for them. I honestly didn't realize this was a thing for so many people. Freckles are cute af and I think freckle tattoos look nice.
Im a tattooartist myself but these from this artist are WAY too red and are NOT gonna look good when ACTUALLY healed (2-4yrs after tattoo). Most ppl think its 'healed' after 3-6weeks, but hers rlly are made horrible, damn
OMG there is NO such thing as semi-permanent ink??? Wtf is wrong with yall??? Its just not tatted as deep, plus watered down, but its gonna stay
I don’t think it’s worth the risk of infection if it’s something that you’re going to cover with makeup anyway, but I’m sure there’s lots of people who don’t have the skill, or time to do freckles themselves when doing their makeup who would find it convenient to avoid that time consuming process. If you’re spending hours every week doing freckles in your morning makeup routine, or would really like to have them but don’t have the skill, or time there’s probably some value for you that is worth the risk. I personally just don’t think it’s worth poking tiny holes in your face for a temporary cosmetic change, because you’re risking the chance you get an infection that can do permanent damage. Remember that one girl who did her own freckles with ink she got on Amazon, I know that was a worst case scenario , but yikes.
I just don't really get the point of freckle tattoos because most of the people who get them end up wearing so much makeup anyway that they cover them up!
I have a few freckles and would love to get them enhanced, but I suffer from acne and have quite a bit of scarring. People would read more freckles as more blemishes if that makes sense. I think these tattoos only look really nice with clearer skin that does not make them look like "more spots".
I LOVE the look of freckles and my natural ones are very very light. With ANY makeup, they get covered up.
So somrtimes I like to try and add freckles back using a brow pen or I've tried a stipling brush in brown eyeshadow before...but they never look the way I want them to 😢
I don't think I will ever get over the look of freckles and sunburn blush. It looks so soft and pretty on everyone (yes, even men), and a ton of original characters I make have freckles. Not even just on the "ideal" splash zone of the face, but all over the body, on the forehead, chin, jaw, etc.
I have freckles and honestly, these people getting the tattoos... If it makes them happy and they aren't just getting it to fit in and keep up with other TikTok influencers, then awesome! Your body, your choice, and you aren't hurting anybody.
I have freckles and LOVE that people like them enough to want them tattooed! While I’m not planning on getting freckles tattooed I would like to get a beauty mark out back on my face that faded due to some skin problems. I had a little heart mole under my eye that I loved so much and I was so sad when it faded…
While yes i agree that the tattoo's at the start look odd, but they still look cool/pretty afterwards
I have tons of freckles. Used to get bullied a little but my uncle always called them angel kisses.❤
I would love for tattoo artists to come up with a way to tattoo my fleckles away
Found you through your H3 recap and have been binge watching all of your videos!! Loving all of it🫶
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I had a lot of freckles as a kid, I don't recall getting much grief, never gave them much either. Until I learned that freckles are a result of sun exposure (and genetics ofc) and sun exposure leads to skin damage and looking older sooner. I spent every waking second I could in the Aussie skin as a kid. I started avoiding it eventually, but the damage is done.
I know freckles are harmless but I can't help but see them as skin damage from the sun. Or at least a precursor to it.
I've been an indoor cat now for over 3 years coz health and get minimal exposure to direct sunlight, and when I do go out I cover as much as I can without overheating. I can't use sunscreens. Skin says no very loudly and aggressively when I do. Most of my freckles have faded now, at least on my face. Oddly not so much on my arms.
Freckle tattoos strike me as being safer for the skin. No UV exposure needed!
Tattoos fade. Even permanent black ones. I know mine that's nearly 13 years is no where near as black as it used to be. Kinda looks greyish now.
These are done with semi permanent ink so in 10 years time I'd be surprised if you could see much of anything, let alone 20 years.
And they aren't dark and bold like black line work so it would be easy enough to cover with make up with you want an even complexion. Like I used to do with my natural freckles when I still used cosmetics.
To each their own. Your body, your skin, your choice, your consequence. Do what you want and hurt no one.
The freckle appropriation comment made me laugh. I'm going to read that as being satirical. 🤣🤣
I get the upset reactions. As a 2000s teen with wide hips and a bigger butt it felt ridiculous to me when the BBL craze started. I was bullied for my figure because the early 2000s were still very much heroine chic and no curves. But overall, I think it's nice people finally recognise beauty in these kinds of things, especially because teens nowadays don't have to make the same terrible experiences.
I’m in a similar boat of I only get freckles when I’m out in the sun and I adore every time I have them. I love freckles and think they are a super attractive feature so it makes sense that others would also want them. I plan on saving up to get freckles tattoos because I feel more attractive and more confident with them. Just because you had a bad experience with one type of physical feature doesn’t mean no one else can like them. I have a beauty mark above my lip that I was self conscious about because I was a boy being compared to Marylyn Monroe, doesn’t mean no one else can get theirs tattooed.
It is one of my pet hates when people complain stuff they were bullied for gets popular, You need to stop thinking about yourself, you're not in high school anymore but other kids are and these freckles being embraced now means they might not get the slack for it that we did. It hurt us that we got bullied for it but we need to heal and embrace it and be sure to not let our pain make us sour about something that isn't doing any harm
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I say each to their own. I am heavily Freckled and still hide mine because of how much I got made fun of.
I didn't have freckles when I was born, I spent so much time in the sun that I have quite a few on my nose and upper cheek area. I got a lot of guff about them, had people try to wipe them off thinking they were was fall out from my makeup, even had people remark on not seeing black people with freckles. Its interesting to see how the standards of beauty still continue to move the goal post. Honestly just do what makes you happy and be kind to others 🖤
i was worried this was gonna be like an anti-freckle tattoo video but glad to know u have some urself. i wanna get some one day i think bc i have/used to have very prominent freckles when i was younger, whether that was bc i was out in the sun more and they showed up more as a kid or what, but they're less prominent now and i miss my freckles cos i think freckles are the cutest things ever
I always loved my freckles! I was never bullied for them though (instead I was bullied for my protruding ears so instead I hated them)
When you showed the healed freckle tattoos I really thought they looked so good and I would definitely get some done by that artist if I could.
I can’t really understand why people are so outraged about these freckle tattoos. I know people also do rainbow or constellation freckle tattoos and I can understand that people might find that strange but with normal freckles?
As someone who has had freckles all my life, I don’t have a problem with freckle tattoos. They’re adorable! My freckles have gradually faded since I was a kid but they’re still here and I’m glad I have them! If freckle tattoos make someone happier in their own skin then that’s great! I was bullied for some of my prominent freckles as a child too but I don’t think you should ever push your own anger and frustration onto other people.
I was never made fun of for my freckles, but Society called them blemishes while I was growing up, and that did something to me.
Personally I've been bullied for my freckles in the past and I still have them to this day. They are all over and on my sholders too. What rubs me the wrong way about freckle tattoos is the fact that they're only included on places what's considered socially cute and not all over your body. The second thing is, peeps probably don't realize they're trying to recreate someone else's skin. Now I for one do not understand tanning or wanting to look like you have different skin color. We all know it's pretty frowned upon in some cases and a really sensitive matter. So I don't get why people don't get the "yikes I'm probably being inappropriate for getting them" from this. I mean especially red heads can't help it and are always made into a joke of some kind because of what they look like.
i am sorry people have been so cruel to you. i dont have many freckles, but used to have mroe when i was younger, and in my opinion i dont understand why anybody wouldn't want freckles yknow? its kind of a "the grass is greener on the other side" kind of situation. but also i think an all over freckle tattoo would be a bit odd and super expensive, and the place most people see is your face. me personally i already have freckles all over my body but only a few on my face and i wish i had more. i have always found freckles so beautiful and always wanted more.