Tattoos on Women a Turnoff, New Survey Finds

by Erin Donnelly (Subscribe to Erin Donnelly's posts)
Posted Jul 13th 2010 at 11:45AM

Megan Fox shows off one of her tattoos in a strapless dress. Photo: Getty Images

Tough break, Angelina.

As we previously reported, the actress just confessed to getting a new inner-thigh tattoo as a token of love for Brad Pitt, but according to a new British survey, 47 percent of men find ink on women a turnoff (cough, Michelle McGee, cough), the Daily Mail reports.

Maybe next time stick with a nice box of chocolate?

The Ask Jeeves survey also found that 38 percent of women aren't fond of men with tattoos, according to the paper. (We make an exception for David Beckham.)

And it seems, it depends on just who's sporting the stamps (phew, we're not alone).

According to the poll, 55 percent of adults saw Amy Winehouse as looking worse with her tattoos, while just 17 percent said the same of Megan Fox. Hmmm....

Of Brits aged 16 to 44, 29 percent reportedly have a tat, though 23 percent of those who have gone under the needle say they regret their ink.

"We have noticed an increasing number of our users asking Jeeves about tattoo removal services and about the various ways to get rid of them," spokesperson Nadia Kelly tells the Daily Mail.

"Tattoos are obviously more popular than ever and we get enquiries about the latest designs or to look at those sported by celebrities.

"But it does suggest that this is one of the things that seems like a great idea at first but which many come to regret when they grow older."

Hear that, Miley?

Meanwhile, see which product Angelina Jolie uses when she wants to cover up her numerous tattoos.

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Filed under: Beauty, News, Skin & Body, Celebrity Beauty
Tags: amy winehouse, angelina jolie, ask jeeves, celebrity tattoos, megan fox, surveys, tattoo removal, tattoos, turnoffs

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Alicia, 7-13-2010, 7:10PM

I call bullsh*t. I have three tattoos, with plans on getting more, and no shortage of men who find them and me attractive. I somehow doubt Ask Jeeves did a really good job of screening their study participants and since most of the people I know who still use Ask Jeeves are older, I'm gonna bet their information's slanted.

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exoticdoc2, 7-13-2010, 10:03PM

The article could easily be accurate. It says only about half find them a turnoff. You are the type who likes tattoos and obviously you would likely hang around with like-minded people. Personally, I find tattoos a big turnoff and most of the guys I know think likewise. Again, we tend to hang around with people of our own type. To me tattoos are mars on an otherwise beautiful body. The human body does not need ink buried beneath its skin to be attractive.

p0sseman, 7-13-2010, 11:45PM

Jeeves never asked me. I am an older user (begin collecting Social Security next week) and I like tattoos on women as long as they are not prison tats. I could, however, be a little prejudiced since I have several tats myself (and plan on at least one more)

Mark, 7-13-2010, 9:13PM

I'd rather see tats than armpit hair............

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Rocketeer, 7-13-2010, 11:50PM

You can get rid of armpit hair in a few minutes.
Tatoos last a lifetime and become a permanent reminder of you stupid you were when you were young and impressionable.

Mark, 7-13-2010, 9:15PM

HEY! AOL! DOES THE COMMENT FROM fdvgfda;fjd HAVE ANY PLACE WITH THIS ARTICLE? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR POLICING POLICY?

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Rick, 7-13-2010, 9:21PM

I'm sure all those men find you attractive.How many are going to have you meet his mom and dad and marry you.

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littlemissr17, 7-14-2010, 4:26PM

Considering I haven't finished college yet, no one's marrying me anytime soon if I have anything to say about it. As for how many have had me to meet their parents? Well, I've never not met the family of a man I've dated and I don't feel the need to be acquainted with the mother of a guy who hits on me in class.

rick, 7-13-2010, 9:23PM

I hate tattoos on men or women, but particularly on women. Why would an attractive woman, permanently deface herself with "artwork" that she would never hang on her wall and which will fade and color shift over time? Tatts are not even attractive when freshly done by the best of tattoo artists. Horrible trend (craze). If anyone franchises tattoo removal and takes their stock public, try to get in on the ipo and hold for the biggest growth story of the next four decades.

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Alicia, 7-13-2010, 9:49PM

Considering it's a practice millions of years old, I don't think it's a "craze"

Leila, 7-13-2010, 9:55PM

Horrible "trend"? I guess you better tell all those tribes that have been tattooing for thousands of years that they should end this trend of theirs. We have been tattooing for over a hundred years.

First of all, I am very proud of my tattoos and would hang each on my wall as you put it. Second, not all people with tattoos go in a shop on impulse and get whatever on their skin. Mine happen to be in memory of my mother. Tattoos are another form of self expression. By the way, ear piercing began with gypsies and prostitutes. Why don't you guys stop permanently defacing your ears with holes. You people are very judgmental and completely ignorant about the entire practice of tattooing. It is art and whether you choose to like it or not is up to you but calling people "unevolved" is absolutely uncalled for considering that the people that started tattooing thousands of years ago didn't have practices that purposefully put toxins into our bodies on a daily basis. (read botox, silicone implants, etc.)
@lena: people are not getting hepatitis from professional tattoo artists. Stop being naive. You don't get hepatitis from a professional doctor giving you an injection, do you? A good shop is a clean and sterile just like a doctor's office.

lena, 7-13-2010, 9:24PM

nothing is more beautiful than clean unmarked skin. tattoos are disgusting even in the Jewish religion it is deemed wrongful to mark the skin,,,now it comes out that it is also unhealthy and risky..tattoos are so ugly and people who get them have no class it is a sign of being low class and unevolved. no one woth any class has these also many have hepatitus from this practice

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Alicia, 7-13-2010, 9:49PM

Actually, tattooing at a clean, reputable parlor is an entirely safe practice if you're healthy and of age.

allenschroeder3, 7-13-2010, 9:24PM

Defacing your body has only become a female fad in the last ten years, and was bound to run it's course. There's very few Amy Winehouses in the world, (thank goodness), and a new "clean" look will eventually make the Dennis Rodmans and Tommy Lees of the world disgusting oddballs as well.

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rwachm, 7-13-2010, 9:30PM

TRAMP STAMPS

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Carl, 7-13-2010, 9:40PM

Usually the women who wear any tattoos are the fat and ugly ones in my area of Florida..What a turn off to see so many unsightly fat ugly women wearing the tramp stamps..

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Patty, 7-13-2010, 9:46PM

There is this fat girl at work who has them all over her. She makes it a point to show everyone when she gets a new one. These are not little hearts or butterflies. They look so gross. I can only imagine what she is going to look like when she is 80 years old. I think they look horrible on women. It just looks nasty and cheap. Everyone at work especially the men thinks they are ugly.

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frank, 7-13-2010, 9:48PM

Tattoos have been around for centuries and have always had those who liked them and hated them. But that is the same with everything if you don't like it don't get it if you get it know that you should like it and make it something that will not be shameful to you in the future.
My unicorn and rose tattoos are single color since I have no need to take other colors and they are as nice today as when they were done 27 years ago.

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Jim, 7-13-2010, 9:52PM

Women with tattoos look like street-walking TRASH as far as I'm concerned. Hey, ladies, you want to look really BUTCH? Just go get a tattoo! It's about as feminine as a woman hanging off the back of a Harley hog with a cigarette dangling from the corner of her mouth...........NO THANKS.

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Medicated Pete, 7-13-2010, 9:55PM

This is true. Most men hate tattoos on women because they usually get really bad ones. Usually girls get oversized tattoos on the wrong parts of their bodies. Tattoos on the ankle, upper back, and behind the neck are all fine. The tramp stamp was ok for awhile but most girls took it too far. Just because it's a cool drawing on the board doesn't mean it will look good on their body when they actually get it.
The worst places to get a tattoo are on the breast (looks like a birthmark or skin condition), belly button, and up on the shoulder like a guy. Best bet is to not get tattoos at all. They are usually ugly, too big, and ruin an otherwise hot body.

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