@themindfultattooist: By popular demand - here's a video discussing what red ink looks like in tattoos after 20 years (or more)! I'm using myself as an example here. Now, everyone's different. Some folks will experience less fading of color over time, some more. But what I can guarantee is that most people will typically see a large amount of fading after 15 or 20 years or so! (For folks commenting, saying my colors look great after 5 years...5 years is a drop in the bucket in the life of a tattoo.) My whole purpose in this channel is simply to give clients realistic expectations of tattoos and how they age in the skin. That's all! #rosesandrivets805 #tattooartist #santapaula
what about brown ink or dark brown ink tattoos as an alternative to black ink?
2026-05-22 08:09:45
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Aelin_Nash_Spike :
Well shit. Got this last summer… what’s the life span?
2026-05-13 20:06:31
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Lizz Roxx :
the "lived in" look of tattoos is part of what makes having tattoos cool.
2026-06-06 10:59:30
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Dayanara🌺 :
Is it just in red tattoos or other colors as well ?
2026-03-28 08:15:30
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✨Soul Clarity✨ :
I have red that from 2007 on my ankle. It is still super bright & solid. I don’t know if it’s the type of ink that was used or if my body just likes red, but it still looks fabulous. 🤷🏻♀️
2026-05-26 17:01:51
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chia :
is there anyway to get touch ups for color tattoos? or will that overload the skin with ink and cause it to blow out?
2026-06-07 01:01:54
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MouseNGoose :
This is 20 years old!
2026-04-08 22:27:52
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Mattie :
I mean, I'm sure you're right but what my tattoos look like in 20 years is none of my business now lol
2026-03-22 16:26:44
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MJRDICK :
I had to get my flames Redone after about 15 years I lost all color
2026-03-22 16:52:45
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elis 🇵🇷🇨🇷 :
Do you think this will age badly :(
2026-04-18 16:34:57
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Nikki | The Ghoul Mom :
my very first tattoo was a set of cherries on the backside of my ankle I got it at 19, I’ll be 40 this year. They’re sooo faded even being on a spot that hardly gets any sun. I have no plans to cover them or get them touched up. It was my first one, it’s aging with me.
2026-03-22 16:05:56
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Tattoosbyrich_alchemytattoos :
Fun fact😁 red is the most photoreactive tattoo Ink we use so the pigment breaks down faster than any other pigment
Luckily, the inks have removed things like cadnium and iodine from red. So it is a little better with things like stevia, making the pigment 😁
I love your content
2026-03-22 16:19:43
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Jess :
No hate but hasn’t there been new development for ink (i genuinely have no idea if they actually continuously update the way they make the ink but that’s how almost how everything else works)
2026-04-22 14:45:20
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iamnotabrush :
This African Grey feather on my ankle was in honor of my Grandma. It is now 15 years old and I am religious about my sunscreen. I'm seriously considering touching it up because it means so much to me.
2026-03-22 16:57:42
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who,me? :
okay, hang on a sec...so you're this really cool tattoo artist AND an ultra runner? okay so you're pretty damn cool.
2026-03-24 20:51:10
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animateorange❌️ :
*me looking at my ankle flash tattoo done in the 90's * Oh, the red really is faded. Huh.
2026-03-25 14:09:46
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jmorgue :
This is 18 years old
2026-04-24 20:36:36
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strangealex :
I'm pretty sure that as time goes on, tattoo inks keep getting better and better in terms of quality. That being said, every tattoo is going to fade no matter the color; I say embrace it, because it tells the story of you 😁
2026-05-10 16:19:18
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❤️🔥Queen Succubus ❤️🔥 :
2001 tattoo. Never faded
2026-05-10 00:00:25
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Denise :
So, im almost 60 & just got my first tattoo (just black) & have an appt booked for my next one already. Im getting a birth flower bouquet (6 diff flowers). Im waffling btwn just black & color. Do i care what it will look like when im 80? Meh, idk.
2026-06-17 05:43:16
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RooBee_Doo💙 :
I was a hair stylist for years, this is even true for haircolor, red doesnt last. In hair, they say the red color molecules are larger and just dont hang.
2026-03-22 16:27:58
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Gnome :
Can you get it tattooed over again but in black if and when it fades??
2026-05-09 22:32:42
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anon888888 :
I am booked to get a tattoo tomorrow , if I go red will I be able to go over it in black later on if I don't like the way it fades?
2026-04-21 18:05:51
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