The popularity of the tattoo as a form of personal expression, he believes, is here to stay — even with a starting figure of $500. “Tattoos might be a little expensive,” Mahoney said.

A popular style of tattooing called "black and gray realism" has its roots in East LA's Chicano culture. It moved from California prisons in the 1970s to high-end tattoo shops worldwide.

Amanza Smith The Selling Sunset star debuted a face tattoo, which reads "invincible" in script and sits beneath her jawline, in April 2022.

Selling Sunset star Amanza Smith has surprised fans by getting a face tattoo. Posting to her Instagram account on Wednesday, Smith showed a video of the tattoo being done.