TATTOOING IS BECOMING COMMON AMONG ARMENIANS
Support A1+!Tattooing in a Yerevan beauty salon simply requires 5000 drams and boldness. And yet specialists state that only the youth representatives aged 20-30 wear tattoos.
Sergey Kechechyan, a specialist from the “Elsap” Centre, says girls usually wear tattoos on their backs, and boys - on hands and chest.
Armenian youth attach a great importance to tattoos, whereas Europe highlights its beauty, Sergey told A1+.
In his words, boys mainly order crosses and animals, and girls – flowers, butterflies and various ornaments.
When they attend beauty salons they mainly ask specialists for advice. According to him multi-colour tattoos have recently come into fashion but Armenians prefer one-color tattoos.
The specialist states that tattooing is painful and pains last for a week. He pointed out that boys frequently have bare girls tattooed on their bodies.
It is noteworthy that beauty salons charge different prices for tattooing. According to our data, temporary tattoos cost 5000 drams and permanent ones – 8000 Drams per 1 sq. cm.
