Finger tattoos surged in popularity in the 2010s as artists found new and exciting ways to bring beautiful detail to the limited space. At first, this was a space for novelty tattoos, with a lot of tiny mustaches being tattooed on fingers (per BuzzFeed).
As the decade went on, however, the designs became more intricate. This is, in part, thanks to Cara Delevingne, who got an intricate lion tattoo on her index finger in 2013 (per StyleCaster). Other celebrities including Rihanna and Zoë Kravitz also helped make the trend popular.
Despite the rise of the super-detailed finger tattoo, many artists have warned against tattooing hands. Some artists actually refuse to tattoo fingers and hands altogether. Los Angeles artist Paul Timman is one of many artists to speak out against the practice. "Microscopic tattoos on the fingers will not work, they will not hold up, they will collapse and fall apart and look awful in two to three years time," he told Racked. "You will be stuck with a blob on your finger."
