What Are the Most and Least Painful Places to Get Tattooed?

Wondering where to put your next tattoo? Let us be your guide.

Unsurprisingly, tattoos hurt. While everyone has a different threshold for pain, there’s no denying that getting your skin scratched with a needle isn’t like getting a haircut. For this reason, it can be a nerve-wracking experience. But, for anyone particularly susceptible to pain, or for anyone that is gearing up to get inked for the first time, there are things you can do to make the experience less eye-watering. It all comes down to whereabouts.

Some areas of the body are more painful than others to get tattooed. Generally, the least painful places to get a tattoo are where the skin is thick, you have a good layer of fat and fewer nerve endings. On the flip side, areas where you have delicate, thin skin will be more noticeable.

Here are our tried-and-tested most and least painful places to get a tattoo…