For some time now, freckle tattoos have been all the rage, adding a sun-kissed edge to our otherwise tired faces. But now, Michigan-based cosmetic tattoo artist, Jessica Knapik, took the trend a step further.
At first, her dotted tattoos look like regular freckles, but upon closer inspection, a hidden star sign is revealed. Tagging it aptly as
“AstroFrecks”, Knapik uses cosmetic tattooing to apply natural looking freckles in the shape of your astrology sign’s constellation.
“It’s a cute, personal, secret way to connect your sign and the universe to your body,” she told Dazed & Confused Magazine. “I’m super into metaphysical things; astrology, crystals, setting your intentions, and I’ve been getting more into tarot. Really all of it relies on moon phases, seasons, planet position, and kind of thanking the universe for the things you already have, while also asking for things you may need in your life. So around the end of 2017, late one-night AstroFrecks popped into my head,” she recalled.
“All my clients are so diverse,” she added. “All ages. Every kind of person you can think of, from many other states too. A lot of people love the astrology aspect, but I also get a lot of girls who want freckles because their moms or grandmas have them and they find them so beautiful but they naturally just never got them. I’ve heard back from my clients that their moms and grandmas look at their faces and say, ‘Oh my gosh they look just like mine!’ And that is the highest compliment I can think of.”
Take a closer look!
