The mustache is sometimes considered the sign of a man. Some of the great men in movies have had some great mustaches. Sam Elliot, Bert Reynolds, Tom Selleck and Eddie Murphy are some of the most famous mustaches in Hollywood. Even some of great minds rocked a mustache for most of their lives. These men include Albert Einstein, Friedrich Nietzsche and Mark Twain to name a few. Many might say these mustaches hold a certain mystique or even a hidden power. Others might think it’s just a little hair on your upper lip. We are of the opinion that a solid mustache is hard to come by so when you see one, you must appreciate it. Not everyone is able to grow a good mustache so the second best thing you can do is to get a mustache tattoo.

Now most people aren’t willing to get a mustache tattoo on their lip. The nice thing about growing one is that you can get rid of it. A mustache tattoo would make that difficult. However, this doesn’t stop people from getting the mustache tattoo on other parts of their body. Maybe to invoke the power of the ‘stache. Whatever their reason is, we appreciate the effort.

In this post we will talk about the mustache tattoo symbolism and what it might mean to the person wearing it. It might not be associated with what you would think so that is why we will talk about some examples of the mustache tattoo representing other traits. We hope that by the end of this post, you have a better idea of what the mustache tattoo represents and why you were thinking of getting one on your body.

History of the Mustache

Not many things have gone in and out of fashion quite as often as the mustache. Hairy faces are loved and hated. It’s high maintenance but when done right, can look pretty damn cool.

There is nothing new about the mustache and facial hair. Since the beginning of time, men have shaped and sculpted the hair that grows on their face. It can be cosmetic but also extremely useful. The mustache and the art of shaping your facial hair has gone through phases and ebbs and flows of popularity.