25 Unique Razor Tattoo Designs

Razors are often depicted in people’s tattoos. Either used by themselves, or as part of another image, the razor is a reminder that something very small can cut us very sharply. Their blades can slice through skin like butter.

Straight edge razors aren’t quite as popularly used as the used to be. In fact it was popularly utilized till later than the mid of the 20^th century. With the spread of HIV/AIDS alarm and awareness, men did not trust using this kind of razor due to hygienic reason. Then came the razors and blade which were easier to use and considered safer too.  This new tool phased out the older one. Now many people use this tattoo as a memorial to the earlier era  shaving tool. Plus it lends itself beautifully to be designed as a tattoo.

Types of Razor tattoo designs: You will be stunned to see the variety of designs and the other elements added to them. There are some awesome handles but also other motifs like webs, flowers, stars among other things.

Straight Edge Razor in Blue and Orange : This shows the evolutionary process that the razor went through from being elaborate and ornate to more streamlined and usable. The lovely use of colors and the three dimensional look adds to the charm. The handle seems to indicate a snake skin pattern. Plus you can see the button that shows where to press to open it.

Leaves and flowers with Razor Tattoo: This is done on a lady who uses the straight edge razor but decorated with feminine elements like leaves and flowers. Looks pretty and very picturesque.

Spider web with Razor Tattoo: Once again some detailed work on the handle along with the lines make it look good. The addition of the spider web on that shows that the blade must has been lying around for some time.

Dripping blood with Razor tattoo: This one shows the dripping of blood on  a razor that has blue and purple colors on it. It looks as if the razor is slicing through something that is not hard. As far as symbolism is concerned, one would believe that it is quite personal. Plus the addition of the German Cross adds to the lovely look of it.

Razor tattoo with Ripped Flesh: Since we are talking about razors whose main goal is to slash the one that makes sense. But it goes without saying that not many people have the stomach for ripped flesh tattoo since it looks kind of painful. The razor is shown as if it is slicing through flesh to reveal the insides. The detailed work on the razor makes it really good

Hip Razor Tattoo: This one looks great due to use of dark ink and the three dimensional effect adds to the whole thing. You can see that much thought has gone into it to make the handle look indented and protrusion of the  design that is on the blade. With some stars in the background this tattoo is really great. The only thing that we can talk about that is lacking in this tattoo design is probably the elements of fantasy as it leans too much towards reality.

Designs for Razor Tattoo:   Though not appealing to all,  you can see that straight edge razors make for fascinating designs for tattoos. This has been demonstrated by the examples above. With the variations in the elements that you can include in the razor tattoo, the choice for designs really expands. And you know that these are going to be the center of attention and something of a conversation piece, no matter what kind of design you go with. So research for yourself, discuss with friends and family members, think and think some more to come up with your own unique and individual shape, size and design to take on. More examples of Razor Tattoos have been shown below: