Subtle-but-painful white-ink tattoos are the latest trend gaining momentum in Hollywood.

Actress Lindsay Lohan and supermodel Kate Moss have both gone under the needle and now sport designs which are barely visible on the skin.

Lohan's has the word "Breathe" inscribed on her wrist in white ink.

The 23-year-old Mean Girls star had the tattoo applied as a permanent reminder of her asthma attack on New Year's Eve in 2006.

White tattoos require a higher quality, thicker ink to be injected into the skin using a very sharp needle and the ink often needs to be applied several times because it is not absorbed into the skin as easily as black ink.

Although white ink is designed to stand out on its own, the it is prone to fading — especially when frequently exposed to sunlight.

Supermodel Kate Moss has a trail of white-ink hearts up the side of her body, according to Daily Mail.

Moss already has a collection of black-ink tattoos, which includes a small heart on her left hand, a crown on her left shoulder and an anchor on her wrist.

Keeping Up with the Kardashians reality TV star Khloe Kardashian has jumped on the white tattoo bandwagon too.

The youngest member of the Kardashian clan headed to a tattoo parlour in July, en route to jail for her drink driving conviction, and had "KK" inscribed on her wrist.

SOURCE - www.ninemsn.com.au - Published 15/09/2008