What’s a girl got to do to get a hickey these days?

Could this be the year hickeys make a comeback? (Picture: Getty/Metro)

For many of us, hickeys were a teenage rite of passage.

Fuelled by hormones and desire, a love bite used to be something to boast about at school.

Dark purple, misshapen, and impossible to ignore, some were worn like a badge of honour, while others were concealed with a large dollop of Maybelline Matte Mousse.

But somewhere along the way, I’ve noticed a distinct lack of love-bites around.

It was only when a friend of mine commented that she’d seen someone with a hickey on the bus — and described it as ‘chic’ — ...