Color For Your Feminine Tattoos

There are two ways women usually go when choosing the colors for their feminine tattoos. Most women choose feminine colors or girly colors such as soft pinks, reds and some blues, or they can choose stronger and bold colors that stand out more. Choosing a more feminine color makes the tattoo choices harder, because most designs do not look good with pink and baby blue colors. These two colors do look great together and would look good on any feminine or girly tattoo design.

Most colors can become feminine by making them lighter or softer. Even dark colors can look feminine by making them lighter than normal. Lighter purple colors look good on feminine tattoos such as most flowers and butterfly tattoos. A strong and bold color would be darker colors, reds and black. These can be used with lighter colors and still give you the feminine tattoo you are looking for.

Neutral colors you can use on feminine tattoos are medium colors, such as orange, yellow and green. Even a darker pink is bold and yet is still very feminine. The color you choose for your feminine tattoo will make all of the difference on how girly your tattoo will be. Colors are very important to the design of any tattoo but most people still opt for having an all black tattoo or black outlined and shaded design. Be sure you look at other feminine tattoos before you choose which color you will go with so that you know that the color you have chosen will look good on your design.

It has been almost two generations since the only place most people saw a lady with tattoos was at the circus. Women have embraced the body art in ever-increasing numbers, especially in the last two decades. Actresses, models, rock stars and other celebrities all have multiple tattoos, and it is hard to say at this point whether they started this trend or are simply following it.  Feminine tattoos are fun because they can run from the lacey and frilly, silky and gossamer, to leather and steel.  Femininity is in the eye of the beholder and anyone taking a look at today’s hottest tattoos is sure to get an eyeful.

They are many tattoo patterns that fall within the scope of traditional feminine tattoos. This type of art is marked by either sensitivity to female characteristics or its overall ascetic appeal. Some common themes are flowers, butterflies, cats, stars, the moon and diamonds.  Fairies, dolls, and cartoon characters are often used as well.

Flower tattoos can be arranged in patterns like a tribal design or left alone.  A single rose on the inside of the wrist is a strong statement all by itself as is a lotus blossom on the shoulder.  An English garden of flowers can be twined around an arm or a bunch of cabbage roses can bloom on a slender ankle.  Ivy can twine through toes, and an ‘airbrushed’ urban daisy can decorate a lower back.

Butterflies are not exclusively feminine tattoos, but they come close.  They can be exquisitely delicate or bold and glamorous. Butterflies can be intricately drawn with complex patterns or script inside the wings. Wings can be pert and short or long and draped. These can be done with moderately pastel colors, bold colors or a combination of both.  If pastel colors are used on the butterfly, they should not be used on the background.  Also if you use soft colors they might eventually fade causing you to need to redo the tattoo.

Cats can be cute — think soft furry kittens or sleek character cats wearing a top hat and tails.  A black cat with wild green or gray eyes can stand with the fur on its back raised on your shoulder while a cute sleepy kitty naps on your ankle.

Moon and stars can twine around your wrist or a huge diamond on your belly button.  Fairies can be the most fun although they are a complicated form and require a good body artist.  Again both bold and pastel colors can be used and fairies with well-drawn limbs, delicate facial features and butterfly wings can hold their own even against very complicated backgrounds.  Dolls can be the delicate china variety with a dark background for contrast on your shoulder or rag dolls dancing in a ring around your bicep.   Favorite cartoon characters can be drawn in childlike representations on your lower back, shoulder or arm while with a sly wink; these tattoos can be added to less innocent places.