Hollywood Tattoo Lovers Blog

Butterfly tattoos are very different by style and size. Usually tattoos of insects are not very popular, but this can’t be said about butterflies and dragonflies. Just like with amphibiotic creatures – we don’t tattoo them very often, but still we can find a lot of pictures of gecko tattoos. Butterfly tattoo goes right next to tribal tattoos and tattoos with stars and crosses. A lot of women choose butterfly as their first tattoo design.

A butterfly tattoo is very sweet and feminine but has no excessive sentimentality. It is a perfect choice for a first tattoo, because it imposes no responsibility. A small good-quality butterfly tattoo on your ankle or shoulder can accentuate your natural beauty and individuality.

In general, butterfly tattoos have a lot of meanings, it all depends form the person and its culture. Below we give you a short survey of the most wide-spread meanings of a butterfly tattoo:

• It’s a symbol of rebirth and transformation. All slow and ugly caterpillars turn into beautiful creaturesIt can be a symbol of undergoing a new stage in life
• It also can mean freedom
• In Christian culture a butterfly means a human soul (according to Greek translation)
• Some peoples deem it to be the symbol of luck
• Ancient Aztecs thought that butterflies are the souls of the fallen soldiers

There are some popular ways of tattooing a butterfly. For example – a butterfly can be combined with the elements of tribal style. Tribal tattoos with butterfly are usually done in black ink or it can be a colored tattoo with black outlining. Such tattoo is usually placed on the waist, because this way it is easier to show the symmetry of the creature. Moreover, any good tattoo looks great on women’s waist. But you should always consider other variants, too, maybe you’ll find the one that suits you better.