If you made it through the 90s without some kind of celtic tattoo or pop culture reference stamped across your lower back, you’re probably in the minority.
Because there’s a whole crowd out there with stamps that were instantly regrettable. Like this:
But if, like me, you miraculously escaped young adulthood unscathed, you might be finding the idea of inking up with a bit of body art appealing.
There are plenty of reasons to do it: to illustrate a significant health event you battled (and won) or to signify your divorce. To celebrate the empty nest, the birth of your children, grandchildren, your pets. To commemorate lost friends.
The Semicolon Project, a a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting people dealing with depression, anxiety, self-harm, and other forms of mental illness, encourages those who have considered suicide in their life to tattoo a semicolon on their body. Their message is simple: “A semicolon represents a sentence the author could have ended, but chose not to. That author is you, and the sentence is your life.”
I want to start with a subtle tattoo, an elegant, smaller piece that means something to me. If you feel the same, but need some inspiration, the following small, elegant and tasteful tattoos could be what you’ve been searching for:
1. Free.
2. The infinity heart.
3. Feather.
4. Moon.
5. Cat’s whiskers.
6. Interrobang.
7. Tiny branch.
8. An initial.
9. A bluebird.
10. Tree of life.
Top Comments
Tattoos are cheap and a bit painful to get put on. They are incredibly expensive and phenomenally painful to be removed (and it is an incredibly slow process), my small tattoos are prob going to cost over a thousand dollars to remove and with a session every 10 weeks, take months and months to remove, the ink is so thick and I have scar tissue. I thought I would like my tattoos forever. Nope. I would also recommend getting a tiny little tattoo mark somewhere hidden, to see if your skin copes with the process. Because you don't know until you get one if your skin is going to like it. Really never had anything as painful as tattoo removal, and I have given birth naturally four times. So. Really think about it, and test your skin type first! Some of the tattoos in this article are gorgeous and I love them but my skin hates tattoos and you don't always like what you like when you are younger when you are older!