Butterfly Tattoos

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mong women, butterfly tattoo designs are hugely popular, and why not – they’re pretty! However, butterflies are more than pretty, they have meaning too.

In almost all cultures the butterfly symbolizes the fragile and temporary nature of life as well as freedom of the soul or spirit. In Japan, a single butterfly represents a young woman, while two butterflies represent a happy marriage. A butterfly with a torn wing symbolizes human weakness – we are not always as strong or right as we think we are.

There are many beautiful Butterfly Tattoo designs available. Don’t be afraid to get colorful and inventive with your design to make it uniquely you.

The symbolism of butterfly tattoos and the fact they don’t have to be “pretty” – why not black and white, for instance? – makes them an option for men too, as a lone tattoo or to add to the “story” of a larger tattoo.

Although butterfly tattoos are so popular, it’s a safe bet you’d be hard pushed to find two the same. A butterfly tattoo design is easily made totally unique by your choice of art work, color, shape, size and of course, where you put it.

The symmetrical shape of the butterfly makes it ideal for a center spot such as the top or base of the spine, or lower belly. Alternatively, you can mimic the flighty (or flirty!) nature of butterflies and have your butterfly tattoo somewhere random or surprising.

If you have space, you can go for a detailed butterfly tattoo design that makes the most of the complex shapes and patterns in butterfly wings.

For small butterfly tattoos, a simple, instantly-recognizable shape is best. This is pretty much the same way it goes in nature – tiny butterflies are simple, big ones have frilly edges and “tails.”

Another option is to have several small or differently sized butterflies fluttering in a line around a shoulder blade, hip or up the spine.

You can have plenty of fun with color – anything goes from feminine pastels to psychedelics, or fill in the butterfly shape with a pattern such as the stars and stripes or Celtic knots.

Of course butterfly and flower tattoo designs are perfect partners. The most popular is the rose tattoo but there are all sorts of flower tattoos with different meanings.

With butterfly tattoos, there’s really no excuse not to be original. Find a design you like and make it unique!