Get A Your Start On Getting Your Flower Tattoo

Flower Tattoos Tattoos are the thing to get to decorate oneself. They are the ultimate fashion accessory. Tattoos are as popular with those in their youth in the 1960s and 1970s as they are with today's youth. Tattoos come in different designs.

A tattoo reflects one's personality. A tattoo can be only a drawing or just words or a combination of both. People may get just one tattoo or cover their entire body with tattoos including their private parts.

Flower tattoos have always been popular. Flower tattoos allow the tattoo to have a lot of curves and fine intricately woven lines and also look cool! Flower tattoos are also symbolic. Certain flowers stand for certain things. Here is a list of some of these symbolisms.

The Daffodil: Daffodils are attractive for their bright yellow color. They have been immortalized in poetry by Wordsworth as well. Daffodil tattoos though have certain meanings like deceitfulness, hope, regard and unrequited love. The design, style and shape of the flower give it different meanings. The daffodil is a symbol of the Madame Curie Society and American Cancer Society where it represents disease and hope.

The Daisy: Daisies are extremely colorful flowers. Daisies generally symbolize innocence but depending on the color, the meaning changes as well. A Michaelmas daisy symbolizes parting or farewell and colored daisies symbolize beauty.

The Hibiscus: Hibiscus symbolizes delicate beauty. The Lily: Lilies are highly valued in some cultures. In Chinese there is a proverb which says that when someone is left with only two pennies, one should buy a loaf of bread with one and a lily with the other. Lilies too have different connotations depending on the style and design of the tattoo. A calla lily tattoo symbolizes maiden beauty and modesty. A water lily symbolizes a pure heart. A tiger lily symbolizes bold love. A white lily symbolizes sweetness and purity and a yellow lily symbolizes flirting, deceit and coquettishness.

The Lotus: The lotus is popular as a symbol of separated love. Lotus tattoos symbolize love pangs. The lotus is also a part of several myths and it is always very symbolic.

Roses: Red roses symbolize romance, passion and unity. Roses are perhaps the most common choice of flowers for tattoos. Like other flowers, here, too, the symbolism depends upon the color of the rose. Pink rose tattoos symbolize secret love and desire whereas a white rose tattoo symbolizes simplicity and a yellow rose tattoo promise and jealousy.

Tattoos of rose buds symbolize innocence, youth and budding young love. It is also interesting to point out that a rose bud in general symbolizes the clitoris. The Sunflower: Sunflowers occupy a special place in Vincent Van Gogh's body of works. Sunflowers brighten up the atmosphere and symbolize a genial and jovial personality.