And indeed this is the case in more ways than one.
The story itself dates back thousands of years, having been told and retold through countless generations, and its latest iteration was first published by a French novelist in the year 1740. As if such a story was not “classic” enough, the story is best known in modern times as a masterpiece of both film and animation.
The story within the film is packed with messages and meaning, worthy of discussion for the wealth of nuance it’s packed with. For you, a Beauty and the Beast tattoo could simply be nothing more than a token of your nostalgia— of happier times during your childhood.
Perhaps it could convey a far deeper message that illustrates finding healing through love and the breaking of spells, or the profound ability to see true beauty in something that does at first appear to be so.
If you are a woman that sees the profundity and beauty in things that most others do not see, at least initially, Beauty and the Beast ideas may very well best convey the message of seeing beyond outer appearances and finding something truly meaningful through deeper connections.
It could otherwise illustrate an attraction to the wild, powerful, and dangerous. As a woman, you may have a fondness for the rougher, burly, and wilder types— as the story shows a beautiful young woman falling for a devilish horned beast with fangs, claws, a full coat of fur.
Either way, a truly timeless classic will never grow old as a tattoo design.