Keep in mind that there are thorns on roses, and if you don’t wanna get poked, don’t mess around.
A flower tattoo can be of any flowering plant that is known to man. This information is key because sometimes bad artists just can’t make a flower. They will have the petals all wrong.
Not only that, they wouldn’t know how to make a hyacinth if you showed them. Don’t let anyone convince you to go to any cut-rate tattoo shop.
The flower is one of the most popular tattoo designs for women due to the fact that it represents beauty in the most elegant way. Flowers are for proms and weddings. Flowers are classy.
Not to mention, flowers smell great too. So why would you want anything other than a flower on your body? They can be done in so many creative and different ways that you can let your mind go absolutely wild.
Flowers have been a man’s way of starting relations with women for centuries. It has always been known to be a good gesture in many societies. Things have changed quite a bit, and a flower can simply mean that you wanted a flower on your body, nothing more. Don’t get caught up in the hype, be you.
A daffodil even can be your main focal point on a large mural tattoo. There are 3D tattoos now that can stand out among the others. Don’t let anyone fool you, these traditional tattoos are here to stay. Make sure you can find someone you trust to do a good flower justice. You don’t want to end up with a droopy lily on your thigh.
Flower design idea inspiration:
Popular blooms: – Orchids
– Carnation
– Tulip
– Peony
– Common daisy
– Dahlia
– Rose
– Lily
– Hibiscus
– Marigold
– Sunflower
– Cherry blossom
– Daffodil
– Chrysanthemum
– Bird of paradise
– Irises
– Nelumbo nucifera
– Hydrangea
– Dicentra
– African daises
– Magnolia
– Frangipani
– Water lily
– Lilac
– Buttercup
– Camellia
– Lily Stargazer
– Gladiolus
– Lavender
Even more ideas worth considering: – Falling petals
– Vases
– Bouquets and arrangements
– Memorial combinations with hearts, pocket watches, scrolls, etc.
– Fields such as sunflowers.
– Heads with or without stems, thorns or petals.
– Bow or twine with tags that surrounds a bouquet
Flower power! Oh yeah, I just had to say it and couldn’t help myself. How incredible is this three-dimensional, realistic rose flower placed upon the side of the leg. The red is so vibrant, while the darker black ink shading details really bring the individual petals to life. To make this body art piece even more realistic, look closely and you’ll find touches of white ink shading on the edges of the petals. All in all, it’s a brilliant example of how you can take the head of your favorite flower, ditch the stem and leaves, and end up with a beautiful tattoo.
When it comes to flower tattoos, you shouldn’t be limited to just stem blossoms or the classic flower bouquet inside of a vase design. Truthfully, some of the best women’s designs are the ones that go big on the level of creativity. This rib cage side of body women’s tattoo features a stunning bouquet of mixed flowers infused into an anatomical heart design. Small dandelion petals can be seen effortlessly blowing away as if the wind has gently made its presence known. Overall, this heart and flower combination is incredible cute, feminine and just stunning thanks to the various mixture of greenery.
Let’s face it, flowers are the perfect way to commemorate or remember someone or something special in your life. Here’s a wonderful and touching example of how you can use two rose flowers and center something significant in the middle such as a pocket watch in this design. Placed on the upper shoulder, this female design is beautiful and holds such a strong memorial meaning behind it.
Sometimes you just want to capture the beauty of nature without any meaning behind it, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Truth be told, tattoos are downright cool in the first place. They let you express your creative side and this flower under boob stomach tattoo is a brilliant example. I find this heavily shaded black and grey flower to be incredibly stunning and feminine. It’s the perfect example of how just a pretty design can look so elegant and graceful on the body.
I love this bird and flower bouquet combination which is beautifully placed on the shoulder of the back. This women’s tattoo features a very fine level of linework detail which can be seen in the leaves and bird feathers. The overall style has a sketched appearance that makes it a bit more feminine and heartwarming. Personally, I love the non-perfectionist and non-realistic approach to tattoos. It can show off more of the creativity and artistic passion rather than making the viewer get so focused on the minor mistakes.
When it comes to sleeves, ladies, and flower are the way to go! Here’s a bold, heavily shaded black and grey women’s half sleeve tattoo with a beautiful botanical theme. Note how the background features a darker shade to really highlight the white rose flower petals. To keep things interesting a darker flower and stem runs between the two larger blooms.
A huge sultry black widow is a really cool thing to add to your sexy floral tattoo idea. Make everyone squirm when they see the power of this gorgeous spider against the white flower. This is a really nice and realistic looking tattoo design. The gorgeous light that emanates from within the white flower is lovely and adds depth.
The center of the back is always a pretty and popular place for a women’s floral tattoo design. This gorgeous rose in pink and bold color really pops across the model’s frame. Roses can show beauty, love, romance, and lots of power as well through their strong imagery. Shown without the thorns, we are fully aware they are still lying beneath this realistic image on a rose.
The rib cage side of the torso makes for a lovely display of flowers. A line drawing in black is always a sexy look and the realism in this depiction of flowers is beautiful. Choose a flower that symbolizes your favorite things. Florals have all kinds of meanings so choose something that is best for your life and personality.
Wearing a tattoo just below the breasts is a nice place to display a pretty and balanced floral tattoo. Choose your favorite garden flowers. Here we see peonies in a black line complete with their leaves. Subtle hints of mandala shapes above and below complete the design and add to the harmony and balance of the overall image.
Lower arms are a popular place for women to tattoo flowers. This rose has an interesting array of techniques from the black bold lines in the leaves up to the ombre of blue then red and disappearing into the air toward the top of the image. Add a word or a name that means something to you if you are memorializing a friend, sister or lover that you have lost.
This is a gorgeous rose sleeve tattoo design idea for women. The palette is soft with the whites and pinks of the realistic roses. The subtleness of the green leaves peeking out from under and the dewdrops of water on the rose petals add to the beauty and dimension of this sleeve tattoo. The artist used great lengths to successfully portray a beautiful bouquet.
We have learned the phrase “diamonds are a girl’s best friend” but we also love roses. In this heavily stylized looking tattoo design, the roses are framing the huge diamond in the center. The palette is nice with reds, yellows and white. A lower arm is always perfect to display your favorite rose tattoo and of course, you would want to really show off this diamond in a conspicuous place.
Displaying a sweet bouquet of your favorite flowers under your breasts is a lovely place for a floral tattoo design. Make your design unique by choosing the flowers that are significant to your image. Flowers have a long history in meaning and symbolism so look up these things before making a decision on your design.
If you want to go large, the torso is a nice place to have a rose tattooed. Pink roses symbolize admiration and femininity. Seen here this beautiful rose is designed with realism and the illusion of three dimensional shapes in mind. The artist did an incredible job portraying realism in this lovely rose.
Peonies are a symbol of love, happiness and beauty. Here we see a sweet small design that is balanced with vining leaves. Flowers have long been beloved tattoo designs and peonies are a garden favorite to display on your body. They will be beautiful wherever you choose to place them.
Daisies are a Celtic symbol of innocence and purity and rosehips are part of the rose family. Displayed together with leaves and grasses, they make for a beautiful bouquet full of meaning and symbolism. Here they look amazing tattooed along the torso. The center of the back or a shoulder would be a lovely location for a tattoo of this size as well.
There are lots of ways to combine your favorite flowers into a tattoo. Here we see lovely black line drawing florals displayed in an open fan. The line work in the rope and woodgrain are beautiful representations. It is always good to know that your tattoo artist has reputation with the beauty of their work. Choose the right artist to make your perfect floral design.
Roses are typically used to symbolize love, romance and beauty. And different rose colors have different meanings. Choose your color wisely to go with your tattoo. Or simply choose to have them tattooed in a beautiful and sexy black line. Either way, you cannot go wrong with a floral rose tattoo.
This rose tattoo displayed along the upper hip has a unique and beautiful look. From a realistic red rose to roses seemingly constructed of fabric and lace designs, you can choose a floral tattoo with a lot of emphasis on technique and style for your own unique design. This tattoo is a sexy and feminine in its overall look. The bold color palette with only black and red make it very pleasing to look at.
Roses are one of the most popular flowers chosen for tattoo designs. Here we see a voluptuous and full rose at the center of the upper back just below the neck. Roses are beautiful and this is nothing short of that. A unique color palette make this appear almost like a charcoal and pastel drawing from the greys and blacks to the purples and blues.
Classic red roses are full of love and romance. This lower arm sleeve style tattoo is a gorgeous representation of the sultry deep red rose, used to symbolize love and passion. The deep green color of the leaves frame out these beauties nicely at the edges of the arm.
Women’s black line tattoos are gorgeous so what better way to wear a floral bouquet at your side? Grasses are lovely in floral design so don’t think twice before you add them! Their texture next to rosehips and flowers are a nice surprise for their interesting shapes.
The upper thigh is a popular choice location for a large floral design tattoo. Here we see a mandala in the background framing out the bouquet in the foreground. Garden peonies are a popular choice that often symbolize wealth and happiness. Add initials to the overall design if you have meaning to add to the overall image.
This lovely and boldly stylized rose framed with its own leaves is a very graphic looking black tattoo to place along the ribcage. Florals are very popular in the tattoo world often symbolizing specific meanings or people in our lives, perhaps even specific moments. They are also used as symbols of femininity.
This unique pink rose is done with a watercolor look of washed paint then highlighted and detailed with a strong black line to finish the tattoo. Worn just below the neck in the center of the back is a popular location for a rose tattoo to show your power, strength and feminine qualities.
Just below the breast line frames a floral tattoo with grace and power. It is important to bring a balance to the overall image in this location on a woman’s body. Our midlines are always important and tender areas and we want the most beautiful bellies. That makes a tummy tattoo very powerful on its own and should be the most beautiful thing to enhance our midsection.
Playing with elements of floral design and stylized shapes can bring some abstraction and playfulness into your next floral tattoo. Delicate lines flow beautifully alongside flora and fauna so consider adding them into a lovely shoulder tattoo. Simple color or lack of as seen in this black line drawing style is perfectly unique.
Even a simple black line tattoo of a rose offers heaps of femininity. No color is needed to bring the sweetness and romantic qualities to your tattoo design. Shown here across the torso, this tattoo is lovely in its intimate placement and imagery.
The upper arm is a pretty place to display your favorite flower in a mini bouquet style. The success of this design relies on the lovely gradual shading and delicate line work. The arms are a popular place to display tattoo work and wearing flowers on your arms are more interesting than clothing sleeves any day.
The full pink rose and crowning pink jewel really pop in there dimensional realistic look over the black line lace work in the flat background. Shown here on the upper arm, this gorgeous and unique design has a special and feminine look to it. The white in the rose adds sweet detail of texture and light.
A very popular floral tattoo choice is the classic red rose. Seen as a symbol of love, passion and romance, women love to display a red rose along the arm to be seen in all of its grace. This rose is complete with thorns and a petal is falling delicately.
This women’s flower tattoo based on flora and fauna, has a look of motion to it as if it is swirling along the lower belly. The lovely watercolor look adds to the abstract qualities of the florals and is then defined by some simple black line work for a finishing touch. This unique tattoo design is very feminine and sexual as well in its placement.
Flowers can say a lot when you tattoo them across your body. Roses are a popular choice and this one seems to be displaying a vibrational tone around its shape as if spreading the love to the universe. The palette is interesting using greytones and charcoal alongside a rich orange red color. The dewdrop looks about to roll right off the petal in its realistic qualities.
This feminine and beautiful women’s tattoo frames the collarbone and drips a key to her heart straight between her breasts. Feminine roses in pinks and soft reds combined with light green of the leaves, swirling lines and pretty ribbons add to the sweetness of this tattoo design for women.
Did you know sweet peas typically bloom on the longest day of the year in June? They also symbolize kindness and are softly fragrant. Their beautiful vines make them a nice flowing flower to add to the torso to frame out your own shape beautifully.
This is a playful design using a mannequin that seems to have a head of flowers or serves itself as a vase for a bouquet. This sweet little girl’s tattoo design is shown on the back of the arm. The size and sweetness of this image could be worn anywhere on the body and has a very feminine look.
If you are looking to have a large sized floral piece finished on your body, consider the side of your leg as a large canvas. Here we see the combination of realism used with a flat stylized and patterned background. This creates the illusion that the foreground and here a rose and jewels are popping right off the surface of the body. The swirling patterns add to the feminine qualities of this women’s tattoo idea.
Cola is a drink enjoyed on many occasions, why not used alongside romance and love as well? In this playful image we see red liquid in the coke bottle. This seems to give illusion to the black line drawn rose wanting to drink up the red of the Cola. Humor and play can be added through color alone.
Flower tattoos are popular and roses seem too often be the flower of choice though all flowers represent and symbolize different things traditionally. Using black in this design, the dark and light contrast seem to allude to these being white or pink roses. These lighter colors of roses symbolize purity, innocence and friendship rather than romantic love of red roses. Adding them to a vase in the design is a playful way to display them.
This white rose suspended upside down seems to demonstrate death. Of course the fact that it is hanging out of a human skull makes that a very strong suggestion! This is a bold design that looks nice along the stomach and ribcage. Romance doesn’t always go hand in hand with roses.
Peonies are a nice choice for women’s flower tattoos. They are one of my favorite garden flowers. Did you know that ant’s aid in the opening of the buds making it easier for them to bloom? Here we see peonies in a sleeve style design on the upper arm. They look beautifully real including the dew forming on their petals. Dewdrops are a popular addition to girl’s flower tattoos.
The black line drawing of these beauties look effortless. It is important that your tattoo artist will be able to create the look you want with your floral tattoos. Not everyone can make a flower look pretty or real. These roses are framing out the shoulder in all of their glory.
I am always drawn to hearts, especially human heart imagery. This is a gorgeous women’s flower tattoo design. The heart seems to be a vase for the wild roses growing out of the top. This tattoo image nestles comfortably between the breasts and frames out the image nicely being centered along the ribcage.
These peonies look beautiful along the hip. Floral tattoos are feminine and placement of them is important. Think twice before you place them immediately on your forearm or other obvious body parts. An intimate placement for flowers can be your ticket to floral tattoo success for years to come.
Pretty flower tattoo designs are easy to come by when you have a skilled artist to create them. Here we see a wash of color and the focus on line comes directly from the shapes of color instead, even the blank spaces become hardline in this rose tattoo design. Adding words, names, or dates can play an important role in your own unique floral tattoo design ideas.