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Rose Tattoo Designs – Many Meanings
April 2, 2009 – 9:16 am -
Without a doubt rose tattoo designs are the most sought after tattoos throughout the world. The popularity of the rose has been linked to romantic connotations that the rose has between lovers.
Every woman appreciates a bouquet of roses or even a single rose from their lover as a token of their love and affection. The red rose in particular is the most popular color and relates strongly to romance as well as sexual relationships. To other people the rose may have other symbolic meanings.
For example it is claimed in folklore that both Aphrodite who was the Greek Goddess of Love, and Venus who was Aphrodite’s Roman equivalent, revered the red rose. The red rose has religious connections and is symbolic of the Virgin Mary. The people who claim to have witnessed a vision of Mary say that her appearance is always accompanied by the smell of roses.
If you are a man and you are considering rose tattoo designs, but are reluctant because of the romantic implications, don’t worry - many masculine guys wear rose tattoos, as a reminder of departed loved ones or some other special meaning. Some creative guys have even incorporated the rose into a multi-image tattoo such as a snake curled around a dagger that’s embedded in a rose bush.
English Roses
Here is a bit of history for you! Do you know why a beautiful English woman is typically referred to as “An English Rose”? Well it is related to some of Shakespeare’s writings where he refers to the red rose and compares his love (lady) with a red rose in the line, “O my love is like a red, red rose”.
As well as having a romantic connotation the rose is also reflective of more aggressive situations, for example, the image of roses are the family symbols of two of England’s famous and feuding families – the Lancasters (whose Family emblem is the red rose) and the Yorks (whose coat of arms is made up of white rose).
In addition to this one of Britain’s dominant political parties, the Labor Party, is symbolized by red roses.
Guns ‘N’ Roses
Another more masculine use of rose tattoo designs involves the 1980’s rock band ‘Guns ‘n’ Roses’, The members of the Band were well known for their hard rocking music and lifestyle yet they all wore tattoos incorporating the image of the rose albeit with tattoos of guns. As a result many fans both male and female emulated the band members by getting tattoos with images of guns and roses.
Rose Tattoo Designs – Selecting The Color
The color of a rose has significance and meaning, so before you commit to a particular design you should choose the color that best represents the symbolism of your tattoo.
A red rose embodies the conventional color choice and exemplifies beauty, love, bravery, passion and romanticism
A red rose bud constitutes a symbol of pureness and loveliness
A dark red rose stands for unconscious beauty
A gold rose represents accomplishment
A pink rose bespeaks friendship, appreciation, grace, happiness and gentleness
A light pink rose symbolizes understanding and sweetness
A white rose conveys sinlessness, innocence, silence, privacy, reverence, humbleness, youthfulness and charm
A yellow rose personifies joyfulness, happiness, jealousy or an apology
A lavender rose intends fascination
A coral rose symbolizes desire
A blue rose represents impossibilities
A black rose traditionally represents sorrow and death
For those considering having rose tattoo designs, but are concerned that the design does not reflect their true way of life or image, consider some of the historical facts regarding the rose and feel comfortable with having a tattoo incorporating a rose in the design.
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Steps for Getting a New Tattoo
March 31, 2009 – 1:05 pm -
It is a lot of fun searching through many different tattoos. The look of tattoo that you decide to go with will be your own personal preference but there are many different tattoos that are common more than others. For instance, a celtic cross tattoo is much more popular with a male than a red rose tattoo that is very popular with females.
Choosing colors for a tattoo design vary and all depend on what you like. Butterfly tattoo designs don’t necessarily have to be colorful, but can also be purple or brown as there are many different meanings with colors. Styles of the tattoo designs will change also depending on the type of body art.
A skull tattoo will tend to be in larger format with bold dark colors, while a dragon tattoo design will have many pieces and dark colors. A rose tattoo can be any different colors, shape and size.
Choosing a place on your body is part of the entire process. Your tattoo can be put anywhere on your body and some people will go overboard and place a tattoo in odd places such as; the top of the head, under the neck, on fingers, feet and many other places you can think of. What is popular for women might not be as popular for men, such as women love to have tattoos placed on the lower back, upper back or on the ankle, while men tend to have tattoos placed on the upper arm, shoulder or back. It is about style and person preference that matters. You can not go wrong with placing your tattoo, it doesn’t matter where you put it.
As you can see, the choice of tattoos are endless and finding the right tattoo for you may seem like a huge task but of course there are resources that you can use to look for your tattoo.
The internet can be a great place to start your research as there are websites related to tattoos all over the place. There are many galleries and pictures that you can look through to get a better idea of what tattoos are available. Most sites will try to sell you templates of designs, which might be of good to take to your tattoo artist.
If its too hard to find a unique tattoo on the Internet, you can always go to your tattoo artist and ask for a sketch of a tattoo that you may be thinking about. Having your tattoo artist do this will cost more but may be worth it in the long run since when a tattoo is put on it will cost much more to have it removed. Be sure to spend a lot of time looking for your tattoo and search through as many different designs as possible as it will help you make a decision.
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