| We started to see lower back tattoos about 20 | | | | creature or god, and can be quite empowering to |
| years ago, when girls and women stumbled onto | | | | have featured on your own body. |
| the new location as a way to show their | | | | Butterfly tattoos have always been a popular |
| femininity and express themselves. They are | | | | choice among girls and women because of their |
| easy to show off and really make a statement | | | | colorful beauty. The elegance of an intricate little |
| on an otherwise blank and broad expanse of skin. | | | | butterfly is such a symbol of femininity that it |
| There is no end to the supply of cute lower back | | | | seems natural to use it as a perfect design for a |
| tattoos that you can choose from when you | | | | tattoo. Tattooing a butterfly on your back is such |
| want your next tat. | | | | a cute tattoo, and the color motif you choose |
| Many celebrities use tattoos to show their | | | | individualizes your design. It's quite likely that no |
| personality to the world. Brandy sports a lotus | | | | one will have a butterfly tattoo quite like yours. |
| flower, Angelina Jolie has a Bengal tiger, Britney | | | | And finally, a word about the pain involved in a |
| Spears wears a fairy tattoo, and Aaliyah had a | | | | lower back tattoo. Getting a big needle stuck into |
| dove on her lower back. The list goes on, and I'm | | | | your skin over and over is naturally going to be a |
| sure you've probably seen tattoos in this location | | | | little unpleasant, but this is one of the most painful |
| yourself while out and about. It's been estimated | | | | locations you could choose. Because of its close |
| that 20% of women now have lower back | | | | proximity with the spine, you might have a hard |
| tattoos. They are an extremely popular choice. | | | | time gritting your teeth. Another disadvantage of |
| Tribal designs usually lend themselves well to the | | | | this location is the price. Since they are generally |
| natural flow of the female backside. Many are | | | | larger and require more ink, they are usually one |
| direct copies of ones that are authentically used | | | | of the more expensive tattoos to get. But when |
| to ritually tattoo clan members for tradition, | | | | all is said and done, if you're happy with the tat |
| religious reasons, or superstitions. Many tribal | | | | you've got then it was all worth it. |
| tattoos either feature or symbolize a mythical | | | | |