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Orchid Tattoos can be an interesting and beautiful body art if you are looking on getting floral designs. It is not as common as rose, lotus or lilies so you can have a unique tattoo if you choose to have this. However, it is as equally gorgeous and sophisticated as the other flowers mentioned and meaningful in its own way.
Orchids are in fact, the most passionately cultivated flowers in the world. As tattoo designs, there are tons of varieties to choose from in various shapes and colors. Cattleya is the most popular of its kind and it's the classic corsage flowers. In terms of symbolism, orchids have long been symbols for exotic and mysterious. They are known to signify romance, extravagance and the desire for intimacy. The wild orchid was universally a symbol of fertility. In China, the orchid is a symbol of perfection while in England, the purple spots on the petals were said to represent the blood of Christ.
With the flowers' natural beauty, orchid tattoos can look magnificent whether they are inked small or large on the body. The placement to consider for this tattoo theme are shoulder blade, lower back, lower stomach, foot, and even ribs if you are looking for design on a large scale. It looks better if tattooed with colors to make it more realistic; however, there are some tattoo aficionados who choose to have orchid tattoos inked with just black outline. It really depends on the design you choose and how your tattoo artist will execute it on your body.
I suppose the most important thing to consider when choosing a design to permanently display on your skin is the first R which is "reason". What is the reason for getting this tattoo? Are you getting inked because your friends have just gotten a tat or are you getting this done because they want you to join them? Obviously, this isn't a very good reason because your friends may come and go but the tat is forever! Are you getting a tat because you want to infuriate your parents or your spouse? Again, this is a pretty lame reason because once you have accomplished your mission of angering the parents or spouse you will find that you may be stuck with a design you don't like and the joke will be on you! Are you getting the tat because you think it looks cool?
Well, that is a little better reason but remember this, one day you will be 70 or 80 years old, how cool will it look then? Don't get me wrong, the right tattoo on a 70 year old still looks good but you get the idea...think ahead. Is the reason that you are selecting this tattoo image because you are trying to make a spiritual or political statement? Actually, that might be a good reason provided you feel enough passion for the statement you're trying to make with a tattoo.
The second R is "research". It is not likely that you are going to stroll into Cadillac Jack's tattoo parlor and discover that perfect design that you've been searching for high and low. To find the tattoo image that absolutely expresses your reason and resolve will require some research, you're going to have to do some digging for a design that is unique, artistic and professional in appearance. There are many free websites and there are some paid subscription services that boast of tens of thousands of designs, some of them updated regularly. There are various magazines you can purchase that might give you an idea. Whatever venue select the one element that is common to them all is your time and effort - research. It may well be important for you to invest financially in the research if you want to arrive at a satisfactory choice.
The final R is "risk". Yes, as popular as tattoos have become around the world you still have to be willing to do all in your power to reduce the risks. One of the risks is that you might be disappointed with the results. It is very important that you examine the work and ask for references when deciding on the tattoo artist to hire. Another risk is the risk of diseases. It is your responsibility to find a tattoo service that uses up to date hygienic methods of sterilization. It's kind of like dining establishments, if it looks and smells dirty I usually walk away assumng that the kitchen can't be too much better! This is very important, don't choose a tat artist who cannot demonstrate his/her expertise in the art and safety of tattoo work.
The most important permanent eyebrow tattoo images you should be viewing are not the ones that are featured online but the portfolios of the completed procedures done on clients at the clinic where you hope to get your cosmetic makeup done. You need to focus your attention on real images of real people who have used the services of the same technician or cosmetician you will be using. You also need to focus your attention on pictures of women who have a similar skin type as yours and, if possible, on ladies who have a similar hair color, bone structure, face shape as your own. Why? Because a permanent eyebrow tattoo will look extremely different on a woman who has olive skin and dark hair than a woman with fair skin and blond hair, first because the pigment will react differently with the skin type and because the colors of the inks or tints used will be incomparable on someone who is fair compared to someone is naturally darker.
The brow is a facial feature that dictates how our eyes will look because they frame the eye and also the arch or curve they have will affect how out overall face appears, such as if we look happy or depressed or permanently frightened, if the arch is too high. So the second most important images you should be directing your attention to are those that allow you to decide, with the help of your cosmetician, technician or tattoo professional, which shape is best for your bone structure. This is not as simple as it may sound especially if you have not much left of your original or natural brow shape. Where to get such ideas for shape and style of the curve and arch of the brow? The best places to find such designs is not in a magazine but on your own face. Stand back and look in the mirror and draw a design using a stencil, especially a pre-crafted kit that has a shape that matched your bone structure. When you have tried two or three shapes, then you may even take a picture of the best one and take that to your cosmetician and decide if that can be recreated to be permanent in a tattoo.
The permanent eyebrow tattoos that are most successful are those that follow the natural bowline that you were born with. If possible dig up some old photos of yourself and try to recreate that shape, taking into account that you may need to make a little thinner if they were originally very full or add a little if they were naturally sparse. Remember, you are your best image. Your own brow will be your best design, your best stencil. Forget models. Forget internet images of beautiful Asian women with delicately slanted eyes, and forget trying to have the best eyebrows of the top super models. You will be happiest with a set of permanent brows that was crafted based on your own best features.
