Celebrity Tattoos, Celebrity Body Art, Designer Tattoos

The more you understand about any subject, the more interesting it becomes. As you read this article you'll find that the subject of celebrity tattoos is certainly no exception. From the early 1990's on, there has been a huge increase in the popularity of tattooing among the general public in North America and Europe, a trend that has since spread around the world. Celebrity tattoos are becoming more and more visible and socially acceptable in mainstream pop culture these days. Angelina Jolie recently voted most sexy woman has plenty of tattoos and is probably the most famous and desirable celebrity with tattoos in Hollywood. Her tattoos to date consist of tribal dragons, a Thai tiger, and various Latin sayings across her shoulders and arms.

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There are different types of celebrity tattoos such as tribal tattoos, star design tattoos, angel tattoos, cross
tattoos, wings tattoos, maori tattoo symbols, dragon tattoos, phoenix tattoos, butterfly tattoo designs, fairy tattoo
designs, swallow tattoos, lion tattoos, sun designs and symbols, Celtic tattoo symbols, kanji tattoo symbols, haida tattoo symbols, tiger tattoos, rose tattoos, heart tattoos, zodiac tattoos, skull tattoos, flower tattoos, crown tattoo designs, pinup girl tattoos and eagle tattoos.

This surge in popularity of celebrity tattoos began in the 1960s. Lyle Tuttle the forefather of American tattooing
tattooed Janis Joplin. Time was when tattoos were the preserve of those on the fringes of society but now it is not uncommon to see celebrity tattoos. Even super models such as Kate Moss and Sarah O'Hare strut around flashing their body art on the cover of glossy magazines or on the cat walk.

Actor Johnny Depp ranks as heavily tattooed for his caliber of talent and breadth of acting work. His tattooed arms are as often painted to be blank flesh as left with their own tattoos showing and incorporated into the character.
Vin Diesel is covered with a mix of modern tattoos styles, as befitting an underground government secret agent in
the movie xXx. The character he plays agent X has one full sleeve, one partial sleeve, chest work and tattoos on
his stomach.

Some other examples of celebrity tattoos:

Britney Spears - Singer, actress has tattoos of a fairy tattoo on her lower back, small daisy circling second toe
on right foot, a butterfly leaving a vine on left foot, flower with Chinese symbol for mystery in middle on lower
stomach. 3 Hebrew characters on back of her neck, a pair of pink dice inside left wrist (changed), small star on
her right hand, red & pink lips on wrist, a black, white & pink cross on lower hip... She also has pierced belly
button & right nipple.

Jessica Alba - Actress has flower and ladybug on back of her neck, Sanskrit character for lotus flower on her
wrist, a bow tattoo on the small of her back.

Teri Polo - Actress has a large tribal style lower back tattoo, crescent moon & star on back of left ankle, symbol
on left breast.

The information about celebrity tattoos presented here will do one of two things: either it will reinforce what you know about celebrity tattoos or it will teach you something new. Both are good outcomes.

Penelope Cruz - Spanish born actress has the number 883 tattooed just above her right ankle.
Jessica Biel - Actress has small dove tattooed on right side of her stomach just above her bikini line.

Carmen Electra - Model / TV personality has her wedding date "Eleven XXII" tattooed on the underside of her left wrist.

Lindsay Lohan - Actress has words "La Bella Vita" tattooed on the top of her right butt cheek, a small star tattoo
on inside left wrist, the word "BREATHE" on the other wrist

Anna Kournikova - Tennis star born in Moscow, Russia has a large tribal inspired design with stars on her lower
back.

Victoria Beckham - Former Spice Girl has 5 stars on her lower back -one for each family member, husband's
initials DB on the underside of left wrist, Hebrew script on her upper back that reads "I am my beloved's, my
beloved is mine", others...

Norah Jones - Soul, blues, and folk-based pop singer has star shaped tattoo located on her lower back.

As vampire slayer BLADE, Wesley Snipes has tribal blackwork on his arms, chest and back, as well as the sides of his head and the back of his nect. Pamela Anderson had her arm tattooed for real with a barbed wire armband for her role in the movie BARBWIRE. Following her split from husband Tommy Lee, (who is heavily tattooed) she had the

"Tommy" tattoo on her finger edited to read "Mommy" in reference to her two sons. She also has tribal tattoos on the small of her back and a tattoo on her ankle.

Musicians have traditionally enjoyed more freedom than actors when it comes to body art. For movie stars having to transform into a different character each time they shoot a movie can be limiting especially if they are playing historical figures. But that has not stopped a lot of actors from getting tattooed in very visible places.

Historically rock stars were renowned for getting tattoos. The band Red Hot Chili Peppers are an example where the band members have a well-developed collection of tattoos. Singer Henry Rollins began his tattoo collection as the lead singer of Black Flag. Eminem continues to add to his tattoo collection but some critics have claimed that it will inhibit him if he wants to play a bigger acting role. Eminem's tattoos are a combination of a style that is typical of Hip Hop and R&B artists such as Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent and Pharrel.

Of all the celebrities with tattoos sports stars tend to sport more tattoos than most especially basketball
players. You can be big in sports and be tattooed, but the clean cut type still seems to be favored amongst Madison Avenue advertising gurus.
tattoos have served in many various and diverse cultures as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love,
punishment, amulets and talisman, protection and as the marks of outcasts and convicts.

Those who only know one or two facts about celebrity tattoos can be confused by misleading information. The best way to help those who are misled is to gently correct them with the truths you're learning here.

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