Star Tattoo Designs: Star Cluster Tattoo

Simple star cluster tattoo on girl's navel or hip.Most people are enthusiast of the star cluster tattoos. A reason for this could be that they have the capability to make an excellent choice. Some of the options open for are designing your own tattoo or you could engage the services of a low cost designer. Incase your friends are creative as well you can enlist their help.

The location to place the tattoo is also among the factors that contribute to personal expression. In case one might need to hide the design either for professional or privacy reasons it is advisable to use colors that are more elaborate. The size of the tattoo should also be small to make it easier for a person to cover it as frequently as they can, using their clothes.

The best locations for the star designs include the lower back, ankles and navel but this largely depends on the design.

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Comet Tattoos: Creative Shooting Star Designs

comet-tattooComet tattoos also known as shooting star tattoos is a popular choice amongst young and old people of both genders.  This is so due to its rich symbolism, meaning and the endless colors, styles and themes in which this design can be permanently inked onto your body.  Your comet tattoo can be made as unique as you are, and this can be determined by the extent of your ability for creative thinking and power of imagination.

A shooting star or a comet is generally a meteor or remnants of asteroids that are passing through the Earth’s gravitational belt.  Due to the effects of the Earth’s atmosphere, the shooting planetary or starry debris heat up and emits light, leaving a blaze of light its trail.  This makes witnessing a shooting star both a magical and rare event for residents of planet Read the rest of this entry »

Nautical Star Tattoos: A Safe Voyage Tattoo?

nautical-star-tattoosNautical star tattoos have some very interesting stories behind them.  They’re very stylish, yes, but they are also a major art form that goes back for at least a century.  It’s not a new thing, by any means.

Most people believe that the tradition of tattooing nautical stars started with Spanish sailors.  The North Star is, of course, a major landmark for sailors.  It was used to guide them home.  It’s thought that they began wearing nautical star tattoos to bring them good luck and encourage a safe voyage.  In modern times, though, the meaning behind the tattoo has changed quite a bit.

Today, nautical stars are worn often by the gay and lesbian community.  In times when homosexuality wasn’t widely accepted, especially for women, girls often got a nautical star tattooed someplace they could easily cover by day and reveal by night.  For instance, sometimes they got a very small one on their wrist and covered it with a watch at times that they didn’t want it to be seen.
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