While thirty years ago it may have been surprising to see woman wearing visible tattoos, thankfully times have changed. An entire subset of the ink industry caters to tattoos for women.

Some people may still think of butterfly and flower tattoo when it comes to women’s ink, but the following gallery demonstrates that these stereotypical assumptions about female tattoo design no longer hold true.

Skull tattoo, dagger, or dragon are all fair game when it comes to a woman’s body art, and they don’t have to be a small tattoo design either: with sleeves and large chest tattoos just two placements gaining popularity for feminine tattoos.

This stunning tattoo gallery provides a taste of what is possible when talented artists’ attention is turned to applying ink to the female form. The tattoo shop is no longer just a site for men to get ink.

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1. Animal Tattoo Design

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Women have been getting animal tattoos for centuries. In fact, one of the oldest tattoos ever documented was a 2,500 year old deer tattoo discovered on the mummified remains of a Siberian princess.

The tattoos in this gallery demonstrate the variety of styles and approaches that are available to female tattoo enthusiasts. Photo-realistic lions, black and gray elephants and full color tigers are all represented here and these tattoo designs exhibit just how versatile and exciting animals can for a tattoo idea.