The back of your neck, just under your hair line, is a cute place to get a tattoo. Hide it with long hair and high-collared shirts, then show it off when you want to. Many people prefer a small tattoo in this area. A simple line drawing or symbol looks really nice here.
Of course, you can always combine your back of neck tattoo with a full back or shoulder tattoo to enhance and enlarge it.
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Tattoos in this placement tend to be moderately painful. It’s not the worst choice for your first tattoo placement, however!
Thigh
Best for: large tattoos
Pain levels: low
Potential meaning: unique, hidden meanings
Depending on the exact placement, a thigh tattoo can be incredibly sexual, alluring and mysterious! This is a great tattoo placement if you want a large tattoo design that’s easy to hide and in a mildly intimate place.
The thick layers of flesh on your thighs (particularly if you are a woman) keep the tattoo needle away from your bones, so the pain will be at the lowest level for thigh tattoos.
Calve
Best for: large, medium and flowing designs
Pain levels: medium to very high
Potential meaning: strength and connection to the earth
What carries you and keeps you strong? You calves (lower legs) are a good tattoo placement to symbolize what helps you put one foot in front of the other.
But calve tattoos don’t need to have any particular meaning. If you live in a sunny climate where your legs are exposed a lot, then a calve tattoo can just be aesthetical and for decoration. Small tattoos tend to look a bit out of place on your lower legs (consider ankles instead) so large and medium tattoos that cover your entire calf or a good portion of it are more popular.
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