I have a question for the guys out there, though anyone’s opinions are appreciated. What do you think about tattoos on females? Is there such thing as be too many? Are certain spots/designs considered not attractive? I’m asking because I’m considering getting another tattoo this summer. I have five already, and I’m pretty small, only 5’1". I’m only 26 and I don’t want to have too many, but at this rate (at least one every couple years) I’m going to have what i consider to be a lot by the time I’m 30. Unfortunately they are addicting. Though I do have a reason I want to get this next tattoo. I am going away to school this fall and have been wanting to do this for a long time. I wanted to get a tattoo to symbolize this huge event in my life. So what do you all think? Tattoos on females…yes or no?
I think tattoos on women are hot, but what I find even hotter is a woman who doesn’t give two shits about what other people think of her tattoos.
My fiance has several large pieces and some smaller, older ones. People have told us we look like a matched set, though none of our tattoos are the same.
Okay, I’m not a guy, but a 20-year-old girl planning on getting at least one tattoo in the next couple of years, and my question to you is – why does it matter what they think? It’s your body, your art. If getting the tattoo means something to you, get it. What men think on such a subject is not important – if I guy is not attracted to you because you have one too many tattoos for him, then that’s his problem. You should never make a decision like that based on the opinions of others, whichever direction their opinions might lean.
I’ll tell you right now you’ll get a number of guys in here telling you tattoos are gross and make you look skanky and “why would you want to mutilate your body like that?!” We’ve had threads on it before. IMHO, if the tat you want is meaningful to you and matters to you (mine will be a memorial to my mother, for example), then the opinion of a bunch of random guys on a message board should not even enter into the decision process.
I really like tattoos on women – they can be extremely attractive. How many is “too many” varies a lot for my tastes. Differences in size, placement and style all make a big difference for how many you can get and still have it be attractive. If you get too much of a mishmash of styles, it can become too much pretty quickly. But if they all tend toward either a single motif (e.g., Celtic) or a single general look and feel (e.g., light, curvy lines in cool shades), you can get quite a few before anything will look amiss.
YMMV, of course.
25 year old guy here. I think girls with tats are hot, generally speaking.
IMHO, they can look quite nice on women as long as they’re not on their arms. The only exception is thin, tribal art around the upper arm (which is so played out now that it’s not really even worth it).
My wife has a very nice tattoo of a claddagh & shamrock design on the small of her back (and her sister has a matching one as well). It looks really sharp, but I’ve always been a bit skeeved by things like a flaming skull on a woman’s bicep.
Thanks for the replies so far! Just wanted to clear up one thing though. I don’t care what other people think about it really, I’m just interested to hear what everyone’s opinions are. Sorry if my post came across otherwise. If it depended on what other people thought I would have stopped getting tattoos a long time ago. I even once had a guy behind me in line at a store talk about me with his friend because of my tattoos. Because of where mine are placed it is rare that all of them are visible, but on this occasion it was really hot out and they were all in plain sight. This guy was two people behind me in line and I could hear him saying “that girl has a really nice body, but she really ruined it by getting all those tattoos.” It took all I had not to turn around and deck the jerk! I’ve gotten three tattoos since then, so yeah what others think don’t affect my decision. I’m just curious to see what other people’s responses would be.
I’m a man and I really don’t like them. I just don’t find them aesthetically pleasing.
But that’s just an opinion; it’s your body and as you have already pointed out what I think is irrelevant in the end.
The odd thing though is that I wouldn’t be attracted to a woman with a tattoo initially, but that could change if I got to know her and really liked her. I’ve often become attracted to a women I initially had no interest in after getting to know her. Personality counts for a LOT.
Why just ask guys?
I’m female, and anti-tattoo, FWIW. If you get a tattoo every time you have a meaningful event in your life, you’re going to have a shitload by the time you’re 30, as you said. People that are okay with five or six might have a different opinion when you have fourteen.
I think they are tacky on males or females.
All time is lost time.
Depends on a variety of factors, not limited to placement, color, appropriateness (there’s something offputting about having “DEATH IS MY BIATCH” on your upper thigh, but maybe that’s just me), overall match of tattoo to person, etc. I usually don’t care either way, but then I am not your prospective partner:)
When it comes to “visual unattractiveness” in women, here’s my list, with #1 being the most unattractive feature:
- Fat
- Smoking
- Tattoos
IMHO, Tattoos look trashy on women.
hhmmm… I have mixed reactions. Brazilian girls very commonly have tattos… but almost always small and discrete tatoos. So I prefer discretion even if you have many… Big tattoos tend to turn me off. Naturally sexy places help more than too visible…
I don’t like tatoos on either men or women.
Of course, I am old enough to be your father.
Your OP definitely comes across as asking whether you should get another tattoo based on how attractive men find it.
That said, I’ve got one small one and I’m saving for a large backpiece.
I’m a man in my late 20s. I don’t find them aesthetically appealing. I’m married, but if I wasn’t, I don’t think it would keep me from dating someone, but I just don’t find them attractive. However, if it makes you happy, go ahead and do it. It’s none of my business as to what you decorate your body with.
I’m somewhere in the mixed category. I used to think, “never, absolutely not.” But I have seen a few on women that I thought were tastefully done. My ex-girlfriend called me up one day all proud of her first one, which she’d designed herself. It’s small and by her ankle, so not all that noticable. And we’re friends, so it wasn’t out of spite or anything. I think maybe I just don’t have enough experience to decide if it’s a complete turn-off or not.
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After a date this weekend I noticed one on the girl I was out with, but didn’t call attention to it. It was right over her tailbone, which seems to be a popular place to locate them. Is there any particular reason for that?
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“I always look for a woman who has a tattoo. I see a woman with a tattoo, and I’m thinking, okay, here’s a gal who’s willing to make a decision she’ll regret in the future.” --Richard Jeni
Seriously, though, I can’t wait for this fad of a big, elaborate tattoo just above a girl’s butt to go away. I love the graceful curve from the small of a woman’s back to her buttocks, and I think those tattoos rudely interrupt that curve. I don’t really object to small, discreet tattoos, though.
Best tattoo I ever saw on a woman was a little demon pushing a little lawnmower across the place where the young woman’s pubic hair used to be. 
I’ve met no less than three people with that tattoo (okay, they weren’t demons, they were just stick people drawings), and I’ve seen pics on the internet of several more. Seems to have become quite the cliche.
I don’t think just-above-the-butt tattoos disrupt that flow, if they’re fairly graceful, flowing designs. F’rinstance, my cousin got one of a fancy goldfish (lots of flowing fins and such) that looked really cool. Soft, rounded shapes work better there than sharp angles and straight lines for that spot.
I like tattoos that seem to fit the person, whatever the gender, placement, or design, really. I would hate tattoos on Dr.J, because he’s just not a tattoo kind of guy. I like the eagle on my dad’s forearm, I like the goldfish over my cousin’s butt, and I really like the bracelets on my coworker’s arms and the Celtic knot on the back of my boss’s neck, because they suit the people who have them. I dislike tattoos that have that aren’t-I-so-cool-with-my-trendy-skin-ink look to them. Loathe them, in fact. Those look like ass.