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Alluring Belly Button Tattoos
Belly button tattoos are a very personal and private tattoo that is perfect for women.
They are sensuous, and delicate because they are surrounding an erogenous area, and in a small spot that is enticing and sexy.
Choosing a Belly Button Tattoo gives you the opportunity to show it off by wearing low-slung jeans or pants, and short tee-shirts, or keeping them hidden for your own pleasure and that of your partners.
A belly button tattoo is usually a simple design that is somewhat circular to match the area they encircle. Sun and moon, or stars are common belly button tattoo design.
Other popular choices for Belly Button Tattoos are pictures that appear to leap up from the belly button like a wave, or dolphin, or shooting stars and fireworks.
Delicate Belly Button Tattoos are often created with thin vines that encircle the belly button, and small flowers. Symbology is popular for belly button tattoos, and mythological totems or icons make a good choice.
Points to Consider When Choosing Belly Button Tattoos
There are a few things to keep in mind when choosing a belly button tattoo. The first thing is stretching skin.
Over the years, your belly may stretch for child birth, or weight fluctuations, and the artwork can become distorted, or sag.
That’s the best reason to avoid a large belly button tattoo. Smaller art will stand up to the rigors of life and changes in your physique better than a belly button tattoo that covers a large area of your abdomen.
Disadvantages of Belly Button Tattoos
Even though fleshy areas of the body are usually less painful places to have tattoo work done, the belly button is not one of those. While there are no bones nearby, the belly button itself is very sensitive and getting a tattoo there will be painful.
It is important to note that while it takes some dedication to get a tattoo in that area, the pain only lasts as long as the actual application, and Belly Button Tattoos are best served small, so it doesn’t take long to create them.
Overall, only the very center of a belly button tattoo is more painful than an average tattoo. The outer edges will likely be far less painful because of all the flesh in the abdominal area.
Unless you choose a large, spread-out design that approaches the hip-bones, you are likely to have less pain when getting the outer areas of your belly button tattoos.
One way to avoid any harsher pain is to select a belly button tattoo design that surrounds, but does not come close to the center of the belly.
Floral, vine and ribbons that encircle the belly button are good examples of such artwork since no coloring inside the circle is required, it will hurt much less.
Avoid stupid statements with your belly button tattoos. There are many belly button tattoos using the anatomical looks of the belly to create a rear end type of joke.
These are funny at first, but remember you will be living with this on your body for a long time. Jokes stop being funny after awhile.
Choose your belly button tattoo with a thought for the future, and consider how your mate or children may feel walking on a beach with mommy sporting an embarrassing picture on her stomach, or having to avoid wearing revealing clothes because what you thought was funny at first, now made you feel self-conscious.
Favorable Points for a Belly Button Tattoo
Tattoos placed in the abdominal area fade less often than those on the arms because they are exposed to sunlight less. You won’t have to get your belly button tattoos touched up as quickly, and it will look fresh and new for years.
Belly button tattoo is great for accentuating strong abdominal muscles and a well-toned body. They are also great for highlighting belly piercings.
The Meanings behind A Belly Button Tattoo
While many symbols used in belly button tattoos also have ancient meanings, or associations with them, remember that what a design means to you is what is truly important.
A violet (flower) stands for modesty, but sometimes a flower is just a flower, and if you simply like it because it is pretty, that’s a good enough reason to choose it for your belly button tattoo design.
The Importance of a Good Artist
Selecting the artwork for your belly button tattoos is the most important aesthetic decision you will make, but you also must be sure the artist is skilled.
You can find your designs online, and take them to the artist, but if they aren’t able to fulfill your vision, you will be left with a very prominently placed piece of art you don’t like.
Going to a tattoo parlor is very exciting, especially if you are getting your first tattoo. Don’t let the adrenaline and excitement overwhelm you into rash decisions.
Visit a lot of tattoo parlors when choosing an artist for your belly button tattoo. That will help ensure you end up with a work of art you are proud to put on display.
When to Get Your Belly Button Tattoo
The best time of year to get belly button tattoos, or any tattoo is during the winter. Tattoo parlors are often more comfortable in cooler weather, and because you normally wear more clothing in the winter months, your tattoo will be protected from the elements better while it is healing.
Exposure to sunlight is hard on any tattoo design, but during the healing when colors are setting and skin is raw, it is extremely damaging.
A belly button tattoo, like all tattoos also go through an “ugly-duckling” stage when the inked area scabs up, and looks awful. It is much better to go through this short period during a time when you can keep it covered up without feeling like you’re losing out.
In just a few weeks the weather will warm up and your belly button tattoos will be healed and ready to show to the world.