Butterfly tattoos are very different by style and size. Usually tattoos of insects are not very popular, but this can’t be said about butterflies and dragonflies. Just like with amphibiotic creatures – we don’t tattoo them very often, but still we can find a lot of pictures of gecko tattoos. Butterfly tattoo goes right next to tribal tattoos and tattoos with stars and crosses. A lot of women choose butterfly as their first tattoo design.

A butterfly tattoo is very sweet and feminine but has no excessive sentimentality. It is a perfect choice for a first tattoo, because it imposes no responsibility. A small good-quality butterfly tattoo on your ankle or shoulder can accentuate your natural beauty and individuality.

In general, butterfly tattoos have a lot of meanings, it all depends form the person and its culture. Below we give you a short survey of the most wide-spread meanings of a butterfly tattoo:

• It’s a symbol of rebirth and transformation. All slow and ugly caterpillars turn into beautiful creaturesIt can be a symbol of undergoing a new stage in life
• It also can mean freedom
• In Christian culture a butterfly means a human soul (according to Greek translation)
• Some peoples deem it to be the symbol of luck
• Ancient Aztecs thought that butterflies are the souls of the fallen soldiers

There are some popular ways of tattooing a butterfly. For example – a butterfly can be combined with the elements of tribal style. Tribal tattoos with butterfly are usually done in black ink or it can be a colored tattoo with black outlining. Such tattoo is usually placed on the waist, because this way it is easier to show the symmetry of the creature. Moreover, any good tattoo looks great on women’s waist. But you should always consider other variants, too, maybe you’ll find the one that suits you better.

We are continuing talking about Zodiac tattoos: last time we discussed kind of Sagitarius tattoo design and today our topic will be Gemini tattoo design. If you were born between May, 21 and June, 20, then you may find this article helpful in finding some ideas for your tattoo.

The best thing about the Gemini sign is that the choice of images that you can ink on your skin is unlimited as long as you can get a twin image near. But let’s start from the simplest designs. The simplest Gemini tattoo design is the Gemini’s sign in different variations. In order to make your tattoo more personified, you can add some ornaments and decorations to it, like flowers, hearts – actually, anything you like. If you like Celtic designs you may check out this tattoo at our tattoo gallery.

Another good idea is joining our sign with the sign of your beloved one, like the tattoo you can see below, where the Gemini sign is joined with the sign of Capricorn.

A natural Gemini tattoo is an image of twin girls or boys, or a boy and a girl. There are a lot of ready small and simple designs of the twins’ silhouettes, but you can always come up with something more interesting and modern-looking. If you are a lucky Gemini who has a twin brother or sister then you can even get a Gemini tattoo that is a portrait of you both – just make sure your tattoo artist can do the job properly).

For those who want their Gemini tattoo to be more secret, a Gemini star constellation can be a solution. Moreover, it looks beautiful when properly done.

There are a lot of legends about Gemini in different cultures; these legends can turn out to be great ideas for your tattoo. Just use your knowledge and imagination and create a unique Gemini tattoo design.

A gecko tattoo design enjoys great popularity; there are a lot of people who wear proudly a gecko tattooed on the shoulders, ankles, necks and other places. Today biologists can name more than 650 species of geckos: these lizards are ubiquitous and can be found in many places around the world.

In many countries lizards bear a different meaning, In England for example, it was believed, that if a lizard crosses the street in front of the carriage with the newlyweds, then this young couple will never be happy together. In some countries of Africa and Malaysia lizards were sacred animals and patrons of the family. In Russian culture lizards had a twofold meaning: on one hand they were deemed to warn people against danger, but on the other hand people thought that it takes the warmth of the sun away. What concerns North American Indians, they had a legend about a lizard that had stolen fire from a jaguar, which shows how quick and swift this animal is. Australian aborigines depict a lizard being pursued by an eagle, which symbolizes a spouse’s unfaithfulness.

The first tattoo of gecko was probably made by Polynesians. Gecko was a divine being for them, so the inked on their skin so that it would always be with them, guide them and protect them. There are a lot of tattoo designs frogs and geckos - they can be vwery beautifeul and amusing. Today a lot of people tattoo geckos just because they like these pretty lizards or because geckos have a personal meaning for them. Nevertheless, such tattoos look great; gecko tattoos are especially good-looking when done in the style of a tribal tattoo.