How To Find Out About Celebrity Tattoos

Are you fascinated by celebrities with tattoos? Or maybe you're interested in getting inked and you're researching on which particular design to have etched onto your skin. In any case, what would you need to know in order to find out more about celebrity tattoos? Here is some basic information to help you get started on your research.

1. Know which celebrities have tattoos. Some celebrities may have influenced a lot of people to sport their own tattoos, but it seems like they heavily influence each other as well. So many celebrities have tattoos nowadays that a more viable question you could ask is, "Who doesn't have a tattoo?" Some top female celebrities sporting tattoos include Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba and Megan Fox; top male tattoo-wearing celebrities include David Beckham, Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp, Robbie Williams and Dwayne Johnson (or "The Rock"). If you are planning to get inked and there's a particular celebrity you look up to, you could research what tattoo they have, print it out and have your tattoo artist copy it on your skin. Remember, though that a tattoo means commitment. By all means, find out what the tattoo means, before you have it etched on your own skin!
2. Know the most popular tattoos celebrities sport.  Some of the newest popular celebrity tattoos are those of cartoon characters (such as Pink's cartoon cat on her lower stomach). You may find this cute, but then again, you might not. What other popular tattoos do celebrities sport nowadays? There are tribal designs (such as Angelina's tribal dragon); Chinese characters and Tao symbols (such as Britney's Chinese symbol for mystery and Sarah Michelle Gellar's symbol for sincerity); and old-school designs such as stars, butterflies and hearts on daggers (such as Drew Barrymore's butterfly design below her navel).
3. Know where these tattoos are inked. One of the most important factors to consider when getting a tattoo isn't just what design to choose, but where to put it!  Most celebrities opt for numerous but small symbols on different parts of their body, and only a few have gotten themselves inked with expansive designs that cover many body parts. The body parts that celebrities popularly decorate with tattoos include the back of their neck, the hollow of their back (just above their backside), ankles, the shoulder area, triceps and biceps, and stomach. One example of a celebrity with an expansive tattoo is musician Kelis, with a design covering her buttocks, her back, up to her shoulders.
4. Know how much they cost. Most celebrities go to well-known tattoo artists to make sure they get the best-quality designs on their precious bodies, and they would have to pay for this quality. Tattoo costs depend on how big and intricate the design is, and the colors that are to be used. Good tattoo artists for celebrities may charge about $180 and above an hour.
5. Know other alternatives. If you want to decorate your body but without the commitment, be assured by the knowledge that even some big-name celebrities resort to fake or temporary tattoos. For example, Demi Moore was a celebrity who introduced Henna tattoo to the Western world (she had extensive Henna designs covering her hand and forearm); Alicia Keys, Uma Thurman, Selma Hayek - they're just some of the popular celebrities who regularly sport fake tattoos.