Hair tattoo ideas

805 photos and flash · 19% Realism, 17% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Flash design of a cross made of five skulls wearing cartoon-style hairstyles and glasses, with banners reading Ghosts N Crooks and Appetite for Mystery, in a traditional style.
Skull cross with banners and cartoon-gang hair
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers on a woman's upper back, shown in a monochrome photograph.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Black and white double exposure of a bare back with blossom branches and trees overlaid on the figure, and a small fine line star cluster tattoo on the right side of the lower back.
Small star cluster tattoo on a back
White silhouette of a mermaid with flowing hair, a curled tail and one arm raised, shown as a tattoo design on a pale teal background.
Mermaid silhouette tattoo design
Realism tattoo of a bearded older man with flowing hair and swirling smoke across the back of a hand, shown in greys and browns against a pale background.
Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand
Black and red tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a masked head with black hair above the lettering 'I wiped the SMILE off Jokers face', in a bold black linework style.
Masked head and quote on the inner wrist
Solid black silhouette tattoo of four flying figures in a descending line behind an ear, on the neck.
Flying silhouettes behind the ear
Black line-and-solid illustration of a woman in profile whose flowing hair dissolves into dripping shapes filled with stars, dots and a crescent moon, on a beige background.
Profile woman with starry dripping hair and crescent moon
Black and grey handwritten script tattoo reading 'You are the page, the ink, the poem' across a woman's upper back, with a long braid and white ribbon.
Handwritten quote on the upper back
Traditional style flash drawing of a woman's head with a red rose and green leaves in her dark hair, shown on a cream background with no body placement.
Traditional woman's head with red rose
Black ink drawing of a woman's face framed by flowing hair, feathers and a tentacle, in a fine line and dotwork style, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Woman's portrait with feathers and tentacle
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with slicked-back dark hair, blue eyes and a toothy grin, on the upper arm or thigh.
Realistic colour portrait of a man
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two kissing profiles framed in a circle, on the upper arm.
Two profiles kissing in a circle
Colour tattoo of a blonde woman in a pink top and blue skirt, with dotted swirls around her, on the back of a calf.
Blonde woman in pink and blue dress on a calf
Colour fine line tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair and a blue peacock-feather tail, sitting on the lower back above jeans.
Mermaid with peacock-feather tail on lower back
Black linework tattoo design of the goddess Athena in profile wearing a crested Greek helmet with an owl perched on it, drawn on paper with no placement shown.
Athena portrait with owl and Greek helmet
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back, with her hair up, showing a small black Eye of Horus tattoo on the side of her neck.
Eye of Horus on the side of the neck
Black and white line drawing of a mermaid silhouette with flowing hair and a curling tail, surrounded by bubbles, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Mermaid with bubbles tattoo design
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line script tattoo running vertically along her upper arm, near the shoulder.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile with a red rose in her hair and gold beaded jewellery, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman with a braided hair, blue flowers, a feather and a patterned headband, on the outer thigh.
Woman portrait with feather and blue flowers on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lanky figure with wild hair inside a glass snow globe, on the calf.
Snow globe with a lanky figure on a calf
Black linework tattoo of an ornate elephant filled with mandala-style patterns on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant on a shoulder
Close view of a black ink geometric mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a long braid falling over her other shoulder.
Black mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey linework tattoo of a woman in profile wearing an ornate headdress with scrollwork, on the upper arm.
Art Nouveau woman in profile on upper arm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo running vertically down the middle of a woman's back, between the shoulder blades.
Arrow tattoo down the spine
Small solid black yin yang tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with their hair held up to one side.
Small yin yang tattoo on the back of the neck
Black outline tattoo of a woman in profile kissing an apple, framed by roses, on the thigh.
Profile woman with apple and roses on thigh
Black and grey realism design of a mermaid with long flowing hair, her scaled tail curling into a circle around her, surrounded by smoke-like swirls.
Mermaid curled within a scaled tail
Realism tattoo of a woman's face behind a black lace masquerade mask with white flowers, placed on a forearm.
Masquerade mask portrait on a forearm
Small black script tattoo reading Wanderlust across the upper back, just below the neck, on a person with their hair tied up seen from behind.
Wanderlust script on upper back
Black and grey Medusa head tattoo with a weeping face and coiled snakes in fine line and dotwork shading, on the outer thigh.
Medusa head with snakes on a thigh
Drawing of a woman with flowing hair and a crown of pink, purple and blue roses, shaded in grey, presented as a tattoo design.
Woman with a floral crown design
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a woman with closed eyes and long hair, surrounded by purple flowers, green leaves and a teal swirl, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Woman with purple flowers on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of two merged female faces with a central third eye and a starburst sun below, shown on a forearm in three photographs.
Merged female faces with third eye and sunburst
Sepia photo of a shaded black and grey tattoo of a seated winged figure with a long braid, placed centrally on a person's mid back.
Seated winged figure with braid on mid back
Full-colour tattoo of a mermaid with blue-green scales and a flowing purple tail, arm raised, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with raised arm on a thigh
Traditional style flash drawing of a woman in profile with dark curled hair and two red flowers with green leaves, shown on a sheet of paper.
Profile woman with red flowers in hair
Fine line tattoo of a woman's face with flowers in her hair, placed on the forearm, shown in black ink.
Line drawn woman with flowers on forearm
Pencil-style line drawing of a woman with closed eyes, flowers in her hair, a songbird and orchid sprigs, designed as a fine line tattoo sketch.
Woman with bird and orchids sketch
Realistic coloured portrait tattoo of a woman with a bruised eye, hoop earring and cross necklace on a calf.
Realistic portrait of a woman with a black eye
Fine line black tattoo of a short-haired figure leaning forward with a raised limb and a lettered band across the torso, placed on the calf.
Fine line figure with raised arm on a calf
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of blindfolded Lady Justice holding a pair of scales on a calf, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Lady Justice with scales on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with a lotus flower and a butterfly on the upper arm and shoulder.
Geisha portrait with lotus on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a mermaid with flowing golden hair and a teal and pink scaled tail on the side of a thigh.
Mermaid with golden hair on a thigh
Black and white photo of a shaded realistic wolf head tattoo on the upper back of a person with hair held up.
Wolf head tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line snowflake tattoo on the side of a neck, partly framed by light blonde hair.
Small snowflake tattoo on the neck
Blue pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by flowing hair, peonies and a owl, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman with roses and an owl design