Hair tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a woman holding aloft a pair of scales, with the words Sins and Forgive on the pans, placed on the upper back.
Lady Justice with scales on upper back
Black ink drawing of two sugar skulls facing each other with pompadour hairstyles and a small heart between them, in a neo-traditional style.
Two sugar skulls with pompadour hair and a heart
Close-up of an ear with a small black tattoo of three parallel lines on the upper helix, worn beside silver stud and chain earrings.
Three-line tattoo on the upper ear
Retro-style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid with a teal tail, surrounded by orange fish, pink coral and stylised waves, with no body placement shown.
Vintage mermaid with fish and coral
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon and a sun with a face on the upper back, just above a black bra band, beside a long blonde braid.
Small moon and sun on upper back
Colour tattoo of a sun and moon with two faces facing each other, in neo-traditional style, on the upper back near the neck.
Sun and moon faces on upper back
Small black line tattoo at the nape of a person with red and black layered hair, photographed from behind against a magenta painted backdrop.
Small line tattoo at the nape
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with sweeping black ink brushstroke tattoo across the back and shoulder, her head turned away and hands resting on her sides.
Black ink brushstrokes across a bare back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face split into angled panels with a cigarette, on the inside of a forearm.
Fractured male portrait on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a smiling masked figure in a top hat, with two red roses and green leaves.
Masked figure and roses on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by swirling hair and pearl strands, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman portrait with pearls on upper arm sleeve
Traditional style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid with a green scaled tail, holding a pink shell over her chest, surrounded by black stars on a parchment background.
Traditional mermaid flash with stars
Realism-style tattoo of a pink butterfly with a dark drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Pink 3D butterfly on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a faceless mermaid with swirling hair, a patterned tail and a dragonfly, suitable as a tattoo design.
Mermaid with dragonfly line drawing
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a red-capped profile of a person with a cigarette, with black crows flying beside the head.
Red-capped profile with crows on upper arm
Woman seen from behind by the sea with a row of metallic dots down her spine and gold and silver temporary designs on her arms.
Metallic temporary tattoos on a back and arms
Small red fleur-de-lis tattoo with dark shading on the back of a person's neck, with a hand holding up their hair.
Red fleur-de-lis on the back of the neck
Two Medusa design sketches in a sketchbook, one in red pencil linework and one shaded in grey, with snakes wound through the hair.
Medusa sketches in a sketchbook
Black fine line tattoo of a woman's face in a flower crown and leaves, drawn in a minimal continuous-line style on the forearm.
Line art woman with flower crown on forearm
Black and grey close-up photograph of a small outlined tattoo behind an ear, with a silver hoop piercing in the ear above it.
Small outlined shape behind the ear
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a woman's face with flowing hair and swirling feathers, with vertical kanji beside her, on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with kanji on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a woman's face wearing a leaf crown with soft coloured wash, on the upper arm.
Line drawn woman in a leaf crown
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with closed eyes and blunt fringe, with a large clock face and gears behind her.
Realistic woman's face and clock on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with long hair blowing, placed on the outer thigh.
Mermaid sitting on a rock on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a woman's face inside a solid black circle, with the words STRANGE and I MYSELF AM and AND UNUSUAL, on the outer thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Strange and unusual portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a person with tousled hair, one hand raised to the face holding a cigarette, on the calf.
Realist black and grey portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face covering the back of a hand, with ornate ring designs tattooed across the fingers.
Realistic woman portrait on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoos on a thigh and knee, including a woman's portrait, a rose, peony leaves, script lines and a feather on the lower leg.
Portrait, rose and script on thigh and knee
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded deity face framed by an om symbol and angular diamond shapes.
Deity face with om symbol on upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line key-shaped tattoo on the upper back of a person lying face down on a striped pillow.
Small key tattoo on upper back
Black and grey mermaid tattoo with a scaled fish tail running along a forearm, with small paw print marks near the wrist.
Mermaid tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoos cover the upper arm and forearm of a person with long auburn hair, standing on rocks by the sea.
Black and grey rose sleeve on a raised arm
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with flame-like red and orange hair and a blue-green tail, sitting on the upper arm.
Mermaid with flowing hair on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman's face in red and orange watercolour washes with white dot splatter, on the upper arm.
Watercolour woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised face with spiky hair and a lightning bolt across one eye, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Lightning bolt face portrait on upper arm
Realism style tattoo on an upper arm showing a vintage woman with teased hair and a smiling face divided by a band of coloured geometric triangles.
Vintage portrait with geometric band on upper arm
Green-tailed mermaid tattoo in soft grey shading across a woman's upper and mid back, with rocks and waves below her tail.
Mermaid tattoo across a back
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of small birds flying diagonally across the upper back of a woman with her hair in an updo.
Flock of birds across the upper back
Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos of ornate patterns, star chains and beaded bracelets on a woman's wrist and forearm.
Metallic gold and teal temporary tattoos on forearm
Black and grey pin-up style illustration of a crowned mermaid with white curled hair, a pearl necklace and a seahorse tail, on a grey-blue background with bubbles.
Mermaid with crown and seahorse tail
Black ink drawing of a woman with a third eye, surrounded by dripping candles, with teal rose and ornament shading on her arms, torso and thigh.
Woman surrounded by dripping candles design
Black linework drawing of a woman with long wavy hair, wearing a lion head headdress, earrings and beaded necklaces, as a fine line tattoo design.
Woman with lion headdress line drawing
Large coloured and black-and-grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a winged pale face with dark hair, flanked by a green skull and a coloured demonic face.
Winged face and skulls on upper arm
Back view of a woman with long dark hair, showing a black fine line outline tattoo of the world map across her upper back.
World map outline tattoo on upper back
Black tribal-style design of a woman with flowing hair entwined with a winged dragon, drawn in bold solid linework on a white background.
Tribal woman and dragon design
Neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm inside an ornate gold frame, showing a black silhouette of a woman with a horned or feline head, beside a photo of scarred skin.
Framed silhouette tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and floral patterns in a rectangular panel on the left ribs, in a painterly art nouveau style.
Painted woman portrait on the ribs
Black fine-line geometric tattoo of a woman's face and hair made of triangular facets, on the outer thigh.
Geometric face portrait on the thigh