Profile tattoo ideas

302 photos and flash · 22% Traditional, 19% Fine line · Upper arm most common

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Traditional-style flash design of a man in profile holding a small vial, with red roses, a gas mask and two banners with lettering.
Man in profile with roses and banner flash
Black and grey tattoo of a woman in profile with windswept hair, drawn with soft sketchy shading on the side of the torso.
Woman in profile with flowing hair
Traditional style tattoo of a grey stylised profile face within an oval frame with orange scrollwork, orange flowers and black leaves, on a forearm.
Traditional profile face in an oval frame
Colour realism tattoo of the Nefertiti bust in profile, wearing a blue crown and a jewelled collar, on the inside of a forearm.
Nefertiti bust tattoo on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a woman in profile framed by peony flowers, a botanical tattoo design for the shoulder and upper arm.
Profile portrait with peonies sketch
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in profile, looking upward, with ornate swirling foliage forming her hair and shoulders.
Portrait with swirling foliage hair
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a feathered archer drawing a bow, placed on the upper back.
Feathered archer with bow on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a woman in profile with dark wavy hair and a red rose, on the forearm.
Profile woman and rose on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a face in profile rising from rippled water beside a triangular fin shape, on the inner upper arm.
Face rising from water on upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm showing two female profile faces filled with a red and orange sunset, stars, birds and a rope knot below.
Two profile faces in a sunset on an upper arm
Realistic portrait tattoo of three faces across a thigh, shaded in black, grey and skin tones.
Three realistic portraits on a thigh
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a yellow helmet beneath a black umbrella with dripping ink, in a loose painterly style.
Umbrella and woman in yellow helmet on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a upper back of a woman in profile with dark curled hair, an orange flower and pearls, framed by an ornate gold hand mirror with a rose.
Woman profile in a hand mirror on a back
Fine line tattoo on the outer thigh showing a red line drawing of a woman's head with flowing hair above a navy line drawing of a standing figure.
Red and blue line figures on a thigh
Red pencil sketch of a woman in profile with curly hair woven with roses and a pearl necklace, a design drawn for a possible tattoo.
Profile woman with roses in red pencil sketch
Black and grey silhouette of a head in profile with a keyhole and small house shape inside, tattooed on the abdomen.
Profile silhouette with keyhole on abdomen
Small black silhouette tattoo of a collie dog's head in profile, placed on the side of the torso above the waistband of jeans.
Collie head silhouette on the side of the torso
Black and grey flash design of a woman in profile with long hair flowing into a vintage car, surrounded by roses, with no body placement shown.
Woman's profile with roses and a vintage car
Black ink drawing of a lion head in profile with a flowing, swirling mane, shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Lion head in profile with flowing mane
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black silhouette profile inside an ornate oval cameo frame with scalloped edges, on the side of the ribs.
Cameo silhouette in ornate frame
Colour traditional tattoo of a 1920s-style woman in profile with a feather headpiece, yellow roses and pearl strands on the upper arm.
1920s woman profile with roses on an upper arm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress and a skull, shown in two close-up photographs on a limb.
Woman in feather headdress with skull
Black and grey tattoo of a woman in profile with flowers in her hair, inside a circular frame across the upper back.
Art Nouveau woman in a circle on the upper back
Traditional style tattoos on a forearm, thigh and calf, including a black cat sitting on a coloured crescent moon and a black panther on the lower leg.
Cat on a crescent moon and black panther tattoos
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a peaked cap, with a tear and peach roses, on a forearm.
Woman in a peaked cap with roses on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of two facing profiles in black ink with a small red rose on the forearm.
Two profiles and a red rose on a forearm
Black line drawing of an eagle head in profile facing left, with bold tribal-style feather flicks and no body placement shown.
Eagle head in profile, tribal line design
Colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a turquoise feathered headdress above pink and purple flowers, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feathered headdress profile on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in profile, wreathed in ivy and peonies, on the outer thigh.
Art Nouveau woman with ivy and peonies on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of two facing profiles forming a heart outline, with a flower and the word love in script, on the upper thigh.
Profile faces in a heart with flower and script
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a man and a woman facing each other in profile inside a heart outline, with a purple flower in the corner.
Profile couple in a heart with a flower
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman's profile wearing a flower crown, placed on a forearm.
Profile woman with flower crown on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a continuous profile outline with small sketched leaves on the forearm of a person wearing a rolled grey shirt.
Line profile and leaves on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a red rose and gold coin headdress, on a limb.
Profile portrait with red rose headdress
Fine line tattoo of a woman in profile with a black raven wing, red blush dots and blue hair shading, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with a raven on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos show a woman's profile and a horned profile beside a small red rose, drawn in bold black linework.
Matching profile tattoos with a red rose
Line drawing of a neo-traditional design showing a woman in profile with curled hair, an owl and roses, with no body placement visible.
Owl and woman profile design
Black and grey tattoo of a female silhouette with flowing swirled hair and a small flower, with curling linework, on the side of the torso.
Swirling silhouette figure with flower
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of two facing profiles inside an ornate oval frame with pearl chains, a red gem and red splatter.
Profile couple in ornate cameo frame on thigh
Black ink tattoo of a half face in profile merged with a wing shape on the forearm, drawn in loose sketchy linework.
Half face and wing on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with flowers in her hair and a SWEETHEART banner, on an upper arm.
Profile woman with flowers and Sweetheart banner
Black linework tattoo of a woman's profile with hair becoming tree branches and leaves, wrapping the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman's profile in a tree on an upper arm
Black ink lion head tattoo in profile on the side of the ribs, with a bold, hatched mane in a blackwork style.
Lion head in profile on the ribs
Realism-style colour tattoo of a lion's head in profile on the upper arm, set against a green, yellow, orange and red sunset wash.
Lion head profile on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a woman's profile with dark hair on the side of the ribs, set in soft painted red, pink and teal washes.
Woman profile tattoo on the ribs
Neo-traditional tattoo of an Art Deco woman in profile wearing a pearl-trimmed headpiece, in green, gold and black on a forearm.
Art Deco woman profile on a forearm
Colourful traditional-style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a woman's profile, an owl, roses, a teal vase and an umbrella on a purple background.
Full sleeve with owl and woman profile
Black fine line tattoo of a face in profile beside a sun over horizontal lines, on the inner forearm.
Profile face and sunset on a forearm