Profile tattoo ideas

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

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Black line tattoo of a stylised face profile with hatched shading and the words WHO, AM and I on the upper arm.
Abstract face profile with WHO AM I lettering
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feather headdress and peony flower, placed on an upper arm.
Neo-trad woman and peony on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa in profile, with snake hair and an ornate helmet, on the upper arm.
Medusa in profile with snake hair on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with a rose-red cheek and a scroll banner reading YOUR MY ONLY HOPE on the upper arm.
Woman in profile with banner on upper arm
Fine line sketch tattoo of a woman in profile with butterflies and teal accents running down a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Sketched woman and butterflies on upper arm
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
Traditional style colour tattoo of an arrow with a red heart in the arrowhead and a red bow shape, on an upper arm, beside part of a woman's profile tattoo.
Arrow with heart tip and woman profile
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a headscarf, with flowers, leaves and a comb, on the upper arm.
Traditional woman profile with flowers
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a forearm and upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with stars, leaves and a dagger around her.
Profile portrait and stars on a full sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile with a swallow in a ring of yellow dots, on the upper arm.
Profile face and swallow in a dotted circle
Black and grey tattoo with a red sun of a moustached man in profile, wavy lines and a pentagram on an upper arm.
Moustached man portrait and pentagram on upper arm
Black and green tattoo of a woman's face in profile with a bob haircut, on the upper arm of a person wearing a striped vest top.
Profile portrait of a woman on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a headwrap and beaded necklace, set inside an outline of the African continent with the word Africa in script.
Woman profile and Africa map on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox headpiece and flowers, above a teal rose, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Woman profile with fox and teal rose on upper arm
Black and grey profile of a woman with curly bubble-textured hair and a coloured bird perched on top, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Bird and profile on a thigh
Traditional tattoo on an upper arm of an envelope with a red emblem, a black silhouette profile on stacked cards and a red rose, with a printed sticker of the same design held below.
Envelope, silhouette and rose on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cameo-framed woman in profile with a purple satin bow and floral lace border on the upper arm, in a realistic style.
Cameo portrait with purple bow on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing peace sign sunglasses, with a white rose and teal leaves, on the upper arm.
Traditional woman profile with rose on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with red roses and a yellow flower, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman in feathered headdress with roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa with snakes for hair on the upper arm, with a partly visible rose tattoo below.
Medusa portrait on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklace, on the upper arm.
Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile in dark hair with a red bow and red lips on the upper arm.
Pin-up profile with red bow on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a head profile filled with a night sky, a ringed planet, triangular mountains and a dotted water reflection.
Ringed planet and mountains in a profile silhouette
Fine line tattoo of a minimalist face in profile with one closed eye, in black ink on the inner upper arm.
Single-line face on an upper arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile inside an ornate cameo frame with pearl beading, with outlined scrollwork across the shoulder.
Cameo portrait and scrollwork on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an art deco flapper woman in profile wearing a beaded headpiece, on the upper arm.
Art deco flapper in profile on an arm
Colourful skull tattoo with blue, pink and orange paint-like splashes and drips across the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour skull with feather splashes on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bouquet of blue and pale flowers tied with a ribbon, on the upper arm, with partial tattoos visible at the edges.
Blue flower bouquet tied with ribbon on an arm
Coloured traditional-style illustration of a woman in profile with a swallow and diamond on her neck and chest and a skull on her upper arm.
Traditional-style woman with swallow, diamond and skull
Black fine line tattoo of a profile head with flowers spilling from the hair and hands holding scissors, on the upper arm.
Profile with flowers and scissors
Solid black silhouette tattoo of two facing profiles on the upper arm of a woman with long hair and a raised arm.
Two facing silhouettes on the upper arm
Watercolour style tattoo of a woman in profile with blue wash and pink flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour woman and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in profile wearing an ornate Egyptian-style headdress, on the upper arm.
Realism portrait of a woman in a headdress on upper arm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two kissing profiles framed in a circle, on the upper arm.
Two profiles kissing in a circle
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 fine-line tattoo of two triangular shapes, one with an open eye and one with a simple face profile, on the inner upper arm.
Geometric eye and profile tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey shaded fox tattoo with its tail curled round, on the outer upper arm of a person in a pink top.
Seated fox on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a striped head wrap, framed by a gold laurel wreath on the upper arm.
Profile portrait in a laurel wreath on upper arm
Black and grey hatched tattoo of a profile face wrapped in a spiralling ribbon on the upper arm.
Profile face wrapped in ribbon on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a profile of a woman in a dark hood, a skull, a tentacle and botanical sprigs, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Hooded woman and skull on upper arm
Black dotwork and line tattoo of a bearded man in profile with swept-up hair, shown on an upper arm beside its original design drawing.
Bearded profile portrait on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with closed eyes, a blue bird, a red rose and green leaves, sitting on the upper arm.
Woman in profile with bird and rose on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile with a red rose in her dark hair and a small black spider on a thread, set against a grey web pattern on the upper arm.
Woman in profile with rose and spider
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a polka dot headscarf with lace trim and roses, on the upper arm.
Profile woman in headscarf with roses
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 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
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