Rose tattoo ideas

4,399 photos and flash · 46% Botanical, 31% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Neo-traditional blue rose with dark leaves tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with dark hair visible at the top of the frame.
Blue rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses, rosary beads and a crucifix running down a forearm.
Two roses and rosary with cross on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of a treble clef and rose on an ankle, above beige platform heels.
Treble clef and rose on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of Belle and the Beast in profile beside a rose with a green stem, with the script words Tale as old as time, on the upper back.
Belle and Beast silhouette with rose and script
Traditional style tattoo of the Rebel Alliance emblem filled with red roses, green leaves and teal accents, shown on bare skin of the torso.
Rebel Alliance emblem filled with roses
Black ornamental flash design of a bird with spread wings and a rose on its breast, with decorative linework and a ribbon-like tail at the base.
Winged bird with rose ornament
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves wrap across the forearm of a person resting their hand on a white bed.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up woman with dark wavy hair, a red rose tucked above her ear and a green dress collar.
Pin-up woman with a red rose in her hair
Traditional colour tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and yellow star points on a forearm, with a small script letter N above it.
Red rose and star on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a dinosaur skull with a rose and leaves on the upper arm or thigh.
Dinosaur skull and rose on an upper limb
Black line drawing of a traditional style tattoo design showing a scroll banner reading Death before decaf, two roses and a teacup with a skull and crossbones.
Death before decaf banner with roses and teacup
Black and grey tattoo of a stag head with antlers and roses with leaves on the upper thigh, shown in a close photo of the skin.
Stag head and roses on the thigh
Black and grey line drawing of a floral bouquet with roses, tulips and leaves, shaded with dotwork, shown as a tattoo design.
Stippled floral bouquet design
Blue ink and pencil drawing of a gramophone with swirling scrolls, roses and floating music notes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Gramophone with flowers and music notes
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an owl holding a heart-shaped padlock and key, with a rose below, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl, key and rose on an upper arm
Tattoo of an animal skull with green leaves and pale pink roses on the upper arm and shoulder, shown on a woman in a purple top.
Animal skull and roses on upper arm
Realism style tattoo of red roses with green leaves and black swirling vines running down a person's back, placed on the upper back and spine.
Red roses and swirling vines down the back
Colour Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate padlock with a pink heart keyhole and two magenta roses with grey leaves, on the arm.
Padlock heart and two roses on an arm
Woman with long wavy hair, seen from behind, reaching toward a graffiti wall with black and grey rose tattoos on her upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind in a hat and open-back grey vest, showing a traditional-style red rose with a diamond shape on her upper arm and shoulder, plus dark lines across her upper back.
Red rose tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Traditional style tattoo sleeve on a person's legs, with red roses, a swallow and daggers, lying on a wooden floor.
Traditional leg sleeve with roses and a swallow
Realistic black and grey roses with leaves tattooed up a forearm, with a small script line on the wrist above.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Realistic shaded drawing of an open rose in blue ballpoint pen on white paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Shaded rose drawing in blue pen
Black and grey neo-trad style tattoo on an upper arm showing an owl head above an ornate sugar skull with a keyhole, heart, diamonds and a rose.
Owl and sugar skull sleeve on an upper arm
Black ink flash sheets of roses, daffodils, lotus and a mountain design set inside solid black triangles and circles, shown on white paper beside fresh flowers.
Botanical flash in triangles and circles
Realistic pink rose tattoo with grey leaves and sprigs wrapping across the upper arm, shown in a close photo of the arm.
Pink roses and foliage on the upper arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm in a traditional style, showing a grey anchor wrapped in chain, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and red roses.
Anchor, pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Traditional style tattoos of a frog, an ice cream cone and a rose on the upper arm and forearm, with a skull on the other upper arm.
Frog, ice cream and skull tattoos on arms
Black and grey fine line outline of a rose with a bow on the upper back shoulder, photographed from behind with the wearer facing a wall of flash sheets.
Rose with bow on a shoulder
Traditional flash design of two tattooed women riding bicycles on rollers above a banner reading Roller Race, with roses and a laurel wreath.
Two women on bicycles roller race flash
Woman seen from behind in a black dress, showing black and grey floral and bird tattoos across her back, upper arm and forearm.
Floral and bird tattoos on back and arms
Colour and grey tattoo of an anchor wrapped in pink roses and blue leaves, with the script words I refuse to sink, on the side of a ribcage.
Anchor and roses with script on ribs
Black and grey sugar skull portrait in an ornate frame, with a red rose on a top hat and red accents, shown as a tattoo on skin.
Sugar skull portrait in ornate frame
Black and grey tattoo on a thigh showing a Regency couple, a standing figure, roses, leaves, a sunburst and scrolling quote banners in an engraved style.
Pride and Prejudice scene on a thigh
Red rose tattoos in a traditional style across a person's outer thigh and hip, with a rose sleeve on the arm, photographed on a sun lounger.
Red roses on thigh and arm
Black ink linework drawing of a hamsa hand with a detailed eye at its centre, surrounded by roses, leaves and two swallows, on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye, roses and swallows
Traditional flash design of two swallows, a red rose and a heart with ribbon banners, drawn without any body placement shown.
Swallows, rose and heart banner flash
Flash sheet of three floral bouquets in teal, blue and orange with a monarch butterfly and the script words Always and Forever, in a flat illustrated style.
Floral bouquets with Always and Forever script
Black and grey rose, skull and script tattoo covering the outer thigh and calf of a woman wearing grey shorts and white trainers.
Rose and skull leg sleeve with script
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and dahlias covering a forearm, with dense dotwork shading and fine linework.
Black and grey floral forearm sleeve
Woman in a black racerback top showing colourful traditional-style tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, including a bear and a rose.
Colourful tattoos on a woman's arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare wrapped in a snake, with roses and leaves above and an eye in a triangle below.
Hare, snake and botanical upper arm piece
Black and grey dragon tattoo on the side of a torso and floral tattoos on the chest and upper arm, with the face cropped out of frame.
Dragon and floral tattoos on torso and arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a skull-topped cupcake with a red bow and the words Cut cake not wrists, with a small pink flower beside it, on a forearm.
Skull cupcake with lettering on forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink wild roses, blue lupin spikes and green foliage across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Wild roses and lupins on upper arm
Sketched tattoo design of a dreamcatcher with feathers, ribbons, two roses and two butterflies, shaded in purple and pink tones.
Dreamcatcher with roses and butterflies
Black linework tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with a jewelled pendant, framed by scrollwork and beads, with a rose below, on the upper thigh.
Sphynx cat and rose on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with a rose and small flowers on the side of the ribs.
Crossed arrows and rose on the ribs