We all had a friend of a friend in our twenties who got an embarrassing, misspelled foreign language tattoo. Now that you have the wisdom to triple check, opt for a pretty Latin piece, like this one, meaning "light in the dark."
Photograph courtesy of Odyssey
Photograph courtesy of Odyssey
Another option: Make your first tattoo a family affair with some highly personal ink. "Like your child's drawing," Taylor recommends. In recent years, more parents have committed to getting permanent copies of their kids' artwork and handwriting on their bodies.
Of course, these pieces don't look quite as polished as a carefully crafted lotus flower, but they're meaningful, fun and undoubtedly unique.
Of course, these pieces don't look quite as polished as a carefully crafted lotus flower, but they're meaningful, fun and undoubtedly unique.
We love how the tattoo artist used childlike watercolor to complement this simple pen drawing.
Photograph courtesy of Tattoodo
Photograph courtesy of Tattoodo
Afraid of going too big? This tiny doodle makes a darling first tattoo.
Photograph courtesy of Rebel Circus
Photograph courtesy of Rebel Circus