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Lifestyle 5. Animal and Pet Tattoos Who gets it: Mostly teenage girls. Where: Wrist, ankle or shoulder Apart from getting their 6. Quotes Tattoos 5 own family member’s names and portraits inked, girls these days have a soft spot for their pets as well. With the use of cute designs and quotes, they permanently ink the memories and love of their domestic pets. 9. Birds and Feather Tattoos Who gets it: Anyone Where: No specific place Quotes are not only popular in India but also worldwide. Getting a small or a long quote inked on your body showcases your psychology and thinking towards life and yourself. Some people choose to get some cool tiny designs along with the quote. 9 Who gets it: Mostly Girls Where: Wrist, ankle, shoulder, back, neck. This theme seems to be the 6 one of the most popular among girls. The idea of a soft, delicate yet strong and ambitious feathers seems to appeal to a lot of woman out there. They tweak the designs around with quotes or different colors, in order to give their tattoo an extra spunk. 7. Name Tattoos Who gets it: Mostly men Where: Mostly on arms and neck. The teenagers these days have an on going trend of getting their own name tattooed on themselves as a way of showing how cool and trendy they are. 7. Butterfly Tattoos 7 10 10. Love and Couple Tattoos Who gets it: Couples Where: Mostly wrists or arms These kinds of Who gets it: Mostly Women Where: No specific place According Tenzin, the percentage of girls getting tattoos more than boys is 60%, which is why Butterfly tattoos make the top list. Butterfly tattoos signify elegance, beauty and grace. The vibrant colors on the butterfly wings are eyecatching and soul soothing. This was, is, and will always continue to be one of the few favorite tattoos for women. 8 tattoos seem to be the most controversial ones. People don’t consider their age, background or even their future when they get such tattoos inked. Tenzin, our favorite tattoo artist had a lot to say about this one. August 2014 51