50 Small Tattoos for Girls That Will Stay Beautiful Through the Years

Getting small tattoos has become quite popular for girls who don’t want to commit to a large piece of artwork. Girls who like small tattoos usually want to choose simple designs that will look good for decades to come. They also want to choose meaningful designs that will remind them of important ideas, people, or events throughout the years. When you have a tattoo that means a great deal to you every time you look at it you will be reminded of that meaning so it’s important to choose something that will look effortlessly beautiful through the years. Here are 50+ ideas for simple and small tattoos for girls that will look great throughout the years:

FLOWERS

Floral tattoo designs don’t have to be huge elaborate blooms and winding vines. A simple rose, or an unusual flower like a dahlia or a gardenia can be unique but still small and cute. Some girls like to get a tattoo of the flower that represents the month they were born, or the state where they grew up. Other girls like to choose flowers that represent some aspect of their personality. For example, a daisy tattoo might symbolize a love of nature and simplicity while a tattoo of an orchid might symbolize elegance.

CATS

Small cat tattoos that are cute and stylized have become wildly popular tattoos for girls. Tiny little paw prints leading to a tiny silhouette of a cat is an adorable tattoo for cat lovers. A shadowy cat filled in with black that is no bigger than a thumb placed over the heart, above the collarbone, behind the ear, or on the back of the neck is a cute tattoo that is easy to cover up with a scarf or with long hair. Cat silhouettes from different perspectives are also very cute and sweet tattoos appropriate for girls of all ages. Cat faces and cat whiskers are other types of cat tattoos that stay cute.

BOWS

Bow tattoos are becoming very popular among women of all ages. Girlish bows represent a sweet and gentle femininity that many girls love. Ribbon style bows look cute in many places on the body like the wrists, legs, back, and arms. One of the most common bow tattoos is a tiny bow tattooed on the inside of the wrist or behind the ear. Pale colored bows evoke a childlike innocence while red or black bows imply a little more sexiness without being brash. Bow tattoos are becoming very popular choices for girls who want a tattoo but don’t want to look tough or punk like.

HEARTS

Hearts have always been a popular choice for tattoos among girls, but these days girls are choosing hearts that aren’t quite so frilly or frothy as they have been in the past. Ornate heart tattoos like Celtic hearts are falling out of favor with girls. Tiny solid black hearts in pairs or alone are an artsy choice for girls who want heart tattoos. A tiny pair of hearts could represent a friend or a spouse. Sometimes friends will get matching tiny heart tattoos to cement a lifelong friendship. Small and simple heart tattoos are a great choice for anyone who wants a timeless tattoo that will still look fantastic many years from now.

WORDS

Getting just a word or a short phrase that is meaningful or inspirational as a tattoo has become very popular among girls. After seeing some heavy hitting Hollywood stars get tattoos with special words or phrases many other girls are doing it too. The words or phrases are smart tattoos to get because forever they will be reminders of a particular time, a particular choice, or a particular inspiration that affected that person’s life. Small word and phrase tattoos are easy to hide when necessary and can be a secret reminder of strength, resiliency, and forgiveness.

RINGS OR JEWELRY

Ring tattoos, pendant tattoos and earring tattoos are unique tattoo choices for girls that can be simply decorative or can have a bigger meaning. Sometimes girls in professions where wearing a wedding ring isn’t feasible like athletics, medicine, the military, or art and production may choose to get a wedding ring tattooed on their ring fingers. Women who have lost a spouse may also choose to get a permanent ring tattoo to commemorate the person they loved and lost. Other girls choose to celebrate their lifelong friends by getting matching friendship ring tattoos. Pendant tattoos over the heart or in the center of the chest make a statement but are easy to hide. Victorian cameo designs or small locket designs are popular tattoo pendant designs.

MAKEUP

Girls who hate applying makeup or only wear simple makeup may choose to get eyeliner, lipliner or browliner tattooed on their face so that they never have to apply it again. Makeup tattoos have increased dramatically over the last twenty years because women want to look good throughout their lives. Women who have thin brows or eyelashes choose to get cosmetic tattoos so that they don’t need to continue to apply makeup every day. While some people find it hard to imagine getting eyeliner tattooed on it’s not as difficult as it might seem and the results can be stunning.

CELESTIAL

Celestial tattoos like small suns, moons and stars are classic tattoos for girls that look great throughout the years. Usually crescent moons are chosen, with or without a few small stars. Some girls opt for just a few small stars inside the wrist or near the collarbone for a little drama without a huge statement. Some girls also get their astrological constellation of stars tattooed in miniature on an ankle or upper arm as a way of paying allegiance to their birth sign.

BUTTERFLY

Beautiful butterflies are some of the most delicate tattoos that girls get. Sometimes the tattoo is just a simple outline of a butterfly with a splash of color. Other tattoos are lavishly colored to represent some of the stunning butterflies that exist in nature. Feminine butterfly tattoos always look good on women, no matter what age they are, so they are a great choice for a piece of art that will last forever.

INITIALS OR DATES

Women who want to commemorate a parent, a friend, a child or a spouse often opt to get that person’s initial or initials tattooed over their hearts, or inside their wrists, or on the ring finger. They also may add birth dates, death dates, or marriage dates with the initials. These simple tattoos will be elegant reminders of important life events and time periods.