The non-basic girl’s guide to cute tattoos

Getting a tattoo is a huge decision and a commitment you’re making to your body for basically, forever. Even though you might argue that there are ways to remove tattoos now! Yes, this is true, except these methods come at a hefty price tag and the results are not guaranteed to wow you. For that reason, you want to be sure that it’s something you absolutely love and would want on your body for many years to come.

The most common thought about getting tattoos is often the need for inspiration so that we don’t end up getting a “basic girl” tattoo. Yes, we’re looking at you infinity symbols and butterflies. We’ve gathered some inspo from the internet to help you out with some tattoo ideas!

Bring the beauty of nature to your body. These tattoos are bright and vibrant while remaining very classy, cool and truly, a work of art.

Get inspired by a spot in a country you love. Did you recently do some travelling? Maybe take a photo from one of your recent travel spots and show it to your tattoo artist to recreate. Obviously, you don’t have to do your entire back if you don’t wish to, but draw inspiration from whatever you have.

Did someone say avocado? This trend seriously isn’t going anywhere in our foods, so if you feel so strongly about this fruit, tattoo it! Avocado toast, avocado tattoo, why not?!

A regular Valentine’s Day-esque heart may be basic, but not this beauty. That’s a real heart on your sleeve. It doesn’t get more creative than this.

Love to hike? You don’t have to get a whole tattoo of the mountains on your body, but something like this will be cute, original and not as flashy if you want a sort of tattoo that you can easily conceal.