Fairie Tattoo Design

Fairies are a collection of many names, such as gnomes, sprites, pixies, fair folk, wee folk and brownies to name a few. They are called magical creatures that can be enormously helpful or incredibly destructive. Basically, fairies look like humans and can be described as being incredibly small, having pointed 'elf' ears, having fangs, having wings, being part demon, or being dead. A Fairy tattoo represents the magical and enchanted aspects of nature. The tattoo also represents childhood or youthful innocence for the connection between fairies and fairy tales, or children's stories that have fantastical elements and have a happy ending.
Tattoos may be cartoon looking or realistic, but are usually colored and detailed. As mystical creatures fairies are considered to be small, they translate well into small tattoos, which is the main reason for their popularity. Tattoo designs fit well in different places on the body like hips, lower back, shoulders, ankles, etc. Designs can be depicted in different positions like flying, sitting and standing, crouching, reclining. Petals, Mushrooms, Hummingbirds, Toadstools, Flowers, Frogs, Dragonflies, or Leaves, Butterflies etc
Generally men choose fairy tattoo designs, which are totally different from the tattoo designs for women. Men pick tattoos that depict the fairies as pin-ups or seductive women. Frequently these are naked and present impossible seduction or exotic rather than innocence like the men's mermaid tattoos are very different from the tattoo designs for women. For this reason, the male tattoo of this elfin creature is dangerous and seductive. Normally, women choose designs such as like Crystal or Thumbelina from Fern gully.
These tattoos represent the characters as they were in the films. The meaning behind the tattoo with its character has nothing to do with what really these magical creatures represent and more to do with meanings and feelings associated with that special work.
Fairy tattoos are used for their symbolism for childhood and children's stories and sometimes used as commemoration or memorial tattoos for children. These tattoos indicate that those children who are lost are pure, childlike, and innocent. Butterfly and dragonfly tattoos spiked in popularity around the same time and are as equally as popular. This might be because women are drawn according to the mystical and magical aspects of these creatures and their historical significance, deep symbolism, innate fragility, delicate natures and their distinctly feminine characteristics.