Famous People who have Flower Tattoos
Many celebrities are jumping on the bandwagon when it comes to
getting flower tattoos. Everywhere you look there is another famous
person who has added a flower tattoo. These tattoos range from tasteful
and flattering to simply eye catching or shocking. The locations of
these tattoos are also quite interesting on some of these celebrities.
Fairuza Balk is one such celebrity. Known for her role of a scary
teenaged witch in the movie “The Craft,” Fairuza sports a rather
beautiful rose tattoo on the lower right side of her abdomen. The
meaning of the rose in the West is similar to what the Lotus means in
the East. It is a symbol of love, especially a pure love. Due to its
beauty, shape, and scent, it is considered to be the ultimate floral
symbol, and is still the most popular of all flower tattoo designs. The
rose is requested by men nearly as often as by women. This is one of the
most appealing of Fairuza’s tattoos.
Beautiful actress Halle Berry made a common mistake when she got the
name of her first husband, David Justice, tattooed on her right buttock.
She got the tattoo re-inked and turned David’s name into a pretty
sunflower. Halle said she had chosen the sunflower because they close up
to regenerate when darkness descends. It would seem that she used this
symbolism when darkness fell over her marriage to David and turned that
darkness into a period of personal re-growth.
Who hasn’t heard of Cher, famous singer and actress? With her many
escapades throughout the years, getting a tattoo would have been one of
the tamer things she has done. Of the many tattoos Cher proudly bears
are a black orchid located just below her panty line and a black rose on
her ankle. Roses, as discussed previously, are a symbol of pure love and
passion. The orchid carries numerous messages, among them love, beauty,
and wealth. The ancient Greeks felt that orchids presented virility.
Victorian England viewed the meaning of orchids as symbols of luxury.
While it’s hard to know just what Cher had in mind when she got those
tattoos, it seems obvious that her personality and lifestyle represents
both passion and luxury.
 Buffy
the Vampire Slayer star, Sarah Michelle Gellar, has a few tattoos
adorning her body. One of them is of cherry blossoms and Kanji on the
inside of her left ankle. This pretty and tasteful tattoo has much
spiritual meaning. In Japan, the cherry blossom is symbolic of life with
its short, but brilliantly blooming, life span that inevitably falls.
This is a powerful reminder that life is short. One should live in the
present and appreciate every waking minute, for it could be your last.
Other meanings ascribed to the cherry blossom are feminine beauty and
sexuality, as well as prosperity and good luck.
People all over the world watched Melissa Gilbert grow up on Little
House on the Prairie. She is no longer a little girl and her acting gigs
have taken her into many new realms. Melissa has a tattoo of a small
daisy on her ankle. The name for daisy comes from “day’s eye.” This is
because the daisy opens at sunrise and closes at sunset. This flower is
associated with the innocence of childhood.
Leah Headey, best known for her role in the movie “300,” proudly
wears a large lotus flower tattoo on the upper part of her back. The
Lotus represents rebirth but also is symbolic of all that is true, good,
and beautiful. It stands for good luck, enlightenment, and peace.
There are other well known people who bear flower tattoos. American
Idol winner and singer Kelly Clarkson, displays a sunflower on the
inside of her right ankle. Actress and daughter of famous actor Clint
Eastwood, Allison Eastwood seems rather proud of the lovely purple rose
located on her left shoulder. Model Sophie Anderton has a rather unique
tattoo of a bird of paradise which is linked to a Lotus flower at the
small of her back.
 While
it is true that it is primarily women who choose to get flower tattoos,
there are a few men in the celebrity world who have flowers as a part of
their body art. Paul Stanley of the rock band Kiss has a small rose
tattoo on his right shoulder. Among guitarist Dave Navarro’s numerous
tattoos is a single stemmed rose located on his upper right arm. Singer
heartthrob Ricky Martin boasts a rose and heart tattoo on his left groin
area. Sugar Ray front man, Mark McGrath, has a wide assortment of
tattoos including a blue rose on his left forearm.
It seems that more famous people are getting new tattoos everyday and
many of these will most likely include some sort of flower tattoos. All
of these tattoos will have stories behind them as to why they were
chosen. Whether or not these stories will ever be shared with the public
is anyone’s guess. However, in looking at what is known about the famous
people who get these tattoos, it is sometimes fun to come up with
fantasy stories as to why a certain celebrity chose a particular tattoo.
It may be interesting to see how closely these stories are to reality.
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