Britney Spears Tattoos
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For many people tattoos represent a very personal experience that only they know the real meaning to. Britney Spears' tattoo experience is probably no different. Britney Spears has a large number of tattoo designs (about 9) , and as a celebrity every new tattoo she has comes under deep scrutiny by the media.
Her choice of tattoo designs (like the butterfly and fairy tattoo) is certainly not overly unique but rather quite similar to tattoos that thousands of other young women have as well. Britney Spears has a preference for rather small tattoos.
Here's an overview with pictures of Britney Spears' tattoos:
Britney Spears' fairy tattoo is her most famous one. She has it on her lower back. With the meaning of fairies intended to represent child-like behavior, many people argue that the tattoo is intended to represent her desire to hang onto her inner child. I'm not sure if it goes that far, but the fairy is certainly a symbol of youth.
Fairies are usually beautiful creatures with supernatural powers. They look lovely, but they also have a dark side: falling in love with a fairy can be a deadly affair.
The next tattoo is Britney Spears' foot tattoo, a butterfly with a vine and flowers that is located on her left foot. The ideology behind the butterfly is that it represents beauty as well as fragility. This is a concept that many women identify with, which often is given as the reason for choosing a butterfly tattoo.
In the middle of one of her most notable breakdowns, Britney went and obtained anther tattoo. Following Madonna's example, she had three small Hebrew characters tattooed on the back of her neck:
Translation of the characters have indicated that it is a Kabbalah word "Mem He Shin" which means "God". The selection of a Kabbalah word at this time seemed a bit rash, but she had been studying Kabbalah when she choose to get the tattoo.
Originally the tattoo artist made a mistake in the order of the characters (oops Britney...). This was later corrected.
Britney had her Hebrew tattoo removed in 2008.
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Another tattoo Britney Spears might regret at this point is a set of small pink dice on her left wrist. These were intended to be a matching pair to the blue dice that former husband Kevin Federline had on his right wrist.
The dice represent luck and chance, as well as risk. It might be Britney's way of conveying the risk she was taking in the relationship with Federline by getting the dice to publicly display.
Around Britney's lower stomach, there is a small flower tattoo that has the Chinese symbol for mystery tattooed inside. This shows her desire to keep part of her life private from the eyes of the public.
Some sources say that her tattoo doesn't mean "mystery", but "strange". I can't confirm this because I've never seen a clear picture of it.
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There is another small tattoo, a five-point star that is located on her right hand. This symbolizes protection, guidance, as well as balance and is one of the tattoos that she acquired during the time of her breakdown. It is thought that the reason for the placement was so that it could remind her of the meaning on a regular basis.
The small set of red and pink lips that she had tattooed on her wrist are known as being a symbol of love. This is another Britney Spears tattoo that was done in the middle of a crisis and is thought to be her way of giving herself love.
The final tattoo that Britney has is a small black and pink cross tattoo that is across her lower hip. This is obviously a religious tattoo and is something that she did to help show her desire for spiritual comfort and faith.
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Britney Spears has yet another tattoo, but I don't have a picture of it. It's a small daisy tattoo that encircles a tow on her right foot. Daisy tattoos often represent purity and innocence.
As you can just see, the number of tattoos Britney Spears has is quite large (about 9) and it is likely that she will receive more.
It is rather amazing how each tattoo symbolizes something that she is likely desiring in her personal life, despite how unoriginal they may actually be. Discovering the meaning behing the Britney Spears tattoo collection is something of a dive into how she thinks and feels as a person, rather than an entertainer.
