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30 Classy First Tattoo Ideas for Women Over 40

Female tattoos are as badass as they are classy, and it's never too late to get inked. Here, the best tattoo designs for grown-ass women
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Bright Tulip Tattoo
Taylor says the shoulder blade is a great place for a first tattoo, as it's a part of the body that doesn't change much over one's life and is fairly easy to conceal. (But who would want to hide such a pretty design, anyway?)

Photograph courtesy of Zoey Taylor

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Twin Blossoms Tattoo
Opt for a pair of delicate, lightly colored blooms, which look lovely on forearms and wrists.

Photograph courtesy of Zoey Taylor

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Beauty From Pain
Taylor says female tattoos can be a great way to disguise an area of the body that you're uncomfortable with, like scars or cellulite. They can also help to make something beautiful again, she says, "like getting flowers on your breasts after full reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy."

Photograph courtesy of David Allen/P-ink.org

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Pretty Pastels Tattoo
Nothing counteracts surgery scars like a flourish of pink flowers.

Photograph courtesy of Zoey Taylor

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Neutral Lotus Tattoo
Beautiful floral tattoos don't always require color. We love the softness of this black and gray lotus.

Photograph courtesy of Punctuated Artefact

BY AMANDA MONTELL | MAY 5, 2016 | SHARES
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