ALL ABOUT ROSES

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TATTOO DESIGNS ARE ROSES OR HAVE ROSES INCORPORATED IN THEM...SO TODAYS POST WILL BE ALL ABOUT ROSES AND WHAT THEY MEAN.

AS A TATTOO ARTIST MANY CLIENTS USE  ROSES TO SYMBOLIZE MANY THINGS SUCH AS

• LOVE
• PAIN
• HEARTBREAK
• FRIENDSHIP
• YOUTH
• BEAUTY
• AND SO MUCH MORE

ROSES ALSO COME IN DIFFERENT COLORS THAT MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS

Red roses: love, romantic feelings, passion

Yellow roses: joy, friendship

Pink roses: gentleness, admiration

White roses: purity, spiritual love, innocence

Orange roses: fascination

Rosebuds: youth

Red and white roses together: unity

A thornless rose: love at first sight

A single rose: I love you

ROSES CAN ALSO BE COMBINED WITH OTHER ELEMENTS TO
SYMBOLIZE OTHER MEANINGS
A butterfly: a natural combination.
A banner with the name of a beloved one.
A dagger: the love-hate relationship
Barbed wire around the rose vine: love can hurt and is not without risk.
A cross: memorial tattoo for a beloved one.




              a little history about roses

Roses have always been praised for their beauty. Their symbolic meaning goes way back into history:

• For the Romans and Ancient Greeks the rose represented love and beauty. They identified the flower with Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
• For Christians the rose represents the Virgin Mary (The Mystical Rose).
• Roses were used in Ancient Egypt to worship the Goddess Isis, the ideal mother and wife.

rose history from ( freetattoodesigns.org)
images from google