Cherry Blossom Tattoos
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In Japan, cherry blossom is admired for how briefly it blooms, and the falling petals have long been tied to beauty that does not last. Fitting, then, for a cherry blossom tattoo that stays on your skin one to two weeks.
At the center of this collection is the fine line branch: a few twigs and open five-petal flowers, small enough for the inside of a wrist, a collarbone or the nape. Floral ribbons and garlands run longer. Wear them around a wrist or an ankle, or down the forearm. Japanese-inspired blackwork, with blossoms set against waves and clouds, turns up as well, for the upper arm or the calf, and the wider style is in our Japanese tattoos. Prefer a fuller bloom? See peony tattoos.
Planning a permanent sakura?
A week or two of wear tells you how big a cherry blossom tattoo should be and which way the branch should run. Most people start looking in spring, but a branch works just as well in autumn. Here is why a trial run before the real thing pays off. A branch carrying a name, a bird or a whole tree is a job for a custom tattoo (order 3 or more and allow 3 to 4 weeks for production).
Day one, day two
Pressing it on is a two-minute job. The fresh print is pale. Keep it away from the tap and the towel for 8 hours, and a day to a day and a half later it has turned blue-black, all in a single shade of ink. Waterproof from then on. It lasts longest on the forearm, shoulder and nape, and wears off quicker on fingers. Vegan, no PPD. Every other flower we print is in flower tattoos.
