These days many women are getting tattoos of cherry blossoms. These cherry blossom designs have increased in popularity among first timers and old time tattoo aficionados alike. The increased popularity on the cherry blossom tattoo has lead to an increased interest associated with the symbolism and meaning of this flower in both the Japanese and Chinese cultures.

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Angelina Jolie is a serious and very famous actress who has a serious love for tattoos. Angelina has been featured regularly on celebrity websites and in celebrity news magazines whenever she gets a new tattoo. She has a dozen, at least, in various locations all over her body and she also has quite extensive experience with tattoo removal. Each one of her tattoos has a special meaning to her.

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Tattoos are a highly publicized fashion symbol today. It is not simply a skin or body modification, it has become an art and a way of life for millions of people to express their desires and passion in a very effective nonverbal way.

The absolute best bunch of people to represent races and describe such a powerful and exciting form of fashion, beauty, and style are celebrities. It is interesting to note that a large number of people who find the inspiration of tattooing are the people who watch their favorite stars who have a tattoo. Here are some descriptions of some superstar tattoos:

Anna Kournikova: As a famous female model and tennis star, Anna has a huge star tattoo on the lower part of her back. There are some paparazzi photographs, which have become famous that were taken during the matches in which this tennis superstar actually participated. Her tattoo created a great deal of buzz in the celebrity world. However, Anna seemed to act calm with the new tattoos on her body.

Alyssa Milano: Alyssa is the famous actress of Charmed and she has a unique tattoo that contains contains a sacred heart, fairies, angels, and a cross.

Ben Afflek: Ben is a Hollywood who has a very popular tattoo on his skin. It is nothing more than an armband tattoo of barbed wire.

Robert Deniro: This Hollywood star is one of the most impressive actors of all time who was not spared from the irresistible practice of having a tattoo on his skin. During the movie “Cape Fear” he showed numerous tattoos but he actually has only one tattoo that is original which depicts a Panther.

Nicholas Cage: Nicholas is a very popular superstar who has an outstanding and unique ability of portraying tough characters. He also has a very unique tattoo. The tattoo is located on Cage’s upper back and depicts a lizard wearing a hat. There is no meaning implied and it is simply there to be admired as a distinctive tattoo.

Drew Barrymore: As is depicted in one of her movies, Drew is a big fan of tattoos. She has numerous tattoos including a butterfly, a cross, and an angel.

David Beckham: David is almost as famous for his tats as he is for his superb soccer skills. He has nine great tats and there is a rumor that the tattoos on his body were primarily applied for mythological reasons although no one was ever sure.

One side of being a celebrity, which is unpleasant for some, is having every detail of your life scrutinized by the public. Since the increase in the popularity of tattoos and the lessening of the stigmatic perception of things like piercings and tattoos, those who enjoy celebrity watching now scrutinize each of their favorite celebrities’ tat in great detail and copy each design.

The tomboyish and beautiful Melanie Chisholm is one of the celebrities who are no stranger to tattoo art. She was formerly known as ‘Sporty Spice” of the teen pop group the Spice Girls, she has grown over the 10 years into a sort of connoisseur of tattoos, the majority of which she got during the turning points of her career in music.

Melanie has approximately 10 tattoos. They are primarily ones that stem from Eastern origins, such as China, Tibet, and Japan, although she does have some body art which is Celtic and some elegant English script as well. Melanie’s largest tattoos are the phoenix, the dragon, and the lotus.

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Many people have wondered just how real the tattoos are that George Clooney sports in the film From Dusk Till Dawn.  Most people are broken hearted to learn that George Clooney’s tattoo used in the film is really a temporary tattoo and completely fake. George has no real tattoos in real life, at least none which the public is aware of. However, so many people seem to like the fake tattoo used in the film so much that the popularity of the tribal style of tattoo was partially the result of the film.

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Robbie Williams, real name Robert Peter Williams, is not only a British pop sensation, but he is also no stranger to tattoos. His body has been turned into a canvas for tattoo art and he has examples of nearly every style imaginable somewhere on his body.

Robbie Williams is unquestionably the king of celebrity tattoos. He’s a real tat fan and depending on how you count them he has as many as 14 tattoos, including 7 word tattoos, some Beatles music, 2 swallows, a Christian cross, a Maori tribal, and a Celtic cross.

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Justin Timberlake is another celebrity who is also very familiar with tattoos. He has a total of approximately 6 tattoos on various parts of his body which include an Aquarius tattoo, some Chinese characters, a guardian angel tattoo on his back, and a tattoo of a cross on his left shoulder. Justin Timberlake is another star of boy band fame that has gone solo, and he has continued to make tattoos popular and follow the trend of celebrities getting tattoos.

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Celebrity tattoos are arguably are the entire reason why tattooing is so widely accepted and so popular today. It has been several decades since, with only a few exceptions, tattooing was a firm part of the mobster underworld.

Back then, a tattoo was seen as evidence of someone who has something of a spicy past, and an indication of a person who isn’t quite respectable. There are exceptions that might be made for someone who had spent time as a sailor, for example, but for the most part tattoos, especially on women, have always been a bit controversial. However, when celebrities began getting tattoos, that all changed.

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