Death, in tattoo design, is a wide category that covers many specific sub-categories.  Death tattoos encompass the Grim Reaper, skulls and bones, skeletons, death heads, and many more.  These death tattoos not only represent death, but also a variety of personal, religious, and political beliefs.

Death tattoos can come in many different forms and representations for women, some see death as a cycle of life and use their death tattoo to celebrate the spirit and make us aware of the path that all living things must take. Other girl’s use death tattoos as memorials to friends or loved ones who have passed away, and some prefer to use these sinister tattoos to reflect a darker side of their personality.

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