Tattoos for the people you love
Tattoo ideas with meaning, for partners, best friends, mums, kids and the people you've lost. Plus honest guides to pain, healing, aftercare and cost, from people who work in tattoo studios every day.
Tattoo ideas
Couple tattoos
25 ideas, from tiny matching hearts to designs that connect when you hold hands.
Matching tattoos
For best friends, sisters, brothers, mum and daughter, and the whole family.
Small love tattoos
24 tiny ideas with meaning, and how to keep them sharp.
Tattoos for mum
From the classic Mum heart to her handwriting and birth flower.
Tattoos for your kids
Names, dates, footprints and birth flowers.
Name tattoos
Real font examples, sizing and placement.
Memorial tattoos
Gentle ideas for a parent, grandparent, child or pet.
Heart tattoos
20 designs and what each kind of heart means.
Birth flower tattoos
Every month's flower and what it means.
Tattoo ideas for men
25 designs with real meaning behind them.
Tattoo ideas for women
25 meaningful designs, from tiny to bold.
Fine line tattoos
Ideas, and how they really age.
Finger and hand tattoos
Ring tattoos, tiny hearts and honest advice.
Valentine's tattoos
Hearts, flash days and couple designs.
Honest tattoo guides
Your first tattoo
Ideas, placement and first-appointment tips.
Placement guide
Every spot compared for pain, ageing and visibility.
Tattoo pain chart
Every body area rated from 1 to 10.
Healing stages
What's normal, day by day.
UK tattoo prices
What a tattoo costs in 2026, by size and placement.
Aftercare creams
What to use, and what to keep off fresh ink.
Recent tattoos from our studios
Who's behind Tattoo Love?
Tattoo Love is published by Timebomb Piercing & Tattoos, which has been tattooing since 2003 and now has studios in Bournemouth and Croydon. The photos on this site are work by Timebomb artists, and the flash designs are drawn for this site. More about us.