Top 5 Jennifer Lopez Tattoos and Their Significance
Tattoos have been a fashion accessory since ages. Even today, in the remote areas of India, women of all ages can be seen adorning tattoos designs in different parts of their bodies. It may have been looked down upon by the high society people of the West, but today this fashion trend has crawled its way into the modern world and has plagued people of all classes world wide. Jennifer Lopez has done several tattoos on her body so far, but none of them are or were permanent. All her tattoos have been temporary so that they can be removed as and when wanted and made space for new tattoos. Jennifer Lopez is one versatile celebrity who has aficionados because of her singing skills, acting skills, fashion sense and the intersection set of all these three sets form the set of admirers of her callipyge. Let’s talk about her tattoos and their meanings.
People who wish to emulate J Lo but find it very difficult to be as callipygous as her or have that golden voice or acting skill, here’s one field where you can easily emulate her. It used to be ‘You can tell a man by his shoes’. Today you can definitely tell a person by the kind of tattoos he or she is sporting. Tattoos are a way of expression of self. People engrave tattoos for expressing their love for someone, or for showing they support someone, something or some cause or simply emulate their idol.
Like if I were to have the needle run on my body, I would like it to engrave “I solemnly that I’m up to no good!” or the deathly hallows symbol or any of the several other things that would make it clear to the world that I am a Pottersupermaniac. So, like I was saying, your tattoos mirror you! Below are the tattoos J Lo has had so far:
List of Five J Lo Tattoos You Should Try
1. The Lideris tattoo on collar bone
Lideris is Latvian for ‘leader’. This tattoo has been recently done on J Lo’s collar bone area. This latest tattoo design is for a music video of her latest album “Follow the leader” with two other Puerto Rican singers early this year. That explains the specific reason for engraving Lideris.
2. The Dragon tattoo on the back
For her “Follow the leader” album, J Lo also had a dragon tattoo made on her back. In some European countries dragons are considered to be malevolent creatures, harbinger of evil. but they are one of the most revered creatures in the Asian culture, whether it is a Chinese dragon tattoo or a Jade dragon tattoo. Dragons symbolize wisdom, prosperity, good luck and strength.
Significance of the tattoo:
So, the significance of both the tattoos for “Follow the leader” album can be that Jennifer Lopez desires to be the leader of the world, which is why she has engraved the word leader or something that symbolizes leadership, in different cultures of the world.
3. The Dolphin tattoo on the shoulder:
Paparazzi also captured J Lo sporting a dolphin tattoo on her shoulder. Dolphins are considered to be the ‘king of the fishes’ by many ancient cultures. Dolphin meaning is closely associated with kingly, regal qualities. But not of the dominant type! If we observe a dolphin for any length of time, we would realize, if dolphins were to rule, they would be gracious in their reign. And that is the core theme of dolphin meaning- Grace. It has to be the cutest jennifer lopez tattoo ever.
Dolphin tattoos covey a sense of playfulness on the wearer’s part, as dolphins itself are known for their playfulness, joy and freedom. In ancient Greece, dolphins symbolized God-like intelligence and was associated with the powerful god Apollo. Apollo is a deity who represents light and so dolphin tattoos will convey higher thought and an illuminated life. Themes of dolphin’s association with Poseidon can also be seen.
The Greeks dubbed dolphins as the ‘King of the Seas’ and with this moniker, yet again, kingly attributes apply to dolphins.
Pirate lore hails dolphin as a symbol of protection. Indeed, legend admits that dolphin sightings were often exaggerated into the incredible fantasies of mermaids. Determining the authenticity of these claims remains the work of Cryptozoologists. What is is true is countless tales of dolphins interacting with humans in friendly, even protective ways colours dolphins in hues of compassionate, caring and generous spirit; the regal qualities are humbled by these.
Significance of the tattoo:
So basically, Jennifer Lopez uses tattoos as medium to express her love for power, not dominating power but expresses herself as a philanthropic leader.
4. The Bat tattoo on her back
Jennifer had once done a group of bats surrounding a wheel like design on her back .
Many of bats symbolic meanings are fear based like death, vampirism. etc. But to countries like Greece and China, they stand for womanhood, happiness, luck and favourable fortune. The Native Americans have always honoured all animals, considering all things are connected. Bats are highly sensitive to their surroundings and hence, are considered as symbols of intuition, dream and vision.
It symbolizes the ability to see through illusions and see the truth of matters. It is also a symbol of communication because bats are highly social. They also have very strong family ties. They are nurturing, touching and sensitive to other members of their group.
Significance of the tattoo:
The bat is a symbol of rebirth and depth,as it resides in the belly of the Earth- the caves. A bat tattoo represents that the person is extremely circumspect of his surroundings. Perhaps she is over sensitive to others’ feelings.
5. The Heart tattoo:
Lopez has been in a relationship with several successful men and in 1999 she was in a relationship with Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs. During that time she’d pierced a heart tattoo containing Puff Daddy written at the core of it. Expectantly, after break up, J Lo had it removed.
Heart is the most common type of tattoo that is made all over the world. Of course it is used to express love for that special someone in one’s life. Do not emulate J Lo’s heart tattoo point by point, but you can always have your partner’s name engraved somewhere on you. You do not need a celebrity idol to guide you for that.
J Lo fans can emulate any of these tattoos or simply have a tattoo dedicated to her made on any part of their body. From all the tattoos that Jennifer Lopez has had so far, it does not need a Sherlock-ian mind to infer that she admires leadership and regal qualities but also intertwines with it-grace, intelligence, enlightening thoughts, empathy, generosity and light playfulness and wishes to embody all these qualities in her life.
Lopez embraces her womanhood, all the while desiring power to rule over her fandom graciously with her voice and other talents.
Having talked about tattoos, let me also remind you that tattoo making and removing, both are very painful as well as harmful for your skin. In spite of having this knowledge, if you still wish to pierce yourself, rigidly make up your mind on what tattoo you want made, so that the pain of removal does not become a concern and half the harm is avoided. If you want more celebrity inspired tattoos then let me know.
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