Black phoenix tattoo on girls waist

Tribal patterns are popular designs to use in phoenix tattoos because the sharp, fluid tribal lines almost look like flames, which is appropriate considering the meaning of a phoenix tattoo. The phoenix is a legendary bird of fire that is said to live for up to 500 years, setting itself on fire and rising from the ashes after death to be reborn. For this reason, many people include fire colors – red, orange and yellow – in their phoenix tattoo designs, although this girl opted for a simple black and white design for her tattoo. Her phoenix tattoo is inked on her waist and the bird in the tribal tattoo appears to be rising.