[EllenShaw]

It's a shame we can't create polls in this section of FCF because I'd really like to run one on this subject. I'm personally not a fan of tattooed women. I have no objection to the odd discrete little tattoo, a butterfly on a buttock or a heart on the inner thigh for example, but women with sleeve tats and elaborate artwork on their bodies and legs leave me cold. You'll never find a description of a tattooed character in my stories, but tat's just me - I'm interested to know what you think about them. Do you love painted ladies or, like me, prefer a blank canvas? 

[Venue of Velvet & Violence]

To each their own.  Every woman carries them differently. Some ladies seem to carry a bunch of ink better than others.  It is a weird phenomenon. 

[F4UCORSAIR]

 I personally don't like any tattoos except ,as you say, a small discreet one. I feel it hids and distracts from a woman's beauty. The ink all over to me looks absolutely horrible and ridiculous. Even on men, come on, WTF are you trying to prove.

[EllenShaw]

Thank you both for your replies. The reason I'm asking this question is that one of my up coming stories will make reference to (small, discrete) tattoos on one of my regular characters. I was interested to see how people felt about that.

[TheRef]

My wife and I both absolutely hate them but why would anyone care about the opinion of someone they don't know?

[Bitz]

No.  A few okay, but those sleeved up, neck covered etc end up looking like men

[VegasAce]

Like someone else said, it depends. Some honestly wear tattoos better than others, and placement is key along with how that fighter is portrayed.

This might be going against the grain of what is popular here, but I think tattoos can work if you have a fighter who is meant to be extremely rough and intimidating (like a powerhouse muscular woman.) If they have a lot of tattoos, that might mean they have a very high pain tolerance and can take a lot of punishment without going down and giving up.

[HumanPerson]

It's almost always a no for me, but then I'll see someone whose choice (a few or a lot) just seems to work for them. I think the issue is there are a lot of bad tattoos out there and a lot of people who get tattoos that don't fit them.