These mermaid tattoos will be sure to have you dreaming of living under the sea!

Mermaids are the true goddesses of the sea. So much so that many of us spent our childhood dreaming of being these ethereal sea creatures. For as long as I could remember any time I found myself in a body of water I would swim with my feet pressed together praying they would turn into fins.

But alas, I have been cursed with keeping these feet forever. But that won’t stop me from dreaming about clamshell bikinis and underwater Utopias. One of the ways people have found to satiate this burning desire to live under the sea is with creative and beautiful tattoos! Here is a look at some of our absolute favorite mermaid tributes!

Probably the most classic tribute tattoo are beautiful scales! Placed strategically to remind you how beautiful it would be to swim under the sea.

The most classic mermaid that almost everybody knows is Ariel. So you will be sure to see a number of tribute tattoos to her!

Then there are also the more classic mermaid tattoos. Reminiscent of the days of sailors and sea creatures.

Some tattoos are a little less obvious. We all know shells are mermaids best accessory! Here are a few tattoos dedicated to them.

No matter what type of mermaid tattoo you have it’s likely to be one of our mermaid obsessed favorites!!! Now off to plan my next ink appointment!! Fins and all.