Melanie Martinez got this tattoo of a pink gumball machine on the center of chest from her favorite artist Lauren Winzer in January 2016.  She knew that she wanted to get a gumball machine, but deliberated a lot about the placement. Rihanna‘s goddess Isis tattoo inspired her to want a tattoo in the lower chest area, which she had previously written off as uncool. In an interview with Fuse before getting it done, she explained:

I want to get a gumball machine. I’m still debating where. I think it’s cool — and I didn’t think it was cool for a long time — but I really want to get a tattoo here [pointing to her abdomen]. It’s really hardcore and I know it’s hardcore.  I’m not like Rihanna, you know?  I don’t know if I could pull that off. I’m hardly ever showing this area of my body. But I don’t know, I feel like I’m growing up and I’m going to turn 21 soon, and I might as well do something fun and — I don’t know. I might get a gumball machine here. We’ll see.

It is the only tattoo in a hidden area which she has showed off on social media, but we suspect that she has more based on the number of tattoos that she has cited in interviews.

???? Healed gumball tatty by @laurenwinzer ✨✨✨✨✨ ?: @tancamera

A photo posted by Melanie Martinez (@littlebodybigheart) on Mar 5, 2016 at 11:49pm PST

Did a little late night surgery on my girl @littlebodybigheart ????❤️?

A photo posted by Lauren Winzer ? (@laurenwinzer) on Jan 31, 2016 at 1:41pm PST

Celebrity: Melanie Martinez

Subject:Gumball Machine

Placement:Sternum

Theme:Candy

Style:Traditional

Tattoo Artist:Lauren Winzer

posted by Linda on November 11, 2016