Era Istrefi
Era Istrefi got this mandala-style tattoo on the inside of her left elbow in April 2013. It seems that she designed the tattoo herself, since she posted a partially complete drawing before getting it inked. (more…)
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Rihanna
Rihanna added the final piece to her hand tattoo in October 2013, incorporating both the Maori tribal design near her thumb and the chevron lines. It is an abstract design inspired by Indian henna art. Artists Bang Bang and Cally-Jo worked together on both the design and the implementation of this tattoo. The duo got out their needles and worked on different sections at the same time. “@callyjoart and I spent hours and hours drawing on different designs, we finally found one that worked! So proud we made it pretty,” Bang Bang wrote. (more…)
Rihanna
Rihanna’s hand tattoo is a henna-style tribal dragon claw, which she got on her right hand while in New Zealand on her November 2008 tour. It matches her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown’s tattoo on the same hand. The design is of a geometric dragon claw with small hibiscus that go up to her wrist. Her tattoo was done in the traditional style of the Maori people in New Zealand. This method of tattooing makes the skin appear raised and rough, rather than smooth. She said to reporters:
“It’s tribal. It represents strength and love….It’s their traditional way of tattooing. I always wanted [one]. It hurt like hell!
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Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato’s rib cage tattoo saw it’s third incarnation in September 2016, courtesy of artist Bang Bang. With each update the tattoo has grown larger and now the huge piece covers her whole side.
The tattoo began with the lyrics “you make me beautiful” from the Bethany Dillon song “Beautiful.” This was Demi’s very first tattoo which she got when she was only sixteen. The tattoo has religious meaning to Demi, reminding her that she can find confidence in knowing that God has made her perfect. A few years later, in 2011, she added a pair of feathers behind the writing.
For the latest update, Bang Bang drew a dream catcher around the lyrics, using the previous pair of feathers as part of the dreamcatcher while also adding three more smaller feathers floating at the bottom and some strands of beads. None of the beads or feathers are attached to each other, giving the design a light and ephemeral feeling.
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Lil Debbie
Lil Debbie got this tattoo of a grayscale rose with jewelry chains from artist Rebecca Sophia in May 2015.
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Lil Debbie
Lil Debbie has an almost complete set of knuckle tattoos on her left hand. On her index finger is a row of circles or beads, a triangular geometric design which covers her faded pink woman symbol tattoo, and an emerald-cut jewel. On her middle finger a flower covers her faded yellow lightning bolt tattoo and her other knuckle has a beaded jewelry design. On her ring finger is a budded cross and on her pinkie is an eye. Five of the tattoos were done in one session in November 2014, while the jewel and the row of circles were added in January 2015. All were done by Rebecca Sophia.
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Lil Debbie
Lil Debbie got this tattoo on her right hand from Rebecca Sophia in November 2014. It is a jewelry-style design of three strands of beads.
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Jahan Yousaf
Jahan Yousaf added a dotwork mandala design on her right forearm behind her varja brush tattoo.
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Ellie Goulding
In April 2016, Ellie Goulding got this geometric design tattooed on her left side by Dr Woo, the same artist who did a similar piece on the opposite side of her ribcage. Dr Woo created this original piece of art based on inspiration photos that Ellie brought in to his studio. It is inspired by stars, planets and galaxies, but he took lots of artistic license to create a geometric piece that isn’t too literal.
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Asami Zdrenka
Artist Alex Roze expanded Asami Zdrenka’s upper arm in May 2015, adding this fan-shaped dotwork design in the background of his previous work.
