Outline Tattoos

LIGHTS Poxleitner

Lights’ very first tattoos were the sparrows on her hips which she got as a symbol of moving away from home.  She explains: “I had just moved away from home and I was 18. I was living in Vancouver at the time and I moved to Toronto, so it’s a big move, it’s like L.A. to New York. I was kind facing the world on my own for the first time and my parents probably would have never let me get a tattoo but I moved out, like ‘I’m a free bird.’ So I got [on my hips] — it’s super cliché, but I got two sparrows. From this hole in the wall place and I was underage. The guy wasn’t that great. But it was exciting because it was my first tattoo.”

Why a sparrow? “I never get anything that doesn’t mean something.  The sparrow travels the world but always knows how to get home. And a sparrow is a love bird. They find their partner and they stay with them forever. They’re a really loyal bird. It just had a really cool story behind it.”

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Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Simpson’s very first tattoo was a black outline of a star that she got on her left wrist in 2004 to celebrate the completion of her debut album Autobiography. She told MTV “The first tattoo I got was a star and I got that with a few of my best friends. I have that one when I finished my first record and I have ‘Love’ on my other hand when I finished my second record.”

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Kelli Berglund

Actress Kelli Berglund hit up West 4 Tattoo to get inked by Jon Boy on September 16, 2016. “Hurt like hell, lollipop didn’t help, but my tattoo’s better than yours”, she posted on her Instagram account. She had “vigilans diligentia auxilium” inked on her left arm, a Latin phrase translated to “watchful diligence assistance”.

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Jessie J

Jessie J has a tattoo of an open circle on her left wrist which is a matching tattoo with her mother and father. The English singer and her parents visited artist Bang Bang while on a trip to New York City in November 2015. “Mum and Dad and I all got the same tattoo | Circle of love/trust Making memories and ticking things off their bucket list. Shout out to @bangbangnyc for making it happen on this special trip!,” she wrote.  Jessie J already had four other tattoos, but it seems that her parents wanted to get their first.  Jessie describes the circle design as an “amazing meaningful simple tattoo.” (more…)

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Krysta Cameron

Krysta Cameron has tow music-related tattoos on the inside of her right arm. Below her elbow is a red heart surrounded by the words “All is full of love,” which is the title of a Björk song. On her wrist are the words “Against Demons” and a sand-dollar (which looks like a star in a circle) from a Radiohead album art. This was one of her earlier tattoos and has a much heavier black look than her more recent work, however the sloppy look of the writing and image is a reflection of the original artwork.

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