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Julia Michaels has four gemstones tattooed on her right arm as a tribute to her fans, who she calls “Little Gems.” The most prominent is a heart-shaped pink jewel below her shoulder. There’s also a blue diamond on the outside of her elbow, a round amber stone inside her elbow, and a dark blue rhombus on the side of her wrist. All four gems were inked by artist London Reese in July 2018.
Julia Michaels got a snake tattoo on her right bicep in July 2018, writing “a baby pink snake for this slytherin.” She loves Harry Potter and identifies herself as a Slytherin. Their house mascot is a serpent.
Julia Michaels got a tattoo of a bird in flight on her upper left arm from her favorite artist London Reese in July 2018.
Julia Michaels has talked about how much she hated the lotus tattoo on her elbow, which she got the day than an ex-boyfriend dumped her. She thought it was poorly done and looked more like a “colorful artichoke.” So in July 2018 she had artist London Reese draw an “X” through it and added the words “BAD IDEA” with “BAD” above the lotus and “IDEA” below it. “Because it was. And he was,” she wrote.
Julia Michaels celebrated the holidays with family in a unique way — she and her father got matching tattoos on December 28, 2017. They chose the Golden Snitch from the Harry Potter series inked in vibrant color. Julia’s tattoo is on her upper right arm and her dad’s is on the inside of his forearm.
Her father has come a long way with his attitude about tattoos since Julia started getting inked at age 18. Back then he was apprehensive about Julia getting tattoos and definitely didn’t want any for himself. But seeing Julia’s thoughtful works of art has made him change his mind. She told Universal Music:
The first tattoo that I ever got was this microphone when I was 18. My dad used to be very conservative. And when I told him I wanted to get a tattoo he [said] “I don’t know how I feel about that” but I [said] “you should come with me.” And when he came with me, he was so in love with the process that he now wants to get one with me.
Julia Michaels got this tattoo on her upper back which says “Kiss Here” from artist London Reese in August 2017. She describes how the process of co-creating a design with a tattoo artist is similar to writing songs as part of a team. Julia and her co-writer Justin Tranter have written major hits for artists like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. She told Vevo:
You’re trusting somebody to put something so permanent on your body, and with songwriting it’s the same. You’re having somebody come in, and you have to trust this person completely to help you articulate words into a song. And then there’s a trust there. Because of that, you become really close friends with them. Like London, who does a lot of my tattoos.
Julia Michaels had the words “speak up” inked on her throat on May 28, 2017 as a reminder to say what she thinks and be confident.
“I think the [tattoo] that probably best represents me is the ‘Speak Up,'” she told Vevo. “And I think now more than ever I have the opportunity to have an opinion, and to have a voice, and that I should speak up.”
She told MusicChoice:
“I have a tendency to make myself feel really small in vulnerable times. And I just have to remind myself that I’m not. And to say what’s on my mind and know that people are not going to judge me for it. And I’ll feel stronger because of it.”
Julia Michaels has a surrealist cartoon with the message “Free Hugs” on her right upper arm. It shows a sweater with hands but no head, grabbing onto branches that exist where the head should be. The original design, sans text, was drawn by artist Geffen Refaeli for her dailydoodlegram Instagram page where she creates unique illustrations inspired by the images in her feed. In this case she combined a sweater from a fashion designer’s account with a photo of a branch from a plant magazine. What it all means is subject to interpretation.
The “Free Hugs” text which Julia added to the piece gives a hint at how she personally views it. She told Source:
“All my tattoos deal with connections, intimacy, perception: things I deal with and want to learn more about.”
Julia Michaels got two holding hands tattooed on her right upper arm by London Reese on May 28, 2017 at The Black Lantern Tattoo Studio. They are a symbol of interpersonal relationships.
Julia Michaels has a bee tattoo on her middle knuckle on her right hand.
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