BY PRIYANKA GUDHENIA | DKODING MEDIA
Your body is a canvas and tattoo is art.
Tattoos are badass and surely are a popular work of art used for self-expression. They’ve become a huge part of today’s culture and numerous celebrities are among those who choose to go under the needle to get inked up every chance they get.
From hidden script to highly visible art, take a peek at some of Hollywood’s iconic ink and let them inspire you!
Cardi B
The girl from the Bronx has lots of tattoos, but her latest one is definitely a show-stopper. Despite the many ups-and-downs in her romantic relationship, Cardi B recently got her hubby Offset’s name tattooed on the underside of her thigh.
Offset shared the Face time screenshot of his wife showing off the new tat on his Instagram, with a caption: “CANT WAIT TO GET HOME” with 3 tongue-out emojis that really showed how desperate he is to get home.
Ashley Benson
Eagle-eyed fans of this former Pretty Little Liar actress spotted something really unexpected yet adorable in one of the actress’s latest Instagram posts: a tattoo, as a tribute to her model girlfriend, Cara Delevinge.
Benson announced her latest collection with sunglass brand PRIVE REVAUX. Lifting her arms in the photo, the actress is giving a little sneak peek of the “CD” tattoo- Delevinge’s initials, on her side boob.
Well, Cara on her part also has a sweet ode to her love sporting a matching “A” tattoo on her ribs.
Love is in the ink!
Shawn Mendes
The singer gives us butterflies, no doubt. But did you know he gave himself one recently? The latest tattoo that he added to his growing gallery of body ink isn’t just any bold design, it is based on an edited photo made by a fan showing the “nervous” singer with a butterfly tattoo on his arm.
Shawn Dmed the fan asking for a photo of the design, and shortly after the fan obliged…you know what happened.
Scarlett Johansson
At the Avengers Endgame premiere, Johansson completely killed it. Was it her gorgeous strapless metallic dress that showed off her toned legs? Her general ScarJo-ness? No?
Well, when she turned around, it was her pretty rose back tattoo on full display that actually stole the show. Because I don’t think any of us knew she had such a gorgeous and tremendously huge back tattoo before. All thanks to her backless dress, we were able to catch a glimpse of it.
Mind= Blown.
Hailey Baldwin
This tattoo is so tiny we didn’t even know she had it.
Hailey Baldwin got a tiny heart tattoo on her left collarbone from her favorite artist Jon Boy. Not only is the tattoo small in size, but its thin lines make it hard to see.
The 22-year-old model took to social media on Tuesday to gush over the tiny symbol on her collarbone and posting a picture, captioning it, ‘my favorite little tat’
Bella Thorne
Bella Thorne recently posted a picture on Instagram showing off a full sleeve tattoo made of beautiful female portraits.
Right now it’s pretty unclear whether the ink is real or fake since Thorne didn’t give any details about the work of art, captioning the photo with a simple, “Hi new me �”
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato has a total of 22 tattoos on her body and the brand-new one that she added to her collection is so tiny yet means much bigger and deeper than its size.
Demi shared a photo of her new ink on Instagram, featuring the word “ME” on the inside of her ring finger. She captioned the picture “Me first” and thanked her tattoo artist for her ‘new favourite reminder.’
Travis Scott & Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott showed off their newest tattoo on Instagram, finally revealing the ink they got at Travis Scott’s 28th birthday party.
The new parents got their daughter’s name “STORMI” tattooed in the same spot, above their elbows, permanently showing off their love for their daughter.
And they’re not alone. The beauty mogul’s BFF, Anastasia Karanikolaou, got a matching tat to show her support for Stormi as well.
This isn’t the first time this cute couple got matching tattoos. They got miniature butterfly tattoos on the back of their ankles to celebrate the birth of their baby girl.
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber’s face tattoo made headlines when people first found out about it and now there’s finally a close-up photo of what it says.
Tattoo artist Jonboy posted the new photo featuring the tattoo, which says “Grace” above Justin’s right eyebrow.
Ariana Grande
Grande posted a photo herself, showing off her new ribcage tattoo on Instagram, lying on her back and playing with her super-long ombré locks.
For the caption, she wrote, “post run thrus, 3 am with @girlknewyork,” referring to Brooklyn-based tattoo artist Mira Mariah, who gave Grande a delicate yet sizable branch of leaves on her torso.
While the leaves seem to partially cover her Pete-inspired ink, she insists it’s “not a cover-up just evolvin’.”
Tattoos may be skin-deep but their meaning go way deeper.
Let these celebrity inks inspire you to get that perfect body art.
