The henna-inspired cover up tattoo was designed in collaboration between Bang Bang and Australian artist Cally-Jo. Unfortunately, it seems she didn’t love the design, because just weeks later she opted for a partial cover up. ![]() This second piece is a collection of chevrons and lines extending from her wrist all the way up her fingers. According to People, the musician revealed that the design represents strength and love.įive years later, she got another Maori tattoo added to her hand, this one from Inia Taylor of Moko Ink studio (you can see a video of the process here). The piece was done in New Zealand in the traditional Maori style of tattooing a process that inserts ink into the skin by hand using chisel-like instruments rather than the usual needles. Finishing her hand pieces was a five year project that started in 2008 when she got the tribal tattoo below her thumb. These hand designs are the most intricate of Rihanna’s tattoos. 1988: Her birth yearĪ post shared by Bang Bang Tattoo on at 7:08am PDT It’s placed on top of two small music notes the singer got several years prior (they were actually the first of Rihanna’s tattoos). The piece serves a dual purpose as a cover up tattoo. She wanted it across her back, back then.” She opted to get it on her foot instead of her back instead for a very strategic reason, though. This design was tattooed by Bang Bang who told US Weekly that the falcon was “the first tattoo wanted as a teen. “Back in the day, they would carve into the walls and they would carve a falcon, because they didn’t have another way of saying a king in the sky.” This piece is supposed to represent god, she said, and was inspired by the ancient Egyptians. In an August 2012 interview with Oprah, Rihanna explained the meaning behind the illustrative falcon tattoo with white ink detailing. Her BFF’s birthdayįalcon: a light that shines in the darkness! Never close their eyes during sleepĪ post shared by badgalriri on at 5:07pm PDT The script along the side of her hip was meant to be part of Sanskrit prayer that read “Forgiveness, honesty, suppression and control.” Unfortunately, the tattoo was misspelled and instead reads “long suffering, truthfulness, self-restraint, inward calm, fear and fearlessness.” 2. ![]() McCurdy did his first tattoo on RiRi back in 2006, when the singer was just 18 years old. Over the past 15 years, Rihanna has been almost exclusively loyal to her go-to tattoo artist Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy, owner of Bang Bang studio in New York. Thank you for being my spirit animal haha – Above all, thank you for being my friend❤ happy birthday thug!!!️ excuse the old photoĪ post shared by Bang Bang Tattoo on at 8:42pm PST Thank you for your work, thank you for your support. This misspelled Sanskritĭamn I almost miss it! Haha 10 years ago I made a new friend, you all know her as this girl has stuck with me through ups and downs my whole career- following me to whatever shop I ask- I've watched this girl climb to the top like no other. So in celebration of her birthday today (she’s 32 years old!), we’ve taken inventory of each one of those designs-and everything the singer has said about them on Instagram and in interviews-to create this comprehensive guide to Rihanna’s tattoos. RiRi has always been very open about her ink and the meaning behind her designs. Did I mention that she’s really, reallllyyyy badass? Another thing she’s done during that time is build a collection of over two dozen tattoos. In the 15 years since then, she’s won nine Grammys, acted in a handful of movies, and effectively changed the face of the beauty industry with her size-inclusive lingerie brand and her 50 shade line of foundations. In 2005, she released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, and almost instantly became a household name-at least among the youth of the mid-2000s (i.e. These are just some of the descriptors that come to mind when I think about Rihanna.
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