Halle Berry Got a Massive New Tattoo

Celebrities looooove adding to their extensive tattoo collections, and thanks to social media we get to see all the intricate, sometimes pretty, and often weird creations up-close. Whether they’re minimalist line drawings by Toronto-based artist-to-the-stars Curt Montgomery, or finely scrawled mantras by L.A.’s favourite, Jonathan Valena, the celeb tattoo train is an endless sources of inspo.

Scroll through to peep all the best new celeb ink from 2019 so far.

Halle Berry

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If anyone can make a back tattoo look sexy and effortless it’s Halle Berry. The Oscar-winning actor, who often posts outdoorsy photos on her social media, posted a pic on Instagram showcasing a new vine tat that cascades down her spine. In the photo she appears topless while rocking a sequinned bottom. “Who says I’m not a mermaid,” she wrote in the caption. Multiple media outlets are speculating whether her new ink is permanent or temporary—but either way, this back tat is everything!

Hailey Bieber

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Celeb-beloved JonBoy, who has also inked Mr. Bieber (on his face, no less), tattooed this dainty diamond behind the model’s ear just yesterday. No word on the significance of the gemstone yet, but we wouldn’t be surprised if she chose it just because it’s cute and pretty… and we also won’t be surprised if diamond tattoo requests start to spike.

Pete Davidson

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Amidst all the Kate Beckinsale dating rumours, Davidson got this tattoo of the Tootsie Roll Pop owl, courtesy of New York-based artist Jon Mesa, perhaps to distract us. As you can see, Davidson’s new feathered friend (whose full name is Mr. Oliver Owl, FYI) is licking a lollipop, which is also one of his favourite passtimes, so maybe Oliver here is his spirit animal?

Demi Lovato

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Lovato’s sweet fluffy pupper, Buddy, who she shared with Wilmer Valderrama, passed away four years ago. To memorialize her little guy, Lovato had Dr. Woo ink his face on her foot, which makes sense, because Woo is crazy good at animal tattoos. Just a few days prior, she got the below rose tattooed on her finger by another artist, Daniel Winter, and her fans speculated that it marks a new beginning for the singer who had an undoubtedly difficult year.

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Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande’s new tattoo “??” means Japanese style bbq grill, not 7 rings. If you want to know about ??, just google “SHICHIRIN” pic.twitter.com/HuQM2EwI62

— *amo* (@hey__amo) January 30, 2019

The singer is no novice when it come to tattoos, so it’s kinda surprising that she made the rookie mistake of failing to spellcheck before committing to her latest ink. In a now-deleted Insta post, Grande shared her new palm tattoo consisting of Japanese characters that she claimed say “Seven Rings,” the name of her latest single. But Twitter users were quick to point out that it actually translates to “small BBQ grill.” Oops. Grande later commented (in since-deleted tweets) that she left out some characters because the tattoo process was too painful, leading to the unintended meaning. But, she said, the placement of her new ink means it’ll fade quickly, so at least it’s not a permanent mistake. Plus, she says she’s a “huge fan of tiny BBQ grills” anyway. LOL.

The latest in this tattoo saga is the above “fix.” Grande posted the edit on her Insta stories late last night, and that “slightly better” assessment would be correct. She did get the Japanese symbol for finger in there, which gets the symbol in front of it closer to meaning ring. But, that symbol is on two different lines, so in English, that’s equivalent to having “ri” one one paragraph and “ngs” in the next. Also, Japanese characters are meant to be read right to left, not left to right, so it’s all backwards, and now reads “small charcoal grill, finger” followed by a heart symbol. Sorry, Ari, but the tat fail lives on.

Paris Jackson

was planning for a few months on just getting zoso but then i said fuck it and pic.twitter.com/iiBsq47wsk

— PK (@ParisJackson) January 29, 2019