Thin, delicate, monochrome tattoos are all the rage at the moment, and celebrities ranging from Miley Cyrus to Zoe Kravitz are rushing to opt for these dainty designs...
Vanessa Hudgens
Spring Breakers actress Vanessa Hudgens took to Instagram in June to reveal a brand new tattoo.
The 32-year old posted a snap of her tenth and latest piece - a boa snake slinking up the back of her right ankle.
The actress has an impressive collection of delicate tattoos including a sunflower on her side-boob, a colourful butterfly on her neck and the om symbol tattooed across both of her hands.
Chrissy Teigen
In January of 2021, Chrissy Teigen revealed a new tattoo placed along her spine. The 35-year-old has the words ‘Ooh Laa’ traced down her back, a reference to a song by her husband John Legend.
Legend tweeted a video of Teigen getting inked, writing: "Chrissy inspired this song. This song inspired Chrissy’s new tattoo."
This isn't Teigen’s first tattoo – last year she and Legend got matching inks to honour the baby son they lost pre-term, with the word 'Jack’ on their arms.
Solange
In 2017, Solange debuted an elegant new tattoo: the outline of a constellation on her bicep. The singer has six known tattoos across her body, with stars featuring across both her wrists.
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus’ has lots of tattoos, many of which are small and intricate. She has the word ‘freedom’ on the top of her hand – by the same artist responsible for Teigen’s tattoo.
Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner has particularly mischievous ink on the inside of her bottom lip: the word ‘Meow’. She confessed on the Ellen Show that she was drunk when getting the tattoo – something which definitely isn’t advisable – saying: "It was literally the first thing that came to my mind."
Zoe Kravitz
Celebrities like Zoe Kravitz and Hailey Bieber champion the trend for multiple tiny tattoos dotted along your fingers. Kravitz has ‘Lolawolf’ – a nod to the band she performs in – along with outlines of the moon.
Kaia Gerber
Supermodel Kaia Gerber has some tiny tatts scattered over her body (there were 10 at the last count) – and one of our favourite designs has to be the Picasso-inspired shape of a woman’s face on her arm.
Kylie Jenner
Blink and you'll miss Kylie Jenner’s arm tattoo – it’s a small heart in red ink that she reportedly got to celebrate her 18th birthday. The 23-year-old has nine known tattoos, most of which are tucked away from public view.
"I like that she has a theme," tattoo artist Bang Bang said of Jenner's ink. "I love that Kylie has a direction and she knows what she wants. I like that her style is little red tattoos. I don't think I've ever met a person that has a bunch of little red tattoos, so I like that it's unique."
Hailey Bieber
Many of Hailey Bieber’s tattoos reference her faith – like the word ‘Pray’ spread over her two index fingers. The model has over twenty subtle tattoos placed across her body, most of which have significant meaning to her relating to her faith or her family.
To celebrate her husband, Justin Bieber, releasing his new song Peaches, the couple paid a visit to celebrity tattooist Dr. Woo to have a picture of the fruit inked on their bodies.
Bella Hadid
Bella Hadid’s most recent tattoos are unusually placed on the outside of her shoulders. The Arabic script reads ‘I love you’ on one side and ‘My love’ on the other.
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande has the outline of the moon tattooed behind her ear. She obviously has an affinity to the night sky, as she also has images of crescent moons on her foot and hand.
Hilary Duff
Showing you can have a bit of fun with body art, Hilary Duff has a tattoo of a ghost with the words ‘Ride or die’ underneath.
Selena Gomez
In honour of her third album and the name of her beauty line, Selena Gomez has the word ‘Rare’ inked under her ear.
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba paid tribute to her children Honor, Haven and Hayes by tattooing each of the constellations of their star signs on her arm.
